MANKATO, Minn. – The Southwest Minnesota State women's and men's track & field teams put together several top marks and times, including one school record, competing at the Stomper Open hosted by Minnesota State on Wednesday afternoon.
SMSU closed the day with four first-places finishes.
Logan Smidt, competing in just her second collegiate meet, set a school record in the javelin with a first-place toss of 37.83m. The mark broke the previous school record of 36.06m set in 2024.
Colton Johnson had big day for the men's team winning the long jump with a distance of 7.44m. The mark would be a school record, breaking the previous record of 7.25m, but the jump was aided by wind per NCAA rules. Johnson also finished third in the triple jump at 14.28m.
Ole Taylor won the men's javelin with a toss of 53.54m.
Jacob Kunkel placed second in the high jump clearing with a personal best 2.02m.
Chaden Carroll finished fourth in the men's pole vault at 4.31m with
BT Teboh finishing fourth in the long jump at 6.85m.
Deekon Anvid finished in fourth place in the discus at 49.10m.
On the women's side,
Christine Sleeter captured first place in the high jump with a height of 1.62m.
Zoe Sharp and
Seely Stockmoe finished third and fourth in the javelin with tosses of 35.12m and 34.09m respectively.
Ella Doble ran 25.64 in the 200 meters to finish fourth.
Shealyn Tom earned sixth place in the pole vault clearing 3.35m.
SMSU is scheduled to return to Mankato on Saturday for the Minnesota State Open.
