LA CROSSE, Wis. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's and women's track & field team continued their seasons on Friday evening at UW-La Crosse's Eagle Open. The Cougars had four athletes competing in one of the last chances to qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships.

For the women's squad, Anna Briggs took part in the hammer throw and finished 14th in a 25-person field with a distance of 141-11 (43.27m).

For the men, Cody Nye was 12th out of 30 throwers in the shot put, recording a toss of 47-6.50 (14.49m). In the hammer, Conor Thornbrugh finished 22nd out of 29 in the field with a throw of 136-2 (41.51m). Finally, Izayah Boss was seventh out of 12 in the javelin with a throw of 134-9 (41.08m).

Next week, a group of Minnesota Morris athletes will travel to Rock Island, Ill. for the Augustana Midwest Twilight on May 15-16.