By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's and women's track and field teams return home to the Saint Mary's Track & Field Complex on Thursday, as the Cardinals play host to the Saint Mary's Open.
 
The Saint Mary's Open Field:
• Saint Mary's, St. Scholastica, Northwestern, UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-River Falls, UW-Stout, Viterbo, Winona State
 
GameDay Live On The Web:
• Schedule of Events
 
Cardinals' Last Action:
• April 19, 2019 • La Crosse, Wis.: Kyle Lichttenegger (De Pere, Wis.), Noah Anderson, Matt Boone (Mindoro, Wis.), and Desmond Steward (Milwaukee, Wis.) rewrote the 10-year-old school mark in the 4x100 relay, breaking the tape in 42.10 to place second overall to lead the way for the Cardinals at the Phil Esten Challenge | Recap
 
Cardinals At Saint Mary's Open — Their Last Appearance:
• April 28, 2018 * Winona, Minn.: Saint Mary's enjoyed its third home meet of the season, as the Cardinals hosted the 16-team Saint Mary's Open. And the Cardinals definitely saved their best home performance for their last. Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.) highlighted the Cardinals' effort, breaking her own school record in the long jump with a second-place leap of 5.74 meters | Recap
 
Up Next:
• The Cardinals are back in action next Wednesday, with the men heading to the University of Minnesota Twilight in Minneapolis, while the women head to the St. Thomas Tommie Twilight in St. Paul, Minn.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2019 Men's Roster | 2019 Women's Roster | 2019 Schedule | Record Book
• Kyle Lichttenegger (De Pere, Wis.), Noah Anderson, Matt Boone (Mindoro, Wis.), and Desmond Steward (Milwaukee, Wis.) rewrote the 10-year-old school mark in the 4x100, breaking the tape in 42.10 to place second overall and pace the Cardinals at the UW-La Crosse Phil Esten Challenge on April 19. … David Kemper (Woodbury, Minn.) also put together a memorable performance at the Phil Esten Challenge, clearing 4.71meters to place third in the pole vault, while Rachel Ohde (Chetek, Wis.) placed sixth in the high jump, clearing 1.58 meters. … The Cardinals kicked off the outdoor season in style, recording 12 Top-10 finishes at the Ashton May Invitational on April 6. Ohde, who dominated the high jump during the indoor season, picked up right where she left off, winning the high jump at the Ashton May Invitational with a leap of 1.68 meters. … Kemper, Lichttenegger, and Christian Beamer (Two Harbors, Minn.) recorded second-place showings at the outdoor season-opening Ashton May Invitational on April 6 — Kemper placing second in the pole vault (4.60 meters), Lichttenegger in the 100 (10.74), and Beamer in the high jump (1.88m). … Lichttenegger's 10.74 time in the 100 was a school record, breaking his own mark, set in 2017 … The Cardinals posted four Top 3, All-MIAC performances at the indoor season-ending MIAC Championships. Ohde cleared 1.65 meters on her first attempt en route to an All-MIAC second-place finish in the high jump, while Steward claimed back-to-back third-place showings in the long jump (6.69m) and triple jump (14.07m), and Kemper closed out his final indoor conference championships with a mark of 4.32m to finish third in the pole vault. … Ohde placed first or second in all seven high jump competitions she was entered in during the 2019 indoor season. … Beamer shattered the Cardinal school record in the indoor high jump at the MIAC Championships, clearing 1.96 meters in winning the event as part of the men's heptathlon. Beamer's mark easily broke the old record of 1.91m, set during the 2005 indoor season. … Lichttenegger shattered the school record in the indoor 200 — clocking a time of 22.60 — at the MIAC Championships. … Kemper broke the 14-year-old school record in the indoor pole vault — clearing 4.61 meters — at the St. Thomas Showcase on Feb. 8. The Cardinals garnered six first-place finishes — and one meet record — at the Luther Alumni Meet on Feb. 2. Ohde led the way for the Cardinals, winning the women's high jump with a meet-record 1.62-meter leap. … The Cardinals boasted 10 first-place finishes at the indoor season-opening Early Birdinal.