By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
MENOMONIE, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University men's and women's track and field teams are back in action on Saturday, traveling to UW-Stout to take part in the UW-Stout Open
 
The UW-Stout Open Field:
• UW-Stout, Saint Mary's, Concordia-St. Paul, UW-La Crosse, Viterbo, Northwestern
 
Cardinals' Last Action:
• January 13, 2018 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinal men recorded 21 Top 3 finishes—including a first-place triple by Kyle Lichttenegger (DePere, Wis.)—while the Saint Mary's women put together six Top 5 efforts in the non-team-scored Saint Mary's Early Birdinal at Gostomski Fieldhouse | Recap
 
Cardinals At UW-Stout Open—A Year Ago:
• January 21, 2017 * Menomonie, Wis.: Molly Sweet (Prescott, Wis.) 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 (Franklin, Wis.) chipped in a second in the pole vault (3.04 meters), and Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.) and Erika Thiel (Burr Ridge, Ill.) added thirds in the long jump (5.32 meters) and 3,000 (11:42.61). On the men's side, Brandon Krogman (Owatonna, Minn.) recorded a fourth in the 800 (2:01.66), with Jacob Hagen-Erickson (Austin, Minn.) placing fifth in the long jump (5.97 meters) and Austin O'Hare (Rushford, Minn.) posting a fifth in the mile (4:31.11) in the non-team-scored event | Recap
 
Up Next:
• The Cardinals are back on the track next Saturday, returning to Menomonie, Wis., to take part in UW-Stout's Warren Bowlus Invitational.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2018 Men's Roster | 2018 Women's Roster | 2018 Schedule | Record Book
• The Cardinal men recorded 21 Top 3 finishes—including a first-place triple by Kyle Lichttenegger (De Pere, Wis.)—while the Saint Mary's women put together six Top 5 efforts at the Saint Mary's Early Birdinal at the Gostomski Fieldhouse. … Lichttenegger led the way for the Cardinal men, winning the 55 (6.61) and the 200 (23.09), while also adding a first in the long jump (6.84m). The Cardinals other eight firsts-place finishes came from Desmond Steward (Bayside, Wis. / triple jump / 13.56), Connor Nicholas (Las Vegas, Nev. / weight throw, 12.96m), Brandon Krogman (Owatonna, Minn. / 1,000 / 2:44.10), Austin O'Hare (Rushford, Minn. / mile / 4:28.90), Kody Michaels (Stoddard, Wis. / 55 hurdles / 8.11), and the 4x400 relay team. … Lichttenegger's 6.84-meter leap in the long jump and Krogman's 2:44.10 in the 1,000 were both school records. … Along with his first in the triple jump at the Saint Mary's Early Birdinal, Steward also placed second to Lichttenegger in the long jump (6.62m), with Anthony Pasquesi placing third in the event (6.31m). Dean Marlin was second to Steward in the triple jump (11.13m) and Ryan Buchmeier took third (10.77m). … O'Hare fueled a 1-2-3 Cardinal showing in the mile last Saturday, with Jonathon Meaden finishing second (4:44.21) and Jordan Malikowski taking third (4:44.84). Tyler Amy and Gordy Paulman each posted a second- and third-place finish—Amy's coming in the shot put (12.03m) and weight throw (11.71m), respectively, while Paulman's came in the 55 (6.78) and 200 (23.81). Ben Borash also got into the Top 3 act, placing second to Krogman in the 1,000 (2:44.10). … On the women's side, Natalie King led the Cardinal charge at the Saint Mary's Early Birdinal with a second in the weight throw (14.31m), with Portia Mensah chipping in a third in the 55 (7.88) and a seventh in the 200 (29.43). Danielle Franke posted a third-place time of 5:49.37 in the mile, while Hannah Crowe and Carley Cronen each posted fourth-place times—Crowe in the 400 (1:05.15) and Cronen in the 600 (1:46.44). Maddie Bollig chipped in a time of 3:45.10 to place fifth in the 1,000. … Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.) and David Kemper (Woodbury, Minn.) each competed in their first-ever NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships in 2017, with Dup placing 17th in the triple jump, while Kemper was 12th in the pole vault. … Dup is also the reigning MIAC Indoor and Outdoor long jump champion.