The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-06-02
SKATER 8 STATE
RECORDS IN MEET
STATE COLLEGE TRACK MEN SET
THREE NEW RECORDS IN
COMPETITION
UNIVERSITY WON MAJORITY Of POINTS
intercollegiate Meet Saturday Was
Fastest Held in State for
Many Years.

State college made history at the
intercollegiate track and field meet
held under ideal weather conditions
last Saturday at State field when three
state records were broken to smith.
Greens by the sturdy athletes from the
school on the hill who took second
place in the final count for points.
The University of South Dakota track.
sters won the meet but failed to shat
ter any state records. The School of
Mines and Yankton college established
one new record each, making a total of
meet, and two other state records
were tied. The meet was the fastest
that has been held in South Dakota
since the war. The university scored
57h points, State college 40, Yankton
college 27h, and the School of Mines 8.
The meet was held under perfect
conditions barring "A slightly heavy
track, and five records ven by the
board and two were tied. State came
in heavy on the record breaking with
Shawhan smashing the mile with his
4 minutes and 35 2-5 seconds run.
Salisbury hurdled the discus for 125
feet ~ inches and added 7 feet INTO
the former state record. Stout cleared
the bar at II feet feet Ga inches in
the pole vault, and added Az inches
to the former state record, which
was held by Skinner of State. Pierce
of the School of Mines ran a wonder.
full race in the two mile, setting a
onds with Cram of State running him
a pretty race. In the 120 hurdles
Price of the University tied the for
mer state record with Welty of State
going strong for second. The Univer-
sity tied their old record in the half.
mile relay at ! minute and 35 seq
onds. Holmes of Yankton set a new
state record in the half-mile by racing
the $50 yards in 2 minutes and 4
seconds.
Cleworth of YanktOn was high point
getter of the meet and captured the
crowd by his beautiful form in the
1O0-yard dash and the 220. The Yank.
tonian captured first in these two
events and managed to crowd out
Stout for first in the broad jump. Sal
isbury of State was second high point
getter with 13 points on his belt. Jim
took first in the shot put and discus,
and second in the ~javelin. In the dis
Gus the big boy added over 7 feet TO
the state record. Stout of State cap
tured 9 points in the jumps and pole
vault. In the last event he added 4
inches to the former state record.
Summary of the meet:
100-yard dash: First, ClewOrth,
Yankton; second, Jacobson, Univer.
sity; third, Price. University. Time,
1902.
12Oyard hurdles: First, Price, Uni
versity; second, Welty, State; third,
Dubel, University, Time, 1902.
Mile run: First, Shawhan, State;
second, Amundson, University; third,
Thornber, State. Time, 4 min. 35 2-5
sec. New state record.
Two-mile run: First, Pierce, School
Of Mines; second, Cram, State; third,
Beatty, University, Time, 10 min, "a
sec. New state record.
440-yard dash: First, Absher, Uni
versity; second, Numayer, University,
third, Manley, School of Mines. Time,
52:O4.
22O-yard dash: First, Cleworth,
Yankton; second, Jacobson, Univer,
sity; third, Absher, University. Time,
22:O4.
Half mile run: First, Holmes,
Yankton; second, Marley, School Of
Mines; third, Butler, Yankton. Time,
2 min. 4 sec. New state record.
220-yard hurdles: First, Jacobson,
University; second, Price, University;
third, Mccain, State. Time, 26:O1.
Shot put; First, Salisbury, State;
second, Coffee. Yankton; third, +.
Thune, State, Distance, SO IT. in.
Discus; First, Salisbury. State;
second, Hokenstad, University; third,
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