MOORHEAD, Minn. -- After his record setting
performance last weekend, junior Adam Wilson
(Forest Lake, Minn.) followed up nicely with two first place
finishes in the shot put (50-6) and the weight throw (52-6),
helping Bemidji State's men claim second place overall at
the Cobber Duals in Moorhead, Minn.
Following Wilson in the shot put were fellow teammates sophomores
RJ Gross (Jamestown, N.D.) and Justin
Cox (Princeton, Minn.) with second and third place
finishes with throws of 46-10 and 46-8 respectively. Senior
Travis Schwarz (Pine City, Minn.) recorded
the only other first place finish
on the men's side of things capturing the high jump title
with a leap of 6-2.
The women also had success in the field events, led by senior
Erin Suhonen's (Wright, Minn.) first place
toss of 42-8 in the weight throw, over two feet further than
the rest of the competition. Suhonen also posted a sixth place
finish in the shot put (34-2) for the women's team which finished
in third place overall.
In other field events, the women notched in three more second
place finishes by freshman Ashley Spolarich
(Maple Lake, Minn.) in the triple jump (32-5), freshman Heather
Sjolie (Fergus Falls, Minn.) in the high jump (5-1),
and sophomore Linsey Bergeson (Trail, Minn.)
in the shot put (38.0).
On the track freshmen Terrel Phillips for
the men and Brianne Woinarowicz (Stephen,
Minn.) for the women had the best finishes with their second
place finishes. Phillips posted a time of 6.58 in the 55-meter
dash while Woinarowicz finished the 200-meter dash in 27.62.
Both the men's and women's team captured second place finishes
in both the 4x200-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay.
After running for a combination of 16:39.01, junior Christa
Pribula (East Grand Forks, Minn.) had herself a third-place
finish in the 1500-meter run (5:12.49) and a fourth-place
finish in the 3000-meter run (11:26.12).
Bemidji State will next be in action as they travel to both
the Minnesota State Open in Mankato, Minn., and the Cobber
open in Moorhead, Minn., on Jan. 5.
Men Place Second; Women Take Third at Cobber Duals
