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Alberston wins two jumps for men’s track and field at Ole Open
Story Links NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The St. Olaf College men’s track and field team had 19 top-five finishes at the Ole Open on Saturday afternoon at Klein Field at Manitou in its final meet before the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Sophomore Max Albertson won […]
NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The St. Olaf College men’s track and field team had 19 top-five finishes at the Ole Open on Saturday afternoon at Klein Field at Manitou in its final meet before the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Sophomore Max Albertson won both the long jump and triple jump for two of St. Olaf’s three first-place performances on the day at the unscored meet. First year Andrew Crisp was first in the five-runner field in the 3,000-meter run (9:20.56) as well. St. Olaf honored its senior class at the conclusion of the final home meet of their careers.
Albertson posted the top long jump (6.79m, 22′ 3 ½”) and triple jump (13.68m, 44′ 10 ¾”) of the day, with the second mark ranking fourth in the MIAC this season. Senior Eh Ler Moo was the runner-up to Albertson in the long jump (6.65m, 21′ 10″), while first year Rik Cumps was third in both events. Cumps was less than an inch behind Moo in the long jump (6.64m, 21′ 9 ½”) and had a mark of 13.04 meters (42′ 9 ½”) in the triple jump.
St. Olaf had four of the top-five finishers in the 800-meter run, led by a runner-up showing from junior Ignatius Fitzgerald (1:54.69). First year Jackson Bullock was third (1:55.22), senior Olaf Coffey took fourth (1:55.31), and senior Sean Hartney placed fifth (1:55.58), with all four Oles separated by less than one second.
Junior Max Thomas posted a second-place performance in the javelin throw with a mark of 46.82 meters (153′ 7″) and was joined in the top five by sophomore Jesse Olson in fifth (43.97m, 144′ 3″). Sophomore Trey Petersen cleared 3.65 meters (11′ 11 ¾”) to take fourth in the pole vault.
Juniors Parker Max and Jack McFetridge recorded fourth-place (4:05.15) and fifth-place (4:05.47) results in the 1,500-meter run, while Moo, first year Gavin Vogel, first year Luke Jones, and first year Jakob Eenigenburg sprinted to fourth in the 4×100-meter relay (43.22).
The two-day MIAC Outdoor Championships will begin on Friday, May 9 at Macalester Stadium, with field events starting at 2 p.m. and track events at 2:30 p.m.