FARGO, N.D. – Bemidji State University Track and Field finished the North Dakota State University Bison Open with eight personal-best marks and five student-athletes in the top 10 of their respective events. The team finished 11^th overall with 13 points scored by Sophie Rylance and Allison LaVine. 
 
Sophie Rylance set yet another personal record, this time in the 600-meter run, coming in at 1:35.93 and claiming second place. Also landing in the top 10, Jada Goeson finished ninth in the 1,000-meter run, followed by Maggie McCarthy in 10^th with a personal best. Allison LaVine's personal best in the high jump, 1.59 meters, grabbed the freshman fourth place and earned BSU five points. Rounding out the top-ten lineup, Hannah Baker finished 10^th in the weight throw with a distance of 15.30 meters.
 
Full Results
200-meter dash
23^rd – Jayden Wodarz, 27.30 – Personal Best
27^th – Allison LaVine, 27.55 
28^th – Amelia Congrove, 27.61 – Personal Best
34^th – Josie Aitken, 28.59
37^th – Hailey Selly, 29.18 – Season Best
 
300-meter dash
12^th – Amelia Congrove, 43.40 – Personal Best
13^th – Josie Aitken, 45.37
16^th – Hailey Selly, 46.91 – Personal Best
 
400-meter
21^st – Allison LaVine, 1:02.90
 
600-meter
2^nd – Sophie Rylance, 1:35.93 – Personal Best
 
1,000-meter
9^th – Jada Goeson, 3:08.54
10^th – Maggie McCarthy, 3:10.68 – Personal Best
14^th – Jazzlyn Hanenberger, 3:28.14
 
High Jump
4^th – Allison LaVine, 1.59 meters – Personal Best
 
Pole Vault
12^th – Chloe Knott, 3.16 meters
13^th – Kathryn Freymiller, 3.16 meters – Personal Best
 
Shot Put
18^th – Trista Bilden, 12.11 meters
30^th – Kate Martin, 10.96 meters
34^th – Hannah Baker, 10.71 meters
35^th – Josie Rystedt, 10.62 meters
40^th – Emma Green, 9.87 meters
 
Weight Throw
10^th – Hannah Baker, 15.30 meters
20^th – Elle Bettcher, 13.41 meters
21^st – Kate Martin, 13.27 meters
25^th – Emma Green, 12.48 meters
32^nd – Josie Rystedt, 11.48 meters
 
Next week, BSU heads to Fargo, N.D. for the Bison Open hosted by North Dakota State University on Feb. 7. The team will then head to the Ted Nelson Meet at Minnesota State University, Mankato Feb. 14 and back to UND for the UND Tune Up Feb. 20. The indoor season concludes with the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Indoor Championships Feb. 27 and 28 in Mankato.  
 
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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).