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30 top-10 finishes highlight Gopher Classic for Golden Bears

Men take home 16 in the top-10 while women finish with 14

2.3.24

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - On Saturday at the Gopher Classic on the campus of the University of Minnesota, the Concordia-St. Paul track & field teams tallied 30 top-10 finishes, including 15 in the top five on the day.

The top-10 finishes were nearly evenly split between the men and the women as the men finished with 16 and the women finished with 14.

Of the nine top-five finishes on the men's side, eight came on the track, including three in the 200m. Tarnue David was the top finisher in that event as he took second with a time of 22.30 while Priestly Jibunor followed close behind in third at 22.54 and Tyce Smith took fourth with a time of 22.64.

Emmett Faltesek added a second-place result of his own as he wrapped up the 800m in 1:54.81. Drake Daniels took third in the 60m hurdles while Smith took fourth in the 400m and Jerry Chanzu took fifth in the 60m

In the throws, Cade Feist grabbed fourth in the shot put while he added a ninth-place finish in the weight throw.

The women's quartet of Karlina Zimmerman, Cadence Tanner, Nyadio Chan and Jaid Perry collected the lone win on the day for the team as their time of 4:09.62 in the 4x400m relay took the top spot.

Tanner chipped in two more top-five results as her mark of 5' 3.75" was good for second in the pole vault while her mark of 8.05 seconds in the 60m earned her fifth.

Perry took second in the 600m with a time of 1:38.72 while Chan took fourth in the event. Zimmerman added a fourth-place finish in the 200m.

Concordia returns to Minnesota State next weekend for the Maverick Premier #1 on Friday and the Maverick Premier #2 on Saturday.

Men's Top 10 Finishes
60m
Jerry Chanzu - Prelims: 6.99, 6th & Finals: 6.90, 5th
Tarnue David - Prelims: 6.96, 4th & Finals: 6.94, 6th

200m
Tarnue David - 22.30, 2nd
Priestly Jibunor - 22.54, 3rd
Tyce Smith - 22.64, 4th
Ashton Brown - 22.97, 7th
Cullen Heminover - 23.07, 8th

400m
Tyce Smith - 51.07, 4th
Payton Peterson - 52.78, 7th

800m
Emmett Faltesek - 1:54.81, 2nd

60m Hurdles
Drake Daniels - Prelims: 8.43, 3rd & Finals: 8.25, 3rd

4x400m Relay
Calder Erick, Cullen Heminover, Tarnue David, Priestly Jibunor - 3:21.89, 2nd

Shot Put
Cade Feist - 49' 3.75", 4th

Weight Throw
Dan Otto - 55' 8.25", 6th
Cade Feist - 49' 8.25", 9th
Carter Krummen - 49' 0.75", 10th

Women's Top 10 Finishes
60m
Cadence Tanner - Prelims: 8.07, 7th & Finals: 8.05, 5th

200m
Karlina Zimmerman - 27.24, 4th
Chidera Osuoha - 27.58, 7th

600m
Jaid Perry - 1:38.72, 2nd
Nyadio Chan - 1:42.63, 4th

3000m
Anna Sajdak - 11:07.32, 6th
Tess Houglum - 11:11.78, 7th

4x400m Relay
Karlina Zimmerman, Cadence Tanner, Nyadio Chan, Jaid Perry - 4:09.62, 1st

High Jump
Cadence Tanner - 5' 3.75", 2nd
Karlina Zimmerman - 4' 7.5", 8th

Pole Vault
Callie Reintsma - 9' 3.25", 8th

Shot Put
Esther Mensah - 35' 10", 10th

Weight Throw
Esther Mensah - 50' 10", 6th
Sarah Jeppesen - 46' 4.25", 10th
 
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