MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Concordia Golden Bears men's and women's track and field teams put up a solid weekend on the campus of the University of Minnesota in their final prep for next weekend's NSIC Championships in Mankato.
 
The men's side opened up the action at University Fieldhouse on Friday as they came home with a haul of 11 finishes inside the top-10 on the day. It was a fairly balanced effort as the top finishes were fairly evenly distributed between short/mid distance, long distance and in the field events.
 
The top finisher for the Golden Bears was Antony Odera as he took third in the long jump. His distance of 22'5.75" put him just an inch and a half out of second and six inches behind first in the event.
 
Tyler Naumowicz joined Odera as a top-5 finisher as he wrapped up fifth in the 60 meter hurdles. Naumowicz turned it on in the finals as he shaved off 0.15 seconds to move up from eighth in the prelims to fifth in the finals with a time of 8.73 seconds.
 
Benjamin Allen followed close behind as he continued his solid season with a sixth place result in the 800 meter run. Allen finished in 1:58.28 to put him a slim 0.09 seconds out of the top-5.
 
Marcus Gustaveson provided the team with another solid finish in the shot put as he registered in at 48'0" to finish in seventh place.
 
Next week will be an important one for the Golden Bears as they make one final trip down to Mankato in the indoor season for the NSIC Championships. Competition is set to take place on Friday and Saturday.
 
The women made the trek over to University Fieldhouse on Saturday and improved on the men's total as they collected 13 top-10 finishes on the day, including four in the top-5.
 
Gretchen Feilen took advantage of the final tune-up before the conference championships as she finished in the top-5 in both the high jump and pole vault. The only athletes to finish ahead of Feilen's 12'2.00" in the pole vault were a pair of athletes from the University of Minnesota while the three finishers ahead of her 5'3.00" in the high jump were also Gophers.
 
Gloria Williams chipped in another solid finish as she took fourth in the 200 meter dash. Williams finished with a time of 26.36 seconds, putting her 0.69 second behind the leader.
 
Wakpor Ighovojah finished fifth in her event as her time of 9.41 in the finals of the 60 meter hurdles put her just outside the top three.
 
Hannah Gustafson also added a sixth place finish in the shot put while Marianna Kramer took sixth in the pole vault.
 
 
Snowshoe Open Results (Men)
200m
Adam Hausken – 24.04 8^th
 
400m
Andrew Leck – 54.46 12^th
 
600m
Josh Johanson – 1:25.67 8^th
Andy Rachuy – 1:31.97 9^th
 
800m
Benjamin Allen – 1:58.28 6^th
Cory Warner – 2:00.49 13^th
 
Mile
Caleb Troe – 4:27.12 10^th
Sean Colaco – 4:39.61 13^th
Tyler Hudson – 4:46.60 15^th
 
3000m Seeded
Peyton Holmes – 9:03.21 13^th
 
3000m Unseeded
Cole Oslin – 8:58.20 4^th
 
60m Hurdles
Tyler Naumowicz – Prelims: 8.86 8^th; Finals: 8.73 5^th
 
Pole Vault
Marshall Jeppeson – 13'7" 9^th
Andy Rachuy – 12'7.25" 10^th
 
Long Jump
Antony Odera – 22'5.75" 3^rd
Howard Jones – 19'0.5" 16^th
 
Shot Put
Marcus Gustaveson – 48'0" 7^th
Thomas Hutchinson – 42'6.25" 13^th
Eric Johnson – 39'4" 18^th
 
Weight Throw
Thomas Hutchinson – 40'7.5" 17^th
Eric Johnson – 33'4.75" 18^th
 
 
Parent's Day Open Results (Women)
60m
LaKeya Rudolph – Prelims: 8.29 14^th
 
200m
Gloria Williams – 26.36 4^th
America Gray – 27.54 17^th
LaKeya Rudolph – 27.93 22^nd
Teghan Norman – 28.98 34^th
 
400m
America Gray – 1:03.93 17^th
 
600m
Leah Amundson – 1:42.82 17^th
Tasha Bennett – 1:49.92 28^th
 
800m
Erica Young – 2:24.33 7^th
Rachel Thaemert – 2:36.07 27^th
 
Mile
Erin Spatenka – 5:34.73 37^th
 
3000m
Jackie Lindfors – 11:07.99 15^th
Ruth Lindberg – 12:05.29 23^rd
 
5000m
Lydia Carr – 20:45.55 10^th
 
60m Hurdles
Wakpor Ighovojah – Prelims: 9.25 4^th; Finals: 9.41 5^th
 
High Jump
Gretchen Feilen – 5'3.00" 4^th
Kalle Burney – 5'1.00" 7^th
 
Pole Vault Seeded
Gretchen Feilen – 12'2.00" 3^rd
Marianna Kramer – 11'2.25" 6^th
 
Pole Vault Unseeded
Erika Shady – 10'2.50" 3^rd
Teghan Norman – 10'2.50" 4^th
Anna Hughes – 7'3.00" 13^th
 
Shot Put Seeded
Hannah Gustafson – 40'7.50" 6^th
 
Shot Put Unseeded
Anna Ripke – 35'3.00" 3^rd
Kalle Burney – 33'4.50" 7^th
 
Weight Throw Seeded
Anna Ripke – 46'8.25" 9^th
 
Weight Throw Unseeded
Hannah Gustafson - 42'0.00" 5^th