BEMIDJI, Minn. 鈥� The Bemidji State women's track and field team traveled to the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John鈥檚 on Thursday and Friday for the CSB/SJU Easter Track Meet.
Josie Aitken and Makenna Frazier went 10th and 11th in the 100-meter dash, with Aitken marking a personal best time of 13.353 seconds and Frazier just behind at 13.356. Aitken broke into the top five in the 200-meter dash at 27.47, while Gabrielle Wilson grabbed a personal best time of 31.23 seconds.
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The lone Beaver in the 800-meter run, Sophie Rylance, finished second with a PR of 2:20.52. Continuing the personal-best-setting trend, Maggie McCarthy found a PR and the win in the women鈥檚 1500-meter run at 4:55.21 while Sydnie Price also PR鈥檈d at 5:36.38.
Mille Rosaeg represented the Beavers in the women鈥檚 heptathlon, finishing third with 4,079 points. Rosaeg grabbed an NCAA ranking, No. 100, with her first-place, 14.89-second performance in the 100-meter hurdles. Also winning the 200-meter dash, Rosaeg grabbed 775 points with a time of 26.26 seconds. She did not find as much luck in the 800-meter run, finishing fifth with a time of 3:04.09.
Rosaeg found herself in the middle of the pack for the field events, taking second in high jump at 1.46 meters, fourth in javelin with a personal best of 26.68 meters, third in long jump with a distance of 5.21 meters and second in shot put with a distance of 9.73 meters.
Taking back-to-back event wins with personal bests and NCAA-ranked throws, Zayda Priebe grabbed first in the discus throw at 47.24 meters. This throw landed in the No. 21 spot for NCAA DII throws and increased her personal best from last week.
Zoe Lennon also PR鈥檇 in the event with a 32.58-meter throw. Though the Beavers weren鈥檛 able to crack the top ten for hammer throw, three of the four increased their personal records as Emma Green (37.45m), Elle Bettcher (35.38m) and Zoe Lennon (32.28m) all increased their bests. Trista Bilden gave the Beavers their third event win of the meet in the javelin throw, marking a distance of 36.50 meters for a personal best along with the win. Maya Wagner and Zoe Lennon also PR鈥檈d in the event.
In the pole vault, Olivia Olson and Chloe Knott both reached the top five, with Olson in third and Knott in fifth. Knott鈥檚 height of 2.95 meters marked a personal best for the freshman. Finally, Trista Bilden found herself in the top three once again, this time taking second in shot put at 12.08 meters.
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