MANKATO, Minn.- Concordia-St. Paul track and field kicked off the 2022-23 indoor season this weekend at the Liberty Kickoff Invitational in Lynchburg, Va., and the Chuck Peterson Open in Mankato, Minn.
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LIBERTY KICKOFF INVITATIONAL
Arika Harbo and
Jakob Tordsen represented the Golden Bears at the Liberty Kickoff Invitational last Friday. The event featured Division I and Division II athletes from across the country.Â
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Arika Harbo picked up right where she left off a season ago with a new school in the pentathlon with 3848 points and a second overall finish. She recorded three first-place finishes in the 60m hurdles, high jump and long jump in route to the record-setting performance.
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Pentathlon
Arika Harbo - 3848
80m - 2:30.92, 5.66, 1st
60m Hurdles - 9.04, 1st
High Jump - 5' 9.75", 1st
Long Jump - 18' 7", 2nd
Shot Put - 35' 2", 2nd
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The NSIC Preseason Field Athlete of the Year,
Jakob Tordsen, started the season strong with a new school record in the heptathlon with a score of 5280 and a second-overall finish in the event. The senior finished first in the high jump, along with runner-up finishes in the long jump, shot put, 60m hurdles, pole vault and 1000m dash.
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Heptathlon
Day 1
Jakob Tordsen - 5280, 2nd
60m - 7.44, 7th
High Jump - 6' 6", 1st
Long Jump - 22' 5", 2nd
Shot Put - 40' 9.5", 2nd
60m Hurdles - 8.63s, 3rdÂ
PV - 14' 9", 2nd
1000m - 2:50.28, 2nd
CHUCK PETERSON OPEN
CSP concluded the opening weekend of the 2022 indoor season on Saturday at the Chuck Peterson Open.
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The men finished fourth in a field of 10 teams with a score of 59, while the women finished sixth in a field of 10 with a score of 27. The Minnesota State Mavericks claimed first place in the team standings in both the men's (231) and women's (285) divisions.
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Emmett Faltesek collected the lone top finish for the Golden Bears at the meet. The sophomore would set a personal best in the mile run with a time of 4:26.75. He would add a fifth-place finish in the 800m with a time of 2:05.03.
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Eben Mundfrom added a second-place finish in the weight throw with an NCAA Division II provisional mark distance of 59' 3" for the Golden Bears.
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Carolina Scott led the women with a second-place finish in the 1000m with a personal best time of 3:44.60. She also added an eighth-place finish in the 600m with a time of 1:53.49.
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The 400x100 relay team of
Michaella Hartinger,
Gianna Bedford,
Karina Zimmerman and
Sydney Jackson collected a third-place finish with a time of 4:17. 76
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(+) =NCAA Division II Provisional Mark
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RESULTS Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Men - 50 points, 4th
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60m
Thomas Dietel - 6.99, 6th
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200m
Thomas Dietel - 23.14, 4th
Priestly Jibunor -23.22, 6th
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400m
Cullen Feist - 54.53, 10th
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800m
Emmett Faltesek - 2:05.03, 5th
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Mile
Emmett Faltesek - 4:26.75, 1st
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5000m
Matt Krummel - 15.33.10, 4th
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60m Hurdles
Calder Erick - 8.45, 5th
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High Jump
Calder Erick - 5' 10.75", 7th
Peyton Enders - 5' 8.75", 10th
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Pole Vault
Calder Erick - 13' 3.75", 5th
Basheer Alam - 11' 4.25", 8th
Tom Cao - 11' 4.45", 8th
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Long Jump
Ted Carey - 21' 2.75", 8th
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Triple Jump
Ted Carey - 43' 4.25", 4th
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Shot Put
Dan Otto - 43' 4.25", 3rd
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Weight Throw
Eben Mundfrom - 59' 3" (+), 2nd
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Women - 27 points, 6th
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200m
Lauryn Samuel - 26.26, 8th
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400m
Sydney Jackson - 1:00.16, 7th
Michaella Hartinger - 1:03.18 , 10th
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600m
Carolina Scott - 1:53.49, 8th
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1000m
Carolina Scott - 3.44.60, 2nd
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4x400 Relay
Michaella Hartinger,
Gianna Bedford,
Karina Zimmerman,
Sydney Jackson - 4:17. 76 , 3rd
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High Jump
Ella Paaverud - 5' 0.5" , 7th
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Pole Vault
Sofia Dodge - 10' 5.25" , 5th
Callie Reintsma - 3.03m , 7th
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Shot Put
Maya Lavendusky - 36' 6.75" , 7th
Kya Dixon - 35' 1" , 9th
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Weight Throw
Jenna Morris - 41' 8.5" , 9th
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