RIVER FALLS, Wis. — It may still be early in the season, but the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota track and field teams are certainly make the most of their early season events.
Case in point—Saturday's UW-River Falls Winter Classic.
The Cardinals collected 21 Top 10 finishes—including a first-place effort by
Morris Dennis (Elk River, Minn.) in the 400—as the Saint Mary's men placed third and the women finished seventh.
Dennis stopped the clock in 51.03 en route to his first-place showing in the 400, while also adding a seventh in the 55 (7.26) to pace the Cardinal men.
Aaron Haley (Plainview, Minn.) stopped the clock in 9:17.71 to finish second in the 3,000, while
Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.) and
Ross Kinderman (Onalaska, Wis.) were second in the 600 (2:43.67) and 55 hurdles (8.14), respectively.
The Cardinals also got third-place efforts from Kinderman in the triple jump (12.69 meters) and
Sherman Moga (Shoreview, Minn.) in the 1,000 (2:48.96), with
Tyler Kircher (Cashton, Wis. / weight throw, 15.15 meters),
Bryan Ortman (Chicago, Ill. / triple jump, 12.39 meters) recording fourth-place efforts.
Jacob Hagen-Erickson (Austin, Minn. / fifth in long jump, 6.07 meters), Kinderman (fifth in 200, 23.53),
Tyler Fiebig (Baraboo, Wis. / fifth in 1,000, 3:00.49),
Jovan Newsum (Glendale Heights, Ill. / sixth in mile, 4:37.39),
Austin O'Hare (Rushford, Minn. / seventh in mile, 4:40.67), and
Brandon Krogman (Owatonna, Minn. / seventh in 600, 1:26.40) rounded out the Cardinal men's top performers.
Laura Schommer (Hutchinson, Minn.) and Maya Booker (St. Paul, Minn.) led the way for the Saint Mary's women, as Schommer placed third in the 55 (7.58) and fourth in 200 (27.42), while Booker added a third-place toss of 15.04 meters in the weight throw.
Maria Missurelli (Franklin, Wis.) chipped in a fourth in the pole vault (2.85 meters), with Lindsay Paul (Chicago, Ill. / sixth in 400, 1:06.57), Alicia Berkenes (Buffalo, Minn. / seventh in 800, 2:36.29), and Mary Hayes (Chicago, Ill. / eighth in 1,000, 3:28.03) also recording top 10 finishes.
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.
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