{"id":225741,"date":"2021-05-17T08:19:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T13:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=225741"},"modified":"2021-05-17T08:19:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T13:19:11","slug":"results-vcsu-track-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=225741","title":{"rendered":"Results VCSU Track & Field"},"content":{"rendered":"

(VCSU)<\/a>\u00a0 \u2013 Zachary Co<\/a>,\u00a0Allyssa Weitkum<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Brooke Malsom<\/a>\u00a0all won conference titles Friday as the VCSU track and field teams wrapped up competition at the NSAA Championships in Forest City, Iowa.<\/p>\n

Co won the men\u2019s shot put and set a new meet record. Malsom won the women\u2019s long jump with a new meet record, and Weitkum ran away with 3000 meter steeplechase title by more than 27 seconds. They join\u00a0Kyle Odegard<\/a>\u00a0(men\u2019s javelin) and\u00a0Peyton Halverson<\/a>\u00a0(women\u2019s javelin) as individual conference champions for VCSU at the two-day meet.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

The Vikings finished the NSAA Championships with those five individual titles and 11 total\u00a0All-Conference performances. As a team, VCSU\u2019s men placed third with 70 team points. The Viking women placed fourth with 86.4 points.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

The top six finishers at the NSAA Championships earned team points, while the top three individuals in each event \u2013 and the top two relays \u2013 earned All-Conference honors.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Zachary Co<\/a>\u00a0won the shot put title on Friday, setting a new conference meet record with his top throw of 16.53 meters. He has qualified to compete at nationals in both shot put and discus.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Allyssa Weitkum<\/a>\u00a0won the women\u2019s 3000 meter steeplechase, beating second place by more than 27 seconds as she crossed the line in a time of 12:31.10. In women\u2019s long jump, Malsom set a new personal record and a new conference meet record with her jump of 5.56 meters (18\u2032-3\u2033). Malsom actually tied for first place with Dickinson\u2019s Faith Brennan, but Malsom won the title via tiebreaker due to her second-best jump being farther than Brennan\u2019s.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Along with breaking the NSAA meet record in long jump, Malsom broke her own school records in both the 100 and 200 meter races during the NSAA meet. On Friday, she placed second in the 200-meter dash with a school record time of 25.30, earning All-Conference honors. Malsom broke her own 100-meter school record during the preliminaries on Thursday, running 12.32. She finished the finals Friday in fourth place with a time of 12.40.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Also on Friday,\u00a0Clay Kummer<\/a>\u00a0earned All-Conference in the 400 hurdles as he placed second in 55.32 seconds.\u00a0Hannah Gordon<\/a>\u00a0placed second in the women\u2019s shot put, throwing 11.05 meters to earn All-Conference as well.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Up next:\u00a0<\/strong>Zachary Co<\/a>\u00a0(shot put, hammer throw) and\u00a0Kyle Odegard<\/a>\u00a0(javelin) have qualified to compete at the NAIA National Championships, May 26-28 in Gulf Shores, Ala.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

NSAA Championships \u2013 Forest City, Iowa<\/u><\/strong>
\nFinal Team Results<\/u><\/strong>\u00a01. Dakota State, 250; 2. Dickinson State, 237; 3. Valley City State, 70; 4. Viterbo, 52; 5. Waldorf, 32; 6. Bellevue, 23<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Women:<\/strong>\u00a01. Dickinson, 215.2; 2. Dakota State, 200; 3. Viterbo, 137.2; 4. Valley City State, 86.4; 5. Waldorf 30.2; 6. Bellevue, 6<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

VCSU Men \u2013 Top 6 Finishers<\/u><\/strong>
\nFRIDAY<\/strong>
\n110 hurdles: 4.\u00a0Clay Kummer<\/a>, 15.72
\n400 hurdles: 2.\u00a0Clay Kummer<\/a>, 55.32
\n1500 meters: 6.\u00a0Bryce Nelson<\/a>, 4:28.01
\nDiscus: 6.\u00a0Zachary Co<\/a>, 41.59 meters
\nHigh jump: 4.\u00a0Alex Otto<\/a>, 1.90 meters
\nShot put: 1.\u00a0Zachary Co<\/a>, 16.53 meters
\n4\u00d7100 relay: 5. VCSU, 45.06 (Kummer, Reed, Koetz, Fuchs)
\n4\u00d7400 relay: 3. VCSU, 3:33.35 (Kummer, Femling, Otto, Fuchs)<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

THURSDAY<\/strong>
\n400 meters: 3.\u00a0Cody Fuchs<\/a>, 49.87
\n10,000 meters: 5.\u00a0Bryce Nelson<\/a>, 37:49.10
\nHammer throw: 3.\u00a0Zachary Co<\/a>, 48.78 meters
\nJavelin: 1.\u00a0Kyle Odegard<\/a>, 61.90 meters; 5.\u00a0Alex Otto<\/a>, 47.62 meters
\nPole vault: 6.\u00a0Hayden Thingvold<\/a>, 3.35 meters
\nTriple jump: 6.\u00a0Garrett Ward<\/a>, 12.81 meters
\n4\u00d7800 Relay: 3. VCSU, 8:48.39 (Femling, Wheeling, Goldade, Nelson)<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

VCSU Women \u2013 Top 6 Finishers<\/u><\/strong>
\nFRIDAY<\/strong>
\n100 meters: 4.\u00a0Brooke Malsom<\/a>, 12.40
\n100 hurdles: 6.\u00a0Taylor Sargent<\/a>, 16.66
\n200 meters: 2.\u00a0Brooke Malsom<\/a>\u00a025.30
\n3000 steeplechase: 1.\u00a0Allyssa Weitkum<\/a>, 12:31.10
\n5000 meters: 4.\u00a0Allyssa Weitkum<\/a>, 20:23.16; 6.\u00a0Jasmine Barnes<\/a>, 20:39.15
\nDiscus: 5.\u00a0Kayla Klemmer<\/a>, 33.53 meters
\nHigh jump: 6.\u00a0Tyler Smith<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Taylor Sargent<\/a>, 1.39 meters
\nLong jump: 1.\u00a0Brooke Malsom<\/a>, 5.56 meters
\nShot put: 2.\u00a0Hannah Gordon<\/a>, 11.95 meters
\n4\u00d7100 relay: 5. VCSU, 55.42 (Malsom, Halverson, Smith, Harris)
\n4\u00d7400 relay: 4. VCSU, 4:37.48 (Malsom, Lauf, Vasicek, Ishizaka)<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

THURSDAY<\/strong>
\n10,000 meters: 2.\u00a0Jasmine Barnes<\/a>, 44:46.39
\nHammer throw: 5.\u00a0Hannah Gordon<\/a>, 40.71 meters
\nJavelin: 1.\u00a0Peyton Halverson<\/a>, 33.53 meters; 4.\u00a0Hannah Gordon<\/a>, 31.63 meters
\n4\u00d7800 Relay: 4. VCSU, 11:21.58 (Lauf, Vasicek, Ishizaka, Weitkum)
\nPentathlon: 4.\u00a0Taylor Sargent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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