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Josh Meier running the 800m
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Josh Meier

Men's Track and Field

Knights battle strong field at Mark Schuck Open

MANKATO, Minn. – Josh Meier had a pair of top-10 finishes and Gabe Nichols was the runner up in the 1000-meter run as the Carleton College men's track & field team finished 12th of 20 teams at the Mark Schuck Open hosted by Minnesota State - Mankato. The field included a pair of NCAA Division I programs and six D-II squads.
 
Carleton finished the day with 11 top-20 results on the track:
• Daniel Scheider and Asher Nathan placed 16th and 19th, respectively in the 400-meter dash. Scheider crossed the line at a personal-best 52.98, while Nathan finished at 53.71.
• Meier took eighth in the 600-meter run with a season-best time of 1:24.25.
• With an indoor persona-best time of 2:03.26, Emerson Lange finished in 13th place for the 800-meter run.
• Nichols was the runner up in the 1,000-meter run, clocking a time of 2:28.91 and taking more than five seconds off his previous personal best. He now ranks No. 2 on Carleton's all-time list and leads the MIAC this season by nearly five seconds.
• Meier placed fourth in the mile run at 4:25.52, trimming nearly 4.4 seconds off his previous personal best. Travis Brown (4:33.05), Ravi Achar (4:36.92), and Nathaniel Malchow (4:41.63) also set collegiate bests as they finished in 10th, 13th, and 20th places, respectively.
• The 5,000-meter run saw Torte Torstenson come across in eighth place at 16:08.36, while Ryan Bernstein took 10th at 16:29.30, the second-fastest 5K time in his collegiate career.
 
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton hosts the Meet of the Hearts on Saturday, Feb. 8
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Ryan Bernstein

Ryan Bernstein

Junior
Emerson Lange

Emerson Lange

Junior
Nathaniel Malchow

Nathaniel Malchow

Sophomore
Josh Meier

Josh Meier

Senior
Asher Nathan

Asher Nathan

Sophomore
Gabe Nichols

Gabe Nichols

Junior
Ravi Achar

Ravi Achar

First-Year
Torte Torstenson

Torte Torstenson

Sophomore
Travis Brown

Travis Brown

First-Year
Daniel Scheider

Daniel Scheider

Junior

Players Mentioned

Ryan Bernstein

Ryan Bernstein

Junior
Emerson Lange

Emerson Lange

Junior
Nathaniel Malchow

Nathaniel Malchow

Sophomore
Josh Meier

Josh Meier

Senior
Asher Nathan

Asher Nathan

Sophomore
Gabe Nichols

Gabe Nichols

Junior
Ravi Achar

Ravi Achar

First-Year
Torte Torstenson

Torte Torstenson

Sophomore
Travis Brown

Travis Brown

First-Year
Daniel Scheider

Daniel Scheider

Junior