MEN’S DMR SHINES IN BROOKINGS, EIGHT TOP-3 PERFORMANCES AT MOUNT MARTY

YANKTON, S.D. – Just one week away from the 2022 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) indoor track and field championships, the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field program leaped into action this weekend at the SDSU Indoor Classic as well as the Mount Marty Last Chance Invite. The men's distance medley relay, comprised of Caleb Sayler, Justin Sorensen, Hunter Shanks and Wyatt Baldauf, clocked a new program record on Friday while eight different Tigers secured top-3 finishes in their respective events on Saturday. 

 HOW IT HAPPENED

 Dakota Wesleyan kicked off the weekend's competition on Friday as the Tigers competed in a talented distance medley relay field while in Brookings on Friday evening. DWU crossed the finish line in a time of 10:51.38 and shaved five seconds off the previous program best.

 Caden Milmine continued his momentum on Saturday with the shot-put title as the Buffalo, Wyo., native now has three first-place performances in the shot this season. Milmine recorded a throw of 53-5.75 on his sixth and final attempt of the day. Elsewhere in the throwing ring, Katlyn Briggs dialed a mark of 53-2.75 in the women's weight throw which placed her third in the final standings.

 The Tiger jumpers also had several impressive performances starting with DWU senior Lia Guigui who ended the day second in the long jump with a leap of 16-5. Cale Strong and Cobey Carr tallied second and fourth-place finishes in the men's triple jump, respectively as Strong registered a distance of 41-7.75. Lastly, Ryley Johansen, who finished fourth in the men's long jump, was the runner-up in the high jump competition with a mark of 6-4.75 following three attempts at 6-7.

 Rounding out the day on the track, Annika Vermeulen clocked a third-place finish in the women's 800-meter field while Shanks doubled on the weekend as he recorded a time of 1:27.12 in the 600-meter dash. The Dakota Wesleyan men's 4x400-meter relay concluded the action with a runner-up performance.

 UP NEXT

 Head coach Matt Rosado and the Tigers kick off championship season at the conference indoor track and field championships on Friday and Saturday from the Fuhrer Fieldhouse in Crete, Neb. with a time yet to be announced.

 Full DWU Women's Results

400m Dash

5th – Taylor Pourier – 1:07.03

6th – Avany Long – 1:08.18
8th – Abbigail Ferris – 1:14.54

800m Run
3rd – Annika Vermeulen – 2:51.47

4x400m Relay
5th – Ashtyn Evans, Abbigail Ferris, Avany Long, Taylor Pourier, - 4:51.26
  
Long Jump
2nd – Lia Guigui – 16-5
7th – Avany Long – 15-2.25
8th – Taylor Pourier – 14-11.25
 
Triple Jump
6th – Ashtyn Evans – 32-4.25

 Shot Put
8th – Lila Gronseth – 40-3.25
9th – Morgan Taft – 38-3.25

 Weight Throw
3rd – Katlyn Briggs – 53-2.75

6th – Morgan Taft – 49-9
Darby Deffenbaugh – 39-9.25

 Full DWU Men's Results

60m Dash Finals 
8th – Austin Hughes – 7.38

 60m Dash Prelims 

8th – Austin Hughes  - 7.37
12th – Nate Rupprecht – 7.54

200m Dash

13th – Austin Hughes – 24.13
14th – Nate Rupprecht – 24.18

 600m Run

3rd – Hunter Shanks – 1:27.12
4th – Zach Fieber - 1:31.05

 1000 Meters
5th – Justin Sorensen – 2:55.25

 4x400m Relay
2nd – Cobey Carr, Zach Fieber, Austin Hughes, Ryley Johansen – 3:32.54

 Men's Distance Medley Relay

6th – Caleb Sayler, Justin Sorensen, Hunter Shanks, Wyatt Baldauf – 10:51.38
 

High Jump
2nd – Ryley Johansen – 6-4.75  
  
Long Jump
4th – Ryley Johansen – 20-5

 Triple Jump
2nd - Cale Strong – 41-7.75

4th – Cobey Carr – 39-11.25
 
Shot Put
1st – Caden Milmine – 53-5.75

 Weight Throw
6th – Chris Zanotto – 48-8.75