Kyle Miller during the mile at Mount Marty Open

Men's Track & Field

Miller and Schultz bring Home Individual Titles at Mount Marty Open

YANKTON, S.D. (Jan. 18, 2025) - The Buena Vista University men's indoor track & field team captured a pair of individual titles on Saturday during the Mount Marty Open with fifth-year Kyle Miller in the mile run and sophomore Devon Schultz in the pole vault.

Schultz cleared 14' 1.25" which tied his indoor personal best and tied for the individual title with Dordt University's Willem Den Hartog. Fellow sophomore Nick Walch was right behind in third at 13' 1.5"

Miller, who won the 600m run in his season debut last week, captured the title in the mile run this week by nearly three seconds in a time of 4:27.07.

Junior Carter Braun came in second in the 600m run with his personal best time of 1:26.45 with senior Zach Thompson taking seventh in 1:34.24.

Junior Abraham Christensen came in third with a toss of 14.14m (46-4.75) in the shot put and took 14th in the weight throw.

Isaiah Thomas and Ethan Martin came in fifth and sixth place, respectively, in the triple jump.

Buena Vista returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 25, by hosting the annual Dennis Young Indoor Classic inside of the Lamberti Recreation Center on the Dennis Young Track. Field events will get the day started at 11 a.m. with running events getting underway at 1 p.m.

 
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Players Mentioned

Carter Braun

Carter Braun

Distance
Junior
Abraham Christensen

Abraham Christensen

Throws
Junior
Kyle Miller

Kyle Miller

Mid Distance
Graduate Student
Devon Schultz

Devon Schultz

Pole Vault
5' 11"
Sophomore
Isaiah Thomas

Isaiah Thomas

Sprints/Jumps
Graduate Student
Nick Walch

Nick Walch

Pole Vault, Hurdles
Sophomore
Ethan Martin

Ethan Martin

Jumps/Sprints
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Carter Braun

Carter Braun

Junior
Distance
Abraham Christensen

Abraham Christensen

Junior
Throws
Kyle Miller

Kyle Miller

Graduate Student
Mid Distance
Devon Schultz

Devon Schultz

5' 11"
Sophomore
Pole Vault
Isaiah Thomas

Isaiah Thomas

Graduate Student
Sprints/Jumps
Nick Walch

Nick Walch

Sophomore
Pole Vault, Hurdles
Ethan Martin

Ethan Martin

Freshman
Jumps/Sprints