The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-05-04
N0DAKS SET PACE
FOR COMPETITORS
IN N. G. |. CIRCUIT
Wayne Normal and Yankton
College Snare Majority of
Honors at Carnival
AUGUSTANA SETS new MARK
Sioux Falls High School Squad
Dominates Prep Contend
ers in Field Event
IUGUSTANA SETS New MARK

Sioux Falls, s. D., May 4.-Re
Seven new marks were written into
the record book Saturday as the ninth
annual Dakota relays closed here.
Wayne, Neb., normal was one OF
the leading winners. The Nebraskans
triumphed in two relay events dur
ing the two day program and finish
ed second in another, while Evans
of Wayne raised the high jump mark
TO 6 feet even.
North Dakota university took the
lead in North Central conference
competition. With Pearson, a new
man, running the final mile, the
North Dakotans won their second
race in the distance medley and the
record was cut nearly 10 seconds to
10 minutes, 55.5 seconds.
Yankton Only Triple Winner
Yankton college was the only triple
winner in the college track events
Paced by Joe Mendel, sprint ace,
Yankton took the open half-mile
event for its third triumph.
Baxter of Iowa State Teachers, add
ed nearly four inches to the pole
vault mark, clearing II feet 51s
inches. Compton of Doane college,
Crete. Neb., threw the javelin 189
feet, 6 inches, adding more than 8
feet to a mark that had stood since
1927.
South Dakota university's quarter
milers came from behind in a close
race to win the North Central mile
event in 3 minutes. 24.6 seconds, q
second faster than Morningsides 1880
time.
Augustana Sets Mark
The other college record, the open
two-mile event, was established by
Augustana of Sioux Falls. Fjelstad
ran away with the field in the final
two laps to make 8:16,2. The two
mile team from Cherokee, Iowa, high
school set the other record.
Kettle of Morningside won the 100
yard dash in 10 seconds flat, while
Arnold of Dakota Wesleyan broke the
tape in the high hurdles.
The high school section was domi-
mated by the Sioux Falls squad, which
won three relay races, finished Sec
ord behind Cherokee in the record
breaking two-mile event and saw
Aikens, star Splinter, take the CEN
fury dash.
The summaries:
College two-mile relay-Won by
Augustana (Ormseth, Erickson, Sva-
noe, Fjelstad); Wayne normal, Sec
ond; Huron, third. Time, 8 minutes
1872 seconds. New records. former
record 1923 by Doane college in 1929
College javelin throw by
Compton, Doane college, 1s9 feet. 6
inches. (New record; former record
1S1 feet 2 inches by Dunkak of South
Dakota, 1920 Crakes, South Dakota,
second; Cooper, Iowa Teachers. third.
Kettle, M~orningside; Jarrett. North
Dakota, second; Kramer, South Da-
kota, third. Time, 10 seconds.
College pole vault-Won by Baxter,
Iowa Teachers, IL feet 5h inches (new
record;, former record II feet ~
c., 1930): Whitmore, South Dakota
second; Stapley, Iowa Teachers, third.
College half-mile relay-First sec
tion-Won by Wayne normal dennis
Andrews, Copeland, Litel); Sioux Falls
college. second; Dakota WESLEYAN
Second section-won by Yankton
CPtak, Wilson, Sinkey. Mendel); Iowa
Teachers, second; Doane, third. Time,
minute 81 seconds. (Final ranking
On time basis.) 49,.
North Central distance medley GAO,
$50, three quarters mile, mile)-Won
by North Dakota (Setterland, J.
Thornton, B.. Thornton, Pearson)
South Dakota State, seconds; South
Dakota. third. Time, 10 minutes 55.s
seconds. (New record; former record
11:06.1 made by North Dakota in
1929
College mile relay-won by Wayne
normal (Litel, Christensen, Andrews
Dennis): Doane college, second: Ne.
braska Wesleyan, third. Time, 1921
North Central mile relay-Won by
South Dakota adkins, K e m p e r
Campbell, Wirth); North Dakota, Sec
ond; South Dakota State, third. Time
3 minutes 24.6 seconds. (New record
former record of 3:25.6 by Morning
side college in 1900
College high jump-Won by Evans
Wayne norma); Stapley, Iowa Teach.
ers, second; Hanson, South Dakota
third. Height, s feet. New record
former record, s feet 10% inches by
Geer Of Doane, 1929
College 120-yard high hurdles-Won
by Arnold, Dakota Wesleyan; Wirth,
South Dakota. second; WEIGH. South
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