Lucy Steinmeyer Breaks Her Own School Record To Take Home Silver in the 400m at The Summit League Indoor Championships

Men's Indoor Track & Field 2/28/2021 5:03:00 PM Kyle Doperalski, FightingHawks.com

School Records Tied To Silver Medals The Story For On Day Two At The Summit League Indoor Championships

Lucy Steinmeyer, Jack Vetsch, Patrick Kipkemboi All Break School Records Bringing Home Silver Medals

Lucy Steinmeyer Breaks Her Own School 400m Record At The Summit League Indoor Championships

Brookings, S.D. – School records connected to silver medals was the theme for North Dakota at The Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships presented by the U.S. Air Force Special Warfare.

Senior Lucy Steinmeyer, junior Jack Vetsch, and sophomore Patrick Kipkemboi turned in memorable chart topping performances to claim second place finishes in their respective events after watching teammates Erica Benson and the men's distance medley relay team do the same yesterday.

Steinmeyer bested her previous 400m school record which she tied yesterday by exactly half a second, clocking a 54.94. Despite running seven-tenths of a second faster than she did last year to claim gold, the defending champion settled for silver while posting the 57^th fastest time in the country this year.

Vetsch smashed his own school record in the pentathlon by scoring 5,339 after a strong second day winning the 60m hurdles and the 1000m. Vetsch set a PR in the pole vault clearing 4.20m (13-9.5) boosting him above 5000 points – something no other multi-eventer in the history of the program can say.

In the 5000m Kipkemboi laid back for most of the race before taking the lead inside the final mile. He earned a silver medal in an all-time UND best 14:32.59. It was his first effort at that distance in a Fighting Hawk uniform. The previous school record was held by Josh Lablanc and stood for ten years.

Five Fighting Hawks earned all-conference honors by finishing in the top three in their events:

Destinee Rose-Haas, 2^nd in the weight throw, 20.33m (66-8.5)
Erica Benson, 2^nd in the pentathlon, 3631 points
Men's distance medley relay, Zach Long, Max Baker, Matt Russell, Luke Labatte, 10:03.97
Jack Vetsch, heptathlon, 5339 points
Patrick Kipkemboi, 5000m, 14:32.59

The Hawks had 20 other scoring occurrences:

Conny Wohlfahrt, 800m, 4^th, 2:14.51
Brooklynn Gould, pentathlon, 4^th, 3443 points, - now the third best score in UND history
Austin Wolf, high jump, 4^th, 1.99m (6-6.5)
Ellie Miller, high jump, T-4^th, 1.63m (5-4.25)
Women's Distance Medley Relay, 4^th, 12:19.16, Amanda Robbins, Elaina Swartz, Hannah Anderson, Kendra Franck
Ellie Miller, pentathlon, 5^th, 3294 points
Ellyssa Peterson, 5000m, 5^th, 17:26.85 – now the sixth fastest time in UND history
Women's 4x400m relay, 5^th, 3:55, Maddie Jerome, Elaina Swartz, Conny Wohlfahrt, Lucy Steinmeyer
Luke Labatte, mile, 6th, 4:11.78 – now the third fastest time in UND history
Jennifer Parent, pole vault, 6^th, 3.87m (12-8.5)
Jennifer Parent, triple jump, 6^th, 11.38m (37-4)
Jennifer Parent, long jump, 6^th, 5.76m (18-10.75) – now the best jump in UND history
Ben Hidani, heptathlon, 6th, 4445 points – now the third best score in UND history
Men's 4x400m relay, 6^th, 3:29, Max Baker, Connor McMannes, Matt Russell, Zach Long
Chris Evenson, shot put, 7th, 17.26m (56-7.5) – now the third best throw in UND history
Allison Lardy, shot put, 7^th, 14.13m (46-4.25), - now the fifth best throw in UND history
Erica Benson, high jump, 7^th, 1.63m (5-4.25)
Trenton Hanseder, pentathlon, 7^th, 4442 points – now the fourth best score in UND history
Aric David, heptathlon, 8^th, 4219, - now the seventh best score in UND history
McKenzie Burian, 3000m, 8^th, 9:57.12 – now the sixth fastest time in UND history

The Fighting Hawk women finished fourth while the men finished fifth.

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Players Mentioned

Hannah Anderson: Dist; Senior

Erica Benson: Multis; Senior

McKenzie Burian: Dist.; Sophomore

Kendra Franck: Dist; Junior

Maddie Jerome: SH; Senior

Allison Lardy: Throws; Junior

Ellie Miller: Jumps; Redshirt Junior

Jennifer Parent: Jumps; Junior

Ellyssa Peterson: Dist; Senior

Amanda Robbins: Dist; Senior

Destinee Rose-Haas: Throws; Redshirt Junior

Lucy Steinmeyer: SH; Senior

Players Mentioned

Hannah Anderson
: Senior
: Dist

Erica Benson
: Senior
: Multis

McKenzie Burian
: Sophomore
: Dist.

Kendra Franck
: Junior
: Dist

Maddie Jerome
: Senior
: SH

Allison Lardy
: Junior
: Throws

Ellie Miller
: Redshirt Junior
: Jumps

Jennifer Parent
: Junior
: Jumps

Ellyssa Peterson
: Senior
: Dist

Amanda Robbins
: Senior
: Dist

Destinee Rose-Haas
: Redshirt Junior
: Throws

Lucy Steinmeyer
: Senior
: SH