Mavericks Travel To South Dakota This Weekend

Friday, May 7

Vermillion, S.D.

2:30 p.m.

Omaha

South Dakota Tune Up

Sophomore Maya Nachtigal (foreground) ran a lifetime best time in the 5,000 meters at Simpson College, the Mavericks' most recent meet.

Mavericks Travel To South Dakota This Weekend

May 5, 2021 | Track & Field

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OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha track & field team, fresh off a bye week, returns to action on Friday, May 7, at the South Dakota Tune Up.

Competition begins at 2 p.m. at the Lillibridge Track Complex in Vermillion, S.D.

The Mavericks last competed at the Kip Janvrin Open at Simpson College on April 23.

Among the highlights, Sheridan Rodriguez won the high jump with a mark of 5-07, a season best and a height that ties her with three other athletes for 10th all-time in school history.

In the same event, Kaitlin Hellbusch was third, tying her lifetime best with a jump of 5-03.

Carrie Simonson put up the ninth-best long jump mark in school history with a mark of 18-02 which was good for third. It also shattered her previous lifetime best by more than 15 inches.

On the track, the Mavericks got a number of strong performances in the 5,000 meters. Joanna Topham led a group of six Mavericks, finishing 15th with a team season best and lifetime best time of 18:29.26. Maya Nachtigal put up a lifetime best at 18:31.30, running one spot behind Topham.

Danielle Howard shaved time off her lifetime best with a time of 19:32.96 while Zoe Christenson (20:03.72), Emily Robles (20:05.56) and Jesse Ixta (20:13.01), like Topham, all ran the event for the first time this season.

In the 200 meters, Simonson reset her lifetime best with a time of 25.74 to finish eighth. Scarlett Hill was right behind in ninth with a time of 25.91. Nina Cuevas was 15th in a time of 26.54, just off her lifetime best.

In other field events, Kennedy Powell set her lifetime best in the triple jump with a leap of 35-11 ½, putting her third. The mark was nine inches beyond her previous best.

Lori Vedder took third in the javelin with a throw of 111-03 while Lucy Turner took seventh with a lifetime best of 103-05, more than 13 feet beyond her previous PR.

The Mavericks are making the first of two consecutive trips to USD. Next week, they'll be back for the Summit League Championships on Thursday-Saturday, May 13-15.