ST. PAUL, MINN. – The Luther men's track and field team finished ninth out of 12 teams at the Vanessa Seljeskog Classic hosted by Macalester College. Owen Ford won the high jump for the second time this season with a mark of 2.00m. Michel Heinrich was third in the mile and Chimir Boukari finished fifth in the 60-meter dash.
 
Boukari moved into sole possession of second all-time with his time in the 60-meter dash at 7.10. He finished fifth in the event.
 
The other teams in the competition field were University of Minnesota-Duluth, St. Olaf, Bethel, Concordia-St. Paul, Gustavus Adolphus, Carleton, Hamline, Macalester, Martin Luther, Augsburg, and North Central (MN).
 
Point Scorers
60m dash - Chimir Boukari – 7.10 – 5^th place
60m hurdles - Ashten Schultz – 8.87 - 8^th place
400 - Owen Ford - 51.81 – 6^th place
Mile - Michel Heinrich – 4:22.10 – 3^rd place
High Jump – Owen Ford – 2.00m – 1^st place
 
Next up is the Dutch Winter Multi-Meet hosted by Central. The two-day meet begins on Thursday, Jan. 29 through Friday, Jan. 30 in Pella, Iowa.