RIPON, Wis. -- The Lawrence University track and field teams made their 2022 season debut, and distance runners Cristyn Oliver and Collin Beyer swept the 3,000-meter races for the Vikings at the Red Hawk Opener at Ripon College.
    Oliver led a top-three sweep in the event for the Vikings. Oliver won the 3,000 with a time of 10:58.06, and teammate Althea Foster was second at 11:05.09. Riley Winebrenner grabbed third place at 11:08.11, and Edythmae Frodl clocked in at 11:41,34, which was good for eighth place.
    On the men's side, it was Beyer who raced to victory in the 3,000 with a time of 8:51.93. He edged teammate Adam Bruce, who grabbed second place in 8:53.32, and teammate Billy Daniels was seventh with a time of 9:22.65.
    Oliver also raced to first in the mile run in a great battle with North Park University's Patrycia Miazek. Oliver won the race in 5:22.34, and Miazek was second in 5:22.69, just .35 seconds behind. Lawrence's Leah Hawksford took seventh in the event in 5:30.89.
    The other top individual finisher for the Lawrence women was Lilia Bodnar, who raced to fourth in the 800 meters in 2:30.23.
    The Lawrence women also took first in the 4x200 relay as the team of Irene Yank, Claire Paquin, Maria Jankowski and Mariana Zendajas took the top spot in 1:58.01. The 4x400 relay team of Paquin, Yank, Bodnar and Zendejas was seventh in 4:37.78.
      The men's 4x200 relay team of Greyson Schneider, Will Eggert, Tyler Scott and Cameron Wicks grabbed first place with a winning time of 1:37.24. 
    The other top individual for the men was David Benjamin, who placed seventh in the triple jump with a leap of 40 feet, 4.25 inches.
    The Lawrence women placed fourth in the team standings with 56 points, and the men were sixth with 34 points.