Buoyed by three individual first-place finishes, the University of Minnesota Duluth claimed the team title at Saturday's Saint John's University Invitational in Collegeville, Minn.

The Bulldogs racked up a team score of 113 points to top the 12-school event while host Saint John's (103 points) and Gustavus Adolphus College (93.0 pts) were next.

The trio of champions from UMD included junior Logan Rubeck in the 110-meter hurdles (15.91), junior Cody Sedbrook in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:49.71) and sophomore Ryan Tolkinen in the long jump (21'-2.00"). The Bulldogs also received second-place efforts from Tolkinen in the 400-meter hurdles (56.56), junior Clinton Treichel in the shot put (48'-06.00") and junior Grant Pulver in the 1,500-meter run (4:01.99). Tolkinen, junior Connor Behm, sophomore Casey Reeves and freshman Sam Wiechman took second inthe 4 x 100 relay as well. In addition senior Brian Lee placed third in the shot put with a toss of 47'-07.25".

The Bulldogs will be in St. Paul, Minn., this Thursday (April 13) for the Tomcat Twilight meet at Hamline University.

2017 Saint John's University Invitational Results