COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The Bemidji State University Track and Field dominated at Friday's meet hosted by Saint John's University, held in Collegeville, Minn.
On the track, the Beavers grabbed eight top-10 finishes with three second-place nods. Mille Rosaeg took second in the 200-meter dash with 26.20 seconds, followed by
Josie Aitken also finding a spot in the top 10 with an eighth-place finish at 27.70 seconds. Also grabbing a second-place finish,
Sophie Rylance found the front of the pack in the 1,500-meter run with a sub five-minute time, 4:59.86. The Beavers' 4x400-meter relay team dominated the track with a 4:23.64 time, grabbing 80
th in the NCAA Division II rankings.
Bemidji State throwers started the outdoor season with a bang, grabbing multiple NCAA Division II top-100 marks, including
Zayda Priebe's No. 39 discus throw of 42.63 meters and
Mikenna Pattrin's No. 32 shot put throw of 12.77 meters. Priebe and Pattrin each took first in at least one event with Priebe grabbing the top spot for discus and Pattrin taking the javelin throw and shot put.
On the jumping and vaulting side of the field events,
Olivia Olson marked a pole vault of 3.27 meters, taking sixth and the No. 64 vault in NCAA DII rankings.
Natalee Hoffner and Mille Rosaeg both took home personal bests in the high jump with a difference of just 0.03 meters between the two jumps. Hoffner's 1.53-meter leap grabbed her third place while Rosaeg's 1.50 meter landed her in seventh.
The Beavers now prepare for the Norse Invite on Apr. 4 and 5 in Decorah, Iowa, hosted by Luther College. They'll then head to Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference competitors Minnesota State University, Mankato Apr. 11 and 12, along with the North Dakota State University Open on the same dates.
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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).
