Fargo, ND (NSUWolves.com) – Northern State Track and Field teams returned to the University of Mary for the Mike Thorson Open Meet. Both the women and men placed first in team scores and had eight event wins combined.

Men’s Highlights

• Sam Tremelling won the pole vault event with a height of 4.77m and Noah Ford secured 2^nd place with 4.37m
• In the long jump Birnir Vagn Finnsson placed third with a jump of 6.95m
• Treyson Schulz and Max Vande Kieft competed in the triple jump coming in 3^rd and 4^th with 13.11m and 12.78m
• Vance Borchers was 4^th in the high jump with 1.93m
• Nick Olson notched a 2^nd place in the weight throw with 17.59m and 3^rd place in the shot put with a throw of 14.55
• Joel Matehs was 2^nd in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.03. and Finnsson was 4^th with 8.58
• In the 60m dash Noah Bayer came in 3^rd with 6.97
• Seth Martens and Bayer were 4^th and 5^th in the 200m with close times of 22.77 and 22.78
• Drew Salfrank won the 400m finishing in 50.81 seconds. Teammates Carter Dingman and Martens finished in 3^rd and 4^th place clocking 51.56 and 51.70
• Turner Thorson placed 3^rd in the 600m in 1:28.79
• In the 800m Ricky Berndt finished 5^th with a time of 2:00.22
• Josh Martin crossed the finish line first in the 1000m run with a time of 2:34.36. Dalton Fleckenstein was 2^nd in 2:40.23 and Blake Stoks was 5^th with 2:48.58
• The 1 mile was won by Nathan Alto who finished in 4:19.20
• Jacob Angerhofer had a 2^nd place finish in the 3000m with 9:19.93. Taylor Thorson placed 5^th in the event as well in 9:29.38
• Men’s 4x400m relay with Finnsson, Carter Moller, Drew Henriksen, and Dingman placed 3^rd crossing in a time of 3:31.34

Women’s Highlights

• Bekah Walz was 2^nd in the pole vault event with 3.27m and Kenzee Danielson was 5^th with a height of 2.97m
• Sierra Sweeney won the triple jump in 11.32m and placed 4^th in the long jump with 5.34m
• Kamryn Schwartz was 2^nd in the triple jump with 10.95m and Alison Theis placed 5^th with 9.70m
• In the high jump Jordan Tschumperlin, Emily Breske, and Morgan Sheldon placed 3^rd through 5^th with heights of 1.58m, 1.58m, and 1.53m
• Cassidy Gough threw 16.95m placing her 2^nd in the weight throw
• Morgan Sheldon placed 2^nd in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.47 and Karli Klein was 5^th with 9.79
• The 400m was dominated by Kyanna Collymore, Vanessa Christensen, and Emma Hunt with 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th placed finishes. Their times were 1:00.63, 1:01.36, and 1:03.52 respectively
• Alli Jackson ran 1:41.91 in the 600m placing in 3^rd
• The 1000m event was won by Avery Miles in a time of 3:15.37. Jordan Hermansen and Chloe Strom were 4^th and 5^th with 3:36.26 and 3:50.45
• Jolie Dugan was 5^th in the mile with 5:51.65
• Megan Pickering won the 3000m in a time of 10:22.06. Teammates Avery Murray and Adisen Stadem followed in 2^nd and 3^rd place with times of 11:17.42 and 11:38.43
• Women’s 4x400m won with a time of 4:09.34, consisting of sprinters Collymore, Jackson, Klein, and Christensen

Up Next

• Wolves head to South Dakota State University for the Division 2 Open at the Jackrabbit Athletic Complex Friday January 26^th