Complete Cardinal Open Meet Summary / Photo Gallery

WINONA, Minn. — It's their one home indoor meet of the season, and the Saint Mary's University track and field teams did not disappoint the home crowd Friday evening.

Chris Fisette (Elmhurst, Ill.) collected a pair of first-place finishes, Teri Heinzen (Marshfield, Wis.) picked up a first and a second, while Brittany Kuehn (Sauk Rapids, Minn.), Eric Stephenson (Jim Falls, Wis.) and Benton Kodet (Northfield, Minn.) also collected first-place finishes to pace SMU at the Cardinal Open.

“It was a good meet for us — it's always nice to be able to run in front of a home crowd,” said SMU coach Shawn McMahon. “We had some very good times, and overall, I was pretty pleased with our performance.

“We've still got a ways to go, but I think we are progressing nicely.”

Heinzen won the long jump with a leap of 4.92 meters, then followed that up with a second-place effort of 9.95 meters in the triple jump, and a third-place showing in the 55 (7.64). Kuehn, meanwhile, won the 600, racing to a first-place time of 1:39.88, well in front of runner-up, and teammate, Lauren Baier (Mount Horeb, Wis. / 1:50.48). Joanna Pace (Minoqua, Wis.) finished tied for second in the pole vault (2.60 meter), while Emily Dee (Racine, Minn.) chipped in third-place performances in the 1,000 (3:16.06) and the mile run (5:32.90), Bridget Coffou (Sturgeon Bay, Wis.) was third in the 55 hurdles (10.31), and Sara Harstad (Chatfield, Minn.) was third in the shot put (11.57 meters).

On the men's side, Fisette continued his dominance of the jumps, winning both the long (6.46 meters) and the triple (12.91 meters) Friday. Kodet posted a time of 1:26.91 to easily outdistance teammate Marty Howard (Chicago, Ill.) in winning the 600, while Stephenson ran away with the 200, posting a winning time of 23.50.
Robby McGuire (Rochester, Minn.) stopped the clock in 4:49.16 to place second in the mile run, with Cole Resleff (Stewartville, Minn.) adding a second in the high jump (1.73). Curt VanAsten (Shiocton, Wis. / long jump, 5.79), Quentin Moore (Minneapolis, Minn. / 1000, 2:47.67) and Josiah Ryks (Austin, Minn. / 55, 6.88) all pitched in third-place efforts for the Cardinals.