ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Augsburg University men's and women's track and field teams competed at its first outdoor meet in Minnesota on Monday, competing at the Hamline University Invitational.
MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
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Jamir Horton (SO, Roseville, Minn./Roseville HS) set a season-best time in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing in fifth place in 59.31 seconds.
Tyler Anderson (FY, Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) followed in seventh place in 1:00.07.
• Nick Norman (JR, Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS) made his Augsburg track and field debut in the javelin throw, finishing in fourth place with a 34.49-meter (113-feet-2) throw.
D'Vante McElroy (FY, Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley HS) set a personal-best 31.76-meter (104-feet-2) effort to finish seventh. McElroy also competed in the discus throw, with a 30.08-meter (98-feet-8) effort.
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Falens Byron (SO, Naples, Fla./Palmetto Ridge HS) and
Foster Mulvehill (JR, New Brighton, Minn./Irondale HS) both set personal-best times in the 100-meter dash, Byrons finishing in 11.16 seconds and Mulvehill finishing in 11.48 seconds.
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Evan Bitengo (SO, Coon Rapids, Minn./Anoka HS) finished in 56.27 seconds in the 400-meter dash.
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Paul Yang (SO, St. Paul, Minn./Washington Tech Magnet HS) set a personal-best time with a 2:05.08 time in the 800-meter run.
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Henry Nelson (SR, St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park HS) set a personal-best 4:20.11 time in the 1,500-meter run.
• Augsburg's 4x100-meter relay of Byron, Mulvehill,
Nahom Negassie (FY, Minneapolis, Minn./Hopkins HS) and Horton set a season-best time of 43.88 seconds to win the event.
WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
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Allison Hookom (SR, Anoka, Minn./Anoka HS) led the Auggie women with a season-best 58.20-second time in the 400-meter dash, finishing in fifth place.
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Alwena Brix (SO, Plouay, France/Lycee Jean Mace, Rennes) set a season-best 2:38.02 time in the 800-meter run.
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Davi Worman (SO, Edina, Minn./Groves Academy) finished with a 6:54.00 time in the 1,500-meter run.
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Elise Ashland (FY, Columbia Heights, Minn./Minneapolis Edison HS) and
Emaire Greene (FY, Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop John J. Snyder HS) competed in the 400-meter hurdles, with Ashland finishing in 1:16.99 and Greene finishing in a personal-best 1:17.46.
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Ta'Kia Campbell (JR, Eagan, Minn./Burnsville HS) set a season-best time of 13.73 seconds in the 100-meter dash.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to action at the Bethel University Gene Glader Classic on Saturday, April 11 in Arden Hills, Minn.
