Meet Results

ST. PETER, Minn. — As if competing against some of the top athletes in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference wasn't tough enough, Mother Nature decided to make things extra-difficult for the Saint Mary's University track and field teams.

Cool weather and a constant rain made life at the Gustavus Invitational rather miserable.

For SMU's Ashley Luehmann (Lewiston, Minn.), it didn't matter what Mother Nature dished out, the SMU senior was up to the challenge, posting a first-, second- and third-place effort lead the Cardinals' charge.

Luehmann won the shot put with a toss of 12.78 meters, and followed that up with a second in the javelin (35.33) and a third in the discus (37.13). Chris Fisette (Elmhurst, Ill.) added a first in the triple jump (12.72), while the men's 4x100 relay team of Joe Weinmann (Rochester, Minn.), Fisette, Joe Holman (Suamico, Wis.) and Dan Gerber (Belvidere, Ill.) also garnered first-place honors with a time of 44.05.

"It was a miserable day," said SMU coach Kirk Nauman. "The conditions were so tough — for everyone. It was one of those days that no one likes to be out in."

Gerber also added a second in the 200 (23.47), while Katie Boisjolie (Austin, Minn.) was second in the 5,000 (18:49.63), Amanda Weinmann (Rochester, Minn.) was third in the shot put (12.13), Sarah Zweber (Elko, Minn.) was fifth in the steeplechase (12:51.01), Tera Bollig (Cambridge, Minn.) was fifth in the 1,500 (5:09.74), and Beth Cleveland (Wausau, Wis.) was fifth in the hammer throw (41.34) and sixth in the shot (10.87).