College Plus: Eureka runner sets new USD record

Jeff Mettler set a new University of South Dakota record while winning the men’s 5,000-meter in 14:08.74 at the Frank Sevigne Nebraska Cornhusker Invitational in Lincoln over the weekend.

 The Eureka native ran the race in 14 minutes, 8.74 seconds, breaking the USD record of 14:18.37 set by Matt Hoyt in 2000. Mettler recorded the 10th-best time in Division I this season.

 Trevor Vidlak of Nebraska was second in 14:13.62, while Auburn teammates Griffin Jaworski (14:20.18) and Samuel Mueller (14:29.64) were third and fourth, respectively. Redfield native Jared Noyes of Sioux Falls was 20th in 15:39.98.

 

SDSU club

 Thanks to junior Jordan Dykstra’s recent entry, South Dakota State now has 43 members of its men’s basketball 1,000-point club:

1. Nate Wolters, 2009-…2,085

2. Mark Tetzlaff, 1981-85…1,931

3. Lee Colburn, 1970-73…1,822

4. Austin Hansen, 2000-03…1,815

5. Steve Brown, 1975-78…1,534

6. Clint Sargent, 2077-11…1,505

7. Don Jacobsen, 1959-61…1,488

8. Garrett Callahan, 2006-10…1,449

9. Kai Williams, 2006-10…1,423

10. Jermaine Showers, 1993-96…1,399

11. Bob Winzenburg, 1979-82…1,395

12. Jason Sempsrott, 1994-97…1,390

13. Chris White, 1991-92…1,380

14. Dave Thomas, 1970-73…1,355