With Frank Deluca leading the way, the University of Minnesota Duluth's freshmen class made their presence felt at the two-day Warren Bowlus Open, which wrapped up Saturday afternoon at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Deluca, a native of Proctor, Minn., finished first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.21 and was also part of UMD's title-winning 4 x 400 relay unit. Deluca teammed with fellow rookies Garrett Benz and Connor Behm and senior team captain Phil d'Entremont in that event, clocking in at 3.26.32. Deluca, Behm, freshman Nick Beattie, and senior Jacob Nelson placed took second in the 4 x 200 relay, doing so in a time of 1:32.66.

Sophomore Jason Lilja was the lone Bulldog besides Deluca to capture an individual championship, leaping 6'-04.75" to prevail in the high jump. UMD's other top-five individual places were posted by Phil d'Entremont (2nd place ; 1:22.09) and Garrett Benz in the 600-meter run (3rd; 1:23:07); sophomore Boston Braack (3rd; 1:59.56) and freshman Josh Peterson (4th; 1:59.63) in the the 800-meter run; junior team captain Mark Emlaw in the long jump (3rd; 20'-10.50"), senior team captain Nick Moran in the weight throw (4th; 51'-11.00'), freshman Grant Pulver in the 5,000-meter run (4th – second among collegiate runners; 15:47.68); and freshman Nick Beattie in the 200-meter dash (5th; 23.69).

UMD will remain in Duluth next Saturday to compete in the Lake Superior Challenge at the College of St. Scholastica.

2015 Warren Bowlus Open Results