DULUTH, Minn. – Minot State junior Bailey Wride raced her way to a 7^th-place finish on Saturday, leading the way for the Beaver women's track and field team, which wrapped up competition at the NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Minnesota Duluth.

While Wride's finish powered the Minot State women, who finished 15^th with 2 team points, the Beaver men were led by the 4x100-meter relay quartet of Alex Roberts, Tyson Ruzicka, Justin Williams, and Brayan Augustin, who finished 8^th in 42.28 seconds. Their effort scored a point for the Minot State men, who were 12^th in the team standings with 4 team points as the Beaver men wrapped up competition at the NSIC Championship, as well.

Wride had a busy Saturday at the Championships as she finished 7^th in the women's 800 meters in 2 minutes, 16.67 seconds, and also finished 11^th in the women's 1,500 in 4:45.83.

Ava Ruthven added a 14^th-place finish in the women's javelin with a throw of 111 feet, 2 inches on Saturday, Afton Wride added a 16^th-place finish in the women's triple jump with a mark of 36-0.25, and Kaiya Chell was 24th in the women's discus with a throw of 114-9 for the Minot State women.

While they powered the Minot State women's performance Saturday at the Championships, the Beaver men competed in both relays, with the 4x100 relay finishing 8^th and the Minot State men's 4x400 relay quartet of Roberts, Jacob Jackson, Zander Grover, and Peyton Tuhy finishing 10^th in 3:25.95.

Minnesota State claimed both the men's and women's team titles, with the Mavericks running away with the men's title with 235 points, more than double the 101.5 total for second-place Northern State.

On the women's side, Minnesota State edged out Mary, 167-161, for the title.