RIVER FALLS, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University men's and women's track and field hit the road on Saturday, traveling to UW-River Falls to take part in the Falcon Winter Classic.
 
The UW-River Falls Falcon Winter Classic Field:
• UW-River Falls, Saint Mary's, Hamline, Northwestern, Bethany Lutheran, Crown, St. Catherine
 
Cardinals' Last Action:
• January 21, 2017 * Menomonie, Wis.: Molly Sweet led the way for the Cardinal women at the UW-Stout Open, placing first in the 3,000 with a time of 11:33.06, while Maria Missurelli chipped in a second in the pole vault (3.04 meters), and Becca Dup and Erica Thiel added thirds in the long jump (5.32 meters) and 3,000 (11:42.61). On the men's side, Brandon Krogman recorded a fourth in the 800 (2:01.66), with Jacob Hagen-Erickson placing fifth in the long jump (5.97 meters) and Austin O'Hare posting a fifth in the mile (4:31.11) in the non-team-scored event | Recap
 
Cardinals At UW-River Falls Winter Classic—A Year Ago:
• January 30, 2016: * River Falls, Wis.: The Cardinal men, led by Morris Dennis and James Davis, boasted five top-3 finishes in placing fourth overall, while Becca Dups's second-place effort and Maria Missurelli's third-place showing led the way for the Cardinal women, who also placed fourth | Recap
 
Up Next:
• The Cardinals are back on the track next Saturday, as Saint Mary's travels to Decorah, Iowa to take part in the Luther Dual.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Men's Roster | 2017 Women's Roster | 2017 Schedule | Record Book
• Molly Sweet led the way for the Cardinal women at last Saturday's UW-Stout Open, placing first in the 3,000 with a time of 11:33.06. … The Cardinal women had three other top-five showings at the UW-Stout Open last weekend: Maria Missurelli chipped in a second in the pole vault (3.04 meters), and Becca Dup and Erica Thiel added thirds in the long jump (5.32 meters) and 3,000 (11:42.61), respectively. … Alicia Berkenes and Maddie Bollig also posted top-10 finishes for the Cardinal women last Saturday, placing sixth (2:35.18) and eighth (2:49.90), respectively, in the 800, while Danielle Franke was ninth (5:44.42) and Alyssa Thiel was 10^th (6:00.00) in the mile. … On the men's side, Brandon Krogman had the men's top place finish last weekend, recording a fourth in the 800 (2:01.66). … Jacob Hagen-Erickson placed fifth in the long jump (5.97 meters) and Austin O'Hare posted a fifth in the mile (4:31.11). … Dean Marlin chipped in a sixth last Saturday, recording a leap of 11.79 meters in the triple jump, and Sherman Moga and Andrew Allemann recorded 10^th-place showings in the 800 (2:06.44) and 400 (53.71), respectively.