Spearfish, SD – The Black Hills State University track and field teams are back in full action this weekend at the SDSU Indoor Classic in Brookings, SD. Running events kick off at 4:00pm on Friday while the full meet gets underway at 10:00 am on Saturday with the men's weight throw and 60m hurdles. All times mountain.
Traditionally, the Yellow Jackets preform strong on the 300m track in Brookings coming away with numerous personal bests, school top ten performances, and nationally qualifying marks.
"I always look forward to competing on the big track at SDSU," said head coach
Seth Mischke. "We time our training cycles with this meet to maximize the opportunity presented. This is huge meet with lots of potential for our athletes to better themselves."
After three NCAA Provo Marks in Vermillion, SD last weekend, there a few Yellow Jackets on the National Lists:
Whitney Scott – 17
th in the pole vault
Hanna Hendrick – 48
th in the pole vault
Kyla Sawvell – 15
th in the weight throw and 26
th in the shot put
Tristan Hepp – 13
th in the Heptathlon
In the Conference, the following Yellow Jackets are currently ranked in the top eight:
60m Hurdles -
Seth Kovar 3
rd,
Tristan Hepp 8
th
400m –
Taylor Hepp 6
th
High Jump –
Tristan Hepp 5
th,
Allan McDonnell 6
th
Weight Throw – Nicholas Hoyt 2
nd
Heptathlon –
Tristan Hepp 2
nd
200m –
Breanne Fuller 6
th
Pole Vault –
Whitney Scott 2
nd,
Hannah Hendrick 4
th
Shot Put –
Kyla Sawvell 1
st
Weight Throw –
Kyla Sawvell 1
st
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Black Hills State is located in the Northern Black Hills of South Dakota, sponsoring 13 NCAA sports with membership in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the NCAA emerging sport of women's triathlon and NIRA rodeo. For all information regarding Yellow Jacket Athletics, please visit BHSUAthletics.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @BHSUAthletics.
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