Lamer stands out as Tigers compete in Dennis Young Classic

STORM LAKE, Iowa- Junior Kamber Lamer (Hartford, S.D.) had a record setting day as the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field teams competed at the Dennis Young Classic in Storm Lake, Iowa over the weekend.

Lamer stands out as Tigers compete in Dennis Young Classic
January 26, 2018

STORM LAKE, Iowa- Junior Kamber Lamer (Hartford, S.D.) had a record setting day as the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field teams competed at the Dennis Young Classic in Storm Lake, Iowa over the weekend.

 Lamer set a school record and placed second in the Pentathlon tallying 3,267 points, while tying a school record and placing first in the long jump with a leap of 17-11.5 feet, qualifying for the NAIA National Indoor Meet. She also placed first in the 60-meter dash with a time of 9.37 seconds and grabbed another first-place finish in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:32.93.

 Samantha Schuyler (Winner, S.D.) came in first place in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:44.03. She also took fifth in the mile run with a time of 5:46.50, while Kelsie King (Mission Viejo, Calif.) finished in eighth place with a time of 5:51.61.

 Callie Heath (Colome, S.D.) finished with a fifth-place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 31-6.5, and also a sixth-place finish in the 200-meter dash in 1:44.03. Lydia Gerber (Canton, S.D.) took 10th in the long jump, with a jump of 13-8.75.

 Kristen Longville (Lake Preston, S.D.) finished first in the triple jump, with a jump of 34-2. Clarie Stoller (Madison, S.D.), finished third in the triple jump with a leap of 33-3.25 and had a fifth-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 15-1.5.

 Dakota Bodden (Tyndall, S.D.) posted a sixth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.01. Lane Tibbs (Kenesaw, Neb.) placed 11th with a time of 4:45.35 in the mile run. Rex Schlicht (Woonsocket, S.D.) placed fourth in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:01.79

 At the Concordia Classic in Seward, Neb., Tyson Jenkins (Clark, S.D.) finished third in the shot put with a throw of 54-5.5, while also placing ninth in the weight throw with a toss of 52-1.75. Freshman Madison Witte (Huron, S.D.) placed 16th in the weight throw with a throw of 44-7.5.

 The Tigers will compete in the DWU Alumni Open on Saturday at the DWU/Avera Sports and Wellness Complex in Mitchell, S.D.