TIGERS FACE GOOD COMPETITION AT SDSU INVITE WHILE BALDAUF AND SHANKS BOTH BREAK SCHOOL RECORDS
The Dakota Wesleyan men and women’s track team faced tough competition in the SDSU D2 invite with a lot of the schools being D2 programs. Wyatt Baldauf was the headliner breaking yet another school record in the 5000m. Baldauf ran a 14:55.97 which shattered the 15:05.02 record. Wyatt now owns the mile, 3000m and 5000m record at DWU. Caleb Sayler was right behind Wyatt coming in at 15:14.11 and claiming the 3rd fastest all-time finish in DWU history. The Tigers as a whole earned 43 points with Lila Gronseth being the top for the women with eight and Cale Strong on top for the men with 11 total points. DWU had seven personal records in the meet as well.
Brookings, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan men and women's track team faced tough competition in the SDSU D2 invite with a lot of the schools being D2 programs. Wyatt Baldauf was the headliner breaking yet another school record in the 5000m. Baldauf ran a 14:55.97 which shattered the 15:05.02 record. Wyatt now owns the mile, 3000m and 5000m record at DWU. Caleb Sayler was right behind Wyatt coming in at 15:14.11 and claiming the 3rd fastest all-time finish in DWU history. The Tigers as a whole earned 43 points with Lila Gronseth being the top for the women with eight and Cale Strong on top for the men with 11 total points. DWU had seven personal records in the meet as well.
Teams— DWU, SMSU, Chadron State, Northern State, SDSU, MSU-Moorhead, USF, Mount Marty, Northwestern, DSU, BCU, Minot State, Morningside, Iowa Central CC, Dordt and Augustana.
Individual Results – Click on the link to see all individual and team results from the SDSU D2 Invite
Men's Team Scores & Women's Team Scores
Individual Standouts (School/Personal Records/Top finishes) –
Men's Team:
Wyatt Baldauf – 5000m- 14:55.97 **NEW SCHOOL RECORD** (8 points 2nd)
Hunter Shanks – 800m- 1:59.41 ~ **NEW SCHOOL RECORD**
Caleb Sayler – 5000m- 15:14.11 ~ (3rd All-Time / PR / 5 points 4th)
Cale Strong – Triple Jump- 13.21m ~ 2nd (8 points) & Long Jump- 6.24m ~ 6th (3 points) (11 total points)
Layne Lewis – 3000m- 9:49.89 ~ 8th (1 point / PR)
Ethan Poore – 600m- 1:31.28 ~ PR
Women's Team:
Lila Gronseth – Shot Put- 12.64m ~ 4th (5 points) & Weight Throw- 14.44m ~ 6th (3 points) (8 total points)
Avany Long – Long Jump- 4.87m ~ 4th (5 points) & 200m- 27.78 ~ PR
Ashtyn Evans – Triple Jump- 10.29m ~ 4th (4 points)
Erynn Gerlach – 200m- 27.72 ~ PR
Emilia Cuppy – 400m- 1:09.47 ~ PR
Darby Deffenbaugh – Weight Throw- 13.45m ~ 10th out of 31 throwers
Coaches Quotes—
Roger Malonda on distance:
The distance group took advantage of the fast track and environment to leave Brookings with very solid performances. Lots of big PRs, 2 school records, and another National Standard. This group keeps redefining the record books and standards of DWU. Couldn't be prouder.
Lydia Gerber & Lia GuiGui on jumps:
This weekend was a tougher one for the squad and we faced a lot of obstacles. But they fought through the pain, mentally and physically, and showed up to compete, especially in the triple jump. They emerge from this weekend better athletes and ready to attack next weekend.
Matt Rosado on sprints:
Today was one of our tougher meets for the sprinters training has been heavy and intense as we prepare for February. It started slow but after a few adjustments we reignited our drive and found the will to race hard again, these things will pay off huge for us later this season as we get ready for championship racing.
