Saint Peter, Minn. – The men's outdoor track and field team split competition between the Drake Relays and Drake Alternative, with four Mavericks placing first at the Drake Alternative.
 
In the 5000m run, junior Adam Bohm placed first with a personal best time of 15:24.48. Freshman Erek Ross took fifth place after a time of 16:04.90.
 
Freshman Stephane Kone recorded a personal best time in the 110m hurdles, placing second with a time of 15.43s. In the 400m hurdles, sophomore Chance Swenson took first after crossing the line at 55.92s.
 
With personal record times, sophomore Brock Unger placed third in the 200m dash (21.99s), freshman Gavin Greiner finished in ninth with a time of 22.91s, and freshman Oluwadamilola Babalola ran the 100m dash and placed sixth with a time of 11.35s.
 
In the 1500m dash, freshman Grant Mayers took third with a personal best time of 4:08.76 in the event. Senior Caden Speikers finished in fifth with a time of 4:12.26.
 
Junior Jed Hansen placed first in the pole vault, clearing a height of 4.67m (15' 3.75"). Taking second was freshman Blake Wakeling with a height of 4.37m (14' 4").
 
With a leap of 13.05m (42' 9.75"), sophomore Alexander Dacruz took second in the triple jump.
 
In the shot put, junior Oliver Andersen finished in seventh with a heave of 14.60m (47' 11"), followed by freshman Justin Fretag in ninth with a throw of 14.16m (46' 5.5").
 
Andersen also competed in the discus, taking first place with a distance of 49.29m (161' 8"). Fretag took third after throwing for 46.03m (151'), and finished in 10^th in the hammer throw (43.65m, 153' 2").
 
The Mavericks look to host the Maverick Open #1 on Wednesday, May 1^st, followed by the Maverick Open #2 on Saturday, May 4^th.