Bismarck, N.D. – The Northern State University men's and women's track and field teams tallied 33 top-5 finishes from the UMary Mike Thorson Open on Saturday. In addition, the Wolves added ten event victories, as well as four provisional marks and one school record.
 
MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

• JD Matehs opened the meet with a fourth place finish in the 60m, notching a time of 7.29, and won the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.93
• Chase Domier and Seth Martens recorded third and fifth place finishes in the 400m with times of 51.91 and 52.24 respectively
• Ronald Stephenson and Caleb Schlekeway matched the same finishes in the 600m, notching times of 1:31.00 and 1:34.19 in third and fifth
• Nathan Alto ran to a runner-up finish in the mile, notching a time of 4:27.61
• Jackson Harrison added to the distance success, winning the 3000m with a time of 8:44.71
• Luke Schroeder and Jaden Bohms-Buechler added second and fourth place finishes in the 60m hurdles, crossing the line in 9.07 and 9.35
• The 4x400m relay team of Stephenson, Schroeder, Matehs, and Martens notched a time of 3:29.57 to win the event
• Darrian Hood rounded out the top-5 in the long jump, notching a 6.42m mark, and added a third place finish in the triple jump with a 12.94m jump
• Tanner Berg opened his day with a runner-up finish in the shot put, hitting a provisional mark of 16.74m
• Berg went on to win the weight throw, moving up to first in the country with his 21.68m throw
• Nick Olson followed in third in the weight, throwing 15.47m

 
WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

• Makenna Larson opened the day with a second place finish in the 60m, crossing the finish line in 8.21, and added a fifth place finish in the 200m with a time of 27.66
• Renea Taylor and Shanice Burrell went one-two in the 200m with times of 26.20 and 26.87 respectively
• Taylor added her second event win the of day in the 400m, recording a time of 59.99
• Emma Rezac and Vanessa Klein followed in the 400m, taking third and fifth with times of 1:01.41 and 1:01.89
• Jennifer Clark, Avery Murray, and Summer Carlson took home the top three spots in the 600m, running to times of 1:42.00, 1:42.95, and 1:43.02
• Mary Franssen and Carlson took first and second in the 800m with times of 2:27.85 and 2:29.05
• Megan Mooberry took the crown in the 3000m with a time of 10:34.42, followed by Megan Pickering and Victoria Kolbinger in second and fifth with times of 10:35.89 and 11:03.05
• Burrell continued her day with a runner-up finish in the 60m hurdles, crossing the finish line in 8.97
• The women's 4x400m relay team of Isabel Kinzer, Klein, Alli Jackson, and Rezac won the event with a time of 4:12.03
• Tava Berg recorded a fourth place finish in the high jump, clearing 1.58m
• Shona Juliana broke the Northern State school record in the long jump, winning the event with a provisional mark of 5.72m
• Juliana added a third place finish in the triple jump with a provisional mark of 11.73m
• Jordan Menken opened the throwing events for the Wolves, taking second with a 12.84m toss in the shot put
• Cassidy Gough added a third place finish in the weight throw, tossing 14.69m

 
BEYOND THE RESULTS

• Juliana broke the indoor long jump record she set last season of 5.68m, jumping 5.72m to win the event
• Juliana moves up to 15^th nationally in the long jump, while Tanner Berg moved to first in the weight throw and 16^th in the shot put

 
UP NEXT
Northern travels to Brookings next Friday and Saturday for the South Dakota State Division II Invite and Jim Emmerich Invite.