Men's Track and Field Saturday, April 15, 2023 NWC Athletic Communications

16 Raiders Finish Top-10 on Day One of Sioux City Relays

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Friday-Saturday meet ended up only being a Friday meet, due to weather canceling day two. The Raiders took advantage of this fact and competed to a plethora of top-10 finishes.

The day would have an early start with the shot put competition, where Bryan Zylstra would lead the Raiders in his 6^th place finish, throwing 14.54m or 47' 8.5". He would have his most consistent series ever, eclipsing 14m on each of his throws, and throwing 14.50m three total times. Not to be outdone, William Minnick would be next up in the hammer throw and finish 8^th with a throw of 45.75m or 150' 1". That distance would come off first throw. Being confident with his mark he would try to push the next three throws, unfortunately all to foul marks. His fifth throw wold be back to 42m as he connected with the throw.

On the track, the 110m hurdles would start the day for the Raider men. Elijah Weaver would lead the hurdlers in his 6^th place finish. He would run the race in 15.96 seconds, the exact time as at the Wayne State Classic. The other hurdle race would see Reese Van Zee finish 10^th in the 400m hurdles also running the exact same time of 1:00.84 as he did last week at USD. Next the 100m dash wouldn't fail to disappoint. Grant Palmer would lead in his 6^th place finish with a time of 10.89, his best wind-legal mark of his career. Ashton Sanbulte and Reece Wynne racing in a following heat would have their mental fortitude tested when a fellow competitor in their heat would false start, ultimately leading to hesitant starts.

The 200m dash later in the day saw three Raiders in the top 10 for the event. Braden Jahn led the men to a 4^th place finish, coming across the line in 21.94. Next would be Braden Kalvelage in 7^th with 22.21. The final top-10 would be Palmer again, with next to no wind at his back, coming across in 9^th place in 22.36, a massive lifetime PR. Sandbulte would run a collegiate best in the event into a headwind, as would Wynne. Preston Pfaffle would come through with a lifetime best in the event, also into a head wind, beating his time from last week which had a massive tailwind. The last sprint event had Trey Engelmann run a collegiate best 400m dash in 51.67, and have the highest finish for the Raiders in that event with 8^th place. Coltin Vargas would also PR in the event, running 57.04. Engelmann would come back to finish 10^th in 800m run as well. That run would help to pull Jacob Kalkwarf to a PR run of 2:10.85.

The jumps would not disappoint either. Weaver would come back to finish in 3^rd place in the high jump, clearing 1.90m, or 6'2.75". Harland Groves would follow in 4^th at 1.85m, Drew Geetings in 5^that 1.80m, with Andrew Frick and Donovan Elmore both clearing 1.70m to tie for 8^th place. Noah Lopez would be the final top-10 finish for the men in the triple jump. He would jump his farthest jump of the competition on his second jump, at 11.59m or 38' 0.25".

Raider Top - 10
100m Dash

Grant Palmer 10.89 – 6^th

200m Dash

Braden Jahn 21.94 – 4^th
Braden Kalvelage 22.21 – 7^th
Grant Palmer 22.36 – 9^th

400m Dash

Trey Engelmann 51.67 – 8^th

800m Run

Trey Engelmann 1:57.72 – 10^th

110Hurdles

Elijah Weaver 15.96 – 6^th

400m Hurdles

Reese Van Zee 1:00.84 – 10^th

High Jump

Elijah Weaver 1.90m – 3^rd

Harland Groves 1.85m – 4^th
Drew Geetings 1.80m – 5^th
Andrew Frick 1.70m – 8^th
Donovan Elmore 1.70m – 8^th

Triple Jump

Noah Lopez 11.59m – 9^th

Shot Put

Bryan Zylstra 14.54m – 6^th

Hammer

William Minnick 45.75m – 8th

Raider Rankings in the NAIA:
Braden Kavelage

Long Jump: 2nd

4x100m Relay

16^th

Up Next: The Men's and Women's track and field teams will be competing at the home meet of the Red Raider Open. It will be a two day meet on both Friday and Saturday of the 21^st and 22^nd. Come and support the Raiders at home!

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Players Mentioned

Trey Engelmann: Distance; Sophomore

Harland Groves: Jumps; Sophomore

Braden Jahn: Sprints; Senior

William Minnick: Throws; Senior

Grant Palmer: Sprints; Sophomore

Preston Pfaffle: Sprints; Junior

Tyreece Wynne: Sprints; Junior

Donovan Elmore: High Jump; Freshman

Drew Geetings: High Jump; Freshman

Braden Kalvelage: Jumps; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Trey Engelmann
: Sophomore
: Distance

Harland Groves
: Sophomore
: Jumps

Braden Jahn
: Senior
: Sprints

William Minnick
: Senior
: Throws

Grant Palmer
: Sophomore
: Sprints

Preston Pfaffle
: Junior
: Sprints

Tyreece Wynne
: Junior
: Sprints

Donovan Elmore
: Freshman
: High Jump

Drew Geetings
: Freshman
: High Jump

Braden Kalvelage
: Sophomore
: Jumps