COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul men's and women's track and field teams competed at the CSB/SJU Invite co-hosted by the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University on Thursday evening, with both the Golden Bear men and women taking sixth place.
The Golden Bear men tallied 53 points in the meet, while the women finished with 42.
Senior
Cade Feist came within seven inches of the Concordia record in the shot put, recording a personal best and NCAA provisional qualifying distance of 57' 0" to win the event by more than four feet. With that distance, Feist ranks 16
th in Division II in the shot put. The five-year-old CSP record in the shot put is held by Marcus Gustaveson and sits at 57' 6.25". Feist also placed third in the hammer throw with a distance of 175' 7".'
Fellow senior
Keyshawn Pettis also recorded a personal record in the shot put, placing fourth with a throw of 51' 2.75".
Carter Krummen claimed another individual event win for CSP, winning the hammer throw with a distance of 183' 9".
In the discus throw, freshman
Brogan Engfer finished in third place with a new personal-best distance of 148' 2". Fellow freshman
Austin Sikorski joined Engfer in the top five with a distance of 144' 0", good for fifth place.
Fadel Johnson Jr. also recorded a third-place finish after clearing 22' 8.5" in the long jump.
On the track, sophomore
Zay Acosta finished fifth in the 400-meter with a time of 49.92 seconds, coming within a tenth of a second of his personal record set earlier this season.
In the pole vault, junior
Abid Alam finished in seventh place after clearing a new personal-best height of 12' 11.5".
For the Golden Bear women, sophomore
Bernie Barnhardt earned CSP's highest placement with a second-place finish in the hammer throw, recording a toss of 169' 3". Freshman
Taylor Thompson finished just behind Barnhardt, claiming third place in the hammer throw with a mark of 154' 2".
Senior
Nyadio Chan set a new personal record in the 1500-meter run, clocking a time of 4:48.41 to grab third place.
Fellow senior
Maya Lavendusky claimed a pair of third-place finishes in the discus throw and the shot put. Her distance of 126' 0" in the discus marked a new personal record. Freshman
Alexis Rathje also scored points for CSP in the discus, setting a new personal record with a toss of 120' 6".
In the long jump, freshman
Ashley Kollie recorded a new personal best with a distance of 17' 4.75", good for fifth place.
Kate Miriovsky rounded out Concordia's point scorers with a sixth-place finish in the pole vault.
MEN'S TOP 10s
400m
Zay Acosta – 49.92, 5th
1500m
Jordan Stumm – 4:19.55, 9th
Discus Throw
Brogan Engfer – 148' 2", 3rd
Austin Sikorski – 144' 0", 5th
Andrew Giger – 138' 11", 10th
Hammer Throw
Carter Krummen – 183' 9", 1st
Cade Feist – 175' 7", 3rd
Andrew Giger – 158' 10", 9th
Long Jump
Fadel Johnson Jr. – 22' 8.5", 3rd
Pole Vault
Abid Alam – 12' 11.5", 7th
Shot Put
Cade Feist – 57' 0", 1st
Keyshawn Pettis – 51' 2.75", 4th
Brogan Engfer – 44' 4.75", 10th
WOMEN'S TOP 10s
1500m
Nyadio Chan – 4:48.41, 3rd
Discus Throw
Maya Lavendusky – 126' 0", 3rd
Alexis Rathje – 120' 6", 6th
Hammer Throw
Bernie Barnhardt – 169' 2", 2nd
Taylor Thompson – 154' 2", 3rd
Alexis Rathje – 141' 0", 9th
Long Jump
Ashley Kollie – 17' 4.75", 5th
Pole Vault Indoor
Kate Miriovsky – 10' 8", 6th
Shot Put
Maya Lavendusky – 41' 9.25", 3rd
