Jackrabbit track and field teams wrap up West Preliminary

AUSTIN, Texas – South Dakota State wrapped up the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships West Preliminary on Saturday on the campus of Texas

Senior Jared Vlastuin, who qualified for the NCAA finals in the men’s long jump on Thursday, finished 26th in the high jump Saturday with a mark of 6 feet 9 3/4 inches. Kansas State’s Erik Kynard cleared 7-2 1/2 to win the event.

Senior Jake Brinkmann was 28th in the men’s discus. Minnesota’s Dominique Howard was tops in the event with a heave of 183-3.

Junior Brooke Garner ended up 30th in the women’s hammer throw with a toss of 188-1. UNLV’s Amanda Bingson won with a mark of 233-1.

Notes: On Thursday, Vlastuin qualified for the finals in the long jump after finishing 10th with a mark of 25-3 1/2. The 2012 NCAA finals are June 6-9 at Drake in Des Moines, Iowa. ... SDSU had five student-athletes competing in eight events in the three-day preliminary meet.



Saturday’s results

Women’s hammer throw

48 competitors – top 12 advance

Six throws (three in flighted round, three more in finals for top 16)

1, Amanda Bingson, UNLV, 233-1; 2, Jeneva McCall, Southern Illinois, 226-10; 3, Alena Krechyk, Kansas, 223-10; 4, Jenny Ozorai, USC, 218-6; 5, Brittany Smith, Illinois State, 217-2; 6, Ida Storm, UCLA, UCLA, 214-9; 7, Marissa Minderler, USC, 210-1; 8, Jade Niemeyer, USC, 208-0; 9, Taylor Bush, Arizona, 206-5; 10, DeAnna Price, Southern Illinois, 205-5; 11, Kearsten Peoples, Missouri, 204-8; 12, Amanda Murphy, Montana State, 204-1.

Next four – 13, Lindsey Spencer, Utah State, 202-1; 14, Linda Oseso, California, 199-6; 15, Jade Siegel, Nebraska, 109-11; 16, J’Quyra Moncur-Blue, Fresno State, 197-10.

SDSU competitor – 30, Brooke Garner, 188-1.



Men’s high jump

48 competitors – top 12 advance

1, Erik Kynard, Kansas State, 7-2.5; 2, Nick Ross, Arizona, 7-2.5; 3, Bryan McBride, Arizona State, 7-2.5; 4, AJ Maricich, Washington, 7-2.5; 5, Cameron Ostrowski, Iowa State, 7-2.5; 6, Harrison Steed, California, 7-1.5; 7, Jacorian Duffield, Texas Tech, 7-1.5; 8, Deante Kemper, Northern Arizona, 7-1.5; 9, Dartis Willis, Stanford, 7-1.5; 10, Brian Carmichael, California, 7-1.5; 11, (tie) Edgar Rivera-Morales, Arizona, Django Lovett, New Mexico, 7-1.5.

Next four – 13, Mitchell Haag, UC Santa Barbara, 7-1.5; 14, (tie) Keith Benford, UTSA, Isiah Clements, Texas-Arlington, 6-11.75; 16, Jeffery Herron, Iowa, 6-11.75.

SDSU competitor – 26, Jared Vlastuin, 6-9.75.



Men’s discus

48 competitors – top 12 advance

Six throws (three in flighted round, three more in finals for top 16)

1, Dominique Howard, Minnesota, 183-3; 2, Will Spence, Texas, 178-4; 3, Tom Nagengast, UCLA, 177-1; 4, Mark Jennings, Minnesota, 175-10; 5, Joe Plante, Wyoming, 175-1; 6, Blake Jakobsson, Texas, 174-10; 7, Richard Garrett, UTSA, 171-1; 8, Sean Tabor, TCU, 170-8; 9, Matt Dudley, UTEP, 160-10; 10, (tie) Chase Sexton, Boise State, Trey Davis, Minnesota, 169-9; 12, Justin Holmes, Arkansas, 169-9.

Next four – 13, Jacob Fraser, Long Beach State, 169-4; 14, Jacob Thormaehlen, Texas, 168-9; 15, Ryan Lamparek, Iowa, 168-0; 16, Chase Sammons, Tulsa, 167-8.

SDSU competitor – 28, Jake Brinkmann, 160-0.



Friday’s results

Women’s discus

48 competitors – top 12 advance

Six throws (three in flighted round, three more in finals for top 16)

1, Anna Jelmini, Arizona State, 188-7; 2, Skylar White, Baylor, 182-1; 3, Brittany Borman, Oklahoma, 181-6; 4, Whitney Ashley, San Diego State, 181-3; 5, Ashley Hearn, UC Davis, 177-7; 6, Jeneva McCall, Southern Illinois, 177-7; 7, Morgan Wilken, Nebraska, 177-6; 8, TeRina Keenan, Hawaii, 176-6; 9, Kelsey Card, Wisconsin, 171-11; 10, Kearsten Peoples, Missouri, 171-5; 11, Jacquelyne Leffler, Kansas State, 169-10; 12, Alexandra Collatz, USC, 168-4.

