MANKATO, Minn. – The Warrior track and field team headed over to Mankato, Minn. to compete at the Ted Nelson Classic hosted by Minnesota State at the Myers Field House.

Alyssa Larson set the tone winning the 400m with a time of 57.69s, just shy of the all-time top ten in the 400m. She was followed by Karissa Birch in the second-place spot with a 58.00s finish.

Sasha Steinbach finished second in the 60m with a time of 7.74s. She was followed by Caitlyn Casella in seventh with a time of 7.93s.

Stella Richter was the top Warrior finisher on the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.19s to finish fifth. Amber Gerrits was close behind in the six spot with a time of 9.30s. In the preliminary round, Lexi Urbick tied Hanna Reichenberger's school record of 7.76s. 

Steinbach once again led the Warriors in the 200m with a sixth-place finish, with a time of 25.53. Casella was close behind with a seventh-place finish, in a time of 25.90s.

Jenna Anders was a front runner for the 600m earning a second-place finish with a time of 1:38.95, adding herself to the new ninth spot on the WSU all-time top ten list. She was followed by Adalyn Barkley, who finished close behind in 1:40.70s, finishing third. Yasmin Ruiz-Ruiz was in pursuit with a sixth-place finish in 1:42.40s.

Kylie Anderson won the 5000m, breaking the meet record in 17:23.67s, followed closely by Stella Rusch, who was also under the old meet record with a time of 17:30.43s. Kelsey Young finished fourth with a time of 17:52.19s.

Ella Voit finished second in the mile with a time of 5:06.52.

Samantha Harke finished seventh in the 1000m with a time of 3:06.93.

The 4x400 team of Birch, Urbick, Barkley and Larson won in a time of 3:54.63.

Chloe Fratzke finished third in the high jump with a height of 5' 0 1/4" (1.53m).

MacKenzie Wissbroecker was the won the long jump with 18' 5" (5.61m). She was followed shortly by Ella Schueler at 18' 1" (5.51m) in second place.

Schueler came in second place in the triple jump with a 37' 6" (11.43m) jump.

The Warriors will be back in action next week in La Crosse, Wis. at the Caged Eagle Open on Friday, February 20th.