DECORAH, Iowa - The Concordia-St. Paul men's track and field team took second while the women took sixth at the Norse Invite on Saturday.
Arika Harbo added a school record in the long jump while finishing second in the heptathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Thursday and Friday.
On her trip to the west coast, Harbo tallied 5193 points to take home second in the heptathlon as she finished in the top six in five of seven events, moving her into seventh in the country in the event. She shined in the jumps as she won the high jump with a height of 5' 5.75" before setting a new school record in the long jump with a second-place finish. Her distance of 19' 1.5" edged a 20-year-old record of 19' 1" set by Adejoke Adedeji set all the way back in 2003 and moved her into 31st in the nation in the event.
Across the border to the south, the Golden Bear men collected 109 points to finish second in a field of 12 schools at the Norse Invite. Their mark was tops among three NSIC schools on the day as they put up 11 top-five finishes and six wins in the meet.
CSP grabbed wins in the shot put, the discus and the hammer as
CJ Picazo won the shot put and discus while
Eben Mundfrom won the hammer. Picazo cleared 48' 3.25" in the shot put and 160' 4" in the discus. Mundfrom put up a distance of 185' 10" in the hammer.
Ethan Blischke claimed the team's lone individual win as he wrapped up the 3000m steeplechase in 9:58.37. Concordia's other two wins on the track came in the 4x100m relay and the sprint medley relay. The 4x100m group of
Jackson Klocow,
Nate Segura,
Tarnue David and
Jerry Chanzu finished in 42.36 seconds while the sprint medley unit of
James Howard,
Payton Peterson,
Taaron Rudzitis,
Matthew Helser registered a time of 3:38.85.
The women picked up 53.5 points to take home sixth of 11 in the meet. The group collected 16 top-10 results with a pair of victories.
Ella Paaverud grabbed both wins for the women as her mark of 5' 5" in the high jump and her distance of 159' 10" in the hammer earned her the top spot in each.
Sydney Jackson added a pair of top-three finishes with a second-place result in the 400m and a third-place finish in the 200m.
Michaella Hartinger chipped in a third-place finish of her own in the 800m with a time of 2:22.23.
Concordia will send a few athletes to the M City Classic on Wednesday before hosting the Holst Invitational on Saturday.
BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL
Women's Top 10 Results
Heptathlon
Arika Harbo - 5193 Points, 2nd & NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark
   100m Hurdles - 14.55, 10th & 902 Points
   High Jump - 5' 5.75", 1st & 818 Points
   Shot Put - 36' 4.75", 6th & 601 Points
   200m - 26.05, 4th & 793 Points
   Long Jump - 19' 1.5", 2nd, 798 Points, School Record & NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark
   Javelin Throw - 106' 2", 6th & 521 Points
   800m - 2:24.74, 7th & 760 Points
NORSE INVITE
Men's Top 10 Results
100m
Jerry Chanzu - 10.99, 2nd
Tarnue David - 11.13, 4th
Nate Segura - 11.64, 10th
200m
Nate Segura - 23.27, 8th
400m
Taaron Rudzitis - 51.30, 6th
James Howard - 51.35, 7th
1500m
Matthew Helser - 4:02.67, 4th
3000m Steeplechase
Ethan Blischke - 9:58.37, 1st
4x100m Relay
Jackson Klocow,
Nate Segura,
Tarnue David,
Jerry Chanzu - 42.36, 1st
Sprint Medley Relay
James Howard,
Payton Peterson,
Taaron Rudzitis,
Matthew Helser - 3:38.85, 1st
Long Jump
Ted Carey - 21' 7.5", 2nd
Shot Put
CJ Picazo - 48' 3.25", 1st
Discus Throw
CJ Picazo - 160' 4", 1st
Dan Otto - 156' 8", 2nd
Keyshawn Pettis - 135' 2", 7th
Hammer Throw
Eben Mundfrom - 185' 10", 1st
Dan Otto - 133' 11", 6th
Keyshawn Pettis - 133' 2", 7th
Women's Top 10 Results
200m
Sydney Jackson - 26.19, 3rd
Destiny Mattingly - 27.16, 6th
400m
Sydney Jackson - 59.33, 2nd
Jaid Perry - 1:01.69, 6th
Destiny Mattingly - 1:03.56, 10th
800m
Michaella Hartinger - 2:22.23, 3rd
Nyadio Chan - 2:27.86, 8th
1500m
Carolina Scott - 5:21.36, 10th
400m Hurdles
Courtney Mensah - 1:14.06, 7th
High Jump
Ella Paaverud - 5' 5", 1st
Pole Vault
Callie Reintsma - 9' 6.25", 4th
Discus Throw
Maya Lavendusky - 103' 6", 10th
Hammer Throw
Ella Paaverud - 159' 10", 1st
Sarah Jeppesen - 128' 5", 8th
Jenna Morris - 127' 10", 9th
Javelin Throw
Ashlyn Allison - 89' 6", 9th
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