BROOKINGS, S.D.—South Dakota senior
Lara Boman and junior
Chris Nilsen broke Summit League Championship meet records on Friday inside the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.
It was an intense weight throw competition on the women's side with the meet record being broken by four different athletes on Friday afternoon. Boman emerged victorious, launching the weight a two-foot personal best of 72 feet, 6 ½ inches. The throw improves her own USD school record and ranks ninth in the NCAA this season.
Nilsen improved his own meet record with a clearance of 18-10 ¼. The height marks his best jump of the indoor season and ranks third in the NCAA. Nilsen and his teammates picked up 21 points in the men's pole vault. Junior
Nick Johnson earned all-league honors with a third-place finish after clearing 16-11. Senior
Kaleb Ellis placed sixth and freshman
Sean McClellan took seventh.
Junior
Samara Spencer became the first Coyote woman to win the long jump at the Summit League Championships. She brought home the title with a leap of 19-7 ½.
Toeing the ring with the NCAA leader in the men's weight throw, senior
Ethan Fenchel threw a personal best of 69-2 ½. The mark ranks 19th in the NCAA and improves USD's program record. Sophomore
Matt Slagus also launched the weight a personal best of 61-8 ½ for seventh place.
Senior
Eldon Warner finished runner-up in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:20.45 to earn all-Summit League honors.
Senior
Joe Reagan earned all-Summit honors in the men's long jump with a leap of 24-1 ½ for third place.
Both the men's and women's distance medley relays finished in third place for all-Summit League honors.
Sophomore
Morgan Lawler took the 1,200-meter leg on the women's side, sophomore
Alli Wroblewski ran 400 meters, junior
Ellie Wilson took the stick for 800 meters and freshman
Haley Arens anchored the Coyotes on the mile leg. The relay clocked 12:14.71.
The men's relay consisted of sophomore
Cole Streich, junior Sal Fidone, sophomore
Kallo Arno and senior
Jacob Simmons clocking 10:25.81.
The Coyote women picked up a handful of points in the women's 3,000 meters. Senior
Megan Billington placed fourth in 9:41.16. Sophomore
Jonna Bart took sixth and senior
Madeline Huglen finished eighth.
Sophomore
Holly Gerberding finished seventh in the women's heptathlon with a personal best score of 3,449 points.
Friday also served as a day filled with preliminaries in the running events. The following lists the Coyotes advancing to finals in their respective events. An asterisk next to the time indicates a personal best for the athlete.
Women's 60 meters:
Samara Spencer (7.60),
Tasheka Gordon (7.68),
Karina Dufoe (7.70)
Men's 60 meters:
Joe Reagan (6.82*)
Women's 60 hurdles:
Britny Kerr (8.79),
Madason Tessier (8.87*)
Men's 60 hurdles:
Dennis Parsley (8.57)
Women's 200 meters:
Karina Dufoe (25.10),
Tasheka Gordon (25.20),
Danielle Thompson (25.41)
Women's 400 meters:
Danielle Thompson (57.20*)
Men's 400 meters:
Aleksi Rosler (48.16)
Women's 800 meters:
Haley Arens (2:13.49*),
Mallory Fine (2:14.45)
Men's 800 meters:
Eldon Warner (1:52.85)
Action resumes on Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. inside the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.
