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Nadir Yusuf action at Cobber Duals
Haley Auger
Nader Yusuf, second from left, won the mile during Saturday's meet. (photo by Haley Auger)

Track & Field Tom Berg

Dragon Track and Field Wins 12 Events at Cobber Duals

Women's Results
Men's Results
MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Minnesota State University Moorhead track and field teams won 12 events at the Concordia Cobber Duals held Saturday at the Olson Forum on the Concordia campus. The MSUM women went 8-1 in duals while the men went 7-2.
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Summer Storm, left and Mariah Schroeder competed in the 60-meter hurdles
on Saturday. (Photo by Haley Auger)


The MSUM women finished 8-1 on the day, with wins over Northern, Jamestown, Dickinson State, Mary, Minnesota Morris, Minot State, Valley City State and Bemidji State. The lone loss was a two-point dual defeat to Concordia.

MSUM went 7-2 on the day, with wins over Minot State, Mary, Jamestown, Dickinson State, Valley City State, North Dakota State and Minnesota Morris. The Dragons lost to Concordia by one point while falling to Northern State by three.

Senior Alissa Mears and freshman Kathryn Sistrunk each won two events for the Dragon women while junior Brian Huber won two events for the men.

Sistrunk won the 3,000-meter run in 10:44.64, which is ninth-best in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference this season, and also won the mile in 5:25.18.

Sophomore Marissa Carlson won the 1,000-meter run in 3:04.23, which is sixth-best in the NSIC this season.

Mears won the 200-meter dash in 26.88 with senior Katie Holzheimer second in 27.18. Mears also won the 400 in 58.97.

Senior Katrina Mellegard won the weight throw in 54-9 1/2 with Emily Waletzko second in 51-11 and Mary-Bianca Fuller third in 50-4.  Fuller was second in the shot put at 41-0 1/2 with Emily Waletzko was third at 40-7 3/4.  Jenna Ellertson was second in the pole vault at 9-8 1/2 while Kiarah Johnson was third in the 60-meter dash in 7.92.

For the men, Huber won a pair of sprint events.  He won the 60-meter dash in 7.04, tying a season-best, and claimed the 200-meter dash in 22.29, which is the third-best time in the NSIC this season.

Sophomore Josh Young was victorious in the 1,000-meter run in 2:28.53 which is the best in the NSIC this season.

Freshman Nadir Yusuf won the mile in 4:27.10, ninth-best in the NSIC, while freshman Nick Marshall was third in 4:34.31. Freshman Zach Sweep won the 60-meter hurdles in 8.55

MSUM won the distance medley in 11:09.18 with Yusuf, Ruebke, Young and Marshall teaming up for that win.

Sophomore Carlson was second in the 400 in 52.00 while junior Jay Biwer was second in the 3,000-meter run in 9:06.49. Sophomore Jonas Matzen was second in the high jump at 6-0.

MSUM will compete at the Bison Open on Friday and Saturday in Fargo, N.D.

Jansen 4th at Mankato
Junior Caroline Jansen was fourth in the women's indoor pentathlon with 3,144 points at the Minnesota State Open and Multi in Mankato, Minn.

Jansen's total is sixth-best in the NSIC this season.

 
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Players Mentioned

Marissa Carlson

Marissa Carlson

Distance
5' 7"
Sophomore
Katie Holzheimer

Katie Holzheimer

Sprints
Senior
Caroline Jansen

Caroline Jansen

Jumps/Hurdles
5' 9"
Junior
Kiarah Johnson

Kiarah Johnson

Sprints
5' 0"
Sophomore
Alissa  Mears

Alissa Mears

Distance
Senior
Katrina  Mellegard

Katrina Mellegard

Throws
Senior
Emily Waletzko

Emily Waletzko

Throws
6' 1"
Sophomore
Jay Biwer

Jay Biwer

Distance
Junior
Brian  Huber

Brian Huber

Jumps
Junior
Nick Marshall

Nick Marshall

Distance
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Marissa Carlson

Marissa Carlson

5' 7"
Sophomore
Distance
Katie Holzheimer

Katie Holzheimer

Senior
Sprints
Caroline Jansen

Caroline Jansen

5' 9"
Junior
Jumps/Hurdles
Kiarah Johnson

Kiarah Johnson

5' 0"
Sophomore
Sprints
Alissa  Mears

Alissa Mears

Senior
Distance
Katrina  Mellegard

Katrina Mellegard

Senior
Throws
Emily Waletzko

Emily Waletzko

6' 1"
Sophomore
Throws
Jay Biwer

Jay Biwer

Junior
Distance
Brian  Huber

Brian Huber

Junior
Jumps
Nick Marshall

Nick Marshall

Freshman
Distance