MANKATO, Minn. – Bemidji State University Track and Field continued its trend from the first half of the outdoor season as they rewrote records, set personal bests and found NCAA ranks at Minnesota State University, Mankato Open.
Sophomore multi competitor Mille Rosaeg made a name for herself at the meet, taking the No. 76 time in NCAA DII during the women's 100-meter hurdle preliminaries, grabbing a finals qualifying spot at 14.80 seconds, her new personal best.
Gabrielle Wilson also marked a PR in the same race at 19.46 seconds. Rosaeg then marked a PR in the 200-meter dash at 25.85 seconds and high jump at 1.52 meters, tying her teammate, Nataliee Hoffner. Also, in the 200-meter dash,
Josie Aitken and
Gabrielle Wilson PR'ed with times of 26.80 and 31.49, respectively.
Maggie McCarthy's sixth-place finish in the 5K also moved her up in BSU's program record books, now holding fifth with a time of 18:48.51.
Big things came from the throwing side of the meet for the Beavers as junior
Zayda Priebe marked the NCAA DII No. 15 discus throw distance of 47.40 meters, a personal best and new program record for Bemidji State. Also in discus,
Elle Bettcher and
Emma Green grabbed personal longs of 37.27 meters and 31.27 meters, respectively. Bettcher also grabbed a new PR in the javelin throw at 29.73 meters.
Mikenna Pattrin and
Trista Bilden went fourth and fifth in javelin, grabbing a combined nine points for BSU's overall total. Pattrin also competed in the shot-put competition and marked the NCAA DII No. 72 distance of 12.90 meters.
The Beavers now prepare for the University of St. Thomas Easter Invite and MSU Invite next weekend. The following week, the team will split up and head to the Drake Relays and Viking Classic in Des Moines, Iowa and the NDSU Bison Open in Fargo, N.D. They'll round out the regular season at the Cobber Open May 2 in Moorhead, Minn. before taking part in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championship in Duluth, Minn. May 8-10.
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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).
