Despite fielding a small contingent of competitors, the Augustana men's and women's track and field teams enjoyed a lot of success at the SDSU Twilight Meet held at the Brookings Sports Complex in Brookings, S.D.
The Augustana men had only 2 competitors, but both turned in top 5 finishes.
Paul Mallory won the 400-meter hurdles in a winning time of 56.88 seconds, while
Nathaniel Petrich was fifth in the 1500 in 4:13.54.
On the women's side, 7 Vikings were in action and they combined for 3 runner-up finishes and a total of 5 top 5 finishes.
On the track,
Meagan Grandgenett and
Annaliese Pepin finished second in the hurdles. Grandgenett was second in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.76, while Pepin had a time of 1:04.33 in the 400-meter hurdles.
The remaining second-place finish came from
Bobbi Jo Buyck in the pole vault. Buyck cleared 11-05.75 to claim runner-up honors. However, she missed on all 3 of her attempts at 11-11.75, which is the NCAA Division II provisional qualifying height.
In the throws,
Noel Bentele and
Rachel Christiansen each turned in a top 5 performance. Bentele was third in the hammer with a mark of 149-03.0, while Christiansen had a personal-best toss of 133-09.0 to finish fifth in the discus.
This weekend, Augustana will send a handful of competitors to Des Moines, Iowa, for the Drake Relays. The remainder of the teams will remain in town for the University of Sioux Falls Invitational.
Women's Results
100 hurdles: 2. Meagan Grandgenett, 15.76
200: 12. Sarah Drew, 27.78
400 hurdles: 2. Annaliese Pepin, 1:04.33
Pole Vault: 2. Bobbi Jo Buyck, 11-05.75; 6. Kacia Erickson, 10-00.0
Hammer: 3. Noel Bentele, 149-03.0; 6. Rachel Christiansen, 122-11.0
Discus: 5. Rachel Christiansen, 133-09.0
Shot Put: 7. Noel Bentele, 37-06.5
Men's Results
400 hurdles: 1. Paul Mallory, 56.88
1,500: 5. Nathaniel Petrich, 4:13.54
