RIPON, Wis. -- The North Park University men's and women's track & field teams competed at the Red Hawk Opener this past Saturday. The men finished 7th of 12 teams while the women finished 8th of 10 teams. Additionally, sprinter Jereme Ombogo broke the 60m school record with a time of 6.85, earning first place in the event along the way.
Coach Bisrat Kidane's Review Â
"Up to this point, this was our toughest and most competitive meet of the season,"  said Coach Kidane. "We competed against schools from other conferences, and while we had some flashes of brilliance, we need to get better. We were in a lot of events, but we need to step up our level of competitiveness. This is the middle of the season, and we have to see what happens next week."Â
Top Performers Â
Freshman Jereme Ombogo made his 2022 debut in the 60-meter dash and ran a blistering time of 6.85. This is now the fastest 60-meter dash in school history. He is currently sitting 5th in the nation with that time.Â
Junior Patrycja Miazek ran her first ever indoor mile and crossed the line in 5:22.69, which is now ranked 3rd in school history.Â
Sophomore Sean Sanaghan and Freshman Jalen Rios both had an exciting race in the 800 meters as they both finished 4th and 5th. Sanaghan finished with a time of 2:05.33 while Rios finished with a time of 2:05.49.Â
Junior Clark Fremouw continued his strong start to the season in the shot put as he finished the day with a throw of 12.74 meters which landed him a 6th place finish.Â
Our women's 4x400 had a strong performance as they finished with a time of 4:36.65 which landed them 6thplace. The 4x400 consisted of Rachel Rozen, Patrycja Miazek, Macayla Dowling, & Moa Svendsen. Â
Top 10 NPU Performance List Â
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