Complete Results

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The North Dakota State men's track & field team dominated several events on Saturday, with the Bison athletes split between the UND Open in Grand Forks and the Jack Johnson Classic in Minneapolis.
 
Junior Jacob Rodin ran 2:27.25 to win the 1000m at the UND Open – the fastest time by a Bison in 16 years. He now ranks fourth in school history for the event.
 
The Bison men swept the top four places in the shot put at Minnesota's Jack Johnson Classic, with Kristoffer Thomsen winning at 60-6 (18.43m). Trevor Otterdahl was second at 58-6 (17.84m), Clayton Hannula was third at 55-6 (16.92m), and Levi Rockey took fourth at 54-5 (16.58m).
 
Otterdahl also won the weight throw with a mark of 70-10.75 (21.61m). He stands at No. 9 on the NCAA performance list in the event.
 
The Bison claimed the top three places in the 400m dash at UND. Senior Cody Roder won in 48.08, sophomore Jacob Levin placed second in 48.72, and junior Josh Knutson finished third in 49.24.
 
The NDSU men also finished 1-2-3 in the 60m hurdles, with Trent Davis taking first in 8.12. Freshman Logan Mathieu was the runner-up in a personal-best 8.18, and freshman Brock Johnsen placed third in 8.20.
 
Dante White took the 60m dash title, winning in 6.87 seconds to match his personal-best. He is tied for eighth-fastest in NDSU history.
 
Sophomore Adrian Harris won the 600m in 1:21.96. Keiser Freetly was second in 1:23.01.
 
Eric VanErp won the heptathlon at the UND Open, scoring 4,313 points. Redshirt freshman Parker Ellis took second with 4,258 points.
 
Senior Alex Brosseau ran the third-fastest indoor 200m of his career, winning the event in 21.87. Levin took third place with an indoor PR of 21.95.
 
Unattached sophomore Payton Smith won the 3000m in a personal-best 8:40.15.
 
Josh Samyn was second to Rodin in the 1000m, clocking 2:30.07.
 
NDSU will return home to host the Bison Open on Feb. 4-5.