Shareef Oty competes at a 2024 Augsburg track and field meet
Ben Diers

Auggies collect 13 top-fives at Carleton

2/10/2024 7:58:00 PM

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Augsburg University men's and women's track and field teams traveled to Northfield for the second time in the last three weeks on Saturday, picking up 13 top-five finishes at the Carleton College Meet of the Hearts.

MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

• Eman Clement (FY, Stone Mountain, Ga./Towers HS) secured the first event victory of his young career, winning the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.43 seconds. Hassan Abdi (FY, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) also competed in the event, placing fifth and setting a new personal record with a time of 57.30 seconds.
Mohammed Bati (SO, Dodola, Ethiopia/GAP School) claimed another event win in the 1000-meter run, clocking a time of 2:34.71, the sixth-fastest time in school history, in his collegiate debut in the event. Bati also competed in the mile, placing second with a time of 4:21.75.
Getinat Asfaw (SR. Eagan, Minn./Rosemount HS) placed third in the 1000-meter run, clocking a time of 2:36.28.
• In the men's 800 meter, Shareef Oty (FY, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) placed third and set a new personal record with a time of 2:02.05.
Kameron Smith (FY, Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit HS) made his collegiate debut in a pair of events and picked up top-three finishes in every event he participated in, placing third in the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.83 seconds, third in the triple jump after clearing 12.10 meters, and third in the long jump with a mark of 6.15 meters.
Corey Deloach Jr. (FY, Minneapolis, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS) placed fifth in the shot put with a toss of 11.06 meters.
• The 4x400-meter relay squad of Clement, Oty, Bereket Wondimu (SR, Eagan, Minn./Burnsville HS), and Asfaw placed second with a time of 3:32.26.

WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
• Allison Hookom (SO, Andover, Minn./Anoka HS) shattered her personal record in the 400-meter dash, winning the event with a time of 57.94 seconds, the second-fastest clocking in program history.
Annabel Lantz (JR, Afton, Minn./Stillwater Area HS) placed fifth in the 600-meter run with a time of 2:12.03.
Takia Campbell (FY, Eagan, Minn./Burnsville HS) made her collegiate debut in the 55-meter dash, clocking a time of 7.97 seconds to place sixth.
• Gracie Johnson (SR, Red Wing, Minn./Red Wing HS) placed 10th in the 3000-meter run with a 10:43.88 clocking.

UP NEXT
• The Auggies will compete at the Snowshoe Open hosted by the University of Minnesota on Friday (2/16) with events starting at 2 pm.
 
 
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