ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul track and field team will compete at a total of five meets this week in the final tune-up ahead of next weekend's NSIC Outdoor Championships.

On Wednesday, the Golden Bears will compete at the Joe Sweeney Invitational, hosted by the University of St. Thomas, and the Todd Pfingsten Open, hosted by Minnesota State.

On Friday, select Golden Bear throwers will compete at both the Meet of the UnSaintly, hosted by Hamline University, and the Badger Challenge, hosted by the University of Wisconsin.

Finally, the Golden Bears will wrap up the busy week on Saturday with a larger group competing at the Tim Marshall Open hosted by Minnesota State.

JOE SWEENEY INVITE INFORMATION
The Joe Sweeney Invitational will be hosted by the University of St. Thomas at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in St. Paul on Wednesday, April 29. Both field and track events are scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. The men's and women's hammer throw will be held off-site at the University of Minnesota beginning at 9 a.m. Live results can be found here, while a live stream can be found on Midco Sports Plus (subscription required).

TODD PFINGSTEN OPEN INFORMATION
The Todd Pfingsten Open will be hosted by Minnesota State in Mankato, Minn. on Wednesday, April 29. Golden Bears competing in the meet will consist mostly of multi-event athletes, jumpers, and throwers. Live stats for the meet will be available here, while a free live stream can be found here.

MEET OF THE UNSAINTLY INFORMATION
The Meet of the UnSaintly will be hosted by Hamline University on Friday, May 1. Select Golden Bear throwers will compete in the meet. Live stats can be found here, and a live stream can be found here.

BADGER CHALLENGE INFORMATION
The Badger Challenge will be hosted by the University of Wisconsin on Friday, May 1. Select Golden Bear throwers will compete in the meet. A full schedule of events can be found here.

TIM MARSHALL OPEN INFORMATION
The Tim Marshall Open will be hosted by Minnesota State in Mankato, Minn. on Saturday, May 2. Live stats for the meet will be available here, while a free live stream can be found here.

NSIC LEADERBOARDS
With just a week remaining before the NSIC Outdoor Championships, the Golden Bears currently hold 24 top-10 rankings on the NSIC leaderboards, including 10 top-five rankings. Three Golden Bears also rank in the top 41 on the national leaderboards in four events.

Men's 400m
7. Jayden Kuhlman – 48.34 seconds

Men's 10,000m
4. Andrew Alexander – 32:11.78
10. Travis Tock – 33:19.35

Men's 3000 Steeplechase
4. Ethan Blischke – 9:43.08

Men's 4x100 Relay
6. Concordia-St. Paul (Chanzu, David, Schmitz, Mata) – 41.56 seconds

Men's Long Jump
3. Cam Mata – 24' 10" (7.57m) (26^th in DII)

Men's Triple Jump
5. Fadel Johnson Jr. – 47' 8.5" (14.54m)

Men's Shot Put
4. Cade Feist – 57' 0" (17.37m) (17^th in DII)
10. Keyshawn Pettis – 51' 2.75" (15.61m)

Men's Discus
9. Dan Otto – 162' 7" (49.57m)

Men's Hammer
3. Carter Krummen – 189' 0" (57.61m) (41^st in DII)
10. Cade Feist – 177' 9" (54.17m)

Men's Decathlon
4. Jeffrey Odamtten – 5879 points
7. Will Hugo – 5617 points Women's 200m
8. Mehlayna Straub – 24.65 seconds

Women's 800m
5. Nyadio Chan – 2:14.60

Women's 4x400 Relay
7. Concordia-St. Paul (Zimmerman, Chan, Crespo, Frieling) – 3:59.65

Women's High Jump
7. Mehlayna Straub – 5' 4.5" (1.64m)
8. Desiree Loyd – 5' 4.25" (1.63m)

Women's Shot Put
8. Maya Lavendusky – 42' 9" (13.03m)

Women's Hammer
4. Bernie Barnhardt – 173' 1" (52.76m)
9. Taylor Thompson – 159' 6" (48.63m)

Women's Heptathlon
2. Mehlayna Straub – 5085 points (10^th in DII)
10. Mina Nguyen – 3881 points