MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – MSU Moorhead track & field's distance squad posted strong marks and an event win at the Gary Wilson Invitational on Wednesday. 
 
Grace Dorsher and Kaela Traugott would turn in strong performances for MSUM to begin the day in the 3000m steeplechase. Dorsher would clock a 11:38.65 mark to place sixth while Traugott registered a fresh personal best of 12:02.07 to place seventh. The mark for Traugott improves on the 10^th-fastest time in program history. 
 
In the women's 1500m, Abbie Christen would lead the Dragons, placing 20^th overall with a time of 4:58.41. Katelyn Kennedy would mark a 5:15.74 time in the same race. Madison Kepner would conclude competition for the day, clocking a 19:43.01 in the 5000m run, a new personal best. Kepner erased nearly 30 seconds off her previous collegiate best. 
 
Colin O'Farrell would pace the Dragon men behind an event win in the 800m Wednesday afternoon. O'Farrell clocked a winning time of 1:51.94, the second-fastest run of his career. Rory Richardson would mark a new outdoor personal best in the same event with a time of 1:57.68. 
 
A heavy Dragon contingent competed in the men's 5000m run as well with Chase Hoechst leading the way. Hoechst clocked a 14:49.99 time to finish third and set a new personal best. The mark is also the eighth-fastest 5000m time in program history. Freshmen Lander Lahtinen (15:08.27) and Zane Guderjahn (15:13.47) would mark new outdoor bests, placing sixth and seventh respectively. 
 
In the same race, Salman Mohamed would finish just outside the top ten, finishing 11^th with a personal best run of 15:24.78. Mohamed shaved over 30 seconds off his prior best time. Luke Buentello would also register a new personal best in the race, clocking a 15:39. 92. 
 
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The Dragons return to action tomorrow and Friday as part of the Bison Open in Fargo, N.D.