COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. –
Allison Hookom (JR, Anoka, Minn./Anoka HS) claimed a pair of victories to lead the Augsburg University track and field teams at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Invitational on Saturday.
WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
• Hookom set a season-best time in winning the 400-meter dash in 57.79 seconds, while winning the 800-meter run in 2:21.72. Her 57.79-second time in the 400 is currently second-fastest among Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference runners and 21st among NCAA Division III runners nationally.
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Alwena Brix (FY, Plouay, France/Lycee Jean Mace, Rennes) set a personal-best time for the second straight race in the 800-meter run, finishing eighth in 2:32.15.
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Brookelyn Young (FY, Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS) finished 19th in the 200-meter dash in 29.00 seconds.
MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
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Mohammed Bati (JR, Dodola, Ethiopia/GAP School) scored an event victory in the mile run, finishing in 4:21.56. He also set a personal-best time in the 800-meter run, finishing second in 2:02.86.
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Grayson Harris (SR, Littleton, Colo./Dakota Ridge HS) set a personal-best time by nearly 13 seconds in the 5,000-meter run, finishing second in 16:43.64.
• In the 1,000-meter run,
Kevin Romero Rivera (FY, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Columbia Heights HS) finished 14th in 2:57.67, followed by
Yohans Yemane (FY, Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) taking 15th in 2:58.53, and
Paul Yang (FY, St. Paul, Minn./Washington Tech Magnet HS) finishing 16th in 2:59.86.
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Brandon Travis (FY, Baton Rouge, La./Juan Seguin HS) finished seventh in the triple jump, with a 12.90-meter (42-feet-4.0) effort, and ninth in the long jump in 6.37 meters (20-feet-10.75).
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Henry Nelson (JR, St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park HS) finished in 22nd place in the mile run (4:48.33).
UP NEXT
• Augsburg competes at the University of Minnesota Snowshoe Open on Friday (2/21) at 2:15 p.m. in Minneapolis.