SPEARFISH, S.D. –  Rocky Mountain College had six different indoor track & field school records broken while competing at the Myrle Hanson Open in Spearfish, S.D. on Saturday.

Michael Lee broke two school records. Lee claimed a first place finish and the school record in the men's shot put with a distance of 15.02m/49'3.5". He had set the school record a week prior at the Dave Little Alumni Mile after throwing for 14.96m. Finishing in seventh, Lee also reclaimed his school record in the men's weight throw with a distance of 14.97m/49'1.5". Elijah Barkell had set the record last week at 13.97m.

Competing in her first competition as a Battlin' Bear, Allison Halverson broke a four-year-old record in the women's shot put. Finishing in tenth, Halverson threw for a distance of 10.68m/35'0.5". The previous record was 9.45m set by Katie Browning in 2016. Halverson also broke teammate Kara Holmlund's record in the women's weight throw with a 14th place finish and a mark of 11.85m/38'10.5". Holmlund had set the record last week at 9.86m.

Also competing in his first competition as a Battlin' Bear was Isaac Cunningham who broke Rocky's triple jump school record with a distance of 11.78m/38'7.75". The previous record was 11.24m set by Luke Miller in 2018. Cunningham finished in eighth in the event.  

The final record broken came from Rocky's women's 4x400 relay team who ran a time of 4:22.90 to break the indoor record by a hundredth of a second. The team consisted of Bailey Bard, Sydney Little Light, Carrie Daniels, and Olivia Earling.

Other notable performances included a first place finish from Little Light in the women's mile. Little Light ran a personal best time of 5:24.67 to finish at the top of a field of 14 runners.

Isaac Petsch claimed Rocky's other first place finish in the men's 3000m. Petsch ran a personal best time of 9:00.19 to place first in a field of 21 runners while teammate Jackson Wilson placed in fourth with a time of 9:16.54.

In the men's mile, Wilson, Elijah Boyd, and Joseph Vanden Bos each posted a personal best time. Running in a field of 19 athletes, Wilson took third in 4:32.83 while Boyd and Vanden Bos finished right behind him in fourth and fifth in 4:33.29 and 4:34.07.

Daniels took third in the women's 800m with a time of 2:27.79.

The Battlin' Bears will next compete at the Montana State Open in Bozeman, Mont., on Feb. 7.