NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's and women's track and field teams get one last “tune-up” before the upcoming Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships, taking part in the St. Olaf Qualifier Friday.
The St. Olaf Qualifier Field:
St. Olaf, Saint Mary's, Carleton, Concordia, St. Thomas, Saint Benedict, Saint John's
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The Cardinals' Last Action:
February 16, 2013: Coco Booker (St. Paul, Minn.) and Katie Stolz (Forest Lake, Minn.) posted second-place showings to lead the way for the SMU women, while Jake Traxler (Le Center, Minn.) notched a fifth, and John Soucheray (Woodbury, Minn.) and Peter Borash (Bowlus, Minn.) added sixths to pace the Cardinal men at the UW-Stevens Point Eastbay Invitational in Stevens Point, Wis. | Recap
The Cardinals At The St. Olaf Qualifier — A Year Ago:
February 25, 2012: Peter Borash (Bowlus, Minn.) and Coco Booker (St. Paul, Minn.) stole the spotlight for the Cardinals, as Borash broke the school's record in the 1,000, clocking a time of 2:35.65 to finish sixth, while Booker won the shot put, uncorking a throw of 12.48 meters at the St. Olaf Qualifier in Northfield, Minn. | Recap
The Cardinals Up Next:
The Cardinals and the rest of the conference schools return to Northfield, Minn., next Friday and Saturday, as St. Olaf hosts the MIAC Indoor Championships.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Coco Booker (St. Paul, Minn.) and Katie Stolz (Forest Lake, Minn.) posted second-place showings to lead the way for the SMU women at last Saturday's Eastbay Invitational, as Booker uncorked a season-best toss of 13.14 meters in the shot put to place second, while Stolz's second came in the 5,000, where the SMU sophomore stopping the clock in 19:25.15. … Maya Booker (St. Paul, Minn.) chipped in a ninth in weight throw (13.63 meters) and Allie Thiel (Burr Ridge, Ill.) added a ninth in the 5,000 (20:08.45) last weekend. … Amy Spitzmueller (New Brighton, Minn.) posted a 15th-place showing in the 3,000 with a time of 11:49.94. … Jake Traxler (Le Center, Minn.) notched a fifth, and John Soucheray (Woodbury, Minn.) and Peter Borash (Bowlus, Minn.) added sixths to pace the Cardinal men at last weekend's Eastbay Invitational. … Traxler crossed the finish line in 8:67.54 to place fifth in the 3,000, while Soucheray was sixth in the 3,000 in 8:59.93 and Borash was sixth in the mile, stopping the clock in 4:25.39. Aaron Haley (Plainview, Minn.) — fresh off a record-setting performance in the 5,000 at the St. Thomas Invitational on Feb. 8 — was ninth in the 3,000 in 9:01.33, with Bryan Ortman adding a 10th in the triple jump (12.00 meters). … Haley shattered the school record in the 5,000 by two seconds at the St. Thomas Invitational on Feb. 8, stopping the clock in 15:30.64. … Soucheray and Traxler posted the third- and fourth-best all-time 5K times, recording marks of 15:39 and 15:40, respectively, at the St. Thomas Invitational on Feb. 8 |
