Track & Field Teams Perform at Mankato and South Dakota State
MANKATO, MN and BROOKINGS, SD – The Waldorf University Men's & Women's Indoor Track and Field teams spent Friday and Saturday competing at the Mark Schuck Open at Myers Field House, while select members of the men's squad competed at the South Dakota State University NAIA/NCAA Division II Meet. Warrior competitors set a combined nine personal records and two school records.
Sophomore Eliza McKown (Orono, MN) set a program record in the 1,000 meter run with a time of 3:10.66. Her sixth place finish in the 400 meter run (1:01.65) was a personal record and second in program history.
Freshman Marissa O'Connor (Murietta, GA) ran the 1,000 meter in a personal best time of 3:14.84, which is good for second all-time in Waldorf indoor history.
In action at South Dakota State, senior Jorge Olivo-Cabrera (Andover, MN) set a new program record in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 41.19 seconds. He also placed sixth overall in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.54 seconds.
Classmate Nolan Reynolds (Olympia, WA) joined Olivo-Cabrera in Brookings and competed in the heptathlon, compiling 3006 points. Reynolds set a new personal record in the high jump with a leap clearing 1.59 meters, good for 10th all-time in program history. His time of 3:02.37 in the 1,000 meter run was also a personal record.
In Mankato, senior Wade Baker (Chewelah, WA) threw identical distances in both the weight throw and shot put, with finishes of fifth and eighth place, respectively.
Sophomore sprinter Robert Beal (Rio Rancho, NM) set a personal record in the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.85 seconds. Freshman Brunelson Dominique (Lauderhill, FL) set a new personal record in the 400 meter (58.88).
Sophomore Xzayvier Horton (Atlanta, GA) placed seventh overall in the 400 meter with a time of 52.60 seconds. Freshman Marquis Simpson (Adelanto, GA) took sixth overall in the high jump with a leap of 1.81 meters.
Senior sprinter Catherine Clarke-Ashford (Snellville, GA) finished ninth overall in the 400 meter with a time of 1:03.93.
Sophomore Brandi Peck (Temecula, CA) and junior Danielle Wood (Howard Lake, MN) also set personal records. Peck ran the 200 meter in 29.95 seconds and Wood covered the mile in 6:03.62.
"I think we had a lot of really bright spots this weekend," Waldorf Director of Cross Country and Track and Field Janna Langrell said. "We are continuing to knock down some school records and climb up to the Top 10 list on both the men's and women's sides. It will be good for the athletes to have a weekend off to rest and recover before we have SDSU and conference the following week."
The Warriors return to action the weekend of February 9 and 10 when they travel to the 2024 South Dakota State University Indoor Classic.