CHADRON, Neb. – Chadron State men's indoor track and field student-athletes won eight events while the CSC women won three at the Birds and the Bees Holiday Open in the Nelson Physical Activity Center at CSC on Saturday.

The meet was a dual between the Eagles and the Yellow Jackets from Black Hills State, minus most of both teams' distance runners who are still recovering from the rigors of cross country this past fall. The meet was the season-opener for both the "Birds" and the "Bees", giving the athletes an opportunity to "spread their wings" after conditioning and honing their events the past three months.  Neither team will be in action again until after the holidays, but Saturday's results in numerous cases were so impressive that both the athletes and their coaches were encouraged that their squads will be extra competitive both indoors and outdoors in 2025. 

Chadron State College Track and Field Coach Jake Gruver said his team had "a great meet," with many athletes setting or challenging personal bests. 

"This was a really, really good start to the season," Gruver said. "I can't wait until we're back from Christmas break to keep it going, but it will be imperative that the athletes continue training so when they come back in January we can fire on all cylinders and continue building off such an amazing start." 

Team scores were kept. The Chadron State men tallied 232 points and the Black Hills men 178. On the women's side, Black Hills chalked up 186.5 points and CSC 164.5. 

The meet produced two double winners, as Chadron sophomore Chayton Bynes and Argentinian freshman Camila Salvucci, both swept the triple jump and the 60 meter dash on the men's and women's side, respectively. 

Bynes's winning triple jump of 14.91 meters, or 48 feet, 11 inches, is fifth on the Eagles' all-time triple jump listing, while Salvucci's mark of 11.71 meters, or 38-5, is the fourth on the CSC women's list. 

Bynes's and Salvucci's marks also both currently rank in the top 10 in Division II so far in the 2024-25 season, with Bynes's leap the No. 4 mark in the country and Salvicca's ranking No. 9. Bynes's leap was good enough for a provisional NCAA qualifying mark, while Salvucci fell just .01 meters short of a provisional mark. The final CSC athlete to get on the national leaderboards as a result of Saturday's performance was Ryan Clapper, who won the 200 meters with a time of 22.10 seconds, which is currently the eighth-fastest time in Division II this season. 

Other CSC men who were event winners Saturday include Christopher Cormier in the 400 (51.0), Creighton Trembly in the 60 hurdles (8.19), Parker Gonser in the shot put (47-11) and Christopher Jennings in the weight throw (59-3). 

In addition, Clapper, Cormier, Nicquaine Henry and Greg Logsdon teamed up to win the 4x400 meter relay in 3:28.76. Gruver is confident that if all the relay members remain healthy, they will run the event more than 10 seconds faster and be strong contenders to qualify for the National Indoor Meet. 

Besides Salvicca's victories in the triple jump and 60 meters in her initial collegiate meet, sophomore Eva Nitschke showed plenty of promise for the CSC women while winning the 60-meter hurdles. Another track athlete to watch is freshman Mataya Ward, who competed in volleyball for the Eagles this fall and placed third in the long jump (15-11 ¾) and second in the triple jump (35-2 ½) in her first collegiate track meet.

The meet's complete results follow: 

Women's Results
              60—1, Camila Salvucci, CSC, 8.18; 2-3, Addisyn Gruver, unattached, and Laynie Goertz, CSC, 8.21; 4, Riley Wiese, CSC, 9.27; 5, Cassandra Wulff, CSC, 8.64.
              200—Sarava Afrank, BHSU, 27.01; 2, Eva Nitschke, CSC, 27.07; 3, Alexandra Broussard, BHSU, 27.43; 4, Laynie Goertz, CSC, 27.52; 5, Gracie Wilts, BHSU, 27.79; 6, Cassandra Wulff, CSC, 28.70.
              600—1, Kendall Tietjen, BHSU, 1:40.46; 2, Carlie DeBoer, BHSU,1:43.04; 3, Brooklyn Brooks, BHSU, 1:46.77.
              1000—1, Jillian Brennan, BHSU, 3:19.46; 2, Makinley Fuller, CSC, 3:23.52; 3, Kyndall Carnahan, CSC, 3:23.53. 
              60 hurdles—1, Eva Nitschke, CSC, 9.30; 2, Alivia Weathers, BHSU, 9.82; 3. Riley Wiese, CSC, 10.03; 4, Allison Beard, CSC, 10.29; 5, Kailey Klein, CSC, 11.07.
              20-pound weight throw—1, Isabell Higgins, BHSU, 46-6 ¾; 2, Christianna Wall, BHSU, 44-9; 3, Ashlyn Tapio, CSC, 44-2 ½; 4, KyleeJo Symonds, BHSU, 42-2 ¾; 5, Sydney Alles, CSC, 41-4 ½; 6, Kailey Fobare, CSC, 40-6 ¾.
              Shot put—1, Isabell Higgins, BHSU, 39-5 ¾; 2, Christianna Wall, BHSU, 37-2 ½; 3, Ashlyn Tapio. CSC, 36-2 ¾; 4, Cassidy Goddard, BHSU, 35-9 ¼; 5, Elissa Kipp, BHSU, 35-7 ¼; 6, Sydney Alles, CSC, 35-5 ¼.
              Long jump—1, Sophia Louderback, BHSU, 17-4; 2, Sarava Afrank, BHSU, 16-11 ¼; 3, Mataya Ward, CSC, 15-11 ¾; 4, Megan Baloun, CSC, 15-10 ¼; 5, Alivia Weathers, BHSU, 15-6 ¼.
              Triple jump—1, Camila Salvucci, CSC, 38-5; 2, Mataya Ward, CSC, 35-2 ½; 3, Sophia Louderback, BHSU, 34-11 ¼; 4, Megan Baloun, CSC, 34-9 ¾.
              High jump—1, Gracie Wilts, BHSU, 5-1; 2, Kailey Klein, CSC, 4-11; 3, Alessandra Broussard, BHSU, 4-11; 4, Megan Baloun, CSC, 4-11; 5, Allison Beard, CSC, 4-9.
              Pole vault—1, Erin Weibel, BHSU, 11-3 ¾; 2, Brekkan Lockhart, BHSU, 10-4; 3-4 tie, Madison Clause, CSC, and Gretchen Adamski, BHSU, 9-10; 5, Catherine Bryner, CSC, 9-4 ¼.
Men's Results
              60—1, Chayton Bynes, CSC, 6.98; 2, Landon Scalise, BHSU, 7.05; 3, Creighton Trembly, CSC, 7.13; 4, Dylan Sup, CSC, 7.17; 5, Greg Logsdon, CSC, 7.19; 6, Jude Guevara, BHSU, 7.27.
              200—1, Ryan Clapper, CSC, 22.10; 2, Kadin Perez, CSC, 23.02; 3, Greg Logsdon, CSC, 23.05; 4, Dylan Sup, BHSU, 23.10; 5, Landon Scalise, BHSU, 23.34; 6, Jude Guevara, BHSU, 24.28.
              400—1, Christopher Cormier, CSC, 51.00; 2, Jacob Jefferson, CSC, 51.92.
              600—1, Braden Anderson, BHSU, 1:23.22; 2, Flynn Johnston, BHSU, 1:24.92; 3, Aiden O'Leary, BHSU, 1:29.53.
              1000—1, Drew Lehman, BHSU, 2:40.48; 2, Carmelo Ayala, CSC, 2:53.66; 3, Daylon Weekly, CSC, 3:04.27.
              Mile—1, Quinn Bruch, unattached, 4:49.10.
              60 hurdles—1, Creighton Trembly, CSC, 8.19; 2, Nicquaine Henry, CSC, 8.51; 3, Jayden Curtis, BHSU, 8.69; 4, Conor McGrew, BHSU, 8,71; 5, Ethan Norris, CSC, 9.20; 6, Kaden Dower, CSC, 11.56.
              4x400 relay—1, Chadron State (Nicquaine Henry, Christopher Cormier, Ryan Clapper, Greg Logsdon), 3:28.76; 2, Black Hills State, 3:29.17.   
              Shot put—1, Parker Gonser, CSC, 47-11; 2, Casey Miller, CSC, 46-6 ½; 3, Quade Jordan, CSC, 45-1 ¾; 4, Matt LoFaso, BHSU, 44-8 ¾; 5, Christopher Jennings, CSC, 43-9; 6, Caleb Christensen, CSC, 42- ½.
              35-pound weight throw—1, Christopher Jennings, CSC, 59-3; 2, Parker Gonser, CSC, 53-8 ¼; 3, Caleb Christensen, CSC, 47-7; 4, Matt Lofaso, BHSU, 47-4 ½; 5, Ryan Baker, BHSU, 46-5 ½; 6, Trace Hanchett, CSC, 41-10 ½. 
              Long jump—1, Jayden Curtis, BHSU, 22-4 ¼; 2, Seth Wilson, BHSU, 21-10 ¾; 3, Dawson Lindeen, BHSU, 20-1 ¾; 4, Javin Walker, BHSU, 20-1 ¾; 5, Esosa Iyengunmwena, CSC, 20-1 ¾; 6, Casen Wilson, BHSU, 19-5 ½.
              Triple jump—1, Chayton Bynes, CSC, 48-11; 2. Kaliff Gievara. unattached, 46-4 ¾; 3, Casen Willson, BHSU, 41-11 ½; 4, Seth Wilson, BHSU, 41-11 ½; 5, Jude Guevara, BHSU, 38-3 ¼. 
              High jump—1, Trennan Pearson, BHSU, 6-3 ½; 2-3, Keaton Mills, CSC, and Chayton Bynes, CSC, , 5-11 ½; 4, Ethan Norris, CSC, 5-9 ¾; 4, Kaden Dower, CSC, 5-5 ¾.
              Pole vault—1, Chase Maher, BHSU, 15-0; 2, Johns McKalester, BHSU. 15-0; 3, Shane Karajanis, BHSU, 14-6; 4, Dawson Lindeen BHSU, 14-6; 5, Dawson Juelfs, CSC, 10-11 ¾.