LA CROSSE, Wis. – Five members of the Augsburg University men's track and field team competed at the UW-La Crosse Final Qualifier on Thursday with one last opportunity to clock qualifying times for the upcoming NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Getinat Asfaw (JR, Eagan, Minn./Rosemount HS) set a new personal record in the 8,000-meter run for the second consecutive meet, clocking a time of 1:54.45 to finish in third place. That time ranks as the third-fastest in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference this season.
• Mohammed Bati (FY, Dodola, Ethiopia, GAP School) competed in the 5,000-meter run, taking more than 20 seconds off his time last weekend with a time of 14:42.06, good for third place overall.
• Varney Conneh (SR, Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS) competed in a pair of sprinting events, clocking a 10.93 in the 100-meter dash and a 22.47 in the 200-meter dash, placing eighth in both events.
• Sakariya Hussien (SR, Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins HS) competed in both the 800 and 1500, placing 12^th in the 800 with a time of 1:57.35 and finsihign 19^th in the 1500 with a time of 4:14.71.
• Bereket Wondimu (JR, Eagan, Minn./Burnsville HS) also competed in both the 800 and 1500, placing 23^rd in the 800 with a time of 2:02.55 and coming in 20^th in the 1500 with a time of 4:30.61.