Twin Ports teams compete at annual Border Battle

By news@duluthnewstribune.com

February 03, 2013 11:00 PM

Minnesota Duluth junior Cole Toepfer won the men's 800-meter and mile run titles at the annual Border Battle indoor meet Saturday at the Lydia Thering Fieldhouse at Wisconsin-Superior.

UWS, St. Scholastica, Bemidji State, St. Mary's College and Minot State also took part in the meet.

St. Scholastica sophomore Laurel Ohaju, a Duluth Central graduate, set meet, fieldhouse and program records in winning the 400-meter event in 57 seconds flat, the third-fastest time in NCAA Division III this season.

Other champions from Northland schools included:

UMD men: Jake Nelson, 60 meters; Dan Nielsen, 3,000 meters; Nathan Knop, high jump; distance medley team

UMD women: Kelsi Ring, 60-meter hurdles; Alexandra Rudin, mile run; Kirsten Bjork, 800 meters; Kaelyn Williams, 3,000 meters; 1,600 relay team; Amelia Maher, high jump

St. Scholastica men: Justin Hanson, 60-meter hurdles

St. Scholastica women: Emily Lundgren, 600 meters; Rachel Miller, triple jump

UWS men: Jared Anderson, 400 meters; 1,600 relay team; Nils Hansen, weight throw and shot put; Kenny McGee, long jump and triple jump

UWS women: Katie Capriglione, weight throw St. Scholastica hosts the Lake Superior Challenge this Saturday.