Mankato, Minn. --- The Minnesota State women's Track and Field program finished first in the MSU Triangular with 98.66 points while Sioux Falls finished second with 34.33 and Concordia-St Paul finished with 25 team points.
 
In the 60m dash, Makayla Jackson finished first with a time of 7.48 which improves on her own mark and currently ranks second in the nation.
 
Grace Hartman finished second in the 200m dash with a time of 25.11 which translated for track size becomes 24.73 which is a provisional qualifier and currently ranks as the eighth best time in DII. In the 400m run, Rose Gaye finished first with a time of 59.98.
 
In the 1000m run, the Mavericks took the top four spots led by Amanda Mont with a time of 3:01.58 and Ashlin Young finished first in the 3000m run with a time of 10:55.72.
 
In the 60m hurdles, Denisha Cartwright finished first in with a time of 8.50 which is now the #1 time in the nation.
 
Wrapping up the track events, the 4x400m relay team of Cartwright, Nyeaee Robins, MacKenzie Keune and Mackenzie Woodard finished first with a time of 3:51.07 which converts to 3:48.05 which is a provisional qualifier and ranks as the third best in the DII this season.
 
In the high jump, Khadiya Hollingsworth finished first with a top clear of 1.65m (5'5") and Christine Dennison finished first in the pole vault with a jump of 3.52m (11'6.5").
 
Katie Taylor finished second in the shot put with a top mark of 15.04m (49'4.25") which is a provisional qualifier and ranks as the sixth best throw in the nation.
 
Taylor would then go on to finish first in the weight throw with a top toss of 19.21m (63'0.25") which is also a provisional qualifier and is the fifth best throw in DII this season.
 
Minnesota State returns to action next Saturday, Feb. 20^th as they host the President Davenport Classic and welcome Minnesota Duluth and Winona State to Myers Field House. Events are scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.