VALLEY CITY, N.D. – The Valley City State University track & field team hosted and competed in the Viking Twilight meet on Tuesday, April 22.
 
The Vikings posted 53 top eight finishes, 28 top three finishes and nine first place finishes at the Viking Twilight meet.
 
Viking Women recorded five first place finishes, 13 top three finishes, and 21 top eight finishes.
 
Olivia Backus took first place in the 200-meter running a 26.81 and the long jump with a 5.49-meter jump.
 
Karly Just took first in the 5000-meter running a 19:48.72.
 
Senior Kendra Odegard won the javelin with a 41.91-meter throw.
 
Sophomore Emma Muggli took first in the triple jump with a 10.87-meter attempt.
 
VCSU men recorded four first place finishes, 15 top three finishes and 32 top eight finishes at the Viking Twilight Meet.
 
Viking junior Mason Brehmer took first in the 1500-meter running a 4:26.63.
 
Cody Frounfelter took first in the hammer throw with a 47.26-meter throw.
 
In the high jump VCSU's Zeke Barnick took first with a 1.91-meter jump.
 
Jordan Mount recorded a first-place finish in the long jump with a 7.02-meter attempt.
 
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VCSU Women – Top 8 Finishes:
200m: 1 Olivia Backus, SO, 26.81
400m: 2 Emily Hatlewick, SR, 1:12.79
400m: 4 Tennasyn Henry, FR, 1:17.22
400m Hurdles: 2 Emma Muggli, SO, 1:10.61
5000m: 1 Karly Just, JR, 19:48.72
Discus: 8 Megan Lahtonen, JR, 34.08m
Hammer Throw: 2 Emma Bastian, SR, 44.36m
Hammer Throw: 4 Kendra Odegard, SR, 40.69m
High Jump: 2 Olivia Backus, SO, 1.51m
High Jump: 4 Delaney Cotton, SO, 1.41m
Javelin: 1 Kendra Odegard, SR, 41.91m
Javelin: 3 Sadie Hansen, SR, 34.95m
Javelin: 4 Alana Anderson, FR, 34.07m
Javelin: 5 Emma Muggli, SO, 33.47m
Long Jump: 1 Olivia Backus, SO, 5.49m
Long Jump: 2 Emma Muggli, SO, 5.02m
Shot Put: 2 Sadie Hansen, SR, 12.03
Shot Put: 3 Rebecca Bohrer, JR, 11.67m
Shot Put: 4 Kendra Odegard, SR, 11.57m
Shot Put: 5 Emma Bastian, SR, 11.29m
Triple Jump: 1 Emma Muggli, SO, 10.87m
 
VCSU Men – Top 8 Finishes:
100m: 3 Cameron Champagnie, SO, 11.45
100m: 4 Aaron Cutshall, SO, 11.48
100m: 5 Tommy Baldwin, FR, 11.62
100m: 8 Parker Jacobson, FR, 11.90
200m: 2 Tommy Baldwin, FR, 23.08
400m: 3 Gage Gunther, FR, 56.53
400m: 4 Isaac Eichhorst, JR, 59.21
1500m: 1 Mason Brehmer, JR, 4:26.63
1500m: 2 Zach Baumgartner, FR, 4:30.48
1500m: 3 Rigo Garcia, SR, SR, 4:36.15
1500m: 4 Tate Minnihan, FR, 4:42.89
1500m: 5 Garet Hoke, SR, 4:49.67
Discus: 2 Jagger Dickman, JR, 41.08m
Discus: 3 Jim Miller, FR, 39.89m
Discus: 5 Cody Frownfelter, JR, 36.99m
Discus: 6 Andrew Winczewski, SO, 36.32m
Hammer Throw: 1 Cody Frounfelter, JR, 47.26m
Hammer Throw: 2 Jagger Dickman, JR, 46.66m
Hammer Throw: 5 Arie Bratrud, SO, 39.70m
Hammer Throw: 6 Jim Miller, FR, 39.65m
Hammer Throw: 8 Andrew Winczewski, SO, 36.61m
High Jump: 1 Zeke Barnick, FR, 1.91m
Javelin: 3 Arie Bratrud, SO, 46.80m
Javelin: 4 Andrew Winczewski, SO 33.88m
Long Jump: 1 Jordan Mount, FR, 7.02m
Long Jump: 2 Cameron Champagnie, SO, 6.88m
Long Jump: 4 Aaron Cutshall, SO, 6.65m
Long Jump: 5 Zeke Barnick, FR, 6.48m
Shot Put: 2 Jagger Dickman, JR, 13.61m
Shot Put: 4 Andrew Winczewski, SO, 11.49m
Shot Put: 6 Cody Frounfelter, 10.89m
Shot Put: 7 Jim Miller, 8.96m
 
UP NEXT: VCSU track & field is off to compete in the North Dakota State University Bison Open on Friday, April 25.