Saturday, April 3
Vermillion, S.D.
10 a.m.
Omaha
at
USD Early Bird
(L to R) Distance runners Taylor Sporrer, Paige Blackford and Emily Robles in action at a recent meet. The Mavericks will compete at the USD Early Bird on Satuday, April 3.
Mavericks at South Dakota This Weekend
Apr 2, 2021 | Track & Field
OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha track & field team will head to Summit League neighbor South Dakota for its next meet, the USD Early Bird, on Saturday, April 3.
The meet begins at 10 a.m. from the Lillibridge Track Complex in Vermillion, S.D.
The Mavericks put up a number of lifetime bests at the Blue Oval Invitational at Drake last Saturday, March 27.
Senior Scarlett Hill led the parade with a lifetime best of 12.33 in the 100 meters, good for second place. She followed that up with a best in the 200 meters of 25.67, also placing her second.
Also in the 100, Carrie Simonson finished third with a season-best time of 12.36. She also was third in the 200 meters with a time of 25.80. Nina Cuevas took fifth with a time of 12.67.
The Mavericks got two lifetime bests in the 800 meters. Maya Nachtigal finished fourth in a time of 2:23.05. Paige Blackford was right behind with a time of 2:24.88, good for sixth and five seconds off her previous best.
Lori Vedder finished second in the javelin with a season-best mark of 120-02. Lucy Turner was third with a lifetime best throw of 90-06.
In the discus, Turner finished eighth, leading a group of three Mavericks with a throw of 118-07. Kinsey Scheffler was ninth with a lifetime best of 114-09, 12 feet farther than her previous best. Vedder was 10th at 102-06.
Following competition at South Dakota, the Mavericks will return to Drake for the Jim Duncan Invitational on Friday and Saturday, April 9-10.
The meet begins at 10 a.m. from the Lillibridge Track Complex in Vermillion, S.D.
The Mavericks put up a number of lifetime bests at the Blue Oval Invitational at Drake last Saturday, March 27.
Senior Scarlett Hill led the parade with a lifetime best of 12.33 in the 100 meters, good for second place. She followed that up with a best in the 200 meters of 25.67, also placing her second.
Also in the 100, Carrie Simonson finished third with a season-best time of 12.36. She also was third in the 200 meters with a time of 25.80. Nina Cuevas took fifth with a time of 12.67.
The Mavericks got two lifetime bests in the 800 meters. Maya Nachtigal finished fourth in a time of 2:23.05. Paige Blackford was right behind with a time of 2:24.88, good for sixth and five seconds off her previous best.
Lori Vedder finished second in the javelin with a season-best mark of 120-02. Lucy Turner was third with a lifetime best throw of 90-06.
In the discus, Turner finished eighth, leading a group of three Mavericks with a throw of 118-07. Kinsey Scheffler was ninth with a lifetime best of 114-09, 12 feet farther than her previous best. Vedder was 10th at 102-06.
Following competition at South Dakota, the Mavericks will return to Drake for the Jim Duncan Invitational on Friday and Saturday, April 9-10.
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