Schanaman leads Jacks at Snowshoe Open

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02/18/2006
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Schanaman leads Jacks at Snowshoe Open

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nick Schanaman turned in a runner-up performance in the 60-meter hurdles to lead the South Dakota State University men's indoor track and field team in competition Friday night at the Gold Country Showshoe Open.

A sophomore from Scottsbluff, Neb., Schanaman posted the top time in the preliminaries at 8.21 seconds, then clocked a season-best time of 8.11 seconds in the finals. He was edged at the line by .01 seconds by Marcus Walgrave of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Freshman Jared Bienlien paced the Jackrabbits in the distance events, placing fourth in the developmental 3,000-meter run with a time of 8 minutes, 53 seconds. SDSU head coach Rod DeHaven competed in the open 3,000, placing third in 8:28.14.

In the field events, Cameron Johnson and Andrew Duitsman each took seventh in jumping events. Johnson placed seventh in the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 8 1/4 inches, while Duitsman posted a top mark of 38-8 1/4 in the triple jump.

Pole vaulter Tyler Schiferl was 10th at 14-6.

The Jackrabbit women will compete in the Minnesota Parents' Day Classic in Minneapolis on Saturday. Both the men's and women's squads are scheduled to compete Feb. 25 at the Bison Classic in Fargo, N.D.

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Re: Schanaman leads Jacks at Snowshoe Open

02/19/2006
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Fose, Zempel lead Jacks at Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS -- Melissa Fose and Erin Zempel each recorded third-place finishes to lead the South Dakota State University women’s track and field team during competition Saturday at the Minnesota Parents’ Day Open.

Fose, a freshman from Woodbury, Minn., took third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:00.04. She also placed 11th out of 53 finishers in the 200-meter, dash, 27.22 seconds.

Zempel, a senior from Lamberton, Minn., matched her preliminary time in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles at 9.05 seconds for her third-place effort.

In the field events, freshmen Sara Ackman and Claire Schreiner each turned in fourth-place efforts. Ackman threw the shot put 40 feet, 4 inches, while Schreiner leaped 5-4 1/4 in the high jump. Schreiner was one of four competitors to finish at 5-4 1/4, but fell to fourth place with the most missed attempts in the group.

The Jackrabbits return to action Saturday at the Bison Classic hosted by North Dakota State University in Fargo.

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