MORRIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's and women's track & field teams return to Northfield, Minn., for the two-day St. Olaf Invitational & Multi beginning Friday.
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Last week, the Cougars competed at the CSB/SJU Alumni Meet, where both the men's and women's teams finished fourth.
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Noah Johnson led the men in the 800-meter run, setting a season-best time and finishing fifth. The team of Johnson,
Hayden Charboneau,
Aidyn Yerkin, and
Tyler Franke took first place in the 4x400-meter relay. In the field events,
Kincade Eisenbacher led UMM in both the weight throw and shot put.
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On the women's side,
Nibras Luqman and
April Knight each qualified for the finals in the 60-meter dash. Luqman ran a personal-best time of 8.51 to finish second in the event.
Mary Watry recorded the sixth-fastest time in program history in the 60-meter hurdles. In the field events,
Kylie Elmes finished fourth in the shot put, while
Amaya Willis placed third in the weight throw.
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The Cougars last competed at the Tostrud Center on Jan. 17. Willis highlighted the meet by winning the weight throw with a distance of 14.47 meters, which currently stands as the best mark in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. Other notable performances included
Lindsey Hause's sixth-place finish in the high jump, Johnson's sixth-place finish in the 800-meter run, and Eisenbacher leading the men in the weight throw with a 10th-place finish.
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FRIDAY EVENTS
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Men's Pole Vault & Men's/Women's Weight Throw – 6:00 pm (Men's WT 1st, Women to Follow)
Men's & Women's 5000m - 7:00 pm (Women 1st, Men to Follow)
Men's & Women's Multis 2:00pm start
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Order of Field Events
10:00 am Shot Put (men, wmen to follow)
10:00 am LONG JUMP (men, women to follow)
TRIPLE JUMP (men, women to follow)
~1:00 pm POLE VAULT (Women)
10:00 am HIGH JUMP (women, men to follow)
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Order of Track Events:Â
60 M HH TRIALS
60 M DASH TRIALS
MILE RUN
300 METERS
400 METERS
600 METERS
60 M HH FINALS - Men
60 M HH FINALS - Women
60 M FINALS – women
60 M FINALS – men
800 METERS
1000 METERS
200 METERS
3000 METERS
4 X 400 METER RELAY
4 X 200 METER RELAY
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