ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul men's and women's track and field teams opened the outdoor season at a pair of meets on Saturday afternoon, competing at the Hamline Invite in St. Paul and the Ashton May Invite in La Crosse, Wis.

For the Golden Bear women, Cadence Tanner started the season strong with an individual victory in the long jump, clearing 5.46 meters (17' 11"). The sophomore also placed third in the 100-meter hurdles, clocking a time of 15.53 seconds.

Freshman Mackenzie Lovejoy secured a first-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles with a 15.51-second clocking.

Senior Destiny Mattingly had a strong day in the sprints, placing second in both the 100 and 200-meter dash. She set personal records in both events, clocking times of 12.46 seconds in the 100m and 25.50 seconds in the 200m.

Sophomore Mehlayna Straub also set personal records in a pair of events, clocking a time of 15.53 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles and clearing 5.40 meters (17' 8.75") in the long jump, claiming second place in both events.

In La Crosse, junior Maya Lavendusky was the top finisher in the shot put with a distance of 13.26 meters (43' 6").

The Concordia men were highlighted by a first-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles from senior Drake Daniels, clocking a time of 14.88 seconds in his season debut.

Making his outdoor debut, freshman Cam Mata placed second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.90 seconds. Fellow freshman Del Johnson also made a splash in his first outdoor action, placing second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.32 seconds and third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.72 seconds.

At the Ashton May Invite, junior Dan Otto placed sixth in the discus with a toss of 48.09m (157' 9") and seventh in the shot put with a throw of 15.59m (51' 1.75").

The Golden Bears will be back in action next week, with a select group of 5k runners competing at the UW-Platteville Invite on Friday and the rest of the team competing at the Minnesota State Open in Mankato, Minn. on Saturday.

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HAMLINE INVITE
MEN'S TOP 10s
100m
Cam Mata – 10.90, 2^nd
Jake Weigel – 11.06, 6^th
Vance Landa – 11.13, 7^th
Andrew Wilson – 11.18, 9^th
Patrick Ponnie – 11.19, 10^th

110m Hurdles
Drake Daniels – 14.88, 1^st
Jake Ochsendorf – 15.52, 4^th
Will Hugo – 16.47, 9^th

200m
Del Johnson – 21.32, 2^nd
Ashton Brown – 22.17, 7^th
James Howard – 22.23, 8^th
Vance Landa – 22.31, 9^th

400m
Del Johnson – 49.72, 3^rd

1500m
Zay Acosta – 4:17.25, 8^th

3000m Steeplechase
Matt Krummel – 9:42.37, 5^th

5000m
Andrew Alexander – 15:52.80, 9^th

Discus
Andrew Giger – 38.49m (126' 3"), 7^th

Long Jump
Jake Weigel – 6.60m (21' 8"), 4^th
Cam Mata 6.23m (20' 5.25"), 7^th

Pole Vault
Basheer Alam – 3.90m (12' 9.5"), 4^th

WOMEN'S TOP 10s
100m
Destiny Mattingly – 12.46, 2^nd
Chidera Osuoha – 12.60, 3^rd
Karlina Zimmerman – 12.93, 8^th

100m Hurdles
Mackenzie Lovejoy – 15.51, 1^st
Mehlayna Straub – 15.53, 2^nd
Cadence Tanner – 15.57, 3^rd
Mina Nguyen – 16.47, 7^th
Lizzie Bitz – 17.50, 10^th

200m
Destiny Mattingly – 25.50, 2^nd
Karlina Zimmerman – 26.31, 4^th

800m
Nyadio Chan – 2:19.93, 4^th
Kayla Anderson – 2:29.84, 10^th

Long Jump
Cadence Tanner – 5.46m (17' 11") 1^st
Mehlayna Straub – 5.40m (17' 8.75") 2^nd

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ASHTON MAY INVITE
MEN'S TOP 10s
Shot Put
Dan Otto – 15.59m (51' 1.75"), 7^th

Discus
Dan Otto – 48.09m (157' 9") 6^th

WOMEN'S TOP 10s
Shot Put
Maya Lavendusky – 13.26m (43' 6"), 1^st
Bernie Barnhardt – 11.97m (39' 3.25"), 7^th

Hammer
Bernie Barnhardt – 45.61m (149' 8"), 8^th