AZUSA, Calif. / WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The Black Hills State University track and field teams had a busy weekend of meets all over the country in the final weekend of the regular season. Graduate multi-athlete Brett Glaser set a new BHSU outdoor record in the decathlon out in California to highlight a stellar weekend of competition for the Yellow Jackets.
 
BRYAN CLAY INVITE (AZUSA, CALIF.)
The Bryan Clay Invite, hosted by Azusa Pacific University, started off with a bang on Wednesday afternoon when Tim Brown (Jr., Sheridan, Wyo.) ran an 8:58.90 in the men's steeplechase to hit the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Outdoor Championships provisional mark. And as of today, that mark sits thirrd in the RMAC and No. 14 in the Division II ranks. At the invite, he had the fourth-best time of Division II athletes that ran the event.
 
Glaser (Gr., Glasgow, Mont.) continued his solid performance this season with the breaking of the Black Hills State decathlon record with 6,832 points. He breaks Tucker Tonkel's mark of 6,566 points set back in 2003 and it is the best mark in the Division II era since Alex Anderson recorded 6,361 points.

🚨 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 🚨

𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩 𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙧 has a phenomenal showing at the Bryan Clay Invite and breaks the BHSU Outdoor men's 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐧 record with 6832 points!

He breaks the former record by over 250 points.#ClimbTheHills x @BHSUXCTF pic.twitter.com/orkI0Z96m3

— Black Hills State Athletics (@BHSUAthletics) April 13, 2024

 
The solid performances would continue for the Yellow Jackets into the 800-meter run on Friday. Katelyn Krieger (Fr., Spirit Lake, Iowa), Addison Red Fox (Jr., New Town, N.D.), and Braden Anderson (So., Haxtun, Colo.) all hit personal best marks in the event. Krieger ran a time of 2:19.59, Red Fox a time of 1:56.29, and Anderson a mark of 1:52.04.
 
MULE DAYS (WARRENSBURG, MO.)
In Missouri on Friday, Alexis Weiers (Fr., Morgan, Utah) posted her personal best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:43.81, good for a fourth-place finish at the meet and moving her into the 13^th best time in the RMAC.
 
Abby Robberson (Fr., Casper, Wyo.) made her 10k debut and her first-career collegiate race with a time of 39:46.99. The time also puts her 15^th best in the RMAC after the weekend.
 
The personal bests would continue for BH as Ceegan Atkins (Fr., Hanover, Kan.) hit her best time of 14.96 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles, which sits top-10 all-time in program history and ninth this season in the RMAC.
 
The 400-meter hurdles saw a pair of Yellow Jackets hit personal bests in Warrensburg. Kendall Tietjen (So., Clearmont, Wyo.) with a time of 1:04.37 and Flynn Johnston (Fr., Whanganui, Manawatu, New Zealand) with a mark of 56.64. Tietjen now sits seventh in the RMAC this season in the 400H, while Johnston sits 11^th.
 
On the men's side, Tuner Christians (Fr., Highlands Ranch, Colo.) also made his collegiate debut in the 10k with a time of 32:30, finishing seventh. Jace Johnson (Fr., Rapid City, S.D.) ran a time of 10.86 in the 100-meter sprint, putting him sixth in the BH top-10 list and 24^th in the conference after the weekend.
 
MIDWEST CLASSIC (EMPORIA, KAN. – THROWERS)
On Saturday, Matt Lofaso (So., Syracuse, Utah) hit an outdoor personal best in the men's shot put with a throw of 12.92 meters. The mark now sits 18^th in the RMAC after the weekend.
 
In the women's shot put, Christianna Wall (So., Sidney, Mont.) moved into 22^nd in the RMAC this season with a toss of 11.18 meters, while KyleeJo Symonds (Fr.) now sits 24^th with a throw of 10.92 meters down in Kansas.
 
LEOPARD DISTANCE CARNIVAL (LA VERNE, CALIF.)
The BH distance athletes competed at the Leopard Distance Carnival, hosted by the University of La Verne.
 
The Yellow Jackets had notable performances from Sylvia Brown (Jr., Sheridan, Wyo.) who went 17:57.18 in her outdoor season opener in the 5,000-meter run. She finished 34^th in a field of 110+ athletes from all divisions of the NCAA. It also marked her first race since the cross country National Championships in the fall, and the time puts her 15^th in the RMAC. Additionally, on the men's side, Marcos Valerio (Jr., Green River, Wyo.) who finished with a time of 14:57.85 also in the 5,000-meter run in a field of 115+ athletes.
 
LONG BEACH STATE INVITE (LONG BEACH, CALIF.)
At Long Beach State, Valerio ran a time of 4:02.96 in the 1,500-meter run, while Anderson ran the 800-meter with a time of 1:54.54.
 
Available PDF results from the different meets this weekend are linked above.
 
Up Next: Black Hills State will have next weekend off before the 2024 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Outdoor Championships set for Friday through Sunday, April 26-28 in Grand Junction, Colorado, hosted by Colorado Mesa University.