By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
DUBUQUE, Iowa — The Saint Mary's University men's and women's track and field teams are back in action on Saturday, as the Cardinals travel to the University of Dubuque to take part in the Spartan Invitational
 
The Spartan Invitational Field:
• University of Dubuque, Augustana, Clarke, Cornell, Loras, Simpson, Saint Mary's, UW-Platteville

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Cardinals' Last Action:
• February 8, 2019 * St. Paul, Minn.: David Kemper Woodbury, Minn.) broke the 14-year-old school record in the pole vault — clearing 4.61 meters — while Rachel Ohde (Chetek, Wis.) matched her season best with a leap of 1.63 meters in the high jump to pace the Cardinals at the St. Thomas Showcase | Recap
 
Cardinals At Spartan Invitational — Their Last Appearance:
• Saturday will mark the first time the Cardinals have competed at the University of Dubuque Spartan Invitational.
 
Up Next:
• The Cardinals are back are back in action next Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, heading to Northfield, Minn., to take part in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships, hosted by St. Olaf.
 
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•  David Kemper (Woodbury, Minn.) broke the 14-year-old school record in the pole vault — clearing 4.61 meters — while Desmond Steward (Bayside, Wis.) uncorked a career-best leap of 14.00 meters in the triple jump to lead the way for the Cardinal men at the St. Thomas Showcase on Feb. 8. Kyle Lichttenegger (De Pere, Wis.) and Jacob Tschida added fourth-place efforts in the long jump (6.69m) and 1000 (2:49.42), respectively. … Rachel Ohde (Chetek, Wis.) led the Cardinal women's charge at the St. Thomas Showcase, placing second in the high jump with a leap of 1.63 meters. … Ohde has now posted two first-place and three second-place finishes in the high jump in the Cardinals' first five indoor meets this season — including three season-high marks of 1.63 meters. … The Cardinals garnered six first-place finishes — and one meet record — at the Luther Alumni Meet on Feb. 2. Rachel Ohde (Chetek, Wis.) led the way for the Cardinals, winning the women's high jump with a meet-record 1.62-meter leap. … Sydney Klausler (Lakeville, Minn.) and Kynzie Smedsrud (Luverne, Minn.) also earned first-place honors for the Cardinal women at the Luther Alumni Meet on Feb. 2 — Klausler winning the 200 (26.88) and Smedsrud taking the 400 (1:07.93). … Kyle Lichttenegger (De Pere, Wis.) won the 60 (6.61), with Christian Beamer (Two Harbors, Minn.) adding a first in the high jump (1.89m) and the 4x200 relay team posting a winning time of 1:34.48 to pace the at the Feb. 2 Luther. … Desmond Steward (Bayside, Wis.) led the way for the Cardinals at the UW-Stout Warren Bowlus Invitational on Jan. 26, collecting the teams' lone first-place finish with a leap of 13.79 meters in the triple jump. … Lichttenegger 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 the 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.