MANKATO, Minn. - The Concordia-St. Paul track & field teams added three more school records as well as three wins and an NCAA provisional qualifying mark on the weekend as they competed at the Minnesota State Open and UW-Platteville Invitational.
It was
Will Sacay who provided the first highlight of the weekend as he broke
Owen Erickson's school record in the 5000m on Friday night at UW-Platteville. His mark of 14.44.11 shattered Erickson's 2023 mark of 14:55.33.
Records continued to fall on Saturday at the Minnesota State Open as
Tyce Smith broke a 13-year-old record in the 400m while
Drake Daniels broke his own record in the 110m hurdles set just last weekend. Smith won the event with a time of 47.99 seconds, edging Jordan Johnson's record of 48.09 set in 2011. Daniels comfortably cruised past last week's mark of 14.80 as he took fifth with a time of 14.61 seconds.
The quartet of
Jackson Klocow,
Nate Segura,
Tarnue David and
Priestly Jibunor joined Smith in the win column as their time of 42.12 seconds earned them the top spot in the 4x100m relay.
Keyshawn Pettis chipped in a third-place result in the discus with a distance of 155' 4" as the men's squad compiled 20 top-10 and nine top-five finishes.
The women finished the day with 12 top-10 results, including five inside the top five.
Jaid Perry picked up the lone win as her time of 1:04.95 in the 400m hurdles paced the field.
Cadence Tanner chipped in a strong day of her own as she took second in the high jump with a height of 5' 5.75", hitting a provo in the process. She also took fourth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.32 second while joining
Chidera Osuoha,
Seraphina Stewart and
Mehlayna Straub in the 4x100m relay to take third with a time of 49.81 seconds.
Nyadio Chan wrapped up the 800m in 2:21.66 to give her a second-place finish of her own.
Concordia will send a few athletes to the University of Minnesota Invitational on Wednesday before hosting the Holst Invitational at Sea Foam Stadium on Saturday.
MINNESOTA STATE OPEN
Men's Top 10 Finishes
100m
Thomas Dietel - Prelims: 11.02, 5th
Tarnue David - Prelims: 11.09, 10th
200m
Ashton Brown - 22.09, 7th
Tarnue David - 22.11, 9th
Priestly Jibunor - 22.34, 10th
400m
Tyce Smith - 47.99, 1st & School Record
Priestly Jibunor - 49.87, 5th
Cullen Heminover - 51.07, 9th
800m
Emmett Faltesek - 1:59.92, 5th
5000m
Andrew Alexander - 17:46.58, 10th
110m Hurdles
Drake Daniels - Prelims: 14.66, 3rd & Finals: 14.61, 5th & School Record
4x100m Relay
Jackson Klocow,
Nate Segura,
Tarnue David,
Priestly Jibunor - 42.12, 1st
Long Jump
Calder Erick - 20' 5.25", 5th
Arik Nikolas - 20' 3", 7th
Discus Throw
Keyshawn Pettis - 155' 4", 3rd
Dan Otto - 152' 9", 4th
Hammer Throw
Cade Feist - 158' 8", 9th
Carter Krummen - 157' 9", 10th
Javelin Throw
Jeff Odamtten - 159' 3", 7th
Cullen Feist - 153' 8", 9th
Women's Top 10 Finishes
400m
Destiny Mattingly - 1:00.93, 6th
800m
Nyadio Chan - 2:21.66, 2nd
5000m
Anna Sajdak - 19:56.68, 6th
Tess Houglum - 20:36.18, 8th
100m Hurdles
Cadence Tanner - 15.32, 4th
Mehlayna Straub - 16.48, 8th
400m Hurdles
Jaid Perry - 1:04.95, 1st
Jaeden Sims - 1:13.82, 9th
4x100m Relay
Cadence Tanner,
Chidera Osuoha,
Seraphina Stewart,
Mehlayna Straub - 49.81, 3rd
High Jump
Cadence Tanner - 5' 5.75", 2nd & NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark
Samara Jones - 5' 1.75", 7th
Mehlayna Straub - 4' 11.75", 10th
UW-PLATTEVILLE INVITATIONAL
Men's Results
5000m
Will Sacay - 14:44.11, 43rd & School Record
Owen Erickson - 14:56.87, 83rd
Matt Krummel - 15:40.19, 171st
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