MANKATO, Minn. – The Southwest Minnesota State women's and men's indoor track & field teams put together another strong day at the Minnesota State Open on Saturday.
On the men's side, Alejandro Sanchez won the 800-meter with an NCAA provisonal time of 1:55, ranking as the fastest in the NSIC this season and seventh in Division II.
Dallin Finley also posted an outstanding day taking home eighth place in the 200-meter with a time of 22.75.
Austin LaFollette earned an eighth place finish in the 600-meter at 1:27.65, while Blake Wooten finished ninth (2:44.86) and Evan Bonneson placed 10th (2:45.61) in the 1,000-meter run.
SMSU's 4x400 relay team of LaFollette, Zach Jones, Chris Kveseth and Sanchez placed third with a time of 3:25.50.
In the field events, Ben Tonsager recorded a fourth place finish with a throw of 14.98m in the shot put, while Will Rose was ninth with a toss of 13.59m.
Alex Weis earned a fifth place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 15.93m.
Albert Rogalski placed sixth in the long jump at 6.42m, while Lucas Woods was seventh at 6.39m, followed by Zach Jones in ninth place with a jump of 6.32m.
On the women's side, Kim Shabino shined with a third place finish in the 200-meter with a time of 26.30 and also advanced to the semifinals of the 60-meter, finishing in ninth place with a time of 8.08.
Amanda Grengs finished ninth in the 1,000-meter with a time of 3:15
SMSU's 4x400 relay team of Samantha McNeel, Eisha Oden, Macy Violett and Nya Buom earned a sixth place finish with a time of 4:13.71.
In the field events, Naomi Dalton finished 11th in the shot put with a throw of 12.31m.
Southwest Minnesota State continues action next weekend competing at both the Jack Johnson Invite at the University of Minnesota on Friday and Saturday and at the Wayne State Open on Jan. 31.
