Results

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Bethel Royals got a chance to see how they compare to other Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletes (MIAC) athletes as they joined five other conference schools to compete in the Pre-Conference Meet, hosted by Macalester College.

The Royals claimed first place finishes in five different events, including the the 400, 600, and 800 meter runs, as well as the 4 x 200 and 4 x 400 meter relays. Bethel also had four second place finishes.

Huldah Omesa (So., Brooklyn Park, Minn.) finished well in three different events. She took first place in the 400 meter run with a time of 1:01.54, and finished second in both the triple jump and long jump with leaps of 10.56 meters (34 feet, 7.75 inches) and 5.01 meters (16 feet, 5.25 inches), respectively.

Marie Borner (Sr., Cottage Grove, Minn.) earned a victory in the 600 meter run with a time of 1:34.52, while fellow All-MIAC cross country runner Heather Jelen (Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.) won the 800 meter run by more than five seconds with a time of 2:16.25.

Finally, two of Bethel's relay teams - the 800 meter and 1600 meter - won their events with times of 1:49.55 and 4:06.50, respectively.

Vanessa Moore (Sr., Grantsburg, Wis.) finished in second place in a pair of events including the high jump, where she cleared 1.62 meters (5 feet 3.75 inches), as well as the 55 meter dash with a time of 7.76 seconds.

The Royals are scheduled to head to northwestern Minnesota next weekend for the MIAC Championship meet, hosted by Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. The pentathlon kicks off the weekend-long meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, followed by a 2 p.m. start on Friday afternoon.