By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's and women's track and field teams are back in action on Friday, as the Cardinals travel to St. Thomas' Anderson Fieldhouse to take part in the St. Thomas Showcase.
 
The St. Thomas Showcase Field:
• St. Thomas, Saint Mary's, Hamline, St. Olaf, Carleton, Augsburg, Macalester, St. Catherine, University of Minnesota, Concordia-St. Paul, UM-Duluth, UW-River Falls, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stout, Central-Iowa, Cornell, Wartburg, Bethany Lutheran
 
Cardinals' Last Action:
• February 2, 2019 * Decorah, Iowa: The Cardinals collected 15 Top 5 finishes — including one meet record — at the Luther Alumni Meet | Recap
 
Cardinals At St. Thomas Showcase — A Year Ago:
• February 9, 2018 * St. Paul, Minn.: More than 21 teams joined the Cardinals at the Anderson Fieldhouse, as Saint Mary's took part in the St. Thomas Showcase— and the Cardinals did not disappoint, getting a first-place finish from the men's 4x200 and numerous Top 10 performances at the non-team-scored event | Recap
 
Up Next:
• The Cardinals are back on the road next Saturday, Feb. 16, when they head to Dubuque, Iowa, to take part in the University of Dubuque Spartan Invitational.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2019 Men's Roster | 2019 Women's Roster | 2019 Schedule | Record Book
• The Cardinals garnered six first-place finishes — and one meet record — at last Saturday's Luther Alumni Meet. … Rachel Ohde (Chetek, Wis.) led the way for the Cardinals, winning the women's high jump with a meet-record 1.62-meter leap. … Ohde has now posted two first-place and two second-place finishes in the high jump in the Cardinals' first four indoor meets this season. … Sydney Klausler (Lakeville, Minn.) and Kynzie Smedsrud (Luverne, Minn.) also earned first-place honors for the Cardinal women at last weekend's Luther Alumni Meet — 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 men last weekend at 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.