Eagles out throw the competition

Track and field added another competition to their schedule, Sunday. They traveled to Kearney again for the Loper Invitational and finished with three champions. 

“This past weekend was huge for our team,” Head Track and Field Coach Riley Northrup said in a message to The Eagle. “This was the meet that a lot of athletes finally achieved what we knew they were capable of, making it a huge confidence booster for the athlete’s going into conference championships next weekend.”

There was a list of improvements throughout the weekend. There were four NCAA provisional marks, 26 season personal records, many being lifetime bests.

Shane Collins, sophomore of Bison, South Dakota, out threw the competition in discuss, winning the event with a throw of 164 feet, 4 inches. In the hammer throw, Collins threw 189 feet, 6 inches, placing him second.

“Shane’s performance was very exciting,” Northrup said. “Not only were they big improvements on his previous best marks, but both of them are national provisional qualifying marks.”

Northrup said he hopes to continue seeing Collins improve, especially since he’s in his freshman year and Northrup is confident that Collins will be able to participate in several national meets.

Morgan Fawver, sophomore of McCook, placed third in two events, 100 meters at 10.69 seconds and 200 meters at 22.22 seconds. 

Brodie Roden, junior of Riverton, Wyoming, won the 400 meters with a time of 47.56 seconds. Osvaldo Cano, sophomore of Oshkosh, finished third in the 400 meters, marked at 48.83 seconds. 

CSC relays continued its success in two events. 

The 4×100 relay ran by Fawver; Emory Yoosook, freshman of Casper, Wyoming; Osvaldo Cano, sophomore of Oshkosh; and Roden, took first with a time of 41.31 seconds. 

Osiel Cano, sophomore of Oshkosh, Osvaldo Cano, Harley Rhoades, junior of Douglas, Wyoming, and Roden teamed up together for the 4×400 relay, finishing with a time of 3:16.54, placing them second. 

Creighton Trembly, freshman of Longmont, Colorado, took the runner-up spot in the 110 hurdles, timed at 15.33 seconds. 

Quest Savery, freshman of Miles City, Montana, took third in the javelin with a throw of 189 feet, 9 inches. 

In the triple jump, Derrick Nwagwu, sophomore of Aurora, Colorado, took second with a leap of 48 feet, 4.75 inches, while Joss Linse, junior of Plattsmouth, finished fourth at 46 feet and 2 inches. 

Michaela Hill, sophomore of Eaton, Colorado, finished fourth in the 200 meters, timed at 26.96 seconds and fifth in the 100 meters at 13.03 seconds. 

Trinity Chrisawn, freshman of Rock Springs, Wyoming, finished fourth in the shot put with a throw of 39 feet, 6.5 inches. Julianne Thomsen, junior of Custer, South Dakota, took fifth in the javelin, throwing 118 feet, 9 inches. 

Courtney Smith, sophomore of Rock Springs, Wyoming, took fifth in the shot put and discus, throwing the shot 38 feet, 11 inches and the discus 121 feet, 7 inches. Smith also took sixth in the javelin, marked at 96 feet, 8 inches. 

In the triple jump, Austin Alexander, freshman of Newell, South Dakota, leaped 32 feet, 8.25 inches, placing her fourth.

Chadron State will have a week to prepare for their trip to Pueblo, Colorado, Saturday, May 1, for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships meet.

“Preparing for RMACs, we’ll focus on making sure the athletes are fresh and recovered,” Northrup said.