MANKATO, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul men's and women's track and field teams returned to action following the holiday break on Friday afternoon at the Bearson/Gathje Classic hosted by Minnesota State, claiming four event wins and 40 top-10 placements.

Sophomore and reigning NSIC Indoor Newcomer of the Year Del Johnson got off to a strong start in the new year, winning the 400-meter dash with a new personal best time of 48.80 seconds, an NCAA provisional qualifying time, and a meet record at the Bearson/Gathje Classic.

Sophomore Zay Acosta claimed the only other event win for the Concordia men, winning the 600-meter with a personal best time of 1:24.64.

Making his collegiate debut for Concordia, freshman Fadel Johnson Jr. started strong with a second-place finish in the triple jump after clearing 14.40 meters.

The Concordia 4x400-meter relay squad of Del Johnson, Jayden Kuhlman, Zay Acosta, and James Howard secured another first-place finish with a time of 3:27.98.

For the CSP women, senior Nyadio Chan set a personal record in the 1,000-meter run, clocking a time of 3:02.32 to claim her first event win of the season.

Junior Mehlayna Straub matched her career high in the indoor high jump with a mark of 1.58 meters, earning a second-place finish in the event.

Senior Maya Lavendusky finished second in the shot put with a distance of 12.49 meters, while sophomore Bernie Barnhardt took third in the weight throw with a mark of 15.42 meters.
RESULTS
Men's Top 10 Finishes (* = personal record)
60m
Tre Doran – 7.29, 6th
Milo Athias Finn – 7.31, 7th

200m
Jerry Chanzu – 23.01, 6th
John Schmitz – 23.41, 8th
James Howard – 23.43, 9th

400m
Del Johnson Jr – 48.80, 1st
Jayden Kuhlman – 52.91, 5th
Jacob Jensrud – 55.55, 6th

600m
*Zay Acosta – 1:24.64, 1st
Spencer Hipp – 1:31.29, 2nd

Mile
Josh Krummel – 4:47.79, 4th
Nathaniel Merrell – 4:48.81, 5th

High Jump
Jeffrey Odamtten – 5' 11.25", 4th
Tyrese Ossei – 5' 11.25", 5th
Kenny Gardiner – 5' 9.25", 6th
Will Hugo – 5' 9.25", 7th

Long Jump
*Cam Mata – 23' 5.5", 4th
*Fadel Johnson Jr. – 23' 4.5", 5th
*Will Hugo – 22' 3", 8th

Triple Jump
*Fadel Johnson Jr. – 47' 3", 2nd

Shot Put
Cade Feist – 52' 4", 3rd
Dan Otto – 49' 5.75", 8th
*Matt Hunter – 48' 4.5", 9th

Weight Throw
Carter Krummen – 58' 0.25", 2nd
Dan Otto – 55' 1", 3rd
*Cade Feist – 52' 8.25", 6th
*Austin Sikorski – 48' 8.75", 10th

4x400m Relay
Del Johnson Jr, Jayden Kuhlman, Zay Acosta, James Howard – 3:27.98, 1st

Women's Top 10 Finishes (* = personal record)
200m
Ella Frieling – 27.06, 8th

400m
Karlina Zimmerman – 1:01.00, 3rd

1000m
*Nyadio Chan – 3:02.32, 1st

Long Jump
Nevaeh Coffer – 18' 5", 9th

Shot Put
Maya Lavendusky – 40' 11.75", 2nd
Bernie Barnhardt – 37' 1", 5th
Natalie Gimm – 33' 4.5", 6th
*Alexis Rathje – 33' 1", 7th
Zoe Lennon – 32' 5", 8th

Weight Throw
Bernie Barnhardt – 50' 7.25", 3rd
*Alexis Rathje – 45' 4.5", 9th
Taylor Thompson – 43' 0.5", 10th