SPEARFISH, S.D.- New and returning Battlin' Bears alike made impacts on the program record book in Rocky's successful afternoon at the David Little Alumni Meet. 

Women's Notable Results

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Kellan Wahl tied her own school record in the 60-meter, running her preliminaries in 7.82 seconds. She finished first in the finals, crossing the line in 7.88 seconds. Her finish of 7.82 seconds is just two-tenths of a second away from a qualifying standard. Charlize Davis followed behind in second place, tying for ninth-best in program history in 7.95 seconds in the finals. Baylee Young (8.26) finished fifth, and Vaidyn Vanderploeg placed seventh (8.65) after advancing to the finals. 

Wahl also won the 200-meter race, with a time of 27.05 seconds. Baylee Young placed sixth with a time of 28.38 seconds. 

Charlize Davis bested her own school record in the 60-meter hurdles, crossing the line in 8.98 seconds, the first sub-nine-second 60-meter race in program history. She'll look to improve her mark to reach the qualifying standard of 8.87 seconds. 

After entering the competition at 1.45 meters, Brooke Wirkkala surpassed 1.45 and 1.50 meters on her first attempt before concluding with a successful third attempt at 1.55 meters to win the women's high jump—her jump of 1.55 meters ties both the program record and her personal best. 

Wirkkala also won the women's long jump with a final mark of 5.16 meters, the second-best mark in program history behind her own school record of 5.20 meters. 

Grace Timm ran the sixth fastest time in program history in the 5,000-meters, winning the race with a time of 18:44.51

Tyne Stokes and Maya Pearcy went 1-2 in the women's 800 meters, with Stokes finishing in 2:25.89 and Pearcy following in 2:26.38. 

Kallyn Wilkins placed fifth in the mile with a time of 5:38.93, while Rylie Schoenfeld followed in ninth with a time of 5:47.61. 

The Rocky women in total finished second overall with a combined team score of 102.5, besting NCAA DII opponents Chadron State and South Dakota School of Mines, along with NAIA foe Dakota Wesleyan. 

Men's Notable Results

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Ryan LaMere set the new 60-meter program record in just his second collegiate meet, finishing fourth overall with a time of 7.03 seconds. The record had stood for six years, as Brenden Leaming owned the top ten finishes in program history before LaMere ran now the first and third fastest times in his first two collegiate competitions. 

Trystin Chapel had an eventful collegiate debut, setting the new program record in the men's triple jump with a final mark of 13.32 meters, placing second overall. He's the first Battlin' Bear to surpass 13 meters in the triple jump. Chapel also recorded the fourth-best long jump mark in program history, taking third place with a final mark of 6.45 meters. The Rocky men's long jump record holder, Drifter Skillicorn, followed in fifth place with a mark of 6.36 meters, the tenth best all-time. 

Corbyn Svec, Justin Glass, and John Spinti all turned in top-ten finishes in program history in the men's 5,000-meters. Svec led the charge with a time of 15:33.12 (sixth all-time), Glass followed in 15:34.46 (seventh all-time), and Spiniti finished in 15:44.32 (tenth all-time). 

Campbell Smith made his collegiate debut with a fourth-place finish in the high jump, bowing out at 1.73 meters, tying for the tenth-best mark in program history and becoming the first Battlin' Bear male to crack the top ten in the high jump since the 2020 season. 

Seth Petsch tallied a third-place finish in the 800 meters with a time of 2:01.39. 

The Battlin' Bear men finished fourth overall as a team with a combined score of 58.5. 

Up Next

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Rocky Track and Field will return to Black Hills State next weekend to compete in the Myrle Hanson Open.