The UMD men's and women's outdoor track and field teams competed in the Running on Hope Invite on Wednesday in Minneapolis, Minn. hosted by the University of Minnesota. The Bulldogs turned in a strong showing across all field events and running events. UMD's William Heydt led the way with a first place finish and personal record in the men's triple jump (14.24m), while Morgan Radel captured the top spot in the women's 5000m in a time of 18:52.03.

Other noteworthy performances included top three finishes in the women's long jump by Lindsey Root (5.34m - 2nd), Jaden Johnson in the men's high jump (1.96m - 3rd), Lauryn Renier in the 3000m steeple (2nd - 11:02.93), Franny Seidel (2nd - 4:47.26) and Josie Bond (3rd - 4:48.56) in the women's 1500m, Haleigh Reindl in the women's 800m (3rd - 2:17.83), and Rachel Boelke in the women's 400m (3rd - 57.56).


Running on Hope Invitational (top ten finishes)

• Emily Anderson (100m - 9th - 12.65)
• Samuel Blomberg (110m Hurdles - 6th - 15.58)
• Kate Fitzgerald (200m - 7th - 25.53)
• Rachel Boelke (400m - 3rd - 57.56)
• Megan Gilles (400m Hurdles - 10th - 1:05.55)
• Haleigh Reindl (800m - 3rd - 2:17.83)
• Alaina Steele (800m - 8th - 2:22.45)
• Owen Dickenson (800m - 6th - 1:55.89)
• Jordan Gruenes (800m - 9th - 1:56.34)
• Franny Seidel (1500m - 2nd - 4:47.26)
• Josie Bond (1500m - 3rd - 4:48.56)
• Lauryn Renier (3000m Steeple - 2nd -11:02.93)
• Kaitlin McConkey (3000m Steeple - 8th - 12:53.58)
• Lucas Selman (3000m Steeple - 4th - 9:39.05)
• Zachary Anderson (5000m - 4th - 16:18.53)
• Morgan Radel (5000m - 1st - 18:52.03)
• Elizabeth VanLoon (5000m - 8th - 19:37.16)
• Colton Kostynick (Discus - 4th - 48.88m)
• Eli Bicek (Discus - 10th - 42.73m)
• Eli Bicek (Hammer Throw - 8th - 48.38m)
• Colton Kostynick (Hammer Throw - 10th - 48.07m)
• Jaden Johnson (High Jump - 3rd - 1.96m)
• Luke Oberleitner (High Jump - 5th - 1.91m)
• Kennedy Hawk (Javelin - 4th - 34.19m)
• Lindsey Root (Long Jump - 2nd - 5.34m)
• William Heydt (Long Jump - 9th - 6.38m)
• Libby Lommel (Pole Vault - 8th - 3.26m)
• Colton Kostynick (Shot Put - 6th - 15.57m)
• Jackson Weston (Shot Put - 7th - 15.51m)
• William Heydt (Triple Jump - 1st - 14.24m)
• Miley, Westphal, Brisbois, Nelson (4x100m Relay - 4th - 42.97)
• Gilles, Grell, Fitzgerald, Anderson (4x100m Relay - 2nd - 48.39)

Coach Brautigam's Thoughts:
"The men's team saw a big personal record for William Heydt to win the triple jump. The men's 200m went really well with four of the five participants walking away with big personal records and bumps on the conference list. Colton Kostynick had a nice showing in the shot put while the men's 800m group walked away with a ton on breakthroughs and season bests, with Owen Dickenson leading the charge."

"Morgan Radel ran a strong race to win the women's 5000m. Lauryn Renier's personal record time of 11:02.93 in the 3000m steeple will sit third on the conference list. On the sprints side, we had a lot of season bests in the 200m, and the women's throws group that competed today all took steps in the right direction, including Kennedy Hawk who is a favorite to score points in the javelin in two weeks at the conference tournament."

Up Next
The Bulldogs will compete in one final meet before the NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championships begin. The team will travel to St. Paul, Minn. to take part in the Joe Sweeney Invite hosted by the University of St. Thomas on Wednesday (May 3).