MANKATO, Minn.- The Concordia-St. Paul track and field team competed in the NSIC Indoor Challenge hosted by Minnesota State on Saturday. The men's side earned 103 points through 16 scored events, taking second, while the women's side earned 41 points through 17 scored events, taking sixth.
As a whole, the Golden Bears took home one NCAA DII provisional mark, two first place rankings, and 19 top-five finishes across 15 events.
Arika Robinson earned the only NCAA DII provo mark for CSP during the afternoon after taking first place in the high jump with a leap of 5'6.5". Robinson is tied for third among NCAA DII female athletes in the event. Teammate Ella Paaverud also competed in the event, tying for fifth with a jump of 5'2.5".
The men's 4x400m relay group of Arik Johnson, Thomas Schauerman, Jakob Tordsen, and Josh Sims took first place in the event with a time of 3:25.4, the group's best time and the team's best time of the season.
The running group of Andrew Johnson, Matthew Helser, Calder Erick, and Taaron Rudzitis took second in the 4x400, trailing their first-place teammates by a time of 1.87 seconds.
Christabelle Mulcahy took second place in the women's 60m hurdles with a time of 8.84 seconds. Her time was .35 seconds behind first place with 8.49 seconds, earning the runner from Minnesota State an NCAA DII provo mark.
Thomas Schauerman took second place in the men's 800m run with a time of 1:54.94, 1.05 seconds away from reaching his personal college best time in the event. Matthew Helser followed Schauerman in the run, taking third place with a time of 1:57.15.
Eben Mundfrom competed in the weight throw for the Golden Bears and took third in the event with a throw of 57'1". He ranks 26th among NCAA DII male athletes in the weight throw.
Thomas Dietel took third place in the men's 60m dash with a time of 7.00 seconds flat, a new college best for the freshman. Teammate Hudson Jean was not far behind Dietel, taking fourth in the event after trailing by only .04 seconds. He also earned a new college best time.
Cullen Feist took third place in the 600m run for the Golden Bears, earning a new college best time of 1:27.21.
Pole Vaulter Sofia Dodge tied for third place in the event with a height of 11'1.5". Dodge was one of three athletes with that mark. A jump of 12'1.25" had two athletes from Minnesota State tie for first, earning NCAA DII provo marks.
The Bears will next compete in the Phil Lundin Snowshoe Open on Friday, Feb. 18. The meet will be hosted by the University of Minnesota and held in Minneapolis at the UMN Fieldhouse.
RESULTS
Men's
60m
Thomas Dietel- 7.00, 3rd
Hudson Jean- 7.04, 4th
200m
Thomas Dietel- 22.83, 4th
Nate Segura- 24.03, 11th
Tom Cao- 25.44, 18th
400m
Taaron Rudzitis- 51.40, 5th
Josh Sims- 52.33, 7th
600m
Cullen Feist- 1:27.21, 3rd
Payton Peterson- 1:32.36, 6th
DJ Smith- 1:35.01, 8th
800m
Thomas Schauerman- 1:54.94, 2nd
Matthew Helser- 1:57.15, 3rd
Emmett Faltesek- 2:04.22, 6th
1000m Run
Michael Kraimer- 2:47.95, 8th
One Mile
Emmett Faltesek- 4:29.22, 4th
Matt Thomforde- 4:38.51, 6th
James Frigstad- 5:07.91, 8th
5000m Run
Matt Krummel- 15:59.27, 5th
4x400m Relay
Johnson, Schauerman, Tordsen, Sims- 3:25.4, 1st
Johnson, Helser, Erick, Rudzitis- 3:27.28, 2nd
Segura, Feist, Klocow, Enders- 3:38.10, 6th
High Jump
Andrew Johnson- 6'0", 6th
Josh Hauver- 5'6", 9th
Calder Erick- 5'4.25", 11th
Long Jump
Arik Johnson- 21'0.75", 5th
Shot Put
Hunter Quinn- 44'11.75", 12th
CJ Picazo- 43'3", T-15th
Keegan Larson- 42'0.5", 22nd
Arik Johnson- 31'6.75", 31st
Peyton Enders- 27'2", 34th
Pole Vault
Calder Erick- 14'3.5", T-4th
Jakob Tordsen- 13'9.75", 7th
Josh Hauver- 12'4", 12th
Tom Cao- 11'4.25", T-14th
Basheer Alam- 11'4.25", T-14th
Weight Throw
Eben Mundfrom- 57'1", 3rd
Hunter Quinn- 52'10.25", 8th
CJ Picazo- 41'7", 23rd
Women's
60m Hurdles
Christabelle Mulcahy- 8.84, 2nd
200m
Lauryn Samuel- 26.74, 10th
Breonna Graham- 28.57, 28th
400m
Cece Lewis- 59.94, 8th
Sydney Jackson- 1:00.84, 9th
Courtney Mensah- 1:07.21, 24th
600m
Arika Robinson- 1:43.80, 6th
Destiny Mattingly- 1:44.74, 7th
Gianna Bedford- 1:51.84, 12th
Moira Hazel- 2:05.35, 13th
800m
Isabella D'Burke- 2:27.55, 7th
Jaid Perry- 2:29.41, 10th
3000m Run
Delaney Butler- 13:27.18, 9th
Emma Giger- 15:06.45, 10th
5000m Run
Avery Sivonen- 21:36.72, 9th
Tess Houglum- 22:13.26, 10th
4x400m Relay
Lewis, Mulcahy, Jackson, Perry- 4:08.40, 5th
High Jump
Arika Robinson- 5'6.5" 1st, NCAA DII Provo Mark
Ella Paaverud- 5'2.5", T-5th
Pole Vault
Sofia Dodge- 11'1.5", T-3rd
Callie Reintsma- 9'1.75", T-15th
Shot Put
Moira Hazel- 34'0.75", 22nd
Sarah Jeppesen- 32'8.25", 25th
Jenna Morris- 30'0", 26th
Weight Throw
Tia Donlan- 52'9.25", 6th
Sarah Jeppesen- 39'7", 26th
Jenna Morris- 39'2.5", 27th
