ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul men's and women's track and field teams continued the outdoor season on an abnormally warm March afternoon in St. Paul on Monday, competing at the Hamline Invite at Klas Field.

As a team, the Golden Bears collected 29 top-10 finishes throughout the meet, including 14 finishers in the top five.

Freshman Brogan Engfer claimed the first event win of his young career for CSP, winning the shot put with a personal best outdoor distance of 47' 10". Engfer also set new personal records in the discus and hammer throw, finishing in eighth place in the discus and 19^th in the hammer.

In the sprints, freshman John Schmitz made his outdoor debut and claimed a pair of top-10 finishes, claiming second place in the 200-meter and fourth place in the 100-meter, setting new personal bests in both events. Fellow freshman Jayden Kuhlman also made a splash in the sprints, grabbing second place in the 400-meter.

A pair of Golden Bears finished in the top five in the high jump, with Mason Williams taking third and Will Hugo finishing in fourth.

Making his Concordia debut after transferring from Indiana, senior David Olowookere finished in third place in the 400-meter hurdles.

For the Golden Bear women, sophomore Mackenzie Lovejoy was the top overall finisher after grabbing second place in the 100-meter hurdles.

Making her outdoor debut for CSP, freshman Kate Miriovsky started strong with a third-place finish in the pole vault, setting a new career-best height in the process at 10' 11.75".

Nevaeh Coffer and Ashley Kollie each placed top-five in the long jump, with Coffer taking third and Kollie placing fourth and setting a new personal record.

Junior Desiree Loyd recorded a new personal-best time of 12.47 in the 100-meter dash, good for sixth place.

The Golden Bears will head south to Emporia, Kansas next weekend for the Midwest Classic hosted by Emporia State on Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4.

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MEN'S TOP 10 FINISHES
100m
John Schmitz – 11.04, 4th

110m Hurdles
Will Hugo – 16.23, 7th

200m
John Schmitz – 22.83, 2nd
Tarnue David – 22.92, 3rd

400m
Jayden Kuhlman – 49.02, 2nd
Zay Acosta – 49.84, 5th
Ashton Brown – 51.28, 8th
Cullen Heminover – 51.90, 9th

400m Hurdles
David Olowookere – 56.15, 3rd

800m
Jovani Iglesias – 2:02.63, 6th

5000m
Josh Krummel – 16:05.97, 8th

Discus Throw
Brogan Engfer – 129' 11", 8th
Andrew Giger – 127' 8", 10th

Hammer Throw
Andrew Giger – 154' 1", 8th

Shot Put
Brogan Engfer – 47' 10", 1st

High Jump
Mason Williams – 6' 1", 3rd
Will Hugo – 5' 11", 4th
Jeffrey Odamtten – 5' 7", 7th
Tyrese Ossei – 5' 5", 9th

Long Jump
Will Hugo – 20' 10", 5th
Jeffrey Odamtten – 20' 9.5", 6th

Pole Vault
Abid Alam – 11' 4", 7th

WOMEN'S TOP 10 FINISHES
100m
Desiree Loyd – 12.47, 6th

100m Hurdles
Mackenzie Lovejoy – 15.67, 2nd

200m
Ella Frieling – 26.79, 9th

400m
Karlina Zimmerman – 1:00.74, 8th

1500m
Elise Atkins – 6:23.24, 26th

5000m
Lauryn Rosenthal – 19:49.04, 22nd

Long Jump
Nevaeh Coffer – 17' 0.50", 3rd
Ashley Kollie – 16' 10.50", 4th

Pole Vault
Kate Miriovsky – 10' 11.75", 3rd

Shot Put
Zoe Lennon – 34' 2.75", 10th