Local Reivers Teams Shine at University of South Dakota Early Bird Event

The Reivers performed well at the University of South Dakota Early Bird over the weekend. The men's team, ranked 2nd, and the women's team, ranked 6th, achieved notable results. Yekini Bowen won the discus event with a 51.42m throw, and Denzs Simmonds came 3rd in the shot put with a 16.83m throw.

Brandon Calmese led the decathletes, scoring 5436 points to finish 7th and achieving the 8th-best mark nationally. Marcus Edan and Isaiah Cowley also performed well, ranking 9th and 10th nationally with scores of 5252 and 5237 respectively.

In the women's events, Angeline Estrada finished 4th with a national qualifying time of 4:44.14. Moya Mitchell came 6th in the 200m with a time of 25.29, and Judith Koumedzina ran an 11.95, coming 8th.

Veronica Andrusyshyn placed 12th overall in the Heptathlon, achieving the 8th-best mark nationally with a score of 3112. The Reivers' strong performance sets a promising precedent for their future competitions.

Both the men's and women's teams will compete at Wichita State on April 12 & 13, for the KT Woodman Classic. Their recent success at the University of South Dakota Early Bird has raised expectations for their performance at the upcoming event.

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