St. Peter, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Duluth men's track & field team noted six first place finishes and sixteen top five finishes at the Gustavus Drake Alternative on Saturday afternoon in St. Peter, Minn. At the event in southern Minnesota, UMD battled against a number of division II and division III schools from around the region.
"Really impressed with how we performed today with less than ideal conditions," said Head Coach
Karly Brautigam. "Another meet with a lot of event wins which bodes well for championship meet preparation. We took care of business and hit conference qualifying marks where we needed to."
On the track, senior
Ben Palmquist turned in a mark of 54.63 in the men's 400 meter hurdles to earn the top spot in the event. For Palmquist, the time is just shy of his PR mark of 54.55 in the event. In the 1,500 meter run,
Nick Jacobson's time of 4:00.63 earned himself first place on the leader board, while
Owen Dickenson finished in third place with a mark of 4:02.88. For Jacobson, his time of 4:00.63 in the 1,500m run is a new personal record, was well as a new meet record.
Lucas Selman's time of 9:43.86 in the 3000 meter steeplechase was also good enough for the top spot. In the men's 5,000 meter run, it was Jack VanKempen earning first place honors after noting a time of 15:27.29. For VanKempen, it's a new personal record as he bested his previous mark of 15:56.54.
In the field,
Colton Kostynick posted two first place finishes on the day. In the discus throw, Kostynick labeled a distance of 48.42m to earn the top spot. In the shot put, he would again take home first place after securing a distance of 15.65m. The Bulldogs would get a second place finish from
Avery Hunt in the javelin throw, who used a distance of 42.99m to climb the individual leader board. In the high jump,
Luke Oberleitner's height of 1.90m would be good enough for fourth place in the competition.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will head to Mankato, Minn. on Friday, May 6 for the Maverick Open. The Bulldogs will then head to the NSIC Championships in Aberdeen, SD from May 12-14.
