GOLDEN, Colo. -- April 22, 2017 -- Chadron State College athletes won 10 events and had 16 seasonal best marks Saturday during Colorado Mines' Nature Bakery Invitational Track and Field Meet in Golden.
Two Eagles were double-winners. Senior standout
Stachia Reuwsaat won the 100 meters (11.80 seconds) and the long jump (20-5) and sophomore
Cory Martens led the Eagles' domination of the men's throws by winning both the discus (174-2) and the hammer throw (192-9 ¼).
Chadron State's
Blake Jacobs also won the men's shot put with a career-best throw (53-5 ½) and was second to Martens in the hammer. In addition, teammates
Jesse Bleidt and
David Aldridge placed high in two of the throws. Bleidt was second in the discus and third in the hammer throw; Aldridge was second in the shot and fourth in the discus.
Another event winner for the CSC men was
Matt Klein, who took the high hurdles (15.17) after missing most of his senior season, both indoors and outdoors, because of an injury.
CSC sophomore Kahlil James was the runner-up in both the long and triple jumps with marks of 22-6 ¼ and 45-9 ¼.
Although the Eagles'
Mel Herl, who is among the national leaders in three throwing events, did not participate in the meet, Chadron State still dominated the women's throws. Junior
Ashlyn Hanson won the hammer throw (179-11 ½) and freshman
Ashton Hallsted (126-2 ½) edged senior
Keri Ruff by a half inch to capture the discus.
Both Hallsted and another freshman,
Danielle Weyer, exceeded 40 feet in the shot put for the first times in their college careers. Weyer was second (41-11 ½) and Hallsted was third (40-11 ½).
Another individual winner for the CSC women was senior
Tessa Gorsuch, who ran a season-best (14.07) in the 100 high hurdles.
The Lady Eagles also won the 4x100 relay, and coach
Brad Gamble was pleased that all three of his entries in the 400 meters—
Alisha Heelan (57.00),
Sierra Martinez (58.48) and Cassie Johnson (59.00), finished the race in under a minute.
Herl took her talents to the Jack Christiansen Meet at Fort Collins on Saturday and won all of the throws except the javelin while competing in Division II. Her marks were: shot put, 49-2 ½; discus, 167-5; and hammer throw. 197-6.
In addition to the Eagles, six Colorado teams entered the meet in Golden. CSC's placings follow:
Women's Results
100—1,
Stachia Reuwsaat, 11.80; 3,
BrookLynn York, 12.60; 4,
Chasidy Horton, 12.73; 6, Maddie Brashears, 13.08.
200—4,
BrookLynn York, 27.15.
400—3,
Alisha Heelan, 57.00; 5,
Sierra Martinez, 58.48; 6, Cassie Johnson, 59.00.
100 high hurdles—1,
Tessa Gorsuch, 14.07.
4x100 relay—1, Chadron State, 46.55; 2, Chadron State, 48.14.
4x400 relay—3, Chadron State, 4:00.82.
Shot put—2,
Danielle Weyer, 41-11 ½; 2,
Ashton Hallsted, 40-11 ½.
Discus—1,
Ashton Hallsted, 126-2 ½; 2,
Keri Ruff, 126-2; 3,
Ashlyn Hanson, 124-11 ½.
Hammer throw—1,
Ashlyn Hanson, 179-11 ½; 4,
Keri Ruff, 152-11 ¼; 5,
Ashton Hallsted, 152-9 ¼.
Javelin—6,
Chasidy Horton, 88-9 ½.
Long jump—1,
Stachia Reuwsaat, 20-5; 2, Maddie Brashears, 18-5; 5,
Sierra Martinez, 17-11; 6,
Chasidy Horton, 17-8 ¼.
Triple jump—2,
Tessa Gorsuch, 36-7 ¾; 4,
Michelle Carbajal, 35- ¾.
High jump—3,
Haley Gallagher, 5-1 ¾.
Pole vault—2,
Haley Gallagher, 11- ¼; 3,
Tory Snyder, 10-6 ¼; 4,
Courtney Anderson, 9-6 ½.
Men's Results
100—2,
Javan Lanier, 10.83; 2,
Karlos Logan, 11.05.
110 high hurdles—1,
Matt Klein, 15.17.
300 intermediate hurdles—5,
Brandon Schwenk, 1:00.07.
4x100 relay—2, Chadron State, 41.36.
4x400 relay—2, Chadron State, 3:22.11.
Shot put—1,
Blake Jacobs, 53-5 ½; 2,
David Aldridge, 48-1 ¾.
Discus—1,
Cory Martens, 165-9 ¾; 2,
Jesse Bleidt, 155-8 ¾; 4,
David Aldridge, 145-7; 6,
Frantzlee LaCrete, 136-4.
Hammer throw—1,
Cory Martens, 192-9 ¼; 2,
Blake Jacobs, 172-8; 3,
Jesse Bleidt, 172-5 ½; 5,
Frantzlee LaCrete, 156-4 ¾.
Long jump—2, Kahlil James, 22-6 ¼.
Triple jump—2, Kahlil James, 45-9 ¼.
