GOLDEN, Colo. – The Colorado State University men's and women's indoor track and field teams opened competition here Friday in two field events on the first day of the Mines Pre-Conference Meet hosted by Colorado School of Mines and held at Steinhauer Fieldhouse on the Mines campus.
 
On Friday's first day of the two-day meet, the ThunderWolves competed in both the men's and women's shot put and weight throw.
 
On the night, the Pack recorded three season best performances in the men's weight throw, while on the women's side, the had a season best performance in the shot put and an NCAA provisional mark in the weight throw.
 
Junior Olivia Mikaelian (Albuquerque, N.M./El Dorado) was the lone competitor for on Friday for the Pack women as she finished third in the shot put with a season-best mark of 12.41 meters (45-7.75") and recorded an NCAA provisional mark in the weight throw as she was second in the event with a mark of 17.28 meters (56-8.50").
 
Meanwhile, on the men's side, the Pack recorded a 1-2-4-6 finish in the weight throw as sophomore Leonardo Ramos (Denver, Colo./Far Northeast) won the event with a season-best performance of 17.09 meters (56-1"). In addition to Ramos, junior Lukas Moran (Pueblo, Colo../Pueblo West) was second with a season-best mark of 16.83 meters (55-2.75"), while sophomore Xavier Freeman (Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo East) was fourth with a season-best mark of 15.48 meters (50-9.50"). Sophomore Felipe Castro Engel (Santiago, Chile/Mount Mercy) was sixth with a mark of 14.08 meters (46-2.50").
 
Freeman was the top finisher for the Pack in the men's shot put as he was second with a mark of 15.83 meters (51-11.25"). Ramos was third with a mark of 14.84 meters (48-8.50"), while Castro Engel was fourth with a mark of 14.76 meters (48-5.25") and Moran was fifth with a mark of 14.42 meters (47-3.75").
 
The second and final day of the meet begins at 11 a.m. Saturday in Steinhauer Fieldhouse.