BY SPORTSCENE STAFF AND PRESS RELEASE

Day one is in the books for the Dewey Donat Classic taking place at Swisher Field.

Friday’s action featured the multis and the hammer throws. When action resumes at 10 this morning that portion of the meet will finish up before the other half of the meet takes place this afternoon.

Northern State decided to name the meet in honor of the late Duane Donat who passed away last August. He was a longtime meet official.

“This is our first annual Dewey Donat Classic and I’m kind of excited to celebrate that in his honor,” said Wolves coach Lynne Dingman. “It should be really cool.”

Donat’s granddaughter Ellen is competing in the meet as a member of the North Dakota State squad.

“Dewey has always been a fixture since day one. It’s strange not having him here. Everybody knows Dewey,” Dingman said. “It’s something special we could do for him and his family. Pretty much all the Donat family is going to be here (Saturday), too. It will be really cool.”

Dingman was pleased with how her athletes competed against a loaded field on Friday.

“Honestly, this is probably one of the premier multis in the region,” she said.

MEN’S HIGHLIGHTS

·         Jackson Willis sits in fourth in the decathlon with 3,173 points, notching marks of 11.69 in the 100m, 6.75m in the long jump, 9.45m in the shot put, 1.77m in the high jump, and 53.74 in the 400m

·         Sean Juengst holds down the eighth place spot with 2,808 points, recording marks of 12.11 in the 100m, 5.59m in the long jump, 10.82m in the shot put, 1.77m in the high jump, and 56.45 in the 400m

·         Tanner Berg won the hammer throw, tossing 68.67m which was nearly 10 meters over the second place finisher

·         Nick Olson took third in the event, throwing 49.24m, while McCaden Anderson placed eighth with a 43.73m toss

WOMEN’S HIGHLIGHTS

·         Cassidy Gough won the hammer on the women’s side, throwing 46.69m

·         Rachel Guthmiller and Shawney Coenraad followed in fourth and seventh, tossing 43.31m and 42.17m respectively

To see complete first day results, click on the following link:

https://live.herostiming.com/meets/12318