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 close out a busy week on Saturday, heading to Hamline's Klas Field to take part in the Meet of the Unsaintly.
 
Cardinals' Last Action:
• May 1, 2019 • St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minn.: Cardinal jumpers collected five Top 5 finishes to lead the way for Saint Mary's at the University of Minnesota Twilight and the St. Thomas Tommie Twilight | Recap
 
Cardinals At Meet of the Unsaintly — Their Last Appearance:
• May 2, 2018 * St. Paul, Minn.: Maria Missurelli (Franklin