Vermillion, S.D. –
The Dakota Wesleyan track and field teams saw four athletes move up in the DWU record books and a stack of new personal bests at their second outdoor meet of the season. Abby Magnuson moved into the No. 2 spot in DWU women's shot put with her toss of 14.07 meters which placed her second out of 47 competitors. Taliyah Hayes moved up into the third spot in women's triple jump after she jumped a new PR 11.43 meters, and she placed fifth. Samantha Kludt moved up in two events, in both the hammer throw and javelin. Max Raab tossed the javelin 50.58 meters to be the number five thrower in DWU history and placed ninth in the meet.
Quick Stats –
Women –
Abby Magnuson: Shot Put 14.07m PR 2nd place, 2nd All Time at DWU
Taliyah Hayes: Triple Jump 11.43m PR, 3rd All Time at DWU
Samantha Kludt: Hammer Throw 38.31 PR, 10th All Time at DWU, Javelin 29.66m PR, 9th All Time at DWU
Caley Murphy: 800m 2:30.39 PR, 10th All Time at DWU
Men –
Maxwell Raab: Javelin 50.58m PR, 5th All Time at DWU
Gavin Haselhorst: 100m 11.45 PR, Long Jump 6.72m PR
Kurt Bringman: Hammer Throw 33.78m PR
Head Coach Matt Rosado's Thoughts:
"When you are dealing with 25 mph winds and the elements that you can't control, somethings you have to throw the game plan our the windor and have fun and compete. To see multiple athletes rise to the occasion and still find ways to climb up our Top-10 list and hit personal bests is a testament of how hard this team has been working."
Up Next for the Tigers -
The Tigers will compete at the Siox City Relays meet scheduled for April 12th and 13th.