Maryville, MO. – The Dakota Wesleyan track and field team saw several new personal bests as well as a SCHOOL RECORD broken! Hunter Shanks broke the school record in the 800m race this afternoon and was .06 seconds shy of hitting the National "A" standard to prequalify for the national meet (Shanks hit the "B" mark earlier this season). Samantha Kludt and Caleb Sayler each doubled up on setting new personal bests at the meet also.
Individual Results – Coach Richard Alsup Open
Individual Standouts (School/Personal Records/Top finishes) –
Women:
Caley Murphy – 800m 2:33.20 (Indoor PR)
Dani Deffenbaugh – 400m 1:05.6 (Indoor PR)
Hailey Oswald – 400m 1:05.92 (Indoor PR)
Samantha Kludt – Shot Put 9.06m (Indoor PR) Weight Throw 10.24m (Indoor PR)
Men:
Hunter Shanks – 800m 1:54.36 (SCHOOL RECORD/PR)
Caleb Sayler – 1000m 2:32.11 (Indoor PR) 3000m 8:47.39 (Indoor PR)
Jace Freeseman – 400m 51.79 (Indoor PR)
Barrett Nielsen – 200m 24.82 (Indoor PR)
Kurt Dringman – Shot Put 9.62m (Indoor PR)
Head Coach Matt Rosado's Thoughts
"It was a great day with multiple personal bests and school record performances. Coming back from break can put a lot of pressure on athletes to perform so it was nice to shed that."
Up Next for the Tigers –
The Tigers will be competing in the USD Alumni Meet in Vermillion, S.D. on January 26th and 27th.