ST. PAUL, MINN. - The University of Northwestern men's and women's track and field teams both competed well at the Hamline University Invite Saturday in St. Paul, Minn. The women's team performed spectacular, as they produced many career-bests on the day's competition.
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MEN'S TRACK
Junior
Jackson Peterson (Carlton, Minn./Carlton) started the day's competition off right, running a personal-best time of 16:18.77 in the 5000-meter run.
Following his showing in Atlanta last week, Sophomore
Garrett Crown (Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Christian Academy) had strong showing on the meet, running the second fastest time of his career in the 1500-meter run [4:14.70].
Freshman
Evan Pruitt () sprinted his way to an eighth-place finish in the 100-meter dash, clocking a 11.25 time in his first collegiate race. He then went on to participate in the 200-meter dash in 23.07 to place 11
th overall.
Pruitt,
Elijah Hodgell (Lake City, Minn./Lincoln Secondary),
LeRoy Malone (Stewartville, Minn./Stewartville), and Adam Molohan teamed up in the 4x100-meter relay to take home fifth place, compiling a time of 44.46 in the day's event.
Making his track and field debut for UNW,
Kevin Blanksma (Belgrade, Mont./Manhattan Christian) had a strong performance in the long jump [5.63m], but it was in the high jump where he proved to be a strong contender, capturing fourth place with a jump of 1.85m.
WOMEN'S TRACK
Coming through the line at 20:17.21, Junior
Danica White (Maplewood, Minn./Concordia Academy) exceeded expectations in her first career 5000-meter run for the Eagles.
Freshman
Jane Hulterstrum (Litchfield, Minn./Litchfield) bested her time in the 800-meter run [2:31.68), as teammate
Mckenzie Olson (Monticello, Minn./Monticello) also concluded with an impressive [2:42.96].
Finishing with career-bests in the 1500-meters, Freshman
Ivelyn Christianson (Corcoran, Minn./Buffalo ) notched a 6:10.45 final time in the event, while Junior
Dominique Ward (State Center, Iowa/Homeschool) followed closely behind with a time of 6:10.92.
The improvements continued as Sophomore Breanna Bernard dropped time in both the 100-meter [16.55] and 200-meter dash [35.21]. Freshman
Sarah Miller (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview) also shaved off time, as she finished off the afternoon with a 1:17.84 split in the 400-meter dash.
In the field events, Freshman
Madeleine Buland (Chaska, Minn./Southwest Christian ) displayed natural ability in the hammer throw, tossing to an impressive 31.48m final mark to note a personal-best.
The Eagles will compete next on Saturday, April 8, at the Norse Relays in Decorah, Iowa. For more information on the track and field teams, fans should visit www.unweagles.com.
