WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota cross country teams kick off their 2016 season on Saturday, taking part in the Saint Mary's Alumni Open.
The Saint Mary's Alumni Open Field:
• Saint Mary's, Upper Iowa, Luther, Saint Mary's Men's Alumni, Saint Mary's Women's Alumni
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Saint Mary's Last Action:
• Saturday's Alumni Open is the season-opener for both the Cardinal men's and women's teams.
Saint Mary's at Alumni Open—A Year Ago:
• September 5, 2015 * Winona, Minn.: Saint Mary's coach
Ward Berndt was looking forward to the season-opening Saint Mary's Alumni Open. After a grueling preseason, the Cardinal was excited to see his Cardinals in a competitive atmosphere. And Berndt liked what he saw. The Cardinal women, led by
Allie Thiel's (Burr Ridge, Ill.) five-kilometer time of 22:15, posted a fourth-place effort, while the Saint Mary's men, behind
Austin O'Hare's (Rushford, Minn.) four-mile time of 23:42, equaled that fourth-place team finish |
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Saint Mary's Up Next:
• The Cardinals are back in action on Friday, heading to River Falls, Wis., to take part in the UW-River Falls Open.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016 Men's Roster |
2016 Women's Roster |
2016 Statistics |
2016 Schedule
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Jovan Newsum (Glendale Heights, Ill.) collected his second straight honorable-mention All-MIAC honor a year ago, clocking a team-best time of 26:45 to place 16th overall at the MIAC Championships. … Newsum posted the team's best 8K time of the season at the UW-La Crosse Jim Drews Invitational on Oct. 14, stopping the clock in 25:41. … Newsum posted the team's top time in each of the Cardinals' last five meets, while
Austin O'Hare (Rushford, Minn.)—who clocked a team-best 23:42 four-mile time at the season-opening Saint Mary's Alumni Open—has been second each time. … The Cardinal men's team's seventh-place finish at the conference championships was the highest in coach
Ward Berndt's 11 years at the helm. …
Erika Thiel (Burr Ridge, Ill.) and sister
Allie Thiel highlighted the Cardinal women's 12th-place showing at the MIAC Championships last season. Erika, the younger Thiel—appearing in her first collegiate conference championships—posted a team-best 6K time of 25:16 to finish 59th, while Allie, the elder Theil—making her final MIAC Championships appearance—was close behind, stopping the clock in 25:49 to place 73rd.
