Wayne State Indoor Track & Field Results From SDSU DII Invite

Wayne State Indoor Track & Field Results From SDSU DII Invite
Courtesy of Wayne State College.

BROOKINGS, SD – After having to cancel their trip to Yankton earlier this month due to positive COVID tests within the Wayne State College track & field program, the Wildcats began their 2022 schedule this past weekend.

From the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings, South Dakota, WSC competed on Friday, January 21 in the afternoon/evening during the SDSU Division II Invitational.

During the women’s competition, throwers Brooklynn Chipps and McKenzie Scheil each hit NCAA provisional marks in the weight throw and shot put respectively. The meet attracted 20 teams from NCAA Division II and NAIA ranks from across the region.

Wayne State scored 22 points in the meet and placed 10th out of 19 teams competing.

Chipps, a sophomore from Elgin, recorded a strong second place finish in the weight throw with a NCAA provisional mark of 62’ 2 ½”, currently ranking as the eighth-best mark in NCAA Division II this season. She also had a seventh place finish in the shot put with a mark of 42’ 11”.

Scheil, a graduate student from Fairmont, had an NCAA provisional mark in the shot put placing fourth at 45’ 1 ¾” and added a fifth place finish in the weight throw at 61’ 3”.

Keyla Sambo had a seventh place finish in the triple jump at 34’ 10 ¼”.

In running events, senior Allie Rosener placed in two events taking eighth in the one mile run at 5:36.86 and was ninth in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 3:22.59.

Allison Stineman took 10th in the 1,000-meter run (3:28.85) and was 12th in the one mile run (5:43.49).

 

In the men’s action, Bryce Holcomb and Cole Christoffersen had the top finishes.

Holcomb had the top running finish, taking eighth in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:40.51.

Christoffersen recorded the top field finish for the ‘Cats, also posting an eighth place finish in the weight throw at 55’ 9 ¼”.

Freshman Logan Moeller took ninth in the men’s triple jump at 44’ 3 ¼” while Braden Johnson had a 14th place finish in the long jump with a leap of 20’ 11 ¼”.

Brock Hegarty came in 16th in the one mile run at 4:31.28.

The Wayne State College women’s and men’s indoor track & field team will next compete on Friday and Saturday, January 28 and 29 at the Mark Schuck Open in Mankato, Minnesota.

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