Fargo, N.D. – The Northern State University track and field teams competed at the Bison Team Cup. Men placed 3^rd with 54 points and women took 3^rd with 13 points.
 
Men's Highlights

• Nick Olson placed 2^nd in the weight throw with a toss of 17.33m and notched 4^th place in the shot put with 14.39m
• Sam Tremelling took 4^th in the pole vault with a height of 4.61m
• Chris Weber and Noah Bayer took 3^rd and 4^th place in the 60m dash with close times of 7.095 and 7.096. Bayer also placed 5^th in the 200m dash, running a time of 23.16
• Seth Martens, Drew Salfrank, and Carter Dingman swept the 400m race placing 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd with times of 50.79, 50.89, and 51.76 respectively. Salfrank's time was a personal record for him
• In the 800m Dalton Fleckenstein was 2^nd place with 1:59.69
• Nathan Alto and Evan Halbe ran the 3,000m to 3^rd and 5^th place finishes with times of 8:54.43 and 9:03.74
• The 4x400m relay improved their time from the Marauders open, running a 3:24.46 for 2^nd place with sprinters Joel Matehs, Drew Salfrank, Carter Dingman, and Seth Martens.

Women's Highlights

• Cassidy Gough had a new personal record in the weight throw, placing 4^th with a length of 16.96m
• In the pole vault Bekah Walz placed 3^rd with a vault of 3.40m which was a personal record for her
• The mile consisted of Megan Pickering and Avery Murray placing 3^rd and 5^th with times of 5:21.84 and 5:34.12. For Murray this is a new personal record

Beyond the Results

• Gough's throw of 16.96m in weight throw places her 21st in the nation
• Men's 4x400m time of 3:24.46 earns a 36^th place in national rankings

Up Next

• Wolves will travel to the University of Mary next Saturday on January 20^th for the Mike Thorson Open meet