By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
DECORAH, Iowa — After spending back-to-back weekends at UW-Stout, the Saint Mary's University men's and women's track and field teams head south this Saturday, traveling to Luther to take part in the Luther Alumni Meet.
 
The Luther Dual Field:
• Luther, Saint Mary's, Luther Alumni, Grinnell, Clarke, Mount Mercy, Iowa State Track Club
 
GameDay Live on the Web:
• Live Results
 
Cardinals' Last Action:
• January 26, 2019 * Menomonie, Wis.: Desmond Steward (Bayside, Wis.) led the way for the Cardinal men at the UW-Stout Warren Bowlus Invitational, collecting the teams' lone first-place finish with a leap of 13.79 meters in the triple jump. Rachel Ohde (Chetek, Wis.) continued to excel in the high jump for the Saint Mary's women, clearing 1.57 meters to place second overall | Recap
 
Cardinals At Luther Alumni Meet — A Year Ago:
• January 27, 2018 * Decorah, Iowa: Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.) led the way for the Cardinals in the non-team-scored Luther Alumni Meet, smashing the Saint Mary's triple jump record, placing first place in the event with her jump of 11.74 meters — not only putting her atop the Cardinal record books, but also fourth in the nation — while also taking first in the long jump (5.40m) and in the 55 meter dash (7.57). On the men's side, Kody Michaels (Stoddard, Wis.) led the way, finishing first in the 55 meter hurdles (8.12m) and in the 4 x 400 meter relay (3:36.29), where he was joined by Andrew Allemann (Cochrane, Wis.), Matthew Boone (Mindoro, Wis.), and Jon Meaden (Rosemount, Minn.) | Recap
 
Up Next:
• The Cardinals are back on the road on Friday, heading to St. Thomas' Anderson Fieldhouse to take part in the St. Thomas Showcase.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2019 Men's Roster | 2019 Women's Roster | 2019 Schedule | Record Book
• Desmond Steward (Bayside, Wis.) led the way for the Cardinals at last weekend's UW-Stout Warren Bowlus Invitational, collecting the teams' lone first-place finish with a leap of 13.79 meters in the triple jump. Nathan Hoglund (Chippewa Falls, Wis.) delivered a third-place showing in the 600 with a time of 1:27.01, while Ben Borash (Bowlus, Minn.) was sixth in the mile (4:39.26) and Kyle Lichttenegger (De Pere, Wis.) was eighth in the 60 (7.25). … Rachel Ohde (Chetek, Wis.) continued to excel in the high jump for the Saint Mary's women at last weekend's Warren Bowlus, clearing 1.57 meters to place second overall. Sydney Klausler (Lakeville, Minn.) had a busy day for the Cardinals, placing third in the 60 (8.26), fifth in the long jump (4.91m), eighth in the 200 (27.03) and ninth in the 60 (8.11). … Lichttenegger (De Pere, Wis.) led the way for the Cardinal men at the UW-Stout Open on Jan. 19, winning the high jump with a leap of 1.83 meters, while Steward chipped in a second in the triple jump (13.58m) and Jon Meaden (Rosemount, Minn.) added a second in the 800 (2:08.78). … On the women's side at last Saturday's UW-Stout Open, Ohde delivered a second-place mark of 1.63 meters in the high jump, and the 4x400 relay team of Alicia Schurrer (Forest Lake, Minn.), Kynzie Smedsrud (Luverne, Minn.), Hannah Crowe (Baraboo, Wis.), and Klausler posted a fourth-place time of 4:20.94. … Steward 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 the indoor season-opening Cardinal Early Birdinal on Jan. 12. … Along with Steward's effort, the Cardinals boasted nine other first-place finishes at the Early Birdinal.