FARGO, N.D. – The Bemidji State University Track and Field team competed in the Bison Open, hosted by North Dakota State University, Friday and Saturday.
BSU thrower
Mikenna Pattrin dominated the throwing side of the meet after hitting another personal best and grabbing her second NCAA ranking in a row. Pattrin took fourth in shot put and fifth in weight throw but earned the No. 35 rank in the NCAA for her shot put throw at 13.46 meters. Last week, she moved into the NCAA rankings for the first time this season with a throw of 13.10 meters, taking 48
th. Also on the field side of the event,
Olivia Olson took her season best pole vault at 3.25 meters, grabbing ninth place.
In the pentathlon, Mille Rosaeg took 10
th and a personal best in the high jump at 1.50 meters, long jump at fourth place and a PR of 5.28 meters plus eighth in shot put at 10.18 meters. She finished eighth in the 60-meter hurdles with 9.37 seconds and 11
th with a personal best in the 800-meter run at 2 minutes and 49.62 seconds.
In the women's 200-meter run, Kylee Morton grabbed a personal best at 27.56 seconds and
Reese Turner took home a season best at 28.05 seconds.
Josie Aitken and
Hailey Selly took 11
th and 12
th in the 300-meter run while Aitken also marked a season best in the 400-meter run.
Aspen Rohde took ninth in the 1000-meter run in 3:21.60. Additionally, three distance runners marked personal records in the one mile,
Maggie McCarthy (5:18.49),
Carol Miller (5:26.89) and
Carmen Lyon (5:44.09).
Sydnie Price also marked a season best with a 6:10.19 finish in the mile.
The Beavers now head to Brookings, S.D. for the South Dakota State University Indoor Classic on Feb. 14 and 15 before traveling to Grand Forks, N.D. for the University of North Dakota Tune Up on Feb. 22. The Beavers will compete in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championship on Feb. 28 and Mar. 1 in Mankato, Minn.
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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).
