ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Concordia Golden Bears track and field teams combined for 20 top-five finishes and 35 top-10 finishes at their home meet, the Holst Invitational, on Saturday afternoon at Sea Foam Stadium.
On a day bookended by thunderstorms, the teams were able to put together a solid performance with 12 top-five results and 21 top-10 results on the men's side while the women finished with eight results in the top-five and 14 results in the top-10.
On the men's side,
Eben Mundfrom set a school record on the day as he cleared 182'6" in the hammer throw, edging his own best mark by over a foot to take second place.
Hunter Quinn made it two top-five finishes in the hammer as he cleared 172'6" to take fifth while
Keegan Larson took fifth with a distance of 146'7" in the discus throw.
Andrew Johnson chipped in a third place finish in the long jump with a distance of 22'6.50" while
Jakob Tordsen took fifth with a height of 14'3.25" in the pole vault.
On the track,
Scott Burazin was the top finisher with a third place result in the 10k, finishing in 34"45.61. He was followed closely by
Owen Erickson in fourth at 35:06.06 and
Matt Thomforde in fifth at 35:40.37.
Thomas Dietel put up a time of 21.68 seconds in the 200m to take home fourth while
Taaron Rudzitis in the 400m,
Thomas Schauerman in the 800m and
Matt Krummel in the 3000m steeple chase all registered in at fifth in their respective events.
For the women,
Ella Paaverud grabbed the team's lone win as she cleared 5'5.00" in the high jump to take the top spot.
Christabelle Mulcahy just missed out on making it two wins as her time of 14.15 seconds was good for second.
Tia Donlan gave the Golden Bears a pair of second place finishes as she cleared 144'2" in the discus while she also took sixth in the hammer throw.
Cece Lewis racked up a fourth place finish in the 400m with a time of 58.90 while
Lauryn Samuel took fifth in the 200m with a time of 25.30.
The Golden Bears also took second in the 4x100m relay as Mulcahy,
Monique Kai, Samuel and
Sofia Dodge combined for a time of 49.20 seconds. Their two 4x400m relay teams took home fourth and fifth, respectively.
The team is back in action next weekend at the Drake Relays and the Drake Alternative with the Relays running from Thursday to Saturday with the Alternative taking place at Gustavus on Saturday.
Women's Top 10 Finishes
100m Hurdles
Christabelle Mulcahy – Prelims: 14.38, 3
rd & Finals: 14.15, 2
nd
Arika Robinson – Prelims: 14.60, 4
th
200m
Lauryn Samuel – 25.30, 5
th
400m
Cece Lewis – 58.90, 4
th
800m
Isabella D'Burke – 2:24.01, 10
th
3000m Steeplechase
Avery Sivonen – 12:58.29, 8
th
5000m
Tess Houglum - 23:23.51, 10th
4x100m Relay
Christabelle Mulcahy,
Monique Kai,
Lauryn Samuel,
Sofia Dodge – 49.20, 2
nd
4x400m Relay
Cece Lewis,
Christabelle Mulcahy,
Michaella Hartinger,
Arika Robinson – 4:08.54, 4
th
Lauryn Samuel,
Destiny Mattingly,
Jaid Perry,
Isabella D'Burke – 4:09.95, 5
th
Hammer Throw
Tia Donlan – 155'11", 6
th
High Jump
Ella Paaverud – 5'5.00", 1
st
Long Jump
Monique Kai – 17'0.00", 6
th
Pole Vault
Sofia Dodge – 10'6'.00", 10
th
Discus Throw
Tia Donlan - 144'2", 2
nd
Men's Top 10 Finishes
100m
Andrew Johnson – 10.73, 9
th
Thomas Dietel – 10.73, 10
th
200m
Thomas Dietel – 21.68, 4
th
400m
Taaron Rudzitis – 50.69, 5
th
800m
Thomas Schauerman – 1:57.19, 5
th
Cullen Feist – 1:59.30, 9
th
1500m
Emmett Faltesek – 4:04.15, 9
th
3000m Steeplechase
Matt Krummel – 10:07.15, 5
th
5000m
Travis Andrews – 18:01.60, 7
th
James Frigstad – 18:09.60, 8
th
10000m
Scott Burazin – 34:45.61, 3
rd
Owen Erickson – 35:06.06, 4
th
Matt Thomforde – 35:40.37, 5
th
4x400m Relay
Jakob Tordsen,
Andrew Johnson,
Taaron Rudzitis,
Thomas Schauerman – 3:25.91, 3
rd
Discus Throw
Keegan Larson – 146'7", 5
th
Hunter Quinn – 139'7", 8
th
CJ Picazo – 139'4", 10
th
Hammer Throw
Eben Mundfrom – 182'6", 2
nd & School Record
Hunter Quinn – 172'6", 5
th
Javelin Throw
Cullen Feist – 130'7", 7
th
Long Jump
Andrew Johnson – 22'6.50", 3
rd
Pole Vault
Jakob Tordsen – 14'3.25", 5
th
Shot Put
CJ Picazo – 48'3.50", 6
th
