BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Defending Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men's Field Athlete of the Week James Gilbert Jr. continues with top-mark performances, leading the Raiders with a first-place finish in the long jump (7.44m) at the South Dakota State (SDSU) DII Invite in Brookings, S.D.

"I thought we had a solid day of performing across the events," said head coach Scott Bahrke. "For our men, we had 18 PRs which is great! It was good to see so many of our men run faster times. The goal is to keep dropping time as the season progresses."
 
HIGHLIGHTS:

• James Gilbert Jr. (Jr., Orlando, Fla./Edgewater) took home top marks in the long jump with a leap of 7.44m, nearly .5m better than second place. His jump shatters the "A" mark (automatic) for the NAIA national championships.
• Isaiah Lee (Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt) notched a fourth-place in the 1000m with a time of 2:34.05.
• Lorenzo Jones (So., Orlando, Fla./Edgewater) was the highest finishing NAIA performer in the triple jump, taking fourth with a leap of 13.94m.
• Four other Raiders have top 10 finishes in four different events, the highest being an eighth place finish.

HEAD COACH SCOTT BAHRKE COMMENTS:

• Cody Post looked good in his 60-meter dash and Kyler Vander Velde looked good in the 200.
• James Gilbert Jr. bettered his long jump, Wyatt Pryor had a PR in the 600, and Mitch Oostra had his best 400 time on an indoor track.
• Senior Dawson Jacobsma had a PR to win his heat of the 5000. Isaiah Lee, another senior ran his best time in the 1000.
• Freshman Trey Englmann and junior Joseph Kunert ran well in the mile, and Trey came back with a strong anchor leg in the 4x400.
• Lorenzo Jones had a solid day in triple jump, but wants to be more consistent.

 
Up Next: The Raiders will return to action this upcoming weekend on Friday and Saturday (January 28-29) at the Mount Marty Invite in Yankton, S.D. Events start at 1:00 p.m. on both days.