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Myran Runs Over the Field in the 1500 Meters at the Cobber Open.
MOORHEAD-- Concordia hosted some of the top are teams from NCAA Division I, II and NAIA in the annual Cobber Open Meet. Despite the step up in competition Cobber senior distance runner Nick Myran continued to show why he will be a threat at the MIAC Championship Meet and a strong candidate to earn a spot at the NCAA Division III National Meet.

Myran in two events on Saturday and finished in the top six in both. He methodically tore apart the field in the 1500 meters, winning by a full two seconds. Myran ran a 4:02.50 to win the 1500 meters. His time is seventh on the list of all-time performances in the 1500 meters by a Cobber athlete. It is also the fastest time posted in the MIAC this season. He also ran a 2:41.79 in the 1000-meter event and finished sixth. 

He was the only Cobber athlete to win an individual event at the meet. 

Ben Nylander, the other half of the Cobber distance dynamic duo, finished third in the race with a time of 4:05.65. 

Concordia placed two runners in the top four in the 600 meters. Kyle Halliday finished second in a time of 1:24.80. That mark is the fastest time in the MIAC this season. Unfortunately the event is not part of the MIAC Championship Meet. His time is also the ninth fastest time posted by any Concordia athlete in the history of the program. Rock Jantzen ran a 1:26.89 and finished fourth in the race. 

The Cobbers will travel to St. John's to participate in the St. John's Alumni Invitational on Saturday, February 12 at 11:00am. Concordia is gearing up to host the MIAC Indoor Championship Meet on March 3-5.
 

Cobber Open Schedule
Track Events
12:45 p.m. 4 x 200 Meter-Women;  4 x 200 Meter-Men
1:05 p.m. 5000 Meter-Women (Lanes 1-3);  5000 Meter-Men (Lanes 4-6)
1:35 p.m. 55 Meter High Hurdles-Women-Prelims;  55 Meter High Hurdles-Men-Prelims
1:55 p.m. 55 Meter-Women-Prelims;  55 Meter-Men-Prelims
2:20 p.m. 1500 Meter-Women;  1500 Meter-Men
2:50 p.m. 400 Meter-Women; 400 Meter-Men
3:10 p.m. 600 Meter-Women; 600 Meter-Men
* note: men run first in 55 dash & 55H finals only
3:20 p.m. 55 Meter High Hurdles-Men-Finals;  55 Meter High Hurdles-Women-Finals
3:35 p.m. 55 Meter-Men;  55 Meter-Women
3:45 p.m. 800 Meter-Women;  800 Meter-Men
4:00 p.m. 1000 Meter-Women;  1000 Meter-Men
4:10 p.m 200 Meter-Women;  200 Meter-Men
4:30 p.m 3000 Meter-Women (Lanes 1-3);  3000 Meter-Men (Lanes 4-6)
4:50 p.m. Distance Medley Relay;  (1200-400-800-1600)
* note: DMR-men & women- one race if limited teams
5:20 p.m. 4 x 400 Meter-Women;  4 x 400 Meter-Men

Field Events
12:00 p.m. Long Jump – Women
Long Jump – Men to follow Women’s LJ
Triple Jump – Women to follow Men’s LJ
Triple Jump – Men to follow Women’s TJ
12:30 p.m. 20# Wt. – Women (South Ring)
35# Wt. – Men to follow Women’s 20# Weight
12:30 p.m. Shot Put – Men (North Ring)
Shot Put – Women (North Ring) to follow Men
12:00 p.m. Pole Vault – Men
Pole Vault – Women to follow Men’s PV
1:00 p.m. High Jump – Women
High Jump – Men to follow Women

* Prelims 3 throws/jumps – 9 to finals – except triple jump 4 jumps, no finals.

Cobber Open Meet Information
Entries: Due by Friday, February 4, 2005 - 5:00 p.m. to: gzlarson@cord.edu.  All entries must be done by email.  Please wait until at least the day before to send entries as it will limit the number of changes/scratches/adds.  If you have additions meet day, please stop by the North Balcony  to list them on the add sheet.

Directions:
1)  E-mail list to Garrick Larson: gzlarson@cord.edu
2)  List the team name and gender in the subject line (example:  Concordia Men).
3)  Within my original email, under each of the events listed, type the first name <space> last name <comma><space> performance.  Please use ":" between minutes and seconds and "." between seconds and tenths/hundredths of seconds.  Field events may be in feet and inches or metric.  You do not need to include the inch symbol (").  Follow the same pattern for each event.  For example:
>>400 Meter
Ryan Steines, 49.24
Ralph Jones, 50.21
>>800 Meter
Justin Backlund, 1:59.02
Ralph Jones, 2:03.40
Ben Remert, 2:06.77
>>Long Jump
John Leeper, 23'6.25

Entry Fee: $5.00 per person or $75.00 per team, men and women separately. Please pay in the North Balcony.

Eligibility: Collegiate and open athletes.  Unlimited entries.  No limit on the number of Relay teams.

Scoring: No team scoring will be kept.

Declaration: Section/Flight sheets and receipts may be picked up in the balcony.  Final confirmation of the entries needs to be made at the Scorer's Table in the balcony overlooking the finish line prior to the start of the meet.  A limited number of additions may be made prior to the meet at the Scorer’s Table.

Schedule: Tentative time schedule enclosed.  The schedule may be changed based on the number of teams/entries.  Check at the Scorer's Table prior to the meet for any changes in the schedule.

Running Events: Six lane, flat 200M EPDM encapsulated surface (resurfaced in 2004) - 1/8-1/4" non-pin spikes.  4x200 Meter Relay will be run with an eight turn stagger, running lanes the whole way.  Preliminaries and Final in the 55 M and 55 M Hurdles only, all other events run as timed finals.  Events will be seeded by time.  Please make accurate entries.  In the 55 Meter Dash and 55 Meter Hurdles the Heat Winners advance to the Final, plus the next fastest time(s) to fill lanes, if necessary.  If there are more than 7 heats we will have a two section timed final with the 7 fastest heat winners in the same section.  The best performances will compete in the first section for all running events.  The 200 Meter will be seeded at the Start Line 15 minutes prior to the start.

Field Events: Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put and Weight Throw will be 3 preliminary attempts with top 9 to Finals.
 LJ and TJ off EPDM surface - 1/8-1/4" non-pin spikes, must be pyramid type.
 Pole Vault off synthetic surface - 1/8-1/4" non-pin spikes, must be pyramid type.  Please stay off the infield.
 HJ off tartan surface - NO SPIKES ALLOWED
 Shot Put and Weight Throw off wood surface.
 The highest seeds will compete in the last flight for all field events.

Spikes: 1/8-1/4" non-pin spikes, must be pyramid type.  NO SPIKES ALLOWED ON THE INFIELD.

Starting Blocks: Standard starting blocks will be provided. Specialty blocks will be allowed but must be furnished by athlete's institution.

Disqualifications:  Athletes will be disqualified for unsportspersonlike behavior, including but not limited to foul language, taunting opponents and berating officials.  NCAA rules apply.

Team Camps: May be on the infield or in the balcony.

Locker Room: Facilities are available in the adjacent Memorial Fieldhouse. Please supply your own towels and locks.  Take care of your own valuables.

Athletic Training:  A certified athletic trainer and student athletic trainers will be on site one hour prior to the first event until 30 minutes after the last event has concluded.  If any treatments are needed please bring instructions signed by your institution's certified athletic trainer.  Please bring your own athletic training kit with taping supplies.

For answers to questions or more information please contact:
Garrick Larson
Head Men's Track and Field Coach
e-mail: gzlarson@cord.edu
phone: w(218) 299-4304, h(218) 287-1047, c(218) 790-2306
or
Marv Roeske 
Head Women's Track and Field Coach
e-mail: roeske@cord.edu
phone: w(218) 299-4163, h(701) 271-0510