MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – A pair of small-town North Dakota natives turned in impressive performances for the North Dakota State men's track & field team at Minnesota's Jack Johnson Classic on Saturday.
 
Junior Alex Bartholomay (Bowman, N.D.) was the top collegiate finisher in the mile, running a personal-best 4:07.73. He now ranks fifth-fastest in NDSU history, and based on times entering this weekend, Bartholomay stands 30th in the NCAA this season.
 
Sophomore Jacob Rodin (Kenmare, N.D.) won the 800m in a personal-best and Summit League-leading time of 1:52.19.
 
Bison senior Michael Keogan was the runner-up in the weight throw, posting a personal-best 68-06.50 (20.89m) that ranks him fourth in NDSU history. He stands at No. 20 in the NCAA this season. Freshman Maxwell Otterdahl now ranks eighth in NDSU history in the weight throw after launching a toss of 64-08.75 (19.73m).
 
The Bison men won the 4x400m relay, with the quartet of Darrien Lipscomb, Adrian Harris, Cody Roder and Rodin taking first in 3:18.08.
 
Senior Elliott Stone won the 3,000m title in 8:26.39. Freshman Isaac Huber finished fifth with a time of 8:32.06.
 
Junior Connor Wendel (Carrington, N.D.) won the 600m, running 1:22.91.
 
Sophomore Kristoffer Thomsen (61-02.25 / 18.65m) and freshman Maxwell Otterdahl (60-00.25 / 18.29m) finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in a loaded shot put competition.
 
Former NDSU national champion Payton Otterdahl, now competing for Nike, threw 68-11.25 (21.01m) to win the shot put on Saturday – setting a new Jack Johnson Classic meet record and Minnesota Fieldhouse record.
 
NDSU junior Cody Roder earned a runner-up finish in the 400m dash, running 50.23.
 
Freshman Trent Davis took third in the 60m hurdles in a season-best 8.22 seconds. Senior Guillaume Viault clocked a season-best of 6.91 seconds in the 60m dash.
 
Sophomore Josh Samyn clocked a personal-best 4:14.74 in the mile for eighth place.
 
Elijah Hylen, Marcus Walton and Josh Darwin all cleared 6-foot-7 (2.00m) in the high jump, finishing sixth, seventh, and eighth in the meet.
 
NDSU returns home next weekend to host the Bison Open on Feb. 7-8.