NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota cross country teams are back in action on Saturday, traveling to St. Olaf to take part in the St. Olaf Invitational.
The St. Olaf Invitational Field:
• Saint Mary's, St. Olaf, Augsburg, Bethany Lutheran, Bethel, Carleton, Central-Iowa, Concordia, Crown, Finlandia, Gustavus, Macalester, Martin Luther, Minnesota State-Mankato, UM–Morris, Northland, Northwestern, St. Catherine, St. Cloud State, St. Scholastica, UM–Duluth, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Superior, Viterbo, Willamette, Winona State
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Saint Mary's Last Action:
• September 2, 2017 * Winona, Minn.:
Danielle Franke (Mounds View, Minn.) placed second individually in leading the Cardinal women to a second-place team showing at the season-opening Saint Mary's Alumni Open, while the Cardinal men—behind a second-place effort by
Austin O'Hare (Rushford, Minn.)—finished third |
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Saint Mary's at St. Olaf Invitational—Their Last Appearance:
• September 15, 2012 * Northfield, Minn.: The Cardinal men, behind the 12th-place showing from
Peter Borash (Bowlus, Minn., placed fifth in the 21-team field—and finished third among the nine conference schools competing. The Saint Mary's women, meanwhile, placed 15th in the 22-team field |
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Saint Mary's Up Next:
• The Cardinals are back in action on Sept. 29, heading to Mankato, Minn., to take part in the Bethany Lutheran Invitational.
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Austin O'Hare (Rushford, Minn.) and
Danielle Franke (Mounds View, Minn.) kicked off their 2017 seasons in grand fashion, each placing second at the season-opening Saint Mary's Alumni Open on Sept. 2. O'Hare clocked a four-mile time of 21:47, while Franke toured the 5K women's course in a time of 22:40. …
Alyssa Thiel (Berlin, Wis.) placed third individually at the Saint Mary's Open in Sept. 2, posting a time of 23:19, while
Emily Ortiz (Albert Lea, Minn. / 24:17),
Erika Thiel (Burr Ridge, Ill. / 25:06),
Molly Sweet (Prescott, Wis. / 25:22), and
Maddie Bollig (St. Croix Falls, Wis. / 28:04) rounded out the Cardinals' top six. … On the men's side,
Brandon Krogman (Owatonna, Minn.) was the second Cardinal male across the finish line, stopping the clock in 22:38 to place fourth overall at the Saint Mary's Alumni Open on Sept. 2.
Ben Borash (Bowlus, Minn. / 23:33),
Jordan Malikowski (Royalton, Minn., / 23:42),
Tanner Moris (Crandon, Wis. / 23:52), Jonathon Meaden (Rosemount, Minn. / 24:13), and
Isaiah Olsem (Fulda, Minn. / 24:31) rounded out Saint Mary's top seven. … O'Hare and Krogman were the second and third Cardinals across the finish line at last year's MIAC Championships, posting times of 27:18 and 27:29, respectively. … Franke posted a team-best 6K time of 24:45 in her first MIAC Championships a year ago. … Franke's 24:45 at the MIAC Championships was the fastest 6K time posted by a Cardinal last season.
