Cole Toepfer might not have turned in the fastest 3,000-meter run time at Saturday's Warren Bowlus Open on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Stout (he placed third in that event), but his 8:22.35 clocking was the best in University of Minnesota Duluth history and also made the senior team captain a provisional qualifier for the the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships. Toepfer shaved just over  11 seconds off the previous school standard o 8:33.46, which was turned in by Kyle Larson at the Snowshoe Open in Minneapolis, Minn., on Feb. 17, 2012.

While no Bulldogs took home individual titles Saturday, runner-up finishes were posted by sophomore Joey Erickson in the mile run (4:29.48), freshman Ted Heikkila in the 5,000-meter run (15:47.76) and Nick Moran in weight throw (16.57 meters). Junior Phil d'Entremont (600-meter run; 1:23.06), and sophomore Drew Johnson (5,000-meter run; 15:48.04) both placed third in their respective events while sophomores Appo Agbamu (shot put; 14.84 meters) and  Mark Emlaw (long jump; 6.37 meters) took fourth.

The Bulldogs will remain in Duluth next Saturday (Feb. 8) to compete in the Lake Superior Challenge, which is being hosted by the College of St. Scholastica.

2014 Warren Bowlus Open Results