COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Black Hills State track and field had six athletes in seven events named to the RMAC All-Conference Teams as announced by the league office Thursday morning.
The women's track and field team had five athletes in six events earn All-RMAC accolades while the men's team had one athlete in one event named to an All-RMAC team this indoor track and field season.
The RMAC determines all-conference rosters based off overall finish at the RMAC Championships. First, second and third-place finishers are named First Team All-Conference while fourth, fifth and sixth-place finishers are named Second Team All-Conference in all individual events.
Sully Mack was the loan Yellow Jacket from the men's team to be named All-RMAC after placing sixth in the men's weight throw with a mark of 17.05m (55' 11.25'). Mack's performance earned him a spot on the Second Team All-Conference squad.
Kyla Sawvell earned First Team All-RMAC in two events this season with a first-place finish in both the women's weight throw and shot-put events. Sawvell earned a mark of 18.87m (61' 11") in the weight throw and 14.93m (48' 11.75") in the shot put and is set to compete at the NCAA DII Indoor Track and Field Championships in both events March 11-12.
Whitney Scott also earned her spot on First Team All-RMAC with a third-place finish in the women's pole vault with a vault of 3.71m (12' 2").
Savannah Perez earned Second Team All-RMAC after placing fifth in the women's weight throw with a mark of 17.36m (56' 11.5").
Jadyn Gackle also earned Second Team All-RMAC Accolades after a fifth-place finish in the women's shot put with a mark of 12.97m (42' 6.75").
Rounding out the Yellow Jackets All-Conference honorees is
Hannah Hendrick. Hendrick earned Second Team All-RMAC in the women's pole vault after placing fifth with a vault of 3.71m (12' 2").
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets have two student-athletes set to compete at the NCAA DII Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend with
Kyla Sawvell set to compete in the weight throw Friday evening and the shot-put Saturday evening and
Ruby Lindquist set to compete in the women's mile at 2:45 p.m. on Friday.
-BHSUAthletics.com-