Wayne State freshman pole vaulter Mikayla Marvin added to her school record to highlight Wayne State’s effort at the Jim Dutcher Memorial, held Saturday at Doane College in Crete.
Marvin added almost a foot to her record, placing second with a best mark of 11 feet, 9 3/4 inches. The effort bettered her old mark of 10-11 3/4 and moved her up to second in the Northern Sun Conference.
Jordyn Pester had a solid day in sprints action, winning the 400-meter dash in 56.39 seconds and taking runner-up honors in the 200 in 25.78 seconds.
McKenzie Scheil took top honors in the hammer throw (181-7) and was third in the shot put (45-0 1/2). Joan Jelimo was second in the 800 (2:19.92) and thirds were earned by Molli Vasa in the 400 hurdles (1:06.94), Kenzie Sulivan in the discus (152-9) and Kim Lowman in the 1,500-meter run (5:08.62).
Rianna Noelle was fifth in the triple jump (35-10), Taylor Gilsdorf was fifth in the 100 (13.46), Tia Jones was sixth in the hammer throw (160-3), Ali Dykman tied for sixth in the high jump (5-2 1/2), Hannah Perkins was seventh in the 1,500 (5:42.81), Sraah Stang was eighth in the hammer throw (154-5) and Josephine Peitz was eighth in the 800 (2:32.91).
In men’s action, Preston Davis recorded a pair of third place finishes to lead the Wayne State men, taking third in the javelin (171-4) and in the 400-meter hurdles (55.66).
Fourths were earned by Ben Allen in the shot put (51-8 1/4), Cade Kalkowski in the hammer throw (180-4) and Aaron English in the high jump (6-5 1/2).
Noah Lilly was fifth in the javelin (156-6), Kyle Lowe placed sixth in the 400 hurdles (57.06) and Matthew Nemec placed ninth in the hammer throw (166-6).
Wayne State will be in action again Wednesday at the Mount Marty Invite in Yankton.
