Van Kempen Highlights Strong Showing for the UMD Indoor Track and Field Teams in Day One of the NSIC Championships

The University of Minnesota Duluth indoor track and field teams had a successful start to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championships weekend Friday on the campus of Minnesota State Univerisity, Mankato in Mankto, Minn.

The majority of Friday's events were preliminary rounds, but a few finals saw Bulldogs running, jumping, and throwing themselves to podium finishes.

The performance of the day came from fifth year Jack Van Kempen, who landed himself on top the podium as conference champion in the men's 5,000m run with a time of 15:01.48.

Other big points for the men came from their third place distance medley team consisting of Noah Foster, Brock Unger, Mikey Kvaal, and Owen Dickenson (10:11.79).

The women's distance medley team of Savannah Schley, Kate Fitzgerald, Ellie Hanowski, and Rachel Ulrich also snagged third with a provisional qualifying time of 11:57.64.

Freshman Noah Rodenwald had a great day on the runway, with his mark of 4.44m earning him fifth in the men's pole vault.

Junior Jackson Weston also threw his way to a podium placing, claiming seventh in the men's shot put with a PR toss of 17.83m. Junior Jaden Johnson also took seventh in the men's high jump with a mark of 1.96m.

In the men's 60m prelims, both juniors Brock Unger and Cole Brisbois broke the school record yet again with times of 6.89 and 6.91 respectively.

Finals action will pick up for the Bulldogs tomorrow with field events starting at 1:00 p.m.

An extended list of the day's PRs is listed below.

PR List

Men's 60m

Reid Olson 8.57

Women's 600m

Emily Bastian 1:39.60

Madi Wodele 1:39.88

Men's 600m

Nathan Amundson 1:24.48

Women's 60m