WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's and women's track and field teams are back in action on Saturday, as the Cardinals host the Saint Mary's Open at the Saint Mary's Track and Field Complex.
The Saint Mary's Open Field:
• Saint Mary's, Luther, UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-River Falls, UW-Stout, UW-Superior, Winona State, St. Scholastica, Viterbo, St. Olaf, Cornell, Augsburg, University of Minnesota, Northwestern, Upper Iowa
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Cardinals' Last Action:
• April 21, 2017 * La Crosse, Wis.:
Desmond Steward and
Becca Dup collected first-place finishes in the triple jump, while Dup also added a second in the long jump at the UW-La Crosse Phil Esten Challenge. Steward uncorked a school-record leap of 13.99 meters in winning the men's triple jump for the second week in a row, while Dup—the school record-holder in the event—delivered a jump of 11.54 meters to capture the women's title, before adding a second-place showing in the long jump with a leap of 5.38 meters |
Recap
Cardinals At Saint Mary's Open—A Year Ago:
• April 30, 2016: * Winona, Minn.:
James Davis' first-place effort in the 200 and
Bryan Ortman's third-place showing in the long jump led the way for the Cardinal men, while
Maria Missurelli paced the Saint Mary's women with a fifth-place performance in the pole vault at the non-team-scored Saint Mary's Open at the Saint Mary's Track and Field Complex |
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Up Next:
• The Cardinals are right back on the track on Wednesday, traveling to St. Paul, Minn., to take part in both the Concordia-St. Paul Twilight and the Tommie Twilight.
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Record Book
• For the second week in a row,
Desmond Steward won the pole vault event last Friday at the UW-La Crosse Phil Esten Challenge. This time around, however, he did so in record-setting fashion with a leap of 13.99 meters. …
Becca Dup, the school record-holder in both the long jump (indoor: 5.53m and outdoor: 5.49m) and triple jump (11.70m), won the triple jump (11.54m) and placed second in the long jump (5.38m) at the Phil Esten Challenge last weekend. … Dup's school-record triple jump effort of 11.70m—set at the UW-L Aston May Invitational on April 8 was not only a school record, but also ranked as the 12th-longest triple jump in NCAA Division III this season. … Other highlights for the Cardinal men at the Phil Esten Challenge:
Austin O'Hare chipped in a third-place showing in the 3,000 steeplechase (9:35.23), while
David Kemper was seventh in the pole vault (4.47m) and
Ross Kinderman added a ninth in the javelin (43.46 meters) to pace the Cardinal men. On the women's side,
Alyssa Thiel chipped in an eighth in the 5,000 (20:01.00) and
Maria Missurelli was 10
th in the pole vault (3.04m). …
Jovan Newsum smashed the school's 19-year-old record in the 3,000 with a time of 8:57.35 at the Saint Mary's Dingels/Brueggen Invitational on April 2, while
David Kemper shattered the school's 12-year-old pole vault record, clearing 4.60m. … The Cardinals enjoyed a banner indoor season, setting 20 Top 5 all-time performances—13 for the men and seven for the women. … Saint Mary's also posted seven indoor school records. On the women's side, records fell in the 60 (Dup, 8.03) and long jump (Dup, 5.53m), while on the men's side, new records were set in the 60 (Lichttenegger, 7.03), 600 (
Brandon Krogman, 1:23.19), 800 (Krogman, 1:55.62), 3,000 (Newsum, 8:45.92) and 5,000 (Newsum, 15:04.16). … Dup won the long jump at the indoor season-ending conference championships, posting a jump of 5.43 meters. … Newsum, Krogman, and Steward also posted top-three finishes at the indoor conference championships—Steward finished second in the triple jump (13.78m), while Newsum placed third in the 5,000 (15:28.49) and Krogman was third in the 800 (1:55.86). … Missurelli has placed second in the pole vault at the MIAC Outdoor Championships in each of her first two seasons as a Cardinal.
