By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
MENOMONIE, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's and women's track and field teams hit the road on Saturday, heading to UW-Stout's Sports & Fitness Center to take part in the UW-Stout Open, beginning at 11 a.m.
 
The UW-Stout Open Field:
• UW-Stout, Saint Mary's, UW-La Crosse
 
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Cardinals' Last Action:
• January 12, 2019 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals combined for 11 first-place finishes — including a pair of first-place showings by Desmond Steward (Bayside, Wis.) — at the non-team-scored Cardinal Early Birdinal, held at the Gostomski Fieldhouse | Recap
 
Cardinals At UW-Stout Open — A Year Ago:
• January 20, 2018 * Menomonie, Wis.: Brandon Krogman (Owatonna, Minn.) ran the second-fastest 400 in Saint Mary's history — winning the event with a time of 50.56 — while Kody Michaels (Stoddard, Wis.) was the top collegian in the 60 meter hurdles, clocking a time of 8.78 to pace the Saint Mary's men. On the women's side, Carley Cronen (Kandiyohi, Minn.) finished fourth in the 800 with a time of 2:31:31, while Natalie King (Houston, Minn.) managed to place fifth in the weight throw, ending with a distance of 14.78 meters | Recap
 
Up Next:
• The Cardinals return to Menomonie, Wis., next weekend, taking part in UW-Stout's Warren Bowlus Invitational.
 
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• Saturday's appearance at the UW-Stout Open marks the first of two straight appearances at UW-Stout's Sports & Fitness Center for the Cardinals, who will take part in the UW-Stout Warren Bowlus Invitational next Saturday. … Desmond Steward (Bayside, Wis.) uncorked a leap of 13.72 meters to easily win the triple jump, while adding a mark of 6.39 meters to win the long jump at last Saturday's Cardinal Early Birdinal. … Kyle Lichttenegger (De Pere, Wis.) ran away from the field in winning the 55 (6.67), and Matt Boone (Mindoro, Wis. / 200, 23.85), Jon Meaden (Rosemount, Minn. / 800, 2:11.23), Isaiah Olsem (Fulda, Minn. / mile, 4:41.40), Jacob Homan (North Mankato, Minn. / shot put, 11.35 meters), and Christian Beamer (Two Harbors, Minn. / pole vault, 3.20 meters) also recorded first-place efforts at the season-opening Cardinal Early Birdinal last weekend. … On the women's side, Danielle Franke (Mounds View, Minn.) stopped the clock in 5:50.19 to win the mile, and Rachel Ohde (Chetek, Wis.) and Nathalie Freire (Bloomington, Minn.) chipped in first-place performances in the high jump (1.63 meters) and pole vault (2.13 meters), respectively, last weekend. … Becca Dup (became the Cardinals' first All-American since 2007, placing sixth in the triple jump at the NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships with a leap of 11.79m. … Dup also placed 11^th in the long jump (5.62m) at the 2018 outdoor national championships, while finishing ninth in the triple jump at the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships. …