Dec. 08– The Concordia men's and women's track teams opened the 2008 Indoor season at the MSU Early Season Open in Mankato on Saturday afternoon.  The Golden Bears had 22 top ten finishes in an impressive start to the 2008 indoor season.

Junior Kawaskii Bacon (Minneapolis, MN) won the 60 meter dash in a time of 6.93 and finished second in the 200 meter dash (22.26).  Sophomore Katie Johnson (Ramsey, MN) took home the the long jump (17-9) title, while junior Tre Sayles (Woodbury, MN) won the triple jump with a leap of 45-7 1/4 and finished third in the high jump (6-6 3/4).

Women's Results	Event	Result	Place
Jayme Anderson	pole vault	10-6 1/4	T-6
Katy Davis	weight throw	40-7	12
Angelina Hutter	shot put	37-2 1/4	11
Katie Johnson	long jump	17-9	1
	200m	26.40	7
Ashley Myhran	600m run	2:17.40	8
Meridith Pearson	weight throw	28-4	24
Hayley Reed	pole vault	9-0 1/2	T-11
	high jump	4-6	15
Karlie Nelson	600m	2:04.21	7
Kaysee Nesmoe	shot put	39-5 3/4	6
Men's Results	Event	Result	Place
Kawaskii Bacon	60 dash prelim	6.99	q
	60 dash final	6.93	1
	200 dash	22.26	2
Andy Chaussee	60 hurdles prelim	9.80	q
	60 hurdles final	9.33	6
	pole vault	11-6 1/4	21
Matt Eicheldinger	800m run	2:00.13	3
Kris Enlund	800m run	2:02.68	7
Rob Evans	200 dash	24.16	12
Paul James	800m run	2:09.53	15
Chris Kennedy	long jump	20-0 1/4	10
	200 dash	24.01	11
Kevin Koglin	60 dash prelim	7.15	q
	60 dash final	7.16	5
	200 dash	23.80	9
Brian Kohlman	400m	54.24	12
Chris Kotlarek	triple jump	40-8 3/4	5
Kevin Mach	weight throw	42-6	10
Adam LeMay	pole vault	13-5 3/4	13
Evan Palenschat	600m run	1:27.48	4
John Pimental	long jump	22-0 1/4	3
	60 dash prelim	7.27	q-8
Mickey Polley	60 dash prelim	7.89	28
	pole vault	12-0	19
Tre Sayles	high jump	6-6 3/4	3
	triple jump	45-7 1/4	1
Samson Wreh	60 dash prelim	7.50	16
Andy Wyss	triple jump	41-8 3/4	3
Chris Kotlarek, Matt Eicheldinger Evan Palenschat, Kris Enlund	4X400	3:31.89	5