The Luther women's track and field distance runners were at the Rider/Bolstroff Invitational hosted by Macalester College on Friday night.
Mari Paulsen and
Norah McDonald both finished in the top-ten in fifth and eighth respectively. Then on Saturday, at the Drake Alternative hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College the Norse had five placewinners including
Maya Badger (100m hurdles),
Erika Roth (400m hurdles), Paulsen (1500),
Eleanor Lefort (hammer throw) and
Julianne Lundvall (shot put).
Rider/Bolstroff Invitational – Results
Mari Paulsen finished fifth with a time of 18:34.94.
Norah McDonald was also in the top-10 finishing 8
th with a time of 18:40.67.
Drake Alternative
Top-3 Place winners
Maya Badger – 100m hurdles – 3
rd (15.68)
Erika Roth – 400m hurdles – 3
rd (1:12.72)
Mari Paulsen – 1500 – 3
rd (4:56.26)
Eleanor Lefort – hammer throw – 3
rd (45.25m – 148' 5")
Julianne Lundvall – shot put – 3
rd (12.00m – 39' 4.5")
New Top-10 All-Time
Linnea Hedin – Pole Vault – 8
th (2.84m – 9' 3.75") – 10
th all-time
Up next the American Rivers Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship hosted by Central College on April 30 through May 2. The meet begins on Thursday, with the decathlon and the heptathlon.
