STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University men's and women's track and field teams are back on the road on Saturday, heading to UW-Stevens Point to take part in the Big Dawg Invitational.
The UW-Stevens Point Big Dawg Invitational Field:• Saint Mary's, Ripon, Lawrence, St Norbert, Concordia (Wis.), UW Oshkosh, UW Stout, UW La Crosse, UW Stevens Point, Wisconsin Track Club, Milwaukee Track Club
GameDay Live On The Web:•
Video Preview Cardinals' Last Action:• Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016 | Northfield, Minn.: Distance runners
Jovan Newsum and
Austin O'Hare went 1-2 in the 3,000 to lead the Saint Mary's men to a seventh-place team finish, while sprinter
Becca Dup recorded a second in the 200 and a fourth in the 55 to lead the Cardinal women to a seventh-place showing |
Recap Up Next:• The Cardinals are back on the road next Saturday before the MIAC Indoor Championships, traveling to Northfield, Minn., to take part in the St. Olaf Ole Qualifier.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals: 2016 Men's Roster |
2016 Women's Roster |
2016 Schedule |
Record Book•
Jovan Newsum clocked a time of 8:58.75 to win the 3,000 at last Saturday's Meet of the Hearts, while
Austin O'Hare was close behind in 9:02.22 to finish second. …
Brandon Krogman, who had his school-record time in the 600 broken by teammate
Morris Dennis at the Luther Invitational, turned in a 1;24.39 in the event to finish fourth at Carleton last Saturday. … In other men's Meet of the Heart highlights:
Ryan Buchmeier posted a third-place leap of 11.82 meters in the triple jump, with
Luis Avila adding a sixth in the long jump (5.96m), and
David Kemper (4.12 m) and Gordy
Paul
man(3.97m) placing seventh and eighth, respectively, in the pole vault.
James Davis also put together a top-10 finish, clocking a 6.86 in the 55. … On the women's side,
Becca Dup stopped the clock in 26.75 to place second in the 200 at the Meet of the Hearts, while adding a time of 7.75 to finish fourth in the 55.
Maria Missurelli cleared 3.17 meters to finish third in the pole vault, while
Alicia Berkenes (3:16.89) and
Allie Thiel (3:17.69) both knocked more than seven seconds off their season-best times to place fifth and sixth in the 1,000. In other Meet of the Hearts women's highlights:
Madaline Eichers uncorked throws of 12.42 meters and 8.77 meters to finish seventh in the weight and 10
th in the shot put, respectively.
Clare Siska also recorded a top-10 finish, breaking the tape in 1:04.39 in the 400. …
Morris Dennis—who qualified for the NCAA outdoor national championships a year ago—highlighted a banner weekend at the Luther Alumni Invitational on Feb. 6, breaking the school record in the 600 with a time of 1:24.04. …
Bryan Ortman continued his dominance in the jumping events, sweeping the Luther Invitational long and triple jump honors with leaps of 6.41m and 12.87m, respectively. … The Cardinals broke six school records at the 2015 MIAC Indoor Championships, and added four more at the conference's outdoor championships.
