VERMILLION, S.D. (January 18, 2002) - Junior Pat Belling (Omaha, Neb.), freshman Wayne Reynolds (Omaha, Neb.), junior Ryan Finley (Omaha, Neb.) and sophomore Ronnie McDougle (Pompano, Fla.), of The University of South Dakota men's track and field team ran a 1:30.64 to set a school record in the 4X200m relay on Friday, Jan. 18, at the Bill Hillenbrand Invitational in Vermillion, S.D. The 16-year-old record of 1:31.26 was set in 1986.

The men's distance medley relay also won in 7:50.25. (Shane Roder [Fr., McCook Lake, S.D.], Joel Solomonson [Jr., Stillwater, Minn.], Shaun Fransen [Sr., Edgerton, Minn.] and James Jeffery [So., Spearfish, S.D.]). Senior Chad Rohde (Watertown, S.D.) won the men's triple jump (47-01.50).

The women's 4X200m relay won in 1:47.40, with freshman Amanda Dykstra (Yankton, S.D.), sophomore Emily Fox (Sioux Falls, S.D.), freshman Amber Bretschneider (Pierce, Neb.) and freshman Tina Klith (Iowa City, Iowa). South Dakota' s women's 4X800m relay (Tammy Christensen [Jr., Freeman, S.D.], Marie Adams [So., Gregory, S.D.], Cara Hamilton [Jr., Rapid City, S.D.] and Sarah Kent [Fr., Omaha, Neb.]) was second, finishing in 9:40.83.

Sophomore Brianne Vette (Spearfish, S.D.) was third in the women's pentathlon with 3,362 points. Freshman Amber Friedrich (Algona, Iowa) was second in the women's 3,000m run (10:45.88) behind Sioux City Relay Hall of Famer Renea Doyle-Kruze running unattached (10:08.71).

The Bill Hillenbrand Invitational continues tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. For a complete schedule and results, visit www.usdcoyotes.com. (Go to track and field).

Saturday

8:30 a.m. -- Girls & Boys Long Jump; Girls & Boys Pole Vault; Girls & Boys High Jump; Girls & Boys Shot Put

9 a.m. -- Girls 60m Low Hurdles (prelim)

9:10 a.m. -- First Dakota Bank Women's 60m Hurdles (prelim)

9:20 a.m. -- Boys 60m High Hurdles (prelim)

9:30 a.m. -- Coffee Cup Fuel Stop Men's 60 M High Hurdles (prelim); KSFY First Dakota News Women's Long Jump; Sioux Valley Hospital Women's Shot Put; Bierschbauch Equipment Men's High Jump

9:40 a.m. -- Girls 60m Dash (prelim)

9:50 a.m. Boys 60m Dash (prelim)

10 a.m. Culhane Broadcasting Women's 60m Dash (prelim); Comfort Inn Women's Pole Vault

10:10 a.m. -- Byron Bymers Men's 60m Dash(prelim)

10:25 a.m. -- Girls 400m Dash

10:30 a.m. -- Boys 400m Dash

10:40 a.m. -- First National Bank Women's 400m Dash 10:50 a.m. -- Dick Sunde State Farm Insurance Men's 400m Dash 11:00 a.m. -- Vermillion Ford Women's 500m Dash 11:10 a.m. -- Pizza Hut Men's 500m Dash

11:25 a.m. -- Girls One Mile Run

11:35 a.m. -- Boys One Mile Run

11:45 a.m. -- Howling Pack Women's One Mile Run

11:50 a.m. -- The Outfitter Men's Long Jump; Quality Motors Men's Shot Put; Brunick Furniture Women's High Jump; Sprint PCS Men's Pole Vault

11:55 a.m. -- Howling Pack Men's One Mile Run

12:05 p.m. -- Girls 60m Hurdles (final)

12:10 p.m. -- Women's 60m Hurdles (final)

12:15 p.m. -- Boys 60m Hurdles (final)

12:20 p.m. -- Men's 55m Hurdles (final)

12:25 p.m. -- Girls 60m Dash (final)

12:30 p.m. -- Boys 60m Dash (final)

12:35 p.m. -- Women's 60m Dash (final)

12:40 p.m. -- Byron Bymers Men's 60m Dash (final)

12:45 p.m. -- Girls 800m Run (final)

12:50 p.m. -- Boys 800m Run (final)

12:55 p.m. -- Avery Brothers Woman's 800m Run (final)

1:05 p.m. -- Hy-Vee Men's 800m Run (final)

1:15 p.m. -- Women's 1,000m Run (final)

1:20 p.m. -- Men's 1,000m Run (final)

1:30 p.m. -- Women's 200m Dash (final)

1:40 p.m. -- Hy-Vee Men's 200m Dash (final)

1:50 p.m. -- Girls & Boys 3,000m Run

2:05 p.m. -- Women's 5000m Run

2:20 p.m. -- The Virgil Woltoff Men's 5000m Run

2:35 p.m. -- Girls & Boys 4x400m Relay (final)

2:45 p.m. -- Jones Food Center Women's 4x400m Relay (final)

3 p.m. -- The Travis Kasch Men's 4x400m Relay (final)

3:30 p.m. -- RESULTS