ST. PAUL, Minn. (O'Shaughnessy Stadium) -- Facing chilly conditions at the Tomcat Twilight in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday evening, Bemidji State University outdoor track & field earned three event wins and saw three top 10 program marks set.

The Beavers' three event wins all came in sprint events, including sophomore Alaina Hall with a time of 12.28 in the 100-meter dash, junior Janice Cole with a time of 59.39 in the 400m dash and the 4x100m relay team of Cole, Hall, freshman Shackera Douglas and junior Kendra Ekereke with a time of 47.87. The 4x100m relay time was good enough for 10th-fastest in BSU outdoor program history.

Also setting top 10 program marks were junior Anastasia Klein in the pole vault, who finished ninth in the event with a mark of 10-10.00. Her vault ranks tied for sixth all-time for BSU outdoors while senior Mathea Brink set the 10th-fastest time in program history in the 5,000m run with a time of 19:40.24. Brink finished 21st in the event Wednesday.

BSU finished with 11 top-five finishes, including second-place finishes from Ekereke in the 100m dash with a personal record time of 12.44 and freshman Makayla Lewis with a time of 26.32 in the 200m dash.

The Beavers also saw 11 personal records broken at the meet.

Following the Easter weekend, Bemidji State will travel to Northern State University to compete in the Dewy Donat Classic on April 22-23.

RESULTS
Tomcat Twilight – April 13, 2022
100m Dash
1 Alaina Hall – 12.28
2 Kendra Ekereke – 12.44 (PR)
6 Shackera Douglas – 12.95
11 Makayla Lewis – 13.18

200m Dash
2 Makayla Lewis – 26.32
12 Aneesa Tucker – 28.25

400m Dash
1 Janice Cole – 59.39
5 Skyler Tillery – 1:01.59
6 Rachel Myers – 1:01.63

800m Run
13 Maryse Mbenoun – 2:25.95
19 Abby Syverson – 2:31.52

1500m Run
32 Amanda Hernesman – 5:23.43 (PR)

5000m Run
21 Mathea Brink – 19:40.24 (PR)
24 Zoey Mills – 19:52.22
34 Carol Miller – 21:03.41 (PR)

100m Hurdles
4 Dynia Lewis – 15.30 (PR)
10 Aneesa Tucker – 16.72
11 Emily Curtice – 16.81
14 Natalie Fultz – 17.43

400m Hurdles
7 Natalie Fultz – 1:09.71 (PR)
13 Lily Johnson – 1:14.24 (PR)
16 Dynia Lewis – 1:17.76 (PR)

4x100m Relay
1 Cole, Hall, Douglas, Ekereke – 47.87

High Jump
6 Natalie Fultz – 1.50m/4-11.00

Pole Vault
|9 Anastasia Klein – 3.30m/10-10.00 (PR)
14 Olivia Olson – 3.15m/10-04.00 (PR)
16 Megan Judge – 3.15m/10-04.00 (PR)

Long Jump
3 Analise Fabre – 5.24m/17-02.25
5 Aneesa Tucker – 5.13m/16-10.00
11 Emily Curtice – 4.84m/15-10.50
17 Alaina Hall – 4.49m/14-08.75

Triple Jump
3 Analise Fabre – 10.90m/35-09.25

Javelin
7 Emily Curtice – 32.04m/105-01
11 Megan Judge – 24.79m/81-04
12 Mikenna Pattrin – 24.55m/80-06
18 Aneesa Tucker – 20.80m/68-03

Shot Put
3 Tierra Doss – 12.02m/39-05.25

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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 Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).

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