In a split weekend for the Black Hills State University men’s and women’s track and field teams last Friday and Saturday, the Yellow Jackets captured 23 new career-best marks and times, seven event wins, and set six new all-time top-10 marks in school history. On Friday the Yellow Jackets competed at the Chadron State “Con Marshall” Early Bird, where both the men’s and women’s teams finished third place in the team race competing against regional rivals Chadron State and South Dakota Mines. Ryan Baker set the lone top-10 mark of the weekend on the men’s side, capturing a third place finish in the hammer throw that ranks eighth in program history. Earning event wins in Chadron were Adam Stimes (high jump) and Bridger Anderson (long jump). Also, on Friday afternoon Cassidy Goddard earned a pair of event wins in the discus and hammer throw, while Alivia Weathers (100m hurdles) and Lauryn Bennett (pole vault) also earned event victories. Goddard’s mark in the hammer throw and Bennett’s mark in the pole vault each ranked top-10 in school history. On Saturday in Pueblo, Colorado, at the Dr. Dan Caprioglio Invitational, the Yellow Jacket women saw Evie Boyd win the 10,000m run and teammate Emma Hofmeister join her as they each clocked top-10 times in school history in the event, while Avery Marler record a top-10 program time in the 400m dash.