Next four – 13, CJ Navarro, Arizona State, 168-1; 14, Jessica Maroszek, Kansas, 167-10; 15, Jessica Sharbono, Colorado State, 166-8; 16, Alyssa Hasslen, Arizona, 165-3.

SDSU competitor – 26, Brooke Garner, 161-10.



Men’s hammer throw

48 competitors – top 12 advance

Six throws (three in flighted round, three more in finals for top 16)

1, Alec Faldermeyer, UCLA, 219-11; 2, Quentin Mege, Minnesota, 215-3; 3, Tyler Johnson, Arizona, 213-5; 4, Nick Miller, Oklahoma State, 211-8; 5, Caleb Stuart, UC Riverside, 208-8; 6, Micah Hegerle, Minnesota, 208-5; 7, Daniel Szabo, USC, 206-8; 8, Scott Esparza, California, 206-3; 9, Pascal Tang, Northern Arizona, 205-4; 10, Jordan Clarke, Arizona State, 204-3; 11, Akil Mills, Illinois State, 204-3; 12, Matt Banse, Iowa, 201-11.

Next four – 13, David Phillips, Montana State, 199-8; 14, Robert Drye, Air Force, 199-6; 15, Angus Taylor, Washington, 198-1; 16, Demetris Elia, UTEP, 197-10.

SDSU competitor – 35, Jake Brinkmann, 187-4.



Women’s high jump

48 competitors – top 12 advance

1, (tie) Toni Young, Oklahoma State, Brigetta Barrett, Arizona, 5-10.75; 3, (tie) Shanay Briscoe, Texas, Victoria Lucas, Texas, 5-10.75; 5, Marusa Cernjul, Nebraska, 5-10.75; 6, Whitney Sisler, Cal Poly, 5-10.75; 7, (tie) Lauren Crockett, Oregon, Monika Jakutyte, Wisconsin, 5-10.75; 9, Beverly Owoyele, Texas, 5-10.75; 10, (tie) Brianna LeRoy, Utah, J’Lynn Ledesma, Wichita State, 5-9.25; 12, Katrina Graves-Johnson, Long Beach State, 5-9.25.

Next four – 13, Kenya Culmer, Southern Illinois, 5-9.25; 14, (tie) Colleen O’Brien, Kansas, Lexi Eaton, BYU, 5-9.25; 16, (tie) Dorcas Akinniyi, Wisconsin, Alexis Walker, UCLA, Kirsten Hesseltine, Arkansas, Gianna Fernandez, California, 5-9.25.

SDSU competitor – 32, (tie) Mary Wirth, 5-7.25.



Thursday’s results

Men’s long jump

48 competitors – top 12 advance

Six jumps (three in flighted round, three more in finals for top 16)

1, Raymond Higgs, Arkansas, 27-0; 2, Clive Chafausipo, Oral Roberts, 26-5.5; 3, Marquise Goodwin, Texas, 26-0; 4, Chris Phipps, Nebraska, 25-10.75; 5, Tyler Williamson, UTSA, 25-8.75; 6, Mantas Silkauskas, Kansas State, 25-7.25; 7, Marqise Lee, USC, 25-5.5; 8, Chris Benard, Arizona State, 25-5.25; 9, Josh DeKonty, Northern Arizona, 25-4.5; 10, Jared Vlastuin, South Dakota State, 25-3.5; 11, Chase Wheeler, California, 25-2.75; 12, Stephen Scott-Ellis, Washington State, 25-2.75.

Next four – 13, Jonte Grant, California, 25-1.25; 14, Ramone Bailey, TCU, 24-11.75; 15, Alex Madkins, Oklahoma, 24-10; 16, Eetu Viitala, Boise State, 24-9.75.



Women’s javelin

48 competitors – top 12 advance

Six throws (three in flighted round, three more in finals for top 16)

1, Melissa Fraser, DePaul, 173-9; 2, Brianna Bain, Stanford, 167-1; 3, Brittany Borman, Oklahoma, 166-11; 4, Kristine Busa, USC, 164-7; 5, Allyson Wardell-Andersen, BYU, 164-3; 6, Laura Asimakis, Texas A&M, 162-11; 7, Alanna Kovacs, DePaul, 162-8; 8, Heather Bergmann, Kansas, 160-3; 9, Camila Pirelli, Oral Roberts, 159-11; 10, Anna Adamko, Washington State, 159-7; 11, Emily Tyrrell, Montana State, 159-5; 12, Courtney Simmons, Washington State, 159-2.

Next four – 13, Ashley Gatewood, UC Riverside, 159-1; 14, Paige Blackburn, Air Force, 158-9; 15, Leigh Petranoff, Illinois State, 156-2; 16, Lauren Berg, Texas A&M, 155-10.

SDSU competitor – 40, Amy Paulzine, 134-2.