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Small Contingent from Men’s Track & Field Takes on Viking Twilight Field

The Cougars managed to collect 41 points on Tuesday despite sending only a few athletes to Valley City State.

VALLEY CITY, N.D. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's track & field team scored 41 points and finished in fourth place at the Viking Twilight, hosted by Valley City State University, with only a small collection of individuals making the trip.

The highlight for Minnesota Morris came on the track where Izayah Boss topped the field in the 100 Meter Dash with a winning time of 11.43 seconds. Keegan Casey came in fourth in 11.95 seconds.

Only a few others ran for the Cougars on Tuesday afternoon. James Longua was the runner-up in the 400 Meter Hurdles in a time of 1:11.75. In the 800 Meters, Grant Strukel was fourth in 2:26.12 and Chris Tveikbakk was fifth in 2:30.90. Finally, in the 1,500 Meters, Jordan Lee was eighth in 5:15.97.

An even smaller group took part in some throwing events for Minnesota Morris. Boss and Longua each took part in the javelin throw, with Boss notching a fifth-place finish with a distance of 118-0 (35.97m). Longua was ninth with a 96-1 (29.30m). In the hammer throw, Alex Esparza was fifth with a toss of 120-11 (36.87m), while Greg Ohman was 10th with a 103-9 (31.62m). Finally, Kincade Eisenbacher was 15th in the shot put with a heave of 31-8.75 (9.67m).

Minnesota Morris travels to Minnesota State University-Moorhead on Saturday for the Ron Masanz Classic beginning at 12 p.m.
 
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