NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Sophomore Ian Curtis and senior Reuben Kosche went 1-2 in the 3,000-meter run while posting top-six times in program history and top-10 times in the country this season as the St. Olaf College men's track and field team won the three-team Carleton Triangular on Friday evening.

Curtis edged Kosche down the stretch by 0.44 seconds with a time of 8:28.32, which ranks fifth in program history and eighth in NCAA Division III this season. Kosche's time of 8:28.76 was good for sixth on St. Olaf's all-time list and ninth nationally.

Curtis' win was one of eight event victories for St. Olaf, which piled up 287.5 points to easily outscore Carleton (119.5) and Hamline (89) in the three-team meet. Five of the Oles' eight wins came on the track and three were in field events.

First year Dylan Arnold moved into a tie for eighth on St. Olaf's all-time list in the pole vault by clearing 4.42 meters (14' 6") on his way to winning the event. The clearance is also a top-30 result in the country this season. Arnold also won the 55-meter dash with a finals time of 6.73 seconds after winning his heat with a time of 6.71 seconds in the prelims.

After winning the 800-meter run at the Ole Opener a week ago, senior Henrik Gilbertson was the first to finish in the 600-meter run, finishing just under a second ahead of Daniel Scheider of Carleton in 1:27.70.

Senior Duncan Forbes won the 400-meter dash (52.94) ahead of first year Tyler Gunderson (53.82) and was second in the 200-meter dash (23.53). Also on the track, senior Luke Malek posted a personal-best time of 2:34.88 to win the 1,000-meter run by a little over a second over Carleton's Ben Santos.

Junior Sean Souksavath added an event win in the triple jump by jumping 12.24 meters (40' 2"), while senior Aengus White and junior Andrew Mollison went 1-2 in the shot put with throws of 13.45 meters (44' 1 ½") and 13.33 meters (43' 9"), respectively.

St. Olaf hosts Bethel, Gustavus, and Saint Mary's in the St. Olaf Code Quad & Multi on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28-29. Per St. Olaf policy, no fans are able to attend the meet due to venue limitations and the number of competing student-athletes, coaches, and officials.