Six different University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs posted first-place finishes at meets over the weekend -- Friday's University of St. Thomas Showcase and Saturday's Yellowjacket Open.

Senior All-American Hannah Olson snared top honors in the Showcase's 3,000-meter race, coming in at 9:49.79 while sisters Erica (fifth place; 10:36.11) and Amber (7th; 10:41.66) Seidenkranz placed among the top seven out of a field of 20 runners. In the triple jump, freshman Elizabeth Brunner's leap of 36'-11.50" took a backseat to none of the other 19 competitors in the triple jump. UMD also received strong finishes from freshmen Danielle Kohlwey (2nd; 8.88) in the 60-meter hurdles and Megan Stuart in the 1,000-meter run (3rd; 3:05.04) Friday in St. Paul, Minn.

The following day at the Yellowjacket Open on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus, Kolhwey bettered her time (8.78) and her placing (first) in the 60-meter hurdles. Other titleholders included sophomore Erica Kesseh in the 60-meter dash (7.94), freshman Rachelle LeBlanc in the pole vault (10'-11.75") and senior Lydia Kingsley in the weight throw. (52'-01.00").  In addition, freshman Michaela Hesse was second in the high jump (5'-07.00"), junior Brittany Platt was third in the 800-meter run (2:23.87), sophomore Katie Hawkinson was third in the long jump (17'-03.50) and Stuart was third in the mile run (5:21.01).

A selected number of Bulldogs will take part in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Indoor Pentathlon Championships, which run tomorrow in Mankato, Minn.

2016 St. Thomas Showcase Results
2016 Yellowjacket Open Results
2016 Yellowjacket Open Photo Gallery