VERMILLION, S.D. – Augustana track and field hit the road for one last meet before the NSIC Championships next week as the Vikings saw two student-athletes finish on the podium in their respective events. Augustana had 13 Vikings compete in the USD Invite Friday afternoon. 

In his men's 3000m steeple debut, Beau Brock put up a strong finish as he crossed the finish line in second place with a time of 9:44.58. 

In the field, Bryn Greenwaldt landed with a second-place mark in the women's high jump leap of 1.66m. 

Three Vikings took part in the men's 800m as Nick Bachelor finished in 11th with a personal record time of 1:56.76. Ryan Schroeder crossed the line with a time of 2:00.51 while Jed Dooyema finished with a time of 2:04.39. 

Anna Jensen dashed to a time of 1:00.85 in the women's 400m and a spot just outside the top five. On the men's side, Alex Otten crossed the line in 12th with a time of 52.03. 

Melik Davis took part in two events throughout the day as he blazed to a time of 22.11 in the men's 200m. Davis followed up his performance with a 16th-place finish in the men's 100m with a time of 11.08. Matthew Schoessow came quickly behind Davis with a time of 11.30. 

Portland Twilight
Augustana sent three runner out West for a coveted meet held in Portland, Oregon. Ryan Hartman highlight the meet for the Vikings with a third place finish in the men's 1500m after he finished with a time of 3:44.78. Colten Brand followed behind Hartman with a time of 3:51.46 as he finished in 15th. 

Erik Gundersen dashed across the finish line with a time of 14:25.20 in the men's 5000m as he claimed 11th.

Up Next
Augustana takes the week to prepare for the NSIC Championships on May 9-10 in Mankato, Minnesota.