Blake Nyenati, Adam Dugger Lead Bison Men at USD Saturday

VERMILLION, S.D. – The North Dakota State men’s track & field team posted several nationally ranked marks at the USD Tune-Up on Saturday.
 
Bison sophomore Blake Nyenati took second in the 110m hurdles, running a personal-best 13.89 to rank third-fastest in school history and top 80 in the NCAA this season.
 
Redshirt freshman Adam Dugger posted a huge personal-best to win the long jump, leaping 24-5 (7.44m) to tie for 10th-best in school history. He also entered the NCAA top 100 this year.
 
Freshman Reece Grosserode won the triple jump with an outdoor season-best mark of 49-7 (15.11m), moving up to eighth on the NDSU all-time list. Sophomore Carlton Mukurazita took third with a jump of 47-10 (14.58m).
 
NDSU’s Kaden Pastian won a pair of throwing events on Saturday, taking the hammer throw with a mark of 188-11 (57.58m) and the discus with a season-best throw of 177-1 (53.99m). Zack Ramos took third in the discus with a mark of 167-2 (50.96m).
 
Freshman Tyler Milkes took fourth in the 200m dash with a time of 21.70.
 
Brooks Turner took fifth in the 110m hurdles in 14.05, Brock Johnsen was sixth in 14.16, and Trey Heinrich was seventh in 14.32.
 
Sophomore Ethan Moe placed sixth in the 800m in 1:51.17, and redshirt freshman Jonah Dafoe ran a personal-best 1:51.27 for seventh.
 
The Bison will compete next at home on Friday, May 9.