Bison Men Widen Team Lead with Strong Showings in Decathlon, Shot Put

Friday, May 13

Vermillion, S.D.

11 a.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

Summit League Outdoor Championships - Day Two

Photo by: Richard Svaleson

Bison Men Widen Team Lead with Strong Showings in Decathlon, Shot Put

5/13/2016 10:52:00 PM | Men's Track and Field

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VERMILLION, S.D. – Brock Larson and Alex Renner won individual titles and the North Dakota State men's track & field team racked up points in large quantities to extend its lead on the second day of the Summit League Outdoor Championships on a cold and windy Friday at the Lillibridge Track Complex.

NDSU stretched its lead in the team race to 92 points over second-place South Dakota. The Bison have 156 points through eight events, while the Coyotes are next-best with 64. South Dakota State stands in third at 59 points.

The six-time defending champions, NDSU had a remarkable 126 points after the first five events of the meet – the hammer throw, javelin, 10,000m, decathlon and shot put.

Larson, a senior from Fargo, captured his first individual conference championship with a career-best performance in the decathlon. He totaled a personal-best 6,998 points, ranking him ninth all-time at NDSU.

The Bison men racked up 33 team points in the decathlon by sweeping the top five places. Behind Larson, Grant Mjelstad took second, Daniel Asa was third, Matt Moberg was fourth, and Ryan Enerson finished fifth. Larson had been the league runner-up in the decathlon in each of the past two seasons.

NDSU tacked on another 30 points in the shot put with a dominant 1-3-4-5-6-7 finish. Renner took first at 61-02.25 (18.65m) for his second straight title in the event, and senior Brandt Berghuis threw 59-02.75 (18.05m) for third place. Conrad Schwarzkopf placed fourth, Payton Otterdahl took fifth, Brian Blasey was sixth, and Steffan Stroh claimed seventh.

Senior Beau Kashmark earned the highest Summit League finish of his career, claiming runner-up honors in the high jump at 6-07.50 (2.02m).

Sophomore Brant Gilbertson earned a runner-up finish in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:22.65. NDSU also got a third-place finish from senior Brendan Skime and a fifth-place finish from redshirt freshman Camron Roehl in the steeplechase.

On his final attempt in the long jump, senior Colin Paarmann hit the second-best mark of his career to take fifth place at 23-04.50 (7.12m).

In addition to the final events contested on Friday, the Bison men also put themselves in position to score more on the track on Saturday. Jerome Begin, Parker McKittrick and Paarmann all qualified for the 110m hurdles final. Begin was the fastest qualifier, clocking a lifetime-best 13.99 seconds – a time that would have tied the NDSU school record had it not been wind-aided.

The Bison men went 3-for-3 in the 800m prelims, with Jonah Warwick, Dalton Herding and Matt Jennings all advancing to tomorrow's final.

Bismarck Century HS grads Landon Jochim and Jacob Richter both advanced to the Summit League finals in the 400m dash. Freshman Karter Gorney was the third-fastest qualifier to the 100m final in a wind-aided 10.79 seconds.

The Summit League Outdoor Championships will conclude Saturday, beginning with the women's discus and triple jump at 11 a.m.