1/30/2010 9:55 pm

Sioux Falls, SD - The University of Sioux Falls competed well today at the Minnesota State University open meet in Mankato, MN. The meet featured NAIA and NCAA Division II and III schools from around the region.

Sophomore jumper Sarah Gilbert (Papillion, Neb.) had a record breaking day. Gilbert automatically qualified for the national meet when she broke her own school record in the high jump. Her jump of 5 foot, 7 inches tied her for first in the event. Gilbert also finished fourth in the long jump with a near-school record 17’ 6” leap.

In the 60 meter hurdles both freshman Sarah Sannerud (Granite Falls, MN) and sophomore Becca Bedard (Rapid City, S.D.) made the finals. Sannerud won the event with a time of 9.44 while Bedard posted a time of 9.69 to finish fourth. In the 600 meter run freshman Kendra Knight (Mitchell, S.D.) was runner up with a time of 1 minute, 34.71 seconds. She finished only .15 of a second behind teammate Lindsay Reinhardt (Vancouver, Wash.).

For the men junior jumper Jon Ryan (Watertown, S.D.) finished second in the long jump at 22 feet, 11.75 inches and third in the triple jump with a mark of 45 feet, 5.75 inches. Finishing one position ahead of Ryan in the triple jump was teammate Nathan Bridgman (So.; Wessington Springs, S.D.) at 45 feet, 8 inches. Junior Gary Kashale (Sioux Falls, S.D.) won his heat of the 600 meter run, stopping the clock at 1 minute, 25.08 seconds.

All 11 of USF’s pole vaulters are competing at the National Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nev. Results will be posted when available.

The USF track and field team will have several more meets to improve their marks before heading to the GPAC championships on February 20th in Lincoln, Neb. Up next is the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite in Lincoln, Neb. on Friday, February 5th.

NAIA National Meet Qualifiers (through 2/1/2010)

Men

Jon Ryan- long jump 22’11.75 (provisional) and triple jump 45’9 (provisional)

Ethan Johnson- long jump 22’7.25 (provisional)

Nathan Bridgman- triple jump 45’8 (provisional)

Colin Koth- 400m 49.73 (provisional)

Brady Velgersdyk- 600m 1:22.36 (provisional)

Andrew Ellsworth- pole vault 15’7 (automatic)

Brian Schenavar- pole vault 15’5 (automatic)

Chad Aurich- pole vault 15’5 (automatic)

Caleb Coffee- pole vault 15’1” (provisional)

4 x 400m- 3:21.76 (automatic)

Women

Kendra Knight- 600m 1:34.71 (automatic) and 400m 58.68 (automatic)

Macie Cottier- Shot put 41’3.75” (provisional)

Krissy Aesoph- 60m 7.93 (provisional)

Sarah Gilbert- Long jump 17’9.75” (provisional), high jump 5’7” (automatic), triple jump 36’11” (automatic)

Kayla Friesen- pole vault 12’7.50” (automatic)

Kristin Killough- pole vault 12’ (automatic)

Brigitte Gross- pole vault 11’5.75” (automatic) and 60m hurdles 9.30 (provisional)

Shelly Jacobs- pole vault 11’ (provisional)

4 x 400m- 4:01.01 (automatic)

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Story Documents/Links

URL	MSU Open Mens Results
URL	MSU Open Womens Results
URL	NAIA Men\'s Performance List
URL	NAIA Women\'s Performance List

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