North Dakota State Men Impress at Trio of Meets in Southern California

Friday, April 15

Norwalk, Calif. / Azusa, Calif.

12 p.m.

North Dakota State

Mt. SAC Relays / Bryan Clay Invitational

Photo by: Richard Svaleson

North Dakota State Men Impress at Trio of Meets in Southern California

4/15/2016 11:15:00 PM | Men's Track and Field

Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 14-16)
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Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 15)
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Beach Invitational (Apr. 15-16)
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NORWALK, Calif. – The North Dakota State men's track & field team had numerous impressive performances at a trio of meets in southern California on Friday.

Senior Brendan Skime ran a Summit League-leading 9:02.83 in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays. It was the second-fastest time of Skime's career, coming within 0.25 seconds of his personal-best.

A pair of former Bismarck Century HS standouts posted strong performances in the 400m dash for NDSU. Running into a tough breeze down the backstretch, sophomore Landon Jochim clocked 48.21 at the Mt. SAC Relays. Freshman Jacob Richter recorded a big personal-best of 48.51 at the Bryan Clay Invitational.

Junior thrower Brian Blasey set a new personal-best in the discus with a mark of 166-1 (50.63m) that moved him up to No. 9 on the Bison all-time list in the event.

Sophomore Matt Bedard clocked 52.87 in the 400m hurdles – his fastest time ever during the collegiate season. Bedard ran 52.62 during the summer in his native Canada last year. He ranks second in The Summit League this season behind teammate Jerome Begin.

Jonah Warwick ran 1:51.97 in the 800m at the Mt. SAC Relays – his third time this year under 1:52. Freshman Byrne Curl posted another personal-best in the 800m, running 1:54.61 at the Bryan Clay Invitational.

Senior Colin Paarmann recorded an outdoor PR in the triple jump for the third straight meet, leaping 47-10.50 (14.59m) for 11th place at Mt. SAC. Senior Parker McKittrick took ninth in the 110m hurdles in 14.37 seconds – just off his season-best of 14.36 two weeks ago.

Competing professionally for Nike, NDSU alum and volunteer assistant coach Riley Dolezal won the javelin at the Beach Invitational with a throw of 258-9 (78.87m). Bison junior Matti Mortimore placed 12th at 219-10 (67.02m), sophomore Austin Schmidt was 17th at 212-6 (64.76m), and senior Quinn Baumann took 18th with a mark of 212-0 (64.63m).

Junior Conrad Schwarzkopf was the top finisher for the Bison men in the hammer throw at the Beach Invitational, taking eighth place at 199-10 (60.91m) for the second-best mark of his career. Alex Renner threw 197-4 (60.16m) for 12th place.

Junior Matt Jennings (3:53.92) and John Curley (3:57.73) both posted significant personal-bests in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational. Senior Beau Kashmark cleared 6-06.75 (2.00m) in the high jump.

NDSU will conclude competition in California tomorrow, with action at the Mt. SAC Relays and the Beach Invitational.