BISMARCK, N.D. – Seven members of the Black Hills State University men's and women's track & field teams traveled to the UMary Last Chance on Saturday, competing at the MDU Resources Community Bowl in efforts to snag NCAA Provisional marks in the closing weeks prior to the selections of qualifiers for the 2026 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The weekend provided four career-best marks for the Yellow Jackets, with
Hanah Sullivan posting a pair of top-10 program marks in the discus and hammer throw,
Cassidy Goddard moving up to No. 15 nationally and No. 2 in program history in the discus, and
Casen Willson added a career-best mark in the triple jump.
HOW IT HAPPENED – MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
- Flynn Johnston competed in a pair of events on the track on Saturday, posting a time of 53.18 as the lone competitor in the 400m hurdles, and a time of 23.54 for sixth in the 200m dash.
- In the pole vault, McKalester Johns earned the victory by clearing a mark of 4.47m (14' 8") as one of two competing in the event during the day.
- Casen Willson earned a pair of field event victories in the triple jump and javelin on Saturday. He posted a career-best mark of 13.40m (43' 11.75") to win the triple jump, and he also threw for a mark of 49.73m (163' 2") to win the javelin.
HOW IT HAPPENED – WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
- In the pole vault, Gretchen Adamski recorded yet another NCAA Provisional mark, however, the clearance of 3.85m (12' 7.5") to win the event on Saturday was just shy of a new career-best to improve her mark from last month that ranks No. 21 nationally. Also competing in the event was Lauryn Bennett, who finished second with a mark of 3.60m (11' 9.75").
- Another 1-2 finish, this time in the discus saw both Cassidy Goddard and Hanah Sullivan record career-best marks. Goddard's throw of 49.24m (161' 6") was an NCAA Provisional mark that ranks No. 15 nationally and is second all-time in Yellow Jacket history. Sullivan's toss of 45.51m (149' 4") also found its way into the Yellow Jacket top-10, ranking ninth all-time in program history.
- Sullivan also had a strong showing in the hammer throw, recording a career-best mark of 48.74m (159' 11") to finish second in the event and rank tenth in school history. Goddard finished third in the event with a mark of 42.33m (138' 10").
UP NEXT
The Black Hills State University men's and women's track & field program will put in one final weekend of last chance meets on the schedule prior to the selection of qualifiers for the 2026 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. The Yellow Jackets will have student-athletes competing at the Tom Gage Classic in Bozeman, Montana, on Friday, May 8, and at the Franson Last Chance in Azusa, California, on Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9.
