VERMILLION – Six more Summit League titles are headed home to Brookings as South Dakota State finished the third day of competition at the Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships presented by U.S. Air Force Special Warfare. Final results can be found here.

When it was all said and done, the SDSU women finished in third with 137.50 points, while the men took second with 221.

Of the six medals won on day three, four of them belong to double-winners. After a lighting delay halted competition, Coby Hilton won both the 100 and 200 at the Lillibridge Track and Field Complex. He won the men’s 100m dash with a time of 10.37. Behind him were Daniel Clarke (5th,10.64) and Trey Tiefenthaler (8th, 10.82). For his efforts, Hilton was named Most Outstanding Performer of the Championships. A short time later, Hilton ran a PR 20.57 to win the 200m dash league title and improve from him previous-best 20.63.

After winning Thursday night’s 3,000, Josh Yeager added another gold medal to his collection when he took the top spot in the men’s 5K with a 14:24.31. Another SDSU sweep, this time with Joseph Minor-Williams in second with a 14:36.18 and Ben Olson in third with a 14:36.68 clocking. Following the trio were Gabe Peters (5th, 14:48.18), Daniel Burkhlater (9th, 14:50.29), Max Selbach (10th, 15:05.08), Chase Cayo (12th, 15:12.10 ) and Tom Breuckman (15th, 15:12.10). Earlier in the day, Yeager took second in the men’s 1,500 with a 3:47.78 clocking- A PR good enough eighth all-time at SDSU. After scoring 28 points over two firsts and a second place finish, Yeager was named Summit League MVP of the Championships, the highest individual honor awarded by the League. Behind Yeager in the 1500 were Thomas Breuckman (5th, 3:48.21, PR) Daniel Burkhalter (5th, 3:49.43, PR), Lukas Nelson (6th, 3:52.90) Gabe Peters (7th, 3:53.42), Carter Knaus (9th, 3:54.59 PR) and Michael Schwinghamer (13th, 4:11.13),

Finally, Leah Hansen added yet another Summit League title to her list of accomplishments after taking home a facility record of 16:54.60 for gold in the women’s 5,000. Following Hansen at the line were Anna Donnay (8th, 17:26.79), Ellie Friesen (10th, 17:46.74) and Cailee Peterson (21st, 18:32.55). Her victory comes after Thursday’s win in the women’s 10K and completes one of the hardest doubling of events in track and field.

Ellie Friesen took bronze in the women’s 1,500 with a 4:19.59. Behind her Cailee Peterson was fifth with a 4:32.08, Jessica Christoffer finished 11th in 4:44.35, Malorie Schmoll came in 13th with a 4:50.40 and Janean Hanka finished 15th with a 4:54.82.

Also winning league titles were Reid Pierzinski and Oksana Covey. Pierzinski ran a new facility record with a 52.09 for first in the men’s 400m hurdles. Behind Pierzinski were Manny Phoulom-Smith (6th, 53.98), Pierre Lear (7th, 56.32) and Josh Donahoe (8th, 58.24). Savannah Risseeuw (1:04.71) came in eighth for the Jacks in the women’s race.

Pierzinski also finished eighth in the men’s triple jump with a leap of 44-00.00, while Annie Wendt finished seventh for the women with a 38-09.75, Sophie Bisgard followed in eighth with a 37-07.25, Addison Eisenbiesz took 10th with a 36-04.00, Emily Altenburg came in 14th with a 34-09.00 and Emma Stewart (33-06.00) finished 15th.

As for Covey, she defended her 2019 title with a winning time of 2:09.10 after pulling away from the pack after just 400m of the women’s 800m race. Riley Bauer finished fourth in the men’s 800 with a 1:53.30 clocking.

Trent Francom won bronze in the men’s pole vault with his leap of 18-00.50. Rich-Ann Archer ran the second-fastest 100m dash in SDSU history with a a 11.73 PR for second, while Collette Wolfe ran the program’s fourth-fastest time with a 11.88 PR, Jaiden Boomsma finished seventh with a PR of 12.00 and Madelyn Sanda came in eighth with a PR of 12.07.

Jaymie O’Connor finished third in the women’s 100m hurdles with a 13.62 clocking, while Haley Mottinger ran a PR 13.78 and is now the second-fastest 100m hurdler in SDSU history right behind O’Connor. In the men’s race, Pierre Lear finished third and tied for sixth all-time at SDSU with his 14.38 clocking, while Nick Wessels was close behind with a 14.44 for fourth.

The quartet of Manny Phoulom-Smith, Trey Tiefenthaler, Daniel Clarke and Coby Hilton broke the Summit League meet record with their 40.12 clocking, which is also the second-fastest time in program history, while Madelyn Sanda, Collette Wolfe, Rich-Ann Archer and Jaiden Boomsma recorded a 45.89 clocking for second in the women’s 4×100. The time stands as the third fastest in SDSU history.

Tori Glazier, Lauren Van Dyke, Hannah Whitbread and Oksana Covey finished third with a 3:47.45 in the women’s 4×400 and the eighth-fastest time in program history, while Emmanuel Phoulom-Smith, Jake Werner, Pierre Lear and Reid Pierzinski ran a 3:19.94 for fifth.

In the women’s 400m dash finals, Lauren Van Dyke clocked SDSU’s fifth-fastest time with a 56.16 for fifth place, while Hannah Whitbread came in sixth and ran SDSU’s sixth-fastest time with a 56.20.

In women’s discus finals, Faith Leiseth came in fourth with a heave of 160-00.25 and Alexis Schmidt finished seventh with a 154-10.00 marking. In men’s discus, Noah Huber threw for 170-06.25 and fourth place (PR, 8 all-time at SDSU), Austin Eppard came in seventh with a 167-02.25 (PR), Tyson Jenkins PR’d with a 146-05.25 for 13th and Sam Coil came in 15th with a 138-03.50.

Women – Team Rankings – 21 Events Scored
1) North Dakota State 259.50
2) South Dakota 200
3) South Dakota St. 137.50
4) North Dakota 104
5) Oral Roberts 85
6) Nebraska-Omaha 17
7) Western Illinois 12

Men – Team Rankings – 21 Events Scored
1) North Dakota State 238
2) South Dakota St. 221
3) South Dakota 204
4) Oral Roberts 74
5) North Dakota 46
6) Western Illinois 27

Men’s Individual Awards
Newcomer of the Championship: Demar Francis, South Dakota
Most Outstanding Championship Performer: Coby Hilton, South Dakota State
Field Championship MVP: Alex Talley, North Dakota State
Track Championship MVP: Joshua Yeagar, South Dakota State

Women’s Individual Awards
Newcomer of the Championship: Sara Refeinrath, South Dakota
Most Outstanding Championship Performer: Sara Refeinrath, South Dakota
Field Championship MVP: Kamberlyn Lamer, South Dakota
Track Championship MVP: Sasha Wells, Oral Roberts