BISMARCK, N.D. – Minot State hurdler Nathan Trujillo-Aragon and middle-distance runner Nicole Reeves led the way for the men's and women's track and field teams, respectively, on Sunday as each raced their way to victory.


Also adding a win with and NCAA provisional qualifying mark was javelin thrower Jakob Braunstein for the Beavers. Braunstein claimed victory with a career-best effort of 192 feet, 10 inches, an NCAA provisional qualifying mark that ranks him No. 34 in the nation. 

Trujillo-Aragon turned in a season-best time in the men's 110-meter hurdles of 15.36 seconds to win that event at the Al Bortke Open outdoor track and field meet hosted by the University of Mary, while Reeves won the women's 800 meters in 2:23.68.

Just two of the highlights on the day for the Beavers, who also got season-best performances from Chase Snyder, Damian Nino, Summer Krebsbach, Sidra Sadowsky, and Grace Loftus.

Snyder was second in the men's discus with a season-best throw of 153 feet, 5 inches, while Nino finished eighth in the men's 100-meter dash with his best effort of the spring, a time of 11.30 seconds.

On the women's side, Krebsbach ran her fastest 200 meters to finish seventh in 26.94. She also was fifth in the women's 100 in 12.95.

Sadowsky ran a season-best time of 1:00.63, finishing fourth in the 400 meters, and Loftus had a season-best mark of 12-5.75 in the long jump, finishing 10^th.

Adding some other top finishes on the day for Minot State were Grayson Bonilla, who was third in the men's 5,000 meters in 16:71.01, and Jacob Jensen, who was fourth in the men's 1,500 in 4:02.08.

The next stop in the Beavers race toward the NSIC Championships in early May comes next Saturday as Minot State competes at the Ron Masanz Classic hosted by Minnesota State Moorhead.