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Track and Field Kicks Off Action in Iowa and Minnesota
Story Links MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Augustana track and field flew into action at meets in Iowa and Minnesota on Wednesday and Thursday, competing at the Gary Wilson Invitational, Drake Relays and Kip Janvrin Open to begin a loaded week schedule. GARY WILSON INVITATIONAL | Minneapolis, Minn. Eight Vikings collected new personal […]
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Augustana track and field flew into action at meets in Iowa and Minnesota on Wednesday and Thursday, competing at the Gary Wilson Invitational, Drake Relays and Kip Janvrin Open to begin a loaded week schedule.
GARY WILSON INVITATIONAL | Minneapolis, Minn.
Eight Vikings collected new personal bests at the Wednesday meet with Caroline Sudbeck leading the charge for Augustana. She took the crown in the women’s open 800-meter run, clocking a PR of 2:11.52. Sydnee Serck added in a fifth-place finish with a time of 2:14.58 for a new personal best.
Will Sugrue also collected a new career-best mark with his time in the men’s open 800-meter run.
In the men’s open 1500-meter run, Payton Brown took a top-five finish with a PR clocking of 3:54.52 for fifth place. Alex Schumacher, Nick Batchelor, Isaiah Anderson and Kieran Weigelt all earned new personal bests.
DRAKE RELAYS | Des Moines, Iowa
Three Vikings competed in the women’s heptathlon across the first two days of action. Kylee Sallee finished fifth with 4902 points while Maria Pedroso took eighth with 4778 points and Ashton Massey collected 4440 points for a PR and14th place.
In the unseeded college men’s 1500-meter run, Tyson Ricker ran a personal best of 3:49.90 for second place in heat one and sixth overall in the event.
Bryant Keller collected a ninth-place finish in the unseeded men’s 5000-meter run after running a 14:40.94 while over in the open 5000-meter run, Erik Gundersen took fifth place with a clocking of 14:23.77.
Ella Bakken sped into the top-five as she crossed the finish line in a personal best of 34:54.34 for fourth place in the women’s invite 10,000-meter run as Kadin Groen took 11th on the men’s side of the event with a gigantic personal best of 30:45.83.
KIP JANVRIN OPEN | Indianola, Iowa
Even more Vikings saw action in Iowa, led by Taylor Melton’s first place finish in the women’s 5000-meter run. She clocked a 17:31.73 for the event crown as Tenley Nelson (17:36.99, PR) followed as runner-up and Ramsey Karim (17:38.66, PR) was third.
Lindsey Young represented Augustana in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase and took third in the effort, clocking an 11:18.96 for a new personal best.
Augustana will continue action at the final two days of the Drake Relays and Kip Janvrin Open.
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