MANKATO, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul men's and women's track and field teams continued their outdoor seasons over the weekend with Golden Bear athletes competing at both the UW-Platteville Invitational on Friday and the Minnesota State Open on Saturday.

The Minnesota State Open was a scored meet with both the Golden Bear men and women placing fourth with 81 and 55 points, respectively.

Junior thrower Maya Lavendusky provided a major highlight for the Golden Bear women, shattering the school record and claiming an individual event win in the shot put. Her mark of 13.75 meters (45' 1.5") broke Hannah Gustafson's 2019 mark of 44' 11.5".  That distance is the second farthest in the NSIC so far this season.

In Platteville, Wis., senior Emmett Faltesek set a new personal record in the 1500-meter run, finishing in 3:50.60 to win the event.

Back in Mankato, Sophomore Cadence Tanner placed well in a pair of jumping events, finishing sixth in the high jump and third in the long jump. Her distance of 5.79 meters (19') in the long jump was a new personal best.

Freshman Mackenzie Lovejoy placed sixth in the 100-meter hurdles finals with a time of 15.29 seconds, while her time of 15.15 seconds in the preliminaries was a new personal record.

Sophomore Mehlayna Straub finished sixth in the 200-meter dash, clocking a new personal best with a time of 25.03 seconds. She also set a new personal record in the javelin, clearing 33.63 meters (110' 4").

In the 400-meter dash, senior Destiny Mattingly set a new personal record with a time of 58.77 seconds, placing her seventh in the event.

Junior Nyadio Chan took more time off her personal record in the 1500-meter run, finishing fifth with a time of 5:00.73.

Freshman Bernie Barnhardt continued the trend of personal bests, using a toss of 46.46 meters (152' 5") in the hammer throw to place ninth.

Junior Dan Otto placed second and set personal records in a pair of throwing events, throwing 52.09 meters (170' 11") in the discus and tossing 16.62 meters (54' 6.25") in the shot put. His shot put mark ranks third in the conference this season while his discus distance sits as the fifth highest in the NSIC. Both marks were also NCAA provisional qualifiers. 

Senior Calder Erick placed third in the javelin using a toss of 47.33 meters (155' 3") while Jeff Odamtten finished fifth with a distance of 41.93 meters (137' 6").

Erick and Jake Weigel each set new personal records in the long jump, finishing seventh and eighth, respectively. Weigel cleared 6.94 meters (22' 9.25" while Erick leaped 6.82 meters (22' 4.50).

Senior Basheer Alam snagged an individual event victory for the Concordia men, winning the pole vault after clearing 3.90 meters (12' 9.5").

On the track, freshman Del Johnson set a new personal record in the 400-meter dash, cruising to a second-place finish with a time of 48.27 seconds.

Freshman Zay Acosta also set a personal record, clocking a time of 1:59.50 in the 800 meter to finish sixth.

Senior Drake Daniels finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 14.66 seconds.

The Golden Bears will be back in action on Thursday and Friday this week at the Meet of Champions hosted by Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. MEN'S TOPs
110m Hurdles
Drake Daniels – 14.66, 4^th

400m
Del Johnson – 48.27, 2nd
Priestly Jibunor – 49.88, 4th
Vance Landa – 50.12, 6th

800m
Zay Acosta – 1:59.50, 6^th

1500m (UW-Platteville Invite)
Emmett Faltesek – 3:50.60, 1^st

5000m
Josh Krummel – 17:33.76, 4th

Discus Throw
Dan Otto – 52.09m (170'10"), 2nd
Keyshawn Pettis – 43.65m (143'2"), 7th

High Jump
Tyrese Ossei – 1.77m (5'9.75"), 10th

Javelin Throw
Calder Erick – 47.33m (155'3"), 3rd
Jeffrey Odamtten – 41.93m (137'6"), 5th
Will Hugo – 37.55m (123'2"), 7th

Long Jump
Jake Weigel – 6.94m (22'9.25"), 7th
Calder Erick – 6.82m (22'4.5"), 8th

Pole Vault
Basheer Alam – 3.90m (12'9.5"), 1st

Shot Put
Dan Otto – 16.62m (54'6.5"), 2nd
Sam Gruenes – 14.25m (46'9"), 8th
 
WOMEN'S TOP 10s
100m Hurdles
Mackenzie Lovejoy – 15.29, 6th

400m Hurdles
Mackenzie Lovejoy – 1:14.04, 9th
Lizzie Bitz – 1:16.12, 10th

200m
Mehlayna Straub – 25.03, 6th

400m
Destiny Mattingly – 58.77, 7th
Karlina Zimmerman – 58.94, 9th

800m
Kayla Anderson – 2:26.73, 4th

1500m
Nyadio Chan – 5:00.73, 5th

3000m Steeple
Kelsey Thelen – 12:37.12, 4th
Anna Sajdak – 12:53.72, 5th

Hammer Throw
Bernie Barnhardt – 46.46m (152'5"), 9th

High Jump
Cadence Tanner – 1.57m (5'1.75"), 3rd

Javelin Throw
Mehlayna Straub – 33.63m (110'4"), 7th

Long Jump
Cadence Tanner – 5.79m (19'0"), 6th

Shot Put
Maya Lavendusky – 13.75m (45'1.5"), 1st