Senior Jason Lilja and junior Austin Carlson each came away with individual titles for the University of Minnesota Duluth Saturday at the University of Wisconsin-Stout's Warren Bowlus Invitational.

Lilja was a double winner, claiming both the high jump (6'-08.75" - an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark) and the long jump (a personal best leap of 22'-10.50", which was 1.75 inches off the UMD indoor record). Carlson reigned in the 400-meter dash, topping that 32-competitor race in a career best time of 50.62.  The Bulldogs' got a third-place effort from senior Brian Lee in the weight throw (54'-06.00") while junior Blake Anderson (15:43.45) and freshman Kendall Hill (15:56,52) went 2-3 in the 5,000-meter run. Fourth place finishes were turned in by senior Boston Braack in the 600-meter dash (1:25.36), senior Ben Hanson in the 800-meter run (1:58.60), sophomore Chris Timm in the pole vault (14'-00.50"), junior Logan Rubeck in the 60-meter hurdles (8.91) and junior Cody Sedbrook in the 3,000-meter run (8:30.32 -- a personal best and NCAA II provisional qualifying time as well as the top clocking in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference so far this season).

The 4 x 400 relay team of Carlson, juniors Connor Behm and Darrick Jackson, and freshman AJ Belchak were also Warren Bowlus Invitational champions, running a 3:30.08.

The Bulldogs will remain in Duluth next Saturday (Feb. 4) for the College of St. Scholastica's Lake Superior Challenge.

2017 Warren Bowlus Invitational Results