
Freshman Taylor Sporrer (left) and sophomore Danielle Howard in action earlier this season.
Mavericks Back at South Dakota State This Weekend
Feb 19, 2021 | Track & Field
OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha track & field team returns to South Dakota State on Saturday, Feb. 20 to take part in the SDSU Last Chance.
The meet begins at 1 p.m. from the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.
The Mavericks were in Brookings, S.D. last weekend for the SDSU Indoor Classic. Senior Jaycee Schettler led the Mavericks in a parade of lifetime bests, earning three.
Schettler paced a group of four Mavericks in the shot put, achieving a PR of 39-03 which put her 14th.
On the track, she was fifth in the 600 meters in a lifetime best time of 1:40.71 and was seventh in the 200 meters with a time of 26.18, also a PR.
Schettler was one of three Mavericks to run the 600. Scarlett Hill posted a lifetime best time of 1:42.12 to finish seventh while Vanessa Gunderson ran a time of 1:44.48 in the event, also a lifetime best.
Also in the sprints, Carrie Simonson clocked a lifetime best time of 7.88 in the 60 meters, good for fourth place. She also had a season-best 200 meter time of 25.70 which put her fifth in the event.
In the distance events, Joanna Topham led a quartet of Maverick PR's in the mile. She had a 15-second-best time of 5:15.60 to finish 11th. Maya Nachtigal was 15th with a lifetime best time of 5:23.03, and Danielle Howard put up a PR time of 5:39.16, good for 18th.
In the 3,000 meters, Topham ran a lifetime best time of 10:49.91. Nachtigal posted a best of 10:58.74, Taylor Sporrer had a PR of 11:04.57, and Howard ran a best of 11:37.05.
In the high jump, Sheridan Rodriguez finished fifth in a season-best jump of 5-04 ¼ while Kaitlin Hellbusch took seventh with a season-best mark of 5-02 ¼.
The Mavericks will use the meet to prepare for the Summit League Indoor Championships on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 28-28, back at SDSU.
The meet begins at 1 p.m. from the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.
The Mavericks were in Brookings, S.D. last weekend for the SDSU Indoor Classic. Senior Jaycee Schettler led the Mavericks in a parade of lifetime bests, earning three.
Schettler paced a group of four Mavericks in the shot put, achieving a PR of 39-03 which put her 14th.
On the track, she was fifth in the 600 meters in a lifetime best time of 1:40.71 and was seventh in the 200 meters with a time of 26.18, also a PR.
Schettler was one of three Mavericks to run the 600. Scarlett Hill posted a lifetime best time of 1:42.12 to finish seventh while Vanessa Gunderson ran a time of 1:44.48 in the event, also a lifetime best.
Also in the sprints, Carrie Simonson clocked a lifetime best time of 7.88 in the 60 meters, good for fourth place. She also had a season-best 200 meter time of 25.70 which put her fifth in the event.
In the distance events, Joanna Topham led a quartet of Maverick PR's in the mile. She had a 15-second-best time of 5:15.60 to finish 11th. Maya Nachtigal was 15th with a lifetime best time of 5:23.03, and Danielle Howard put up a PR time of 5:39.16, good for 18th.
In the 3,000 meters, Topham ran a lifetime best time of 10:49.91. Nachtigal posted a best of 10:58.74, Taylor Sporrer had a PR of 11:04.57, and Howard ran a best of 11:37.05.
In the high jump, Sheridan Rodriguez finished fifth in a season-best jump of 5-04 ¼ while Kaitlin Hellbusch took seventh with a season-best mark of 5-02 ¼.
The Mavericks will use the meet to prepare for the Summit League Indoor Championships on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 28-28, back at SDSU.
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