ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul track and field team competed at a pair of events on Wednesday afternoon, sending athletes to both the Joe Sweeney Invitational in St. Paul, Minn., and the Todd Pfingsten Open in Mankato, Minn.

In St. Paul, senior Ethan Blischke grabbed the lone event win for the Golden Bears, shattering his personal record with a time of 9:34.17 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Cade Feist earned a second-place finish in the shot put with a toss of 53' 2.25".

Senior Tarnue David also claimed a second-place finish, clocking a season-best time of 22.21 seconds in the 200-meter dash.

For the Concordia women in St. Paul, Nyadio Chan placed fifth in the 800-meter, finishing in 2:14.75.

Senior Maya Lavendusky placed fifth in the shot put (41' 7") and sixth in the discus (125' 4").

Sophomore Bernie Barnhardt secured a fourth-place finish in the hammer throw, recording a toss of 165' 6".

In Mankato, junior Mehlayna Straub placed in the top two in two events, setting personal records in both the 100-meter hurdles (14.50 seconds, 2^nd place) and long jump (18' 7.25", 6^th) while winning the high jump with a mark of 5' 4.5".

Sophomore Cam Mata was the top overall finisher for the CSP men in Mankato with a second-place finish in the long jump after clearing 23' 0.75".

The Golden Bears will wrap up the busy week when they compete at both the Badger Challenge and Meet of the UnSaintly on Friday and the Tim Marshall Open on Saturday.

JOE SWEENEY INVITE RESULTS
MEN'S TOP 10s
100m
Tarnue David – 10.90, 6th

200m
Tarnue David – 22.21, 2nd

400m Hurdles
David Olowookere – 58.35, 5th

1500m
Andrew Boyum – 4:05.29, 9th

3000m Steeple
Ethan Blischke – 9:34.17, 1st

Discus Throw
Dan Otto – 153' 5", 3rd
Andrew Giger – 142' 2", 5th
Brogan Engfer – 136' 9", 8th
Keyshawn Pettis – 134' 7", 10th

Hammer Throw
Carter Krummen – 180' 11", 6th

High Jump
Priestly Jibunor – 5' 9.25", 5th
Tyrese Ossei – 5' 9.25", 6th

Long Jump
Ted Carey – 20' 8.5", 8th

Shot Put
Cade Feist – 53' 2.25", 2nd
Dan Otto – 50' 3.5", 3rd
Keyshawn Pettis – 49' 4.5", 5th
Brogan Engfer – 48' 2.75", 7th

WOMEN'S TOP 10s
High Jump
Mehlayna Straub – 5' 4.5", 1st
Mina Nguyen – 4' 10.5", 9th

Long Jump
Mehlayna Straub – 18' 7.25", 6th
Nevaeh Coffer – 17' 9.5", 10th

TODD PFINGSTEN OPEN RESULTS
MEN'S TOP 10s
110m Hurdles
Jeffrey Odamtten – 15.87, 7th

400m
James Howard – 52.81, 4th
Esosa Ogbebor – 54.78, 5th

High Jump
Kenny Gardiner – 5' 4.5", 8th

Javelin Throw
Jeffrey Odamtten – 165' 3", 1st

Long Jump
Cam Mata – 23' 0.75", 2nd
Fadel Johnson Jr. – 22' 3", 4th
Jeffrey Odamtten – 21' 9.5", 5th
Arik Nikolas – 21' 9", 6th
Kenny Gardiner – 20' 8", 7th

WOMEN'S TOP 10s
800m
Nyadio Chan – 2:14.75, 5th

Discus Throw
Maya Lavendusky – 125' 4", 6th

Hammer Throw
Bernie Barnhardt – 165' 6", 4th
Taylor Thompson – 160' 4", 5th
Alexis Rathje – 129' 4", 10th

Shot Put
Maya Lavendusky – 41' 7", 5th