Vermillion, SD (NSUWolves.com) [Day 1]– The Northern State University track and field teams opened their final weekend of the regular season with 13 top-10 finishes and one event victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED FOR THE MEN
- Luke Campbell led the way in the 400m hurdles with a personal record time of 55.63 in seventh overall
- Gracen Hansen and Drew Henriksen followed in the 400m hurdles in 11th and 12th with times of 56.60 and 56.44
- Jonathan Burkhalter tallied a personal best in the 1500m, crossing the finish line in 3:59.44 in ninth overall
- Blake Stoks and Bailen Hayford took tenth and 11th in the 3000m steeplechase, notching times of 10:53.57 and 11:10.99
- In the high jump, Jeff Boschee recorded a personal best of 2.04m in fifth overall
- Carson Barnett added another javelin win to his season resume, taking the event with a throw of 61.39m
- Levin Reis followed in fifth, throwing 53.08m in the javelin
- Sam Kreins and Justin Jacobson finished ninth and tenth in the shot put, tossing 15.11m and 14.85m respectively
HOW IT HAPPENED FOR THE WOMEN
- Renea Taylor ran to a new season best in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:02.32 in sixth overall, just shy of the national provisional mark
- Andi Mehrer threw to a seventh place finish in the discus, tossing 43.96m
- Tayla Dobrenski rounded out the top-10 of the high jump with a 1.58m mark
- Bekah Walz and Gitte Bellemans took ninth and tenth in the pole vault, clearing 3.54m and 3.39m respectively
- Grace Kuch and Mehrer recorded 11th and 12th place finish in the shot out with marks of 12.33m each
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Vermillion, SD (NSUWolves.com) [Day 2] – The Northern State University track and field teams capped off the regular season on Saturday at the USD Tune-up. The Wolves recorded 13 top-15 finishes at the meet, including an event win, as well as numerous season and personal bests.
HOW IT HAPPENED FOR THE MEN
- Chris Weber won the 100m with a time of 10.46, followed by Joel Matehs in 14th with a time of 10.94
- Matehs added an eighth place finish and season best in the 110m hurdles, crossing the finish line in 14.78
- Ty Kadlec rounded out the top-15 of the 200m with a time of 22.33
- Justin Jacobson threw 50.55m in the discus, taking fourth overall, followed by Kaden St. Pierre in 13th with a 4.404m toss
- Sam Tremelling and Eli Radtke took fourth and seventh in the pole vault with marks of 5.05m, a season best for Tremelling, and 4.75m
- The 4x100m team of Drew Salfrank, Weber, Peyton Mausbach, and Kadlec took fourth with a time of 41.24
- Season bests and personal records for the Wolves from the meet included Tremelling in the pole vault, the 4x100m relay, Jeff Boschee in the high jump, Marcus Garza in the hammer throw, Jonathan Burkhalter in the 1500m, Lincoln Woodring in the 800m, Greyson Schuetzle in the 400m hurdles and the 110m hurdles, Luke Campbell in the 400m hurdles, Geoffrey Mannino in the 400m, Drew Henriksen in the 400m, and Gracen Hansen in the 400m, Salfrank in the 200m, Matehs in the 110m hurdles, and Ross Kortenbusch in the 100m
HOW IT HAPPENED FOR THE WOMEN
- Renea Taylor ran to an eighth place finish in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.50
- Anna Skachenko finished 12th in the 400m with a time of 57.50
- Macoya Hansen and Jordan West took seventh and 14th in the javelin, throwing 39.20m and 34.44m
- Season bests and personal records for the Northern from the meet included Gitte Bellemans in the pole vault, Brooke Mushatt in the hammer throw, Avery Miles in the 1500m, Payton Kemnitz in the 800m, Taylor in the 400m hurdles and the 100m hurdles, Kyanna Collymore in the 400m, Alli Jackson in the 400m, Summer Carlson in the 400m, Elisabet Osk Jonsdottir in the 200m, and Emma Hunt in the 200m
UP NEXT
Northern heads to the NSIC Outdoor Championships next Thursday through Saturday, May 8-10. The 2025 NSIC Outdoor Championships will take place from the campus on Minnesota Duluth.