BISMARCK, N.D. – Hurdler
Nasir Dilworth made history and turned in the first NCAA mark of the winter for the Beavers on Saturday as the Minot State track and field teams competed in the Marauders Tune-Up, their final regular-season indoor meet.
Dilworth won the 60-meter hurdles in 8.12 seconds, breaking his own all-time Minot State record in the event of 8.22, which he ran last year, and hit an NCAA Division II national provisional qualifying standard. Dilworth current ranks tied for 49
th in the nation with his time.
While Dilworth's NCAA effort led the way, he was just one of five Minot State student-athletes to win an event in the final meet of the regular season prior to the NSIC Indoor Championships, which will be Friday, February 28, and Saturday, March 1, hosted by Minnesota State, Mankato.
Adding wins for the men were distance runners
Peyton Tuhy and
Holter Bridwell who claimed victory in the 1,000 meters and mile, respectively.
Tuhy clocked a time of 2 minutes, 36.53 seconds to win the 1,000 as he bested teammate
Marco Murillo, who was 2
nd in 2:39.34.
As for Bridwell, he won the mile in 4:41.57, edging out teammate
Camden Jasmin, who was 2
nd in 4:41.84.
On the women's side,
Emily Mattern won the 400 meters in 59.90 while
Addyson Wendt won the mile in 5:53.68. Wendt edged out teammate
Julie Folk, who was 2
nd in the mile in 5:55.54.
The Beavers added a handful of other runner-up finishes on the day as
Micah Earnest was 2
nd in the men's 400 meters in 52.05 seconds and
Dallas Reese was 2
nd in the men's shot put with a throw of 49 feet, 11.75 inches.
For the women,
Paulette Dominguez finished as runner-up in the 1,000 meters in 3:06.96 and
Julie Folk was 2nd in mile in 5:55.54.