WAYNE, Neb. – The Southwest Minnesota State University outdoor track & field teams concluded its season-opening weekend on a windy Saturday competing at the Wayne State Wildcat Classic.
 
On the women's side, Caitlyn Regan earned first place in the 1500 meters for the Mustangs with a time of 5:06.38.
 
Rebecca Manteuffel placed second in the discus at 44.11m and was sixth in the shot put at 12.99m.
 
Isatu Shirek just missed a school record in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.46 to finish fifth.
 
McKallen Smith tied for first in the high jump at 1.90m for the men's team, while teammate Isaiah Nelson recorded a mark of 13.30m to finish second in the triple jump.
 
Jed Hansen was second in the pole vault at 4.12m with Hunter Smith finishing third at 3.97m.
 
Connor Wigand earned fifth place in the discus at 43.21m with Joshua Kemp recording a throw of 37.47m to place 10^th.
 
Wigand picked up a third place mark in the shot put at 15.83m, while Carl Swedzinski was fifth at 14.00m and Jackson McMillen finished sixth at 12.90m.
 
Renald Pierre ran 16.16 in the 110 meter hurdles to place third, while in the 100 meter dash Brandon Mason crossed the line in third place at 11.74.
 
The meet opened on Friday afternoon with a pair of field events. For the SMSU men, Wigand advanced to the finals in the hammer throw and finished eighth overall with a mark of 45.91m. Swedzinski placed 11th at 38.96m, Kemp was 13th at 37.31m, while McMillen came in 17th place at 31.54m.
 
In the javelin, Tucker Machart finished third at 34.98m with Kemp placed fourth at 34.49m.
 
Manteuffel set a school record in the hammer throw advancing to the finals and placing ninth at 50.11m. Hailey Nierling finished 21st overall with a toss of 41.97m, while Morgan Hughes was 28th at 32.75m.
 
Southwest Minnesota State returns to competition next Saturday at the University of South Dakota Early Bird meet.