Junior Michaela Dendinger reached NCAA provisional marks in the shot put and weight throw to lead the Wayne State College women’s indoor track and field team Friday at the season-opening South Dakota State Preseason Holiday Open held at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings, S.D.
Dendinger, who redshirted last year with a foot injury, posted a second place finish in the shot put with a top mark of 46 feet, 10 1/4 inches followed by a third place effort in the weight throw at 58-0 1/4, both NCAA provisional qualifying marks. Other top finishers in field events for the Wildcat women included junior Tessa Ives fifth in the weight throw (48-0 3/4) and Tia Jones ninth in the shot put (39-11 1/4).
Freshman Riana Noelle was fifth in the triple jump (34-9 3/4) and 10th in the long jump (15-2 1/4) while sophomore Shelby Roth cleared 5-1 to take seventh in the high jump.
Top Wildcat running performances included a fourth-place finish from Mary Alderson in the 800-meter run (2:31.73), Melissa Kroll was fifth in the 400-meter dash (59.43) and sophomore Rachel Rauner was 15th in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.26 seconds.
Wayne State resumes the indoor track and field season on January 13-14, 2017 at the Holiday Inn Invitational hosted by the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
