SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – The Northwestern men's track and field team competed in the Dordt University Outdoor Invite on Saturday over in Sioux Center.

Two raiders took home first place finishes; Joseph Kunert (Jr., Humboldt, Iowa/Humboldt) finished 1^st in the 3000m steeple chase while Lorenzo Jones (Jr., Orlando, Fla./Edgewater) took first in the triple jump. Jones' jump hit the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) provisional mark for the 2022 Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

In the triple jump, the Raiders took four of the top-5 spots. Jones, James Gilbert Jr., Dexter Wiese and Nikko Hederop all placed in the top-5.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• James Gilbert Jr. took second-place in the 200m (22.72).
• Daniel Strand placed 4^th in the 400m (11.13).
• In the 400m, the Raiders had two top-5 finishes. Mitch Oostra took home second-place (50.58), followed by Wyatt Pryor who finished 5th (51.41).
• In the 800m, Peyton Brasser finished 5^th (1:59.98).
• Bryce Paulsen took home 3^rd in the 400m Hurdles (56.00).
• Joseph Kunert took home a first-place finish in the 3000m steeple chase (10:27.21).
• Northwestern's 4x400m relay team – Gilbert, Oostra, Engelmann, Pryor – placed 2^nd with a time of 3:22.88
• Two Raiders finished in the top-5 in high jump. Aaron Shepard tied for second place (1.85m) while Noah vanDonkersgoed finished 5^th (1.80m)
• Bryce Paulsen (3.20m) and Ben Thelander (3.05m) took third and fourth, respectively, in pole vault.
• 4 raiders placed in the top 5 in triple jump. Lorenzo Jones took home first place with a mark of 14.53m while Gilbert took home second with a mark of 13.91m. Dexter Wiese (12.32m) and Nikko Hederop (12.12m) rounded out the top 5 with 4^th and 5^th place finishes.
• William Minnick (13.13m) placed 5^th in shot put
• Joe Callahan (40.89m) took home second place in discus.
• Joe Callahan (43.19m) and William Minnick (43.19m) placed 3^rd and 4^th, respectively in hammer.
• Ben Thelander (51.71m) took home second place in Javelin.

Up Next: The Raiders will head to Sioux City for the Sioux City Relays on Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9.