ST. PAUL, Minn. – The University of Northwestern's men's and women's track teams competed in the Holst Invitational at Concordia-St Paul on Saturday afternoon. The meet took place at Concordia's Sea Foam Stadium.
 
View the complete meet results HERE.
 
Women
To begin the meet, UNW's Alyssa Arends (Ackley, Iowa/AGWSR) sealed second place in the 10,000m run, as she ran to a final time of 40:41.65.
 
Danica White (Maplewood, Minn./Concordia Academy) wrapped up the 1500m run with a final time of 5:32.89, as teammate Dominique Ward (State Center, Iowa/Homeschool) finished in 6:31.73.
 
Competing in the 800m race, Breanna Himmerich (Albert Lea, Minn./Albert Lea) ran to a 2:52.87 final time for the Eagles.
 
Finishing 21^st in the 3000m steeplechase, Lisa Greenslade (Pine Island, Minn./Pine Island ) finished with a 14:21.68 result.
 
Northwestern's BreAnna Bernard (West Bend, Wis./West Bend East) wrapped up the 200m dash with a 36.10 final time.
 
UNW had a strong showing for the 4x400m relay, as the women's 4x400m team closed with a 5:25.52 final time for the Eagles.
 
In the field events, Linnea Wagner (Fargo, N.D./Fargo Davies) closed the javelin throw with 21.62m final mark. Wagner also finished off the women's shot put with a 8.72m throw, and concluded the hammer throw with a 25.30m mark. Teammates Vanessa Whyte (Medina, Minn./Homeschool) (6.82m) and Emma Drazkowski (6.80m) also made the leaderboard to conclude the shot put. 
 
 
Men
Northwestern's Jackson Peterson (Carlton, Minn./Carlton) secured the 10,000m run with a 35:34.99 final finish. 
 
In the 1500m run, UNW's Wil Maki (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) and Brent Wipf (Shakopee, Minn. /Eagle Ridge Academy) both had a strong showing, as Maki closed the race in seventh place and ran to a 4:07.59 final time. Wipf followed with a 4:15.49 result.
 
Kyle Anenson (Chanhassen, Minn./Chanhassen) ran to a 51.41 final time for the 400m dash. Anenson also closed the 400m hurdles with a 57.40 final time for the Eagles.
 
For the 200m dash, Adam Molohon (Oakdale, Minn./St. Paul North) bolted to the finish line with a 23.75 final time for the Eagles. Teammates Leroy Malone and Elijah Hodgell (Lake City, Minn./Lincoln Secondary) followed shortly after, as Malone finished with a 23.96 final time, and Hodgell with a 24.27.
 
Eric Melendez (Richfield, Minn./Eagle Ridge Academy) competed in the 5000m race, who ran to a time of 17:54.09 to close the meet. Melendez also partook in the 1500m race, as he closed with a 4:33.41 final time.
 
The men's 4x100m relay team ran to a 45.58 final time to close the afternoon meet. The men's 4x400m relay capped ninth place, as they tallied a 3:32.11 final split for the Eagles.
 
In the field, Chris Compton (St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park) threw the discus to a final 42.70m mark to close the meet for the Eagles. 
 
Men's track will compete next in the Dick Young Invite on Saturday, April 23, in Grinnell, Iowa.  Start time is set for 10 a.m. The women's team will take a week and a half break, as they look to compete next in Des Moines, Iowa., for the Drake Relays. Visit www.unweagles.com for more information.