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Mark Liebl in the men's javelin and the women's 4x400-meter relay highlighted the South Dakota Track and Field team's performance at the University of Nebraska Invitational at the Ed Weir Outdoor Track on the Nebraska-Lincoln campus in Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday. In addition, USD men's team hurdler
Terry Liggins set a school record in finishing second in the 110-meter hurdles.
Liebl, a senior from Menno, S.D., won the javelin throw with a toss of 195'11, and a provisional mark for the NCAA Division II national meet. A week ago, Liebl had a throw of 201'10 at the Vance Butler Invite in Sioux Falls, S.D. Liebl also finished third in the discus throw with a toss of 159'01.
The South Dakota women's 4x400-meter relay team put together its best performance of the outdoor season by clocking a 3:44.75. The team included Kassy Laber of Parkston, S.D.; Amber Stoltenburg, Elkton, S.D.; Heidi Muellenberg, Redfield, S.D.; and Stephanie Gebhart of Elkton, S.D. Gebhart also had her best performance of the outdoor season in the 400-meters with a clocking of 54.92. Muellenberg finished fourth in the 200-meter dash with a clocking of 24.87. Freshman Natalie Stout of Crofton, Neb., also had a second-place finish in the triple jump by going 38;02.75.
Liggins, a sophomore from Omaha, Neb., finished second in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.20, finishing just behind Nebraska's Courtney Jones (13.96). Liggins' clocking is a USD school-record in the outdoor 110-meter hurdles, which he set a year ago (14.22).
Other men's team track highlights included a second-place finish by senior Sam Pribyl of Webster, S.D., who had a vault of 16'07.25.
Men's Results (top-15)
Javelin throw: Mark Liebl (Menno, S.D.), first, 195'11; Bill Chromy (Linwood, Neb.), 10th, 149'05
Hammer throw: Dan Tolsma (Vermillion, S.D.), fourth, 183'04
Discus: Liebl, third, 159'01
Long Jump: Colte Haines (White Lake, S.D.), eighth, 22'03; Jordan Davis (San Antonio, Texas), 10th, 21'10.25
Triple Jump: Jayme Liddell (Aberdeen, S.D.), ninth, 45'07
Pole vault: Sam Pribyl (Webster, S.D.), second, 16'07.25.
High Jump: Liddell, eighth, 6'02.75
3,000-meter steeplechase: Matt Dewald (Yankton, S.D.), fifth, 9:23.11
4x100-meter relay: South Dakota, third, 42.03.
1,500-meter run: Nate Seier (Dubuque, Iowa), seventh, 4:00.57
400-meter dash: Ben Oberle (Vermillion, S.D.), sixth, 49.19; Allison Smith (Wahpeton, N.D.), 10th, 25.97; Lauren Krell (Hartford, S.D.), 11th, 26.07
100-meter dash: Jordan McCaskill (Rapid City, S.D.), 11th, 10.99
800-meter run: Scott Hargens (Sioux Falls, S.D.), sixth, 1:51.64; Josh Jeffery (Spearfish, S.D.), 11th, 1:54.13; Tyler Wetering (Sioux Falls, S.D.), 13th, 1:55.06
5,000-meter run: Matt Yaggie (Mission Hill, S.D.), fifth, 15:48.42
Women's Results (top-15)
Hammer throw: Mikala Larsen (Council Bluffs, Iowa), 14th, 133'05
Shot put: Amber Schmidt (Hartford, S.D.), eighth, 36'05
Discus: Kacie Beacher (Oakland, Neb.), 11th, 126'10
Triple Jump: Natalie Stout (Crofton, Neb.), second, 38'02.75; Carrie Gonsor (Pierre, S.D.), second, 34'01.25
Pole Vault: Kaci Nickerson (Cambridge, Neb.), fifth, 11'05.75
High jump: Tanya Salter (Fargo, N.D.), 10th, 5'03.
3,000-meter steeplechase: Lexie Dunlop (Woodbine, Iowa), fourth, 11:41.58
4x100-meter relay: South Dakota, sixth, 48.51
1,500-meter run: Kaylee Keating (Sioux Falls, S.D.), sixth, 4:42.10
100-meter hurdles: Kiki Smith (Wahpeton, N.D.), fifth, 14.87
200-meter dash: Heidi Muellenberg (Redfield, S.D.), fourth, 24.87; Jenessa Filler (Crooks, S.D.), fifth, 24.89
400-meter dash: Stephanie Gebhart (Elkton, S.D.), third, 54.92.
800-meter run: Kassy Laber (Parkston, S.D.), third, 2:13.55; Meghan Reifenrath (Rock Rapids, Iowa), seventh, 2:16.32; Aimee Nielsen (Mason City, Iowa), 10th, 2:18.30
400-meter hurdles: Smith, sixth, 1:04.60; Carrie Egging (Gurley, Neb.), 10th, 1:07.20
4x400-meter relay: South Dakota, first, 3.44.75 (team members included Amber Stoltenburg, Elkton, S.D.; Laber, Muellenberg and Gebhart).