For the second consecutive and final weekend prior to national selections, the Black Hills State University men’s and women’s track & field teams are in action at last chance meets, competing at the Tom Gage Classic hosted by Montana State on Friday, May 8, and the Franson Last Chance hosted by Azusa Pacific on Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9. The quartet of Flynn Johnston (400m hurdles), Bridger Anderson (long jump), Gretchen Adamski (pole vault), and Lauryn Bennett (pole vault) will travel to the meet in Bozeman, Montana, while the trio of Evan Smith (800m run & 1,500m run), Gavin Kuhlenbeck (3,000m steeplechase), and Evie Boyd (1,500m run & 5,000) will travel the meet in Azusa, California. Currently Smith (800m run), Boyd (3,000m steeplechase), Cassidy Goddard (discus), and Adamski (pole vault), sit within the top-22 needed to qualify for the national championships set for two weeks from this weekend, while the others in action this weekend look to secure a last minute spot to Emporia, Kansas.




