Stone, Bison Distance Runners Shine in California

Friday, April 19

Torrance, Calif. / Long Beach, Calif.

North Dakota State

Mt. SAC Relays / Beach Invitational

Photo by: Bill Powell

Stone, Bison Distance Runners Shine in California

4/20/2019 8:46:00 AM | Men's Track and Field

TORRANCE, Calif. – The North Dakota State distance and mid-distance runners recorded standout performances at a pair of meets in southern California, headlining the efforts of the Bison men's track & field team on Friday night.

Junior Elliott Stone (Bismarck, N.D.) cut two seconds off his 5,000m personal-best at the Mt. SAC Relays, running 14:20.03 to win his section. He ranks fourth-fastest in NDSU history.

Freshman Beau Brannan ran an 800m personal-best time of 1:53.11 at the Mt. SAC Relays – the fastest time by a Bison this season.

Tim Heikkila ran the second-fastest 1500m time of his career at the Bryan Clay Invitational hosted by Azusa Pacific, finishing in 3:49.46. He ranks fifth-fastest in NDSU history in the event.

Behind Heikkila, five other Bison men recorded significant personal-best times in the 1500m:

Alex Bartholomay, 3:51.36 (2.5 sec PR)
Evan Kottsick, 3:51.49 (2.5 sec PR)
Camron Roehl, 3:52.82 (2 sec PR)
Josh Samyn, 3:52.97 (2 sec PR)
Kurt TeBeest, 3:53.52 (2.5 sec PR)

At the Beach Invitational hosted by Long Beach State, sophomore Brendan Artley threw 212-9 (64.86m) in the javelin, coming within one inch of his season-best mark. Redshirt freshman Benji Phillips (Glasgow, Mont.) posted a personal-best throw of 209-4 (63.82m).