SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The Augustana track and field teams are set to compete for the first time in 48 days Friday in the SDSU DII Invitational in Brookings, South Dakota, at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.

The Event
The Jackrabbits of South Dakota State are set to host the Vikings for the second-consecutive time this season on Friday. Field events will begin at 1:30 p.m. with the last event scheduled for 5:45 p.m. Running events will also begin at 1:30 p.m. with the last event schedule for 8:50 p.m. The full schedule of events can be found here.

Last Time Out
The Vikings were originally scheduled to compete in Mankato last weekend, however, the winter storm forecast instead pushed them to the SDSU Quadrangular in Brookings. When travelling conditions worsened due to the storm, the meet was cancelled. 

The Vikings had an impressive start to their indoor season back on Dec. 7 at the SDSU Holiday Open in Brookings, South Dakota. Sophomore Tyl Woelber broke the Augustana record in the high jump with a jump of 2.11m. He won the event as part of the heptathlon. Senior Aaron Runge, who competed at the Mel Tjeerdsma Classic in Maryville, Missouri, broke the Augustana record in the 5K with a time of 14:18.76. Runge finished in fourth place with his time being and NCAA provisional qualifier. 

Freshman Elizabeth Schaefer earned a fifth-place finish with 3,505 points in her collegiate debut in the pentathlon. Her pentathlon was highlighted by a second-place finish in the high jump (1.66m) and a third-place finish in the long jump (5.30m). In addition to Schaefer, junior Sydney Mudgett took first place in the 300m with a time of 41:40. Sophomore Nicolette Schmidt also competed with the aforementioned Runge at the Mel Tjeerdsma Classic and ran an NCAA provisional qualifying, and personal best, time of 17:20.5. Schmidt earned third-place in the event. (This was copied and pasted from the last article, let me know if you want it in this one)

Quotable
"We are so excited to head to SDSU this Friday," junior sprinter Sydney Mudgett said. "After last week's meet being cancelled, the whole team is itching to compete again, so I can't wait to see what we do with all that energy."