Meet Results |
GameDay PreviewLA CROSSE, Wis. — Mother Nature cooperated with some decent spring weather — and the Saint Mary's University track and field teams took advantage in their first outdoor meet of the season Saturday.
Bryan Ortman (Chicago, Ill.) finished fifth in the triple jump,
Jacob Hagen-Erickson (Austin, Minn.) placed fifth in the long jump and
Maya Booker (St. Paul, Minn.) was fifth in the hammer throw to lead the way for the Cardinals at Saturday's UW-La Crosse Ashton May Invitational.
Ortman uncorked a leap of 11.96 meters in the triple jump, while Hagen-Erickson added a jump of 6.31 meters in the long jump, and Booker delivered a lifetime best throw of 46.46 meters in the hammer throw, while also placing 10th in the shot put (11.20 meters).
Other women's highlights including
Shauna Stephens (Norwood, Minn.) placing 10th in the 5,000 (21:00.49) and
Katie Stolz (Forest Lake, Minn.) adding a 17th in the 1,500 (4:58.15).
On the men's side,
Phil Emmerich (Mondovi, Wis.) chipped in a ninth in javelin (35.86 meters) and
Gus Wiggert (La Crosse, Wis.) added a 10th in the shot put with a throw of 12.82 meters.
The Cardinals are back in action next Saturday, traveling to St. Peter, Minn., to take part in the Gustavus Invitational.
