ARDEN HILLS, Minn. – Alyssa Arends (Ackley, Iowa/AGWSR) (3,000-meter run) and Wil Maki (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) (800-meter run) highlighted the performances for the University of Northwestern men's and women's track and field teams Saturday at the Gene Glader Classic, as the duo both recorded first-place finishes at the meet. The meet was held inside the Sports and Recreation Center on the campus of Bethel University.

View the complete meet results HERE.

Women
Alyssa Arends (Ackley, Iowa/AGWSR) ran away with the 3,000-meter title, finishing in 11:30.04 – over 10 seconds faster than the rest of the pack. Earlier in the day, Arends ran the mile in 5:57.28, giving her a 16^th place finish.  

Javonna Johnson (Rosemount, Minn./Rosemount) put together a time of 1:08.88 to take fifth in the 400-meter dash. Johnson then took 10^th in the 200-meter dash, finishing the lap in 30.74 seconds. She also sprinted to a time of 8.81 seconds in the prelims of the 60-meter dash. Tatyana Breitkreuz sprinted to a fourth-place finish in the 600-meter dash, clocking a time of 1:56.14. Vanessa Whyte (Medina, Minn./Homeschool)'s time of 3:26.88 was good enough for sixth in the 1,000-meter run. Danica White (Maplewood, Minn./Concordia Academy) (2:44.32) took 11^th in the 800-meter run.

Linnea Wagner (Fargo, N.D./Fargo Davies) recorded a throw of 8.24 meters in the shot put and a heave of 7.68 meters in the weight throw.

Men
Wil Maki (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) broke the two-minute mark in the 800-meter run, as the sophomore recorded a time of 1:58.80 en route to placing first in the event.

Kyle Anenson (Chanhassen, Minn./Chanhassen) brought home a second in the 600-meter run, crossing the line in 1:27.21. Anenson also raced to a fifth-place finish in the 200-meter dash, crossing the line in 24.65 seconds. Jordan Spahr (Pine City, Minn./Pine City) (24.99) and Adam Molohon (Oakdale, Minn./St. Paul North) (25.01) finished 10^th and 11^th, respectively, in the sprint. Elijah Hodgell (Lake City, Minn./Lincoln Secondary) (57.48) placed eighth in the quarter mile.
Brent Wipf (Shakopee, Minn. /Eagle Ridge Academy) took seventh in the 1,000-meter run with his time of 2:39.50, breaking a 32-year old school record.

Josiah Forker (Milaca, Minn./Milaca) had a strong showing the pole vault, as Forker cleared the bar at 4.00 meters to finish second in the vault. Forker also posted a time of 7.62 seconds in the prelims of the 60-meter dash.

The quartet of Kyle Anenson (Chanhassen, Minn./Chanhassen), Garrett Crown (Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Christian Academy), Brent Wipf (Shakopee, Minn. /Eagle Ridge Academy) and Wil Maki (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) combined to take second in the 1600-meter relay, as they collected a time of 3:36.03.

Jordan Spahr (Pine City, Minn./Pine City), Elijah Hodgell (Lake City, Minn./Lincoln Secondary), Adam Molohon (Oakdale, Minn./St. Paul North) and LeRoy Malone (Stewartville, Minn./Stewartville) totaled a time of 1:39.55 in the 4x200-meter relay to finish fourth.

The teams will travel to Superior, Wis., next weekend to compete in the UW-Superior Yellowjacket Open. Fans can find more information of the track and field teams at www.unweagles.com.