ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul men's and women's track and field teams opened the 2026 outdoor campaign over the weekend, with select athletes competing at a trio of meets across the Midwest. Concordia athletes competed at the Wildcat Classic in Wayne, Neb., the WashU Distance Carnival in St. Louis, Mo., and the CSB/SJU Optimistic Meet in Collegeville, Minn.

At the Wildcat Classic, senior Carter Krummen broke his personal record in the hammer throw, using a toss of 185' 2" to place fourth. Fellow senior Cade Feist grabbed a top-five finish in the shot put, placing third with a mark of 52' 10".

Junior Mehlayna Straub was the top overall finisher for the CSP women in Nebraska, placing fourth in the 100-meter hurdles with a new personal-best time of 14.96 seconds. Sophomore Bernie Barnhardt placed sixth in the hammer throw after recording a distance of 165' 9".

At the WashU Distance Carnival, senior Nyadio Chan began her outdoor season with a 19^th-place finish in the 800-meter run after clocking a time of 2:15.81.

Sophomore Travis Tock was the lone Golden Bear to compete in Collegeville, setting a new personal record in the 10,000-meter with a time of 33:19/35 to finish ninth.

The Golden Bears will continue the outdoor season on Monday with a large group of athletes competing at the Hamline Invite at Klas Field in St. Paul, Minn.

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WILDCAT CLASSIC MEN'S TOP 10 FINISHES
Discus
Dan Otto – 157' 7", 7th

Hammer Throw
Carter Krummen – 185' 2", 4th
Cade Feist – 168' 5", 8th
Austin Sikorski – 164' 0", 10th

Shot Put
Cade Feist – 52' 10", 3rd
Dan Otto – 49' 11.25", 5th

WILDCAT CLASSIC WOMEN'S TOP 10 FINISHES
100m Hurdles
Mehlayna Straub – 14.96, 4th

200m
Mehlayna Straub – 25.69, 9th

Hammer Throw
Bernie Barnhardt – 50.53m, 6th

High Jump
Mina Nguyen – 1.54m, 6th