Aaron Cummings, Carl Rekow and Quinn Roehl each posted performances that rank among the top five in school history as the North Dakota State men's track & field team opened the outdoor season at four meets on Friday.
 
Cummings cleared a personal-best 17-04.50 (5.30m) in the pole vault at LSU's Battle on the Bayou. He is now No. 2 in NDSU outdoor history behind only teammate Jarod White.
 
Rekow ran a personal-best 3:46.00 in the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational, making him fourth-fastest in school history. Roehl ran a personal-best 3:46.67 in the 1500m to rank fifth in NDSU history.
 
Ethan Moe ran 3:43.96 in the 1500m at Stanford for the second-fastest time of his career. He remains at No. 3 on the NDSU all-time list.
 
Jacob Knodle clocked 14:22.97 in the 5,000m at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic for the third-fastest time of his career. Ivan Askim finished in a personal-best 14:40.67.
 
Freshman Carter Reckelberg opened his outdoor season with a mark of 24-7 (7.49m) in the long jump at LSU. He is now No. 11 on the NDSU all-time outdoor list.
 
Gabe Miles led the NDSU men in the 200m dash at LSU, running 21.64.
 
Three Bison men went sub-54 in the 400m hurdles for their season debuts at LSU – Ramon Duran (53.52), Otto Anderson (53.86), and Carter Elde (53.94).
 
Kaden Pastian was the top collegian in the shot put at Texas State's Bobcat Invitational, throwing 58-07.50 (17.87m). Freshman Paul Hoekman threw 55-00.25 (16.77m) for his outdoor Bison debut.
 
Competition will continue at all four meets on Saturday.