BISMARCK, N.D. – After a brief hiatus last weekend, the Minot State Track and Field teams resumed outdoor activities at the Al Bortke Open hosted by University of Mary.

On top of two Minnesota schools and a representative from Montana, the meet featured competition from five other North Dakota schools.

There were some stellar performances as the Beavers picked up some wins. Sidra Sadowsky, Emery Smith, and Holter Bridwell all picked up 1^st place finishes. In the women's 800 meters, Sadowsky outpaced everyone with a time of 2:15.97, which was nearly 5 seconds faster than the runner-up finish. In the women's 1500 meters, Emery Smith finished her race at 4:56.77, which also set a new personal best.

Staying in the 1500 meters but on the men's side, Holter Bridwell also captured a PR of 4:15.64, good for 1^st. Running alongside Bridwell was Jake Jenkins who got 3^rd with a time of 4:23.33 and Gabriel Plummer at 5^th for 4:38.96.

Another PR was achieved on the men's 200 meters by Zaccharius Brown, who found himself placing 2^nd at a time of 22.28.

Summer Krebsbach picked up where she left off by capturing 2^nd place in the women's 100 meters, clocking in at 12.08. Just a tenth of a second shy of tying her previous record from the Willie Williams Classic in Arizona.

Over in the field events, it did not take Freshman Evan Hartt long to capture a personal record in the men's discus. Hartt finished 5^th after recording a throw that went for 141 feet and 9 inches. Moving into the women's javelin, another Freshman with Ava Ruthven got a 4^th place result after throwing for 117 feet.

Afton Wride set a new career best in the women's long jump at 17 feet and 1 inch. That outcome was good for 5^th place at the event. Wride also competed in the triple jump and seized a 3^rd place finish with 34 feet and 9 inches.

The men's shot put was headlined by Dallas Reese, who put up 48 feet to finish 4^th.

Lastly, in the relays, the men's 4x400 meters took 4^th place. A combination of Zander Grover, Peyton Tuhy, Holter Bridwell, and Kaden Vermillion racked up a time of 3:39.64. The women's 4x400m group of Bailey Wride, Sidra Sadowsky, Nicole Reeves, and Natalie Becker reeled in a 2^nd-place finish at 4:23.03.

The Beavers will return to action Friday, April 11 in Fargo at the NDSU Spring Invite. Field events are set for 11:00 a.m., while running begins at 4:00 p.m.