Track and Field continues to excel at second meet

Many Eagles ended up on top of their event Saturday at the Myrle Hanson Track and Field Meet at Black Hills State University, in Spearfish, South Dakota

“This weekend was actually really good for us,” Head Track and Field Coach Riley Northrup said. “I just got done going through our top ten list, we actually had six performances. Anytime somebody is getting on the top ten of all time at CSC list, it’s usually because they had a pretty impressive performance.”

Morgan Fayer, sophomore of McCook, finished first in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.86 seconds and first in the 200-meter, timed for 22.51 seconds. Fayer also finished second in long jump, marking a leap of 21 feet, 10.75 inches.

In the 400m, four Eagles took the top five places, Osvaldo Cano, sophomore of Oshkosh, took first timed at 50.17 seconds. Third place was Osiel Cano, sophomore of Oshkosh at 52.16 seconds; fourth place with a time of 52.39 seconds was Harley Rhoades, junior of Douglas, Wyoming; and fifth place was Greg Logsdon, freshman of Torrington, Wyoming timed for 52.49 seconds.

Osvaldo Cano, Osiel Cano, Rhoades, and Logsdon were a part of the 4×400 relay team, taking first with a time of 3:27.03.

Shane Collins, sophomore of Bison, South Dakota, took first in the shot put, throwing for 48 feet, 7.5 inches, and fifth in the weight throw with a mark of 50 feet, 5.5 inches.

Parker Gonser, freshman of Winsor, Colorado threw 47 feet, 11.75 inches in the shot put, placing second. Dan Reynolds, freshman of Granby, Colorado, threw 42 feet, 6.75 inches, placing sixth in the shot put. Reynolds also took third in the weight throw, marking at 54 feet, 10.25 inches.

Naishaun Jernigan, sophomore of Springfield, Massachusetts, finished first in long jump, leaping 22 feet, 9.75 inches.

Derrick Nwagwu, sophomore of Aurora, Colorado, jumped 46 feet, 4.25 inches, taking first place in the triple jump.

With a jump of 44 feet, 9 inches, Joss Linse, junior of Plattsmouth, finished second in the triple jump. Linse also took fifth in long jump with a leap of 20 feet, 3.75 inches.

Taking first and second place in the high jump at 6 feet, 4 inches was Joe Dumsa, junior of Sandy Utah, and Alec Penfield, sophomore of Lusk Wyoming. Dumsa also took third in long jump with a mark of 20 feet, 7.25 inches.

Pete Brown, sophomore of Oxford, earned 4,204 points in the heptathlon, taking second place. Dylan Soule, freshman of Polk, took fourth in the heptathlon with 3,643 points.

For the women’s events, Caitlyn Mueller, freshman of Sidney, finished the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.97 seconds, taking first place. Mueller took fifth in the 200-meter, timed for 28.95 seconds.

Courtney Smith, sophomore of Rock Springs, Wyoming, threw 50 feet, 1.75 inches in the weight throw placing third, and 39 feet, 3.75 inches in the shot put placing fifth.

Michaela Hill, sophomore of Eaton, Colorado, placed third in the 400 meters with a time of 1:03.14.

Miranda Gilkey, junior of Lusk, Wyoming took second in the high jump, clearing the bar at 5 feet, 3 inches. Gilkey also took third in the triple jump with a mark of 33 feet, 5.25 inches.

“So, this is her (Gilkey) third year at Chadron, and she has had a rough go of things, just complications with injuries and just ups and downs,” Northrup said. “She finally started looking really good in practice coming back in January, and finally had a good weekend. So, I was really excited to see that for her.”

Close behind, Destiney Pelton, freshman of Fort Morgan, Colorado took third in the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 1 inch, and Austin Alexander, freshman of Newell, South Dakota took fourth in the triple jump with a leap of 32 feet, 3.75 inches.

In the pentathlon, Julianne Thomsen, junior of Custer, South Dakota took first place with 3,092 points. Following Thomsen, Johannah Christie, freshman of Alpine Wyoming took second with 2,829 points and Parker Mooren, freshman of Casper Wyoming took third with 2,480 points.

The Eagles’ next meet will be the Charlie Foster Classic on Saturday in Kearney. The field events are scheduled to start at 11 a.m. and the running events are scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

“Based on their performances last week, and a combination of their going to get a nice, quality week of practice this week, I would expect to see even better performances at this coming weekend,” Northrup said.