MANKATO, Minn.- The Concordia-St. Paul track and field team competed in the Mark Schuck Open & Multi on Friday and Saturday, hosted by Minnesota State. The Bears earned one NCAA DII provisional mark and four first-place finishes at the meet. Additionally, the Golden Bears had 19 top-ten finishes across 14 events and eight top-five finishes across eight events.
Arika Robinson, with her first place win in the women's high jump with a 5'8" mark, was the only Golden Bear to earn an NCAA DII provisional mark and sits at second among female Division II athletes in the event.
Robinson was first of 24 competitors in the event, including teammates Ella Paaverud who tied for seventh and Courtney Mensah who tied for 21st. Robinson also placed second in the long jump with a 18'4.5" mark, a new college best.
Thomas Schauerman took home a first place finish in the 600m dash with a time of 1:23.06, outpacing second place by .07 seconds. The senior also earned his college best time in the event today. Teammate Josh Sims placed 8th in the event with a time of 1:25.00.
Jakob Tordsen placed first in the high jump with a new college best height of 6'8", falling just .75" short of the CSP men's program record. Arik Johnson, Josh Hauver, and Calder Erick also competed in the event. Johnson tied for 6th with a 6'2" mark, Hauver took 14th with a 5'6" mark, and Calder Erick earned 16th with a 5'2.25" jump.
Andrew Johnson earned a first place finish in the long jump with a converted mark of 23'1.25". He also earned a new college best in the 200m with a time of 22.97, taking ninth.
Other top finishes for the Golden Bears include Sofia Dodge who tied for second in the pole vault with a 11'1.75" mark, Eben Mundfrom who took third in the weight throw with a toss of 59'7.75", and Owen Erickson who placed fifth in the 5000m with a 15:38.60 time.
The Golden Bears will compete in the Bearcat Open next, hosted by Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, Mo. on Saturday, Feb. 5.
RESULTS
Men's
200m
Andrew Johnson- 22.97, 9th
Hudson Jean- 23.61, 21st
Priestly Jibunor- 23.65, 23rd
Nate Segura- 24.16, 33rd
300m
Taaron Rudzitis- 37.52, 11th
Payton Peterson- 38.43, 14th
DJ Smith- 39.20, 17th
400m
Payton Peterson- 55.20, 15th
DJ Smith- 55.96, 16th
600m
Thomas Schauerman- 1:23.06, 1st
Josh Sims- 1:25.00, 8th
800m
Josh Sims- 2:07.99, 24th
1000m
Matthew Helser- 2:41.13, 12th
Emmett Faltesek- 2:43.70, 16th
One Mile
Travis Andrews- 4:39.10, 33rd
Matt Krummel- 4:39.30, 34th
3000m
Matt Krummel- 9:08.82, 9th
Emmett Faltesek- 9:12.65, 12th
Michael Kraimer- 9:56.04, 24th
James Frigstad- 10:31.21, 27th
5000m
Owen Erickson- 15:38.60, 5th
4 x 400m Relay
Jibunor, Enders, Rudzitis, Feist- 3:38.19, 8th
Distance Medley Relay
Schauerman, Sims, Andrews, Helser- 10:34.04, 6th
High Jump
Jakob Tordsen- 6'8", 1st
Arik Johnson- 6'2", T-6th
Josh Hauver- 5'6", 14th
Calder Erick- 5'2.25", 16th
Pole Vault
Basheer Alam- 11'7.75", 14th
Josh Hauver- 11'1.75", 17th
Long Jump
Andrew Johnson- 23'1.25", 1st
Josh Hauver- 19'2.75", 10th
Peyton Enders- 17'8.25", 15th
Thomas Dietel- 17'7", 16th
Shot Put
Hunter Quinn- 42'11.75", 17th
Jakob Tordsen- 42'2", 18th
CJ Picazo- 41'3.75", 20th
Calder Erick- 35'0.5", 23rd
Arik Johnson- 29'6.75", 28th
Weight Throw
Eben Mundfrom- 59'7.75", 3rd
Hunter Quinn- 53'9.75", 8th
Keegan Larson- 45'6.5", 18th
CJ Picazo- 38'7.5", 28th
Women's
200m
Christabelle Mulcahy- 28.05, 34th
Gianna Bedford- 29.13, 41st
Courtney Mensah- 29.51, 50th
300m
Destiny Mattingly- 44.88, 12th
400m
Cece Lewis- 1:01.37, 15th
Destiny Mattingly- 1:05.94, 23rd
Gianna Bedford- 1:08.38, 26th
Lauryn Samuel- 1:08.51, 27th
600m
Jaid Perry- 1:44.45, 13th
Isabella D'Burke- 1:47.73, 17th
One Mile
Anna Sajdak- 6:24.57, 33rd
Delaney Butler- 6:36.98, 35th
Emma Giger- 7:19.83, 39th
3000m
Avery Sivonen- 11:55.39, 24th
Tess Houglum- 12:58.23, 30th
Delaney Butler- 13:39.58, 35th
Emma Giger- 14:14.90, 36th
4 x 400m Relay
Lewis, D'Burke, Robinson, Perry- 4:09.52, 7th
High Jump
Arika Robinson- 5'8", 1st NCAA DII Provisional Mark
Ella Paaverud- 5'1.75", T-7th
Courtney Mensah- 4'6", T-21st
Pole Vault
Sofia Dodge- 11'1.75", T-2nd
Callie Rientsma- 9'2.25", T-15th
Long Jump
Arika Robinson- 18'4.5", 2nd
Shot Put
Jenna Morris- 28'2.75", 27th
Weight Throw
Tia Donlan- 52'8.75", 8th
Ella Paaverud- 46'5.5", 20th
Sarah Jeppesen- 40'6.25", 31st
Jenna Morris- 33'9.25", 34th
