Mankato, Minn. --- The Minnesota State University Maverick men's track and field finished second to the NCAA division one University of Northern Iowa, by a score of 67-57, in the Ted Nelson Dual Saturday afternoon at Myers Field House.

Nicholas Sharma finished third in the 60m dash with a time of 6.95. In the 200m dash, Cornelius Bright finished third with a time of 22.38.

In the 400m run Kenry Atubel finished first with a time of 50.47 while Drew Lewison (50.66) finished second. Tanner Maier finished first in the 800m run with a time of 1:53.33 which adjusted for track size becomes 1:51.74 which currently ranks as the seventh best time in the nation and is a provisional qualifier.

Will Valentin finished first in the 5000m run with a time of 15:47.97. In the 60m hurdles Justus Adams finished second with a time of 8.25 which is currently the 20^th best time in the nation.
In the 4x400m relay, the team of Drew Lewison, Max DePrenger, Adams and Bright finished first with a time of 3:23.49 which adjusted for track size becomes 3:20.30 which is the 16^th best time in DII.

Deveyonn Brown finished first in the high jump with a top clear of 2.03m (6'8"). In the pole vault, Carson Dittel finished first with a top clear of 4.76m (15'7.25") which is tied for the 23^rd best mark in the nation.

In the weight throw, Carter Aguilera finished second with a provisional throw of 18.77m (61'7") which does not improve on his best throw this season and Nick Hudson finished fifth with a provisional qualifying throw of 18.07m (59'3.5") which is the 17^th best mark in the nation.

The Mavericks return to action next Friday as they host the University of Sioux Falls and Concordia-St. Paul in the Minnesota State Triangular. Events are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. in Myers Field House.