MANKATO, Minn. - For the second day in a row, the Concordia-St. Paul track & field teams made the trip south to Minnesota State as they collected 19 top-10 finishes with nine in the top five at the Maverick Premier #2 on Saturday.
Drake Daniels continued his strong campaign as he broke his own school record in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.12 seconds, surpassing his previous best of 8.18 seconds set a few weeks ago. His mark earned him fourth in the event, one day after taking fifth, as he improved on his NCAA provisional qualifying mark.
Emmett Faltesek collected the team's lone win on the day as he paced the field with a time of 1:55.49 in the 800m.
Concordia's short-distance crew continued to provide good results as
Tarnue David took third in the 200m with a time of 22.26 while his mark of 7.01 seconds in the 60m earned him sixth in the 60m prelims. One day after hitting a provo in the 200m,
Jerry Chanzu edged his teammate in the 60m as he took home fourth with a time of 6.96 seconds.
Vance Landa chipped in a fifth-place result in the 400m as well.
In the field events,
Arik Nikolas eclipsed
Ted Carey in the triple jump as they finished fifth and sixth, respectively, while
Dan Otto took fifth in the weight throw.
Cadence Tanner registered a pair of top-10 finishes as she took seventh in the high jump, clearing 5' 1.75" and 10th in the 60m hurdles, finishing in 9.21 seconds.
Mehlayna Straub also took ninth in the high jump with a mark of 4' 11.75".
The Golden Bears travel back to the University of Minnesota next weekend for the Snowshoe Open on Friday in the final tuneup before the NSIC Indoor Championships on Feb. 23-24 in Mankato, Minn.
Men's Top 10 Finishes
60m
Jerry Chanzu - Prelims: 6.96, 5th & Finals: 6.96, 4th
Tarnue David - Prelims: 7.01, 6th
200m
Tarnue David - 22.26, 3rd
400m
Vance Landa - 52.41, 5th
Ashton Brown - 52.70, 6th
800m
Emmett Faltesek - 1:55.49, 1st
Jose Nevarez-Ramirez - 2:05.05, 9th
5000m
Joshua Krummel - 16:46.62, 6th
60m Hurdles
Drake Daniels - Prelims: 8.24, 4th & Finals: 8.12, 4th, NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark & School Record
4x400m Relay
Tyce Smith,
Calder Erick,
Tarnue David,
Thomas Dietel - 3:22.00, 3rd
High Jump
Tyrese Ossei - 6' 0.5", 8th
Will Hugo - 5' 8.5", 10th
Triple Jump
Arik Nikolas - 44' 1.5", 5th
Ted Carey - 42' 11.75", 6th
Weight Throw
Dan Otto - 54' 10", 5th
Women's Top 10 Finishes
60m Hurdles
Cadence Tanner - 9.21, 10th
4x400m Relay
Karlina Zimmerman,
Destiny Mattingly,
Nyadio Chan,
Jaid Perry - 4:00.42, 5th
High Jump
Cadence Tanner - 5' 1.75", 7th
Mehlayna Straub - 4' 11.75", 9th
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