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Liebl, Gebhart, Liggins Lead South Dakota Men's and Women's Track and Field Squad at Nebraska Invite

LINCOLN, NEB. - Titles by 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).

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Players Mentioned

Bill Chromy

Bill Chromy

Jumps
Junior
Jordan Davis

Jordan Davis

Sprints, Jumps
Junior
Colte Haines

Colte Haines

Jumps
Junior
Scott Hargens

Scott Hargens

Mid Distance
Sophomore
Josh Jeffery

Josh Jeffery

Middle Distance
Sophomore
Jayme Liddell

Jayme Liddell

Jumps
Freshman
Mark Liebl

Mark Liebl

Throws
Senior
Terry Liggins

Terry Liggins

Hurdles
Sophomore
Jordan McCaskill

Jordan McCaskill

Sprints
Sophomore
Ben Oberle

Ben Oberle

Sprints
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bill Chromy

Bill Chromy

Junior
Jumps
Jordan Davis

Jordan Davis

Junior
Sprints, Jumps
Colte Haines

Colte Haines

Junior
Jumps
Scott Hargens

Scott Hargens

Sophomore
Mid Distance
Josh Jeffery

Josh Jeffery

Sophomore
Middle Distance
Jayme Liddell

Jayme Liddell

Freshman
Jumps
Mark Liebl

Mark Liebl

Senior
Throws
Terry Liggins

Terry Liggins

Sophomore
Hurdles
Jordan McCaskill

Jordan McCaskill

Sophomore
Sprints
Ben Oberle

Ben Oberle

Freshman
Sprints