{"id":170333,"date":"2019-04-23T11:24:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T16:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=170333"},"modified":"2019-04-23T11:26:14","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T16:26:14","slug":"vcsu-adds-2-more-national-track-field-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=170333","title":{"rendered":"VCSU adds 2 more National Track & Field qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"ORANGE CITY, IOWA (VCSUVikings.com<\/a>) \u2013 The Valley City State University track and field team added two more national qualifiers on Saturday as the Vikings wrapped up competition at the two-day Red Raider Open hosted by Northwestern College.<\/p>\n

Mackenzie Huber\u00a0(discus) and\u00a0Carter Buelow\u00a0(shot put) both hit the NAIA \u201cB\u201d Standard in their respective events Saturday, earning themselves a chance to compete at the NAIA National Championships from May 23-25 in Gulf Shores, Ala.<\/p>\n

Buelow recorded a personal-best throw of 15.46 meters (50 feet, 8.75 inches) in the men\u2019s shot put Saturday, placing fifth at the large Red Raider Open. It was a huge personal record for Buelow, topping his previous best throw by more than five feet. It also met the NAIA \u201cB\u201d Standard (15.25 meters) to qualify for nationals and is the top throw in the conference this season by more than 18 inches.<\/p>\n

In women\u2019s discus, Huber also met the \u201cB\u201d standard with her personal-best toss of 43.37 meters (142 feet, 3 inches) on Saturday. That placed her sixth at the large meet but also ranks her ninth in the nation so far this season. Huber also qualified for nationals in discus last season \u2013\u00a0placing 19th in the NAIA \u2013 and her throw Saturday was two feet better than her top mark in 2018.<\/p>\n

Huber and Buelow join five other Vikings who have qualified for nationals this season:\u00a0Kyle Odegard\u00a0(javelin),\u00a0Garret Roemmich\u00a0(javelin),\u00a0Dennis Gonzalez\u00a0(marathon),\u00a0Dylan Olson\u00a0(marathon) and\u00a0Grace Miller\u00a0(marathon).<\/p>\n

Odegard and Roemmich had strong showings in the javelin on Saturday, placing first and second at the Red Raider Open. Both improved on their throws from earlier this season that qualified them for nationals. Odegard had a top throw of 59.83 meters (196 feet, 3 inches) on Saturday to win the event, and Roemmich placed second with his personal-best toss of 58.61 meters (192 feet, 3 inches). The two teammates blew away the competition, with Roemmich\u2019s throw being more than 23 feet farther than third place. Odegard\u00a0\u2013 who placed seventh at nationals last season \u2013\u00a0is now ranked sixth in the nation this season. Roemmich is now ranked 11th.<\/span><\/p>\n

Odegard was the only Viking to win an event this weekend, but several athletes placed second or third.\u00a0Grace Miller\u00a0broke her own school record in the women\u2019s 10,000 meters as she placed second with a time of 40:33.86. Her time was 43 seconds better than the school record of 41:16.40, which Miller set last season. Also on the women\u2019s side,\u00a0Peyton Halverson\u00a0placed second in the javelin throw this weekend with her top throw of 34.83 meters.<\/p>\n

Alex Otto\u00a0placed second in the high jump, clearing 1.95 meters (6-4.75) on Saturday. Otto also placed sixth in the javelin with a throw of 48.37 meters. It was Otto\u2019s first time throwing the javelin as a collegiate athlete. VCSU seniors\u00a0Dylan Olson\u00a0and\u00a0Dennis Gonzalez\u00a0also added a pair of third-place finishes in the distance events. Gonzalez ran a strong race in the 10,000 meters, missing the national qualifying standard by just 12 seconds with his time of 31 minutes, 57.8 seconds. Olson placed third in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with his time of 10 minutes, 29.66 seconds.<\/p>\n

Up next: Valley City State athletes will compete Tuesday at the Cobber Twilight Meet hosted by Concordia College. Competition starts at 3 p.m. in Moorhead, Minn.<\/p>\n

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