Mankato, Minn. --- The Minnesota State University Maverick men's track and field program officially opened its 2021-2022 season with a win in the Chuck Petersen Open scoring 216 points.  

In the meet the Mavericks had a first-place finisher in 7 of the 16 events scored.

In the 60m hurdles, Kornelius Klah finished first with a provisional qualifying time of 8.06. Shaheed Hickman finished first in the 60m dash with a provisional qualifying time of 6.78.

Kenry Atubel finished first in the 400m dash with a time of 50.29. While the Mavericks took the top seven spots in the 200m dash with Shaheed Hickman finishing first with a time of 22.27.

Carson Dittel finished first in the pole vault with a top clear of 4.78m (15'8.25").

Onyekachi Ukaobasi finished first in the triple jump with a mark of 14.36m (47'1.5").

In the throws, Steven Orzolek finished first in the shot put with a top throw of 16.99m (55'9") 

The Mavericks return to action Friday, January 14^th with a home event, the Minnesota State Invitational. 

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