Jochim Claims NDSU 400m Dash Record at South Dakota State

Saturday, January 21

Brookings, S.D.

12 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational

Photo by: Richard Svaleson

Jochim Claims NDSU 400m Dash Record at South Dakota State

1/21/2017 8:20:00 PM | Men's Track and Field

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BROOKINGS, S.D. – North Dakota State junior sprinter Landon Jochim broke the 20-year-old school record in the 400m dash on Saturday at the Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational, highlighting a day of outstanding performances for the Bison men's track & field team.

Jochim (Bismarck, N.D.) clocked 47.41 in the 400m to break Bison Athletic Hall of Famer Jason Breitzman's NDSU record of 47.65 established in 1997. Jochim's time ranks 19th in the country this season.

Bison sophomore Jacob Richter raced to a win in the 600m, clocking 1:20.64 to rank fourth-fastest in NDSU history in the event.

Junior Payton Otterdahl claimed first place in both the weight throw and shot put at SDSU, posting a toss of 66-11.50 (20.41m) in the weight and 56-01.25 (17.10m) in the shot put. Senior Alex Renner registered a lifetime-best in the weight throw, hitting 62-01.00 (18.92m) to rank sixth in NDSU history. NDSU's Steffan Stroh was the runner-up in the shot put at 55-05.50 (16.90m).

NDSU junior Brant Gilbertson won the 800m in 1:54.53, and Bison sophomore Byrne Curl took second in 1:54.80. Both were indoor personal-best times.

Junior J.T. Butler placed fourth in the 200m dash in 22.21 seconds. Sophomore Camron Roehl raced to a sixth-place finish in the mile, running a personal-best time of 4:15.96.

Bison freshmen Connor Salisbury and Kevin Szamlewski both cleared 14-09.00 (4.50m) in the pole vault to finish eighth and ninth, respectively, in the meet.

Unattached NDSU freshman Alex Talley posted a mark of 53-11.00 (16.43m) to finish fourth in the shot put – a mark that falls just outside the NDSU all-time top 10 list.

NDSU will compete in Lincoln, Neb., at the Adidas Classic hosted by Nebraska on Saturday, Jan. 28.