MANKATO, Minn. --- The Mavericks success from last week carried over as they captured five first-place finished at the MSU Multi & Open.

The 60-meter dash field saw some of the fastest times ever recorded at Myers Field house. Former Maverick Emmanuel Matadi broke the facility record from 2008 with a blistering time of 6.58. Leading the Mavericks was senior Kyran Stewart (Camilla, GA) with a time of 6.81 which is the eighth fastest time in division II so far this season. Coming in fourth with another solid time was fellow senior Richard Wilhite, Jr. (Minneapolis, Minn.) (6.90). Jake Gourley (Eagan, Minn.)  rounded out the top five in fifth.

In a very competitive 200-meters, freshman Reid Diamond (San Antonio, Tex.) led the Mavericks in second-place posting a time 22.58. Rounding out the top ten were Ryan Immkeer (Brandon. S.D.) in fourth and John Schuster (Wells, Minn.) in sixth. The 400-meters also featured a couple top-ten finishes for MSU with Schuster taking home third with a time of 49.80. Teammate Javontee Brice(Bradenton, Fla.) followed in fourth with a posting of 49.88.

The Mavericks placed four runners in the top five in the 1000-meter run. They were led by Austin Pasch(Tomah, Wis) with a run of 2:30.43 followed by Brendan Gessner (Lino Lakes, Minn.) in third (2:33.42), Michael Hoff (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) (2:33.85), and Brennan Holman (Sacramento, Calf.) rounding out the top five in 2:33.95.

The 60-meter hurdle event saw yet another MSU first-place crown with Myles Hunter (Conyers, Ga.) finishing in 7.93 during the finals. Teammate Ben Ojika(New Brighton, Minn.) followed in third-place (8.40).

On the field side of the day, junior Frank Veldman (Eagan, Minn.) finished the high jump in first with a leap of 6'10.75". This is his top mark of the season. Also placing first was Alex Campbell (Ellsworth, Wisc.) in the triple jump with a leap of 45'11.75''.

Wrapping up the field events, Bryan Caffin (Hudson, Wis.) finished the shot put in first-place with a toss of 51'04.55", which is also his top mark of the season.

The events on Saturday also featured the conclusion of the men's heptathlon. Freshman Anyah Nutter (San Diego, Cal.) finished his two-day action in fourth-place with 4252 points. Former Maverick Nathan Hancock finished first with 4799 points.

Full meet results can be viewed HERE.
 
The Mavericks hit the road next weekend as they head up to Minneapolis for the Jack Johnson Classic.