Aide sets DAC record

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SPEARFISH, S.D. — Kelsey Aide set a new Dakota Athletic Conference indoor pole vault record en route to a championship.

The Dickinson State junior vaulted 12 feet, 6 inches to cruise to a title at the DAC indoor championships Friday at the Donald E. Young Center.

DSU junior Andy Murphy completed the team’s sweep in the event with a winning jump of 14 feet, 11 inches.

The Blue Hawk men are in second place to Black Hills State after the first day of the meet. DSU is expected to pile on the points today when the sprint events take place.

Dakota Athletic Conference Indoor Championships

At Donald E. Young Center

Spearfish, S.D.

Team scores

Men: Black Hills St. 40, Dickinson State 35, Jamestown College 19, South Dakota Mines 9, Minot State 5, Dakota State 3.

Women: Black Hills St. 55, Dickinson State 33, Jamestown College 31, Minot State 14, South Dakota Mines 10, Dakota State 1.

Individual events

Women 5000 Meter: 1, Wendy O’Lexey, BHSU, 17:59.3. 11, Lorin Maki, DSU, 22:11.3.

Women Pole Vault: 1, Kelsey Aide, DSU, 12-6.

Women Weight Throw: 1 Aubrey Baxter, BHSU, 65-3. 2, Christa Hofland, DSU, 53-4 1/4. 4, Jessica Eaddy, DSU, 46-3.

Men 5000 Meter Run: 1, Laine Parish, BHSU, 15:44. 2, Pablo Puga, DSU, 15:53.14.

Men Pole Vault: 1, Andy Murphy, DSU 14-11. 2, Kurtis Gross, DSU, 13-11.

Men Weight Throw: 1, Jason Boeding, BHSU, 55-7 1/3. 4, Jason Kraft, DSU, 47-7 2/3. 5, Delron Inniss, DSU, 46-3 1/2. 7, Tyler Schmidkunz, DSU, 44-1 1/2.

Women Pentathlon: S. Skipper, JC, 3,364. L. Koch, BHSU, 2,947. K. Merrill, JC, 2,703. V. Escobar, DSU, 2,670. R. Bickford, JC, 2,350.

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