ST. PAUL, Minn. – The University of Northwestern's men's and women's track and field teams competed in the Gustavus-Drake Alternative meet at Gustavus Adolphus College on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles soared to great heights, as both men and women stamped season bests.
 
View the complete meet results HERE.
 
Women
In the 200m dash, BreAnna Bernard (West Bend, Wis./West Bend East) cruised to a 35.44 final finish, which allowed Bernard to mark a season best.

Danica White (Maplewood, Minn./Concordia Academy) ran her 1500m race to a time of 5:23.74. Teammates Breanna Himmerich (Albert Lea, Minn./Albert Lea) (6:03.49) and Dominique Ward (State Center, Iowa/Homeschool) (6:37.66) followed as they both had strong finishes to conclude the run. The three-strand effort gave Northwestern its second best finishes on the season for the 1500m.
 
Competing in the 3000m steeplechase was UNW's Lisa Greenslade (Pine Island, Minn./Pine Island ), who wrapped up the afternoon with a 13:46.32 time.
 
Northwestern's 4x400m relay team raced fast, as they crossed the finish line with a 5:17.82 finish.
 
In the field, shot putter Linnea Wagner (Fargo, N.D./Fargo Davies) marked a 8.19m toss for the Eagles. Wagner also sealed a 21.63m final heave in the discus, and concluded the hammer throw with a 24.51m toss.
 
Teammate Emma Drazkowski participated in the shot put where she secured a 6.51m throw to finish off the afternoon.
 
 
Men
LeRoy Malone (Stewartville, Minn./Stewartville) started the meet off strong, as he jetted to a 11.55 finish in the 100m dash.
 
In the 200m race, Malone posted a convincing finish, as he marked a 23.63 final time. Teammates Jordan Spahr (Pine City, Minn./Pine City) (23.54), Elijah Hodgell (Lake City, Minn./Lincoln Secondary) (24.17), Joseph Gutierrez (Bakersfield, Calif./East Bakersfield) (24.58), and Adam Moholon (24.69) also had strong showings, as they all secured final finishes for the Eagles.
 
Racing in the 400m was Kyle Anenson (Chanhassen, Minn./Chanhassen), who crossed the finish line with a 51.86 time to clinch a top seven final finish.
 
Wil Maki (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) stole the 1500m run top finish on the afternoon, as he ran a 4:04.70 race. Following Maki were Garrett Crown (Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Christian Academy) (4:18.03) and Brent Wipf (Shakopee, Minn. /Eagle Ridge Academy) (4:19.10) who both tallied impressive splits.
 
Jackson Peterson (Carlton, Minn./Carlton) bolted through the 5000m run, as he posted a third place finish with a 16:19.30 listing, which gave way to a career best in the 5000m. Eric Melendez (Richfield, Minn./Eagle Ridge Academy) received the 10th place finish, as he raced to a 17:20.02 time to permit for a season best.
 
Anenson snatched fourth in the 400m hurdles, as he raced to a 56.73 final mark.
 
The 4x100m (45.01) and 4x400m (3:31.95) relay teams both recorded third place finishes for the Eagles.
 
Josiah Forker (Milaca, Minn./Milaca) noted a 10th place finish in the pole vault, as he closed the event with a 4.00m final vault to stake a season best finish.
 
UNW's Chris Compton (St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park) came up big, as he snagged second place in the discus with a 42.13m throw, and secured an eighth place spot in the javelin with a 37.80m toss.
 
Men's track and field will compete next in the Golden Bear Men's Twilight on Wednesday, May 4.  Women's track and field will take a week off as they prepare for the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Championships, which will be held in Morris, Minn., on May 6-7. Fans can find more information at www.unweagles.com.