VERMILLION, S.D. — The Southwest Minnesota State University women’s and men’s outdoor track & field teams set a pair of school records to day competing in a strong field at the USD Challenge hosted by the University of South Dakota on Friday and Saturday.

For the SMSU women’s team, Istau Shirek set a school record in the 100-meter hurdles on Saturday running 14.64 to finish in seventh place.

Tatum Klink earned a 13th place finish in the long jump at 5.01m.

For the Mustang men, Isaiah Nelson earned a fifth place mark in the triple jump at 13.71m, while McKallen Smith set a program record in the high jump with a mark of 1.98m to finish 10th overall.

Renald Pierre just missed the finals in the 110-meter hurdles and placed 10th overall at 15.10. Teammate Junior Kandolo earned a mark of 6.44m in the long jump to finish in 12th overall.

Connor Wigand finished in 15th in the shot put with a toss of 15.27m and was 11th in the discus at 45.96m.

Southwest Minnesota State is scheduled to next compete at the Sioux City Relays on Friday, April 16.

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