BISMARCK – Hurdler Nasir Dilworth made history and turned in the first NCAA mark of the winter for the Beavers on Saturday as the Minot State University (MSU) track and field teams competed in the Marauders Tune-Up, their final regular-season indoor meet.

Dilworth won the 60-meter hurdles in 8.12 seconds, breaking his own all-time MSU record in the event of 8.22, which he ran last year, and hit an NCAA Division II national provisional qualifying standard. Dilworth currently ranks tied for 49th in the nation with his time.

While Dilworth’s NCAA effort led the way, he was just one of five MSU student-athletes to win an event in the final meet of the regular season prior to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Indoor Championships, which will be Friday, February 28, and Saturday, March 1, hosted by Minnesota State, Mankato.

Adding wins for the men were distance runners Peyton Tuhy and Holter Bridwell who claimed victory in the 1,000 meters and mile, respectively.

Tuhy clocked a time of 2 minutes, 36.53 seconds to win the 1,000 as he bested teammate Marco Murillo, who was 2nd in 2:39.34. As for Bridwell, he won the mile in 4:41.57, edging out teammate Camden Jasmin, who was 2nd in 4:41.84.

On the women’s side, Emily Mattern won the 400 meters in 59.90 while Addyson Wendt won the mile in 5:53.68. Wendt edged out teammate Julie Folk, who was 2nd in the mile in 5:55.54.

The Beavers added a handful of other runner-up finishes on the day as Micah Earnest was 2nd in the men’s 400 meters in 52.05 seconds and Dallas Reese was 2nd in the men’s shot put with a throw of 49 feet, 11.75 inches.

For the women, Paulette Dominguez finished as runner-up in the 1,000 meters in 3:06.96 and Julie Folk was 2nd in mile in 5:55.54.