?Members of the University of Minnesota Duluth track and field team took part in one of three meets this past weekend -- the Jim Duncan Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa (Friday and Saturday), the Holst Invitational at Concordia University-St. Paul (Saturday) and the Saint John's Decathlon in Collegeville, Minn. (Saturday and Sunday) -- and over that three-day stretch a number of notable performances were turned in by the Bulldogs.
Starting with the
Jim Duncan Invitational, those included:
• Freshman
Ted Heikkila was second in the 10,000 meter run with a lifetime best of 33:10.70
• Sophomore
Appo Agbamu placed second in the shot put (50'-03.25")
• Junior
Nick Moran finished third in the discus (a personal-best 154'-10" toss)
• Senior
Cole Toepfer was third in the 1,500-meter run (4:00.98)
• Junior
Chris Wilson took fourth in the 800-meter run (1:57.03)
• Sophomore
Drew Johnson finished fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:45.41 (a lifetime best)
• Junior
Dan Nielsen ran his fastest 5,000-meter race as a Bulldog -- 14:53.30, which was good for seventh place.
At the
Holst Invitational:
• Freshman
Nick Krouse won the triple jump, leaping 43'-03.75"
• Freshman
Jason Lilja was third in the long jump (20'-10.00")
• Senior Nate Knop placed third in the javelin (142'-10")
• Senior
John Knebel finished third in the 400-meter hurdles (57.14)
• Junior Jake Nelson was 5th in the 100-meter dash (11.19)
• Junior
Scott Urban placed 5th in the 800-meter run (1:57.09)
• Freshman
Devin Sowers, in his UMD debut, finished fifth in the discus in (141'-04") and seventh in the shot put (44'-09.75")
Next up for the Bulldogs is the Tom Cat Twilight meet this Thursday (April 17) at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn.
