Vermillion, S.D. – The Northern State University track and field teams recorded 25 top-10 finishes, one event victories, and two school records from the USD Twilight meet to close out the regular season.
 
MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

• Chase Domier and Seth Martens took seventh and eighth in the 200m with times of 22.30 and 22.35 respectively
• Nathan Alto ran to a ninth place finish in the 1500m, crossing the finish line in 4:08.07
• Luke Schroeder won the 400m hurdles with a provisional time of 52.91, followed by Joel Matehs in seventh with a time of 57.61
• The 4x100m relay team of Matehs, Schroeder, Isaac Olson, and Martens broke the school record with their runner-up time of 41.72
• The 4x400m relay of Brady Janssen, Dylan Schimke, Sean Juengst, and Jackson Willis took fifth with a time of 3:35.67
• Glen Quayle and Sam Tremelling took sixth and ninth in the pole vault, clearing 5.03m (provisional mark) and 4.43m respectively
• Sean Mhende was the runner-up in the triple jump with a 14.18m mark
• Tanner Berg and Austin Holt to fifth and eight in the discus, tossing 49.36m and 44.69m
• Berg continued his 70-plus tosses in the hammer, throwing a new school record of 70.54m in second overall

 
WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

• Vanessa Klein took tenth in the 400m with a time of 1:03.38
• Shanice Burrell was the runner-up in the 100m hurdles with a provisional time of 13.99
• Isabel Kinzer took fourth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:04.99
• The 4x100m relay team of Kinzer, Shona Juliana, Klein, and Burrell took second with a time of 48.81
• Tava Berg jumped to a fourth place finish in the high jump, clearing 1.65m
• Kealy Hill and Kenzee Danielson placed seventh and eighth in the pole vault, each clearing a provisional mark of 3.78m
• Juliana went on to finish as the runner-up in the triple jump with an 11.85m mark, followed by Sierra Sweeney in seventh, jumping 10.74m
• Rachel Guthmiller threw 44.66m in the discus, placing fifth overall in the event, and added a fourth place finish in the javelin with a 40.55m toss

 
BEYOND THE RESULTS

• Berg's hammer throw marks the third time this season he has broken his own school record in the event
• The 4x100m squad broke the 18-year-old school record of 41.81 set by Chang Beachem, Clayton Kuhfeld, Shawn Warren, and Micah Arnold
• Burrell was just .05 seconds off her own school record in the 100m hurdles

 
UP NEXT
Northern State is set to host the NSIC Championships from Swisher Activities Complex, May 12-14. Full championships details and information can be found at northernsun.org.