YANKTON, S.D. – Northwestern was among 19 schools competing at a one-day event hosted by Mount Marty that showcased some night time running. 

Carson Van Sickle made his return to the 800m in fashion, winning the event among a field of 50 athletes with a time of 1:54.56. The 800m race also consisted of division 1 runners from South Dakota State. 

Mike Rodriguez had a great day at the large meet with two top 5 finishes in the 100m sprint and long jump. Rodriguez also found himself only one hundredth of a meter behind first place. 

Elijah Weaver finished third place in the 110m hurdles; however, he was the top NAIA performer in a large field. A similar result for Ben VanDeBerg who finished 6th in the 5000m but was second out of NAIA racers. 

Lastly Drew Geetings had a strong performance in long jump with a final jump of 1.91m and only finished five hundredths of a meter behind two Division 1 opponents and was the top NAIA jumper. 

RAIDERS IN THE TOP 10 

Carson Van Sickle – 1st; 800m (1:54.56)  

Mike Rodriguez – 2nd; Long Jump (6.94m) 

Jacob Shaffer – 3rd; 10000m (35:50.02) 

Drew Geetings – 3rd; High Jump (1.91m) 

Mike Rodriguez – 4th; 100m (10.75) 

Landon Greve – 4th; 10000m (37:13.12) 

Alik McIlravy – 4th; 3000m Steeple (10:15.07) 

Elijah Weaver – 5th; 110m Hurdles (15.18) 

Ben VanDeBerg – 6th; 5000m (15:47.71) 

Cody Post – 7th; 400m (50.87) 

Vance Hayenga-Johnson – 8th; 100m (10.87) 

Jordan Carter – 8th; 200m (22.34) 

Colton Vargas – 9th; High Jump (1.76m) 

Up Next: Northwestern will compete at the Drake Relays in Des Moines from April 24th-26th. 

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