MANKATO, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul men's and women's track and field teams competed in their final meet before next week's NSIC Championships on Friday afternoon, traveling to Mankato, Minn. for the Maverick Open #2 hosted by Minnesota State.

Freshman Cam Mata set a new personal record in the 100-meter dash, clocking a time of 10.81 seconds in the preliminaries before finishing in 10.82 seconds to finish third.

Fellow freshman Zay Acosta also set a personal record, clocking a time of 1:58.52 in the 800m to place 8^th.

For the Concordia women, freshman Mackenzie Lovejoy recorded a personal best, finishing in 1:06.87 to claim fifth place in the event.

Freshman Bernie Barnhardt continued the trend of setting personal records, setting a new career mark in the hammer throw with a throw of 50.72m (166' 5") to place 4^th. She also placed eighth in the shot put with a distance of 11.53 meters (37' 10").

Junior Dan Otto competed in three events, taking third in the shot put and sixth in the discus while finishing 13^th and setting a new personal record with a distance of 48.39 meters in the hammer throw.

The Golden Bears will now turn their attention towards the NSIC Outdoor Championships, set to begin next Thursday in Duluth, Minn.
MEN'S TOP 10s
100m
Cam Mata – 10.82 seconds, 3^rd
Jake Weigel – 11.05 seconds, 5^th
Andrew Wilson – 11.17 seconds, 6^th
Lex Korti – 11.20 seconds, 7^th

200m
Andrew Wilson – 22.16 seconds, 9^th

400m
Vance Landa – 50.15 seconds, 4^th
Jacob Jensrud – 51.77 seconds, 9^th

800m
Zay Acosta – 1:58.52, 8^th

Discus
Dan Otto – 47.71m (156' 6"), 6^th

Javelin
Andrew Giger – 36.24m, 118' 10"), 7^th

Shot Put
Dan Otto – 16.09m (52' 9.5"), 3^rd

WOMENS TOP 10S
400m
Addy Nelson – 1:02.09, 9^th

400m Hurdles
Mackenzie Lovejoy – 1:06.87, 5^th

800m
Kayla Anderson – 2:24.88, 8^th

Discus
Maya Lavendusky – 37.17m (121' 11"), 10^th

Hammer Throw
Bernie Barnhardt – 50.72m (166' 5"), 4^th

Shot Put
Bernie Barnhardt – 13.24m (43' 5.25"), 4^th