Magnuson Shatters DWU Shot Put Record and Shanks Hits the “B” Standard

December 2, 2023 Travis Kriens Local, Regional and National Sport stories

Brookings, S.D. – The DWU indoor track team sent five individuals to the SDSU Holiday Open. Abby Magnuson smokes the DWU indoor shot-put record as well as hit the “A” Standard to auto-qualify for the NAIA National Indoor Track Championship. Hunter Shanks hit the “B” Standard in his 800m race as well as broke school that he previously held.

How It Happened –

Men’s Team

Hunter Shanks – 800m – 1:55.08  *NEW SCHOOL RECORD* (National “B” Standard)

Caleb Sayler – 5000m – 15:33.20 3rd place

Women’s Team

Caley Murphy – 1 mile – 6:05.71 10th place

Abby Hasart – 3k – 11:45.93

Abby Magnuson – Shot Put – 14.13m 2nd place *NEW SCHOOL RECORD*

In the first indoor meet of the season, the Tigers made some noise. Hunter Shanks would break the All-Time school record in the 800m, the record he broke last year. Shanks ran an impressive 1:55.08, a time that would qualify for the “B” Standard and punched his ticket to the NAIA Championships. Abby Magnuson shattered the shot-put record in her first ever indoor track meet. She tossed out a throw out to 14.13m, surpassing the previous record by 0.27m. The two athletes have now qualified for the NAIA National Indoor Track Championships.

Caleb Sayler ran a strong race in the 5000m as he finished in third place. Freshman Caley Murphy finished in 10th place in her first collegiate indoor race, as she ran the 1-mile. Abby Hasart ran in the 3000m and crossed with her time of 11:45.93.

Coach Rosado’s Thoughts

“A lot of great things happened today in this early part of the season. Hunter ran out of his mind to hit his first standard mark of his career. Abby Magnuson destroyed the school record in the shot-put in her first ever indoor meet capped off some of the key performances. Caley Murphy had a personal best in the mile and both Caleb and Abby had a stronger opener. We have a few weeks before we return with the whole squad. I am very excited for the season ahead of us.”

Up Next for the Tigers –

The Tigers will travel back to Brookings, S.D. to compete in the NAIA Preview on January 3rd back at SDSU’s campus.