RIVER FALLS, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University men's and women's track and field teams are back in action on Saturday, as the Cardinals head to UW-River Falls to take part in the UW-River Falls Winter Classic.
 
The UW-River Falls Winter Classic Field:
• Augsburg, Concordia-St. Paul, Macalester, Hamline, Saint Mary's, St. Catherine, Marian, Northwestern, UW-River Falls, St. Thomas (men only)
 
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Cardinals' Last Action:
• Saint Mary's picked up a pair of first-place finishes, while boasting 16 top 10 performances at the non-team-scored UW-Stout Invitational last Saturday in Menomonie, Wis. | Recap
 
Cardinals At UW-River Falls Winter Classic—A Year Ago:
• January 25, 2014: Laura Schommer (Hutchinson, Minn.) led the way for the Saint Mary's women, as the junior pulled away in the final 15 meters to win the 400 in a time of 1:04.04, while also adding a third-place effort in the 55, stopping the clock in 7.77. Aaron Haley (Plainview, Minn.) paced the Cardinal men, cruising to a first-place finish in the 3,000, stopping the clock in 9:22.06 | Recap
 
Up Next:
• The Cardinals are back on the track next Saturday, as Saint Mary's travels to Arden Hills, Minn., to take part in Bethel's Gene Glader Classic.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Saint Mary's picked up a pair of first-place finishes, while boasting 16 top 10 performances at last weekend's UW-Stout Open. … Morris Dennis (Elk River, Minn.) and Jovan Newsum (Glendale Heights, Ill.) got things going for the Cardinal men last weekend, as Dennis won the 400 with a time of 51.53, while Newsum—coming off a stellar cross country season in which he became Saint Mary's first-ever male NCAA national qualifier—grabbed a first in the 3,000, stopping the clock in 9:16.40. … Newsum was one of three Cardinals to finish in the top 10 in the 3,000, as Austin O'Hare (Rushford, Minn.) was second (9:42.67) and Jase Pater (Adrian, Minn.) placed fifth (9:55.52). … Ross Kinderman (Onalaska, Wis.) finished second in the long jump (6.55 meters) and Jacob Hagen-Erickson (Austin, Minn.) was third in the triple jump (10.38 meters), while Brandon Krogman chipped in a fifth in the 800 (2:02.72), Tyler Kircher (Cashton, Wis.) added an eighth in the weight throw (14.47 meters), and Aaron Haley (Plainview, Minn.) and Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.) chipped in 10ths in the mile (4:49.69) and 800 (2:06.85), respectively. … Laura Schommer (Hutchinson, Minn.) led the way on the women's side at the UW-Stout Open, finishing second in the 400 (1:01.83) and fifth in the 60 (8.34). … Alicia Berkenes (Buffalo, Minn.) led a trio of top 10 finishers in the mile with a sixth-place time of 6:06.06, followed by Mary Hayes (Chicago, Ill. / 8th, 6:06.95) and Bridget Hayes (Chicago, Ill. / 0th, 6:07.60). … Maria Missurelli (Franklin, Wis.) added a seventh in the pole vault (2.76 meters).