Track & Field

The Chadron State women’s track and field team is ranked No. 5 in the USTFCCCA D-II women’s team rankings, highest in program history.

Mel Herl, senior of Eaton, Colorado, led the CSC women’s track and field team throwers in sweeping the first five places in the weight throw competition Saturday at the Myrle Hanson Memorial Open Meet at Black Hills State University, Spearfish, South Dakota.

Mel Herl, senior of Eaton, Colorado, now leads the entire NCAA in the women’s weight throw after a toss of 21.89 meters at the Colorado Mines Classic Meet at Colorado School of Mines, Golden.

Herl qualifies for Nationals in 1st meet, sets school record by 7 feet

Alejandro Garcia, senior of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, completed an impressive season finishing 65th of 242 competitors at the 2016 NCAA D-II Men’s Cross Country Championships Saturday in St. Leo, Florida.

Alejandro Garcia, senior of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, became CSC’s first male cross country runner to qualify for the NCAA D-II Championships Saturday, just two weeks after becoming CSC’s first male runner to earn RMAC first-team honors.

Alejandro Garcia, graduate student of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, became CSC’s first male cross country runner to earn First-Team All-RMAC honors at the RMAC Cross Country Championships Saturday in Spearfish, South Dakota. Garcia covered the 8k course in 25 minutes 53 seconds for 11th of 126 competitors. First-Team honors are given to the first 14 runners to cross the finish line.

Alejandro Garcia, graduate student of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, ran strong once again at the Fort Hays State Open Meet Saturday in Victoria, Kansas. He completed the 8k course in 24 minutes, 31 seconds for 8th place of 176 runners.