MINNEAPOLIS – The Concordia-St. Paul men's and women's track and field teams competed alongside athletes from NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA at the Gary Wilson Invitational on the campus of the University of Minnesota on Wednesday afternoon.
The biggest highlight of the day for Concordia came in the men's long jump, where sophomore
Cam Mata shattered the CSP record with a distance of 24' 10" (7.57m) to place third overall and first among Division II competitors. His distance broke the previous Concordia record of 23' 11.5" set by Andrew Johnson in 2022. After a wind conversion, his distance of 24' 3.75" is still an NCAA provisional qualifier that currently ranks 26
th in all of Division II.
In the 400-meter dash, freshman
Jayden Kuhlman established a new personal record with a time of 48.34 seconds to claim CSP's lone event victory of the day.
Senior
Cade Feist recorded an NCAA provisional qualifying distance in the shot put for the second consecutive meet, using a toss of 56' 0" (17.07m) to place second overall and first among DII participants. His season-high distance of 57' 0" (17.37m) set last week remains the 16th-best in all of Division II this year.
In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, senior
Ethan Blischke set a new personal record with a time of 9:43.08, good for fifth place overall and first among DII competitors.
Junior
Josh Krummel also set a new personal record, clocking a time of 4:17.91 in the 1,500-meter to claim sixth place.
Sophomore
Kayla Anderson was the top overall finisher for the Concordia women, placing sixth in the 1500-meter with a new personal-best time of 5:04.72.
The 4x400-meter relay team of
Karlina Zimmerman,
Nyadio Chan,
Sophia Crespo, and
Ella Frieling placed third, clocking a time of 3:59.65.
The Golden Bears will compete again this week at the Rider/Bolstorff Invite hosted by Macalester College on Saturday in St. Paul, Minn.
MEN'S TOP 10 RESULTS
400m
Jayden Kuhlman – 48.34, 1st
1500m
Josh Krummel – 4:17.91, 6th
3000m Steeple
Ethan Blischke – 9:43.08, 5th
Discus Throw
Keyshawn Pettis – 144' 8", 9th
Hammer Throw
Carter Krummen – 184' 2", 9th
Long Jump
Cam Mata – 24' 10", 3rd
Pole Vault
Abid Alam – 13' 0.75", 9th
Shot Put
Cade Feist – 56' 0", 2nd
Keyshawn Pettis – 49' 3.5", 8th
4x100m Relay
Jerry Chanzu,
Tarnue David,
John Schmitz,
Cam Mata – 41.56, 2nd
WOMEN'S TOP 10 RESULTS
1500m
Kayla Anderson – 5:04.72, 6th
4x400m Relay
Karlina Zimmerman,
Nyadio Chan,
Sophia Crespo,
Ella Frieling – 3:59.65, 3rd
