MANKATO, Minn. (Myers Field House) -- Junior pole vaulter Anastasia Klein secured the first points for Bemidji State University indoor track & field Friday during the opening day of the 2022 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference in Mankato, Minn.
Klein finished tied for eighth in the pole vault with a mark of 10-feet-08.25-inches to earn a three-way split of one point.
Senior mid-distance runner Maryse Mbenoun qualified for the finals in the 600-meter run with a fourth-place finish of 1:37.90. She entered the meet as the reigning NSIC title holder in the event with a BSU record of 1:35.37.
Three Beavers earned personal records during the first day of the championships, including sophomore Alaina Hall in the 200m dash (26.09), freshman Dynia Lewis in the 60m hurdles (9.27) and freshman Olivia Olson in the pole vault (9-08.50).
Through the opening day of the conference championships, Bemidji State is tied for 13th with a score of 0.33.
Bemidji State continues the NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday with the pentathlon at 9 a.m.
RESULTS
NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships – Feb. 25, 2022
200m Track
60m Dash (Prelims)
12 Shackera Douglas – 7.98
13 Kendra Ekereke – 8.01
15 Beatrice Kjelland – 8.06
18 Sarah Hill – 8.33
200m Dash (Prelims)
18 Alaina Hall – 26.09 (PR)
20 Kendra Ekereke – 26.17
21 Shackera Douglas – 26.67
400m Dash (Prelims)
11 Janice Cole – 59.55
13 Rachel Myers – 59.79
600m Run (Prelims)
4 Maryse Mbenoun – 1:37.90Q
1000m Run (Prelims)
18 Ryne Prigge – 3:12.25
60m Hurdles (Prelims)
15 Dynia Lewis – 9.27 (PR)
Distance Medley Relay
9 Goodwin, Prigge, Syverson, Cole – 12:42.44
High Jump
22 Natalie Fultz – 1.56m/5-01.25
Pole Vault
8 Anastasia Klein – 3.26m/10-08.25
12 Megan Judge – 3.11m/10-02.50
18 Olivia Olson – 2.96m/9-08.50 (PR)
Long Jump
19 Alaina Hall – 5.24m/17-02.25
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Nestled in Northern Minnesota's wooded region and located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
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