La Crosse, Wis. --- Minnesota State senior Denise Mokaya reached the NCAA Division II automatic qualifying standard in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:49.54, Friday evening at the UW-La Crosse Eagle Open.  Mokaya’s time was good for second place in the race. 

A pair of pole vaulters recorded top-five finishes for the Mavericks as sophomore Dan Novak won the event with a vault of 16’00 ¾”, while junior Nick Yenser was fifth with a vault of 15’7”.

The 4x400-meter relay team turned in a third-place finish with a time of 3:15.31.  The squad was made up of freshman Austin Eliason, junior Adam Endres, senior Brady Flies and senior Sam Lance.

The Mavericks continue action Saturday at the Winona State Qualifier.

To view the complete list of results, click HERE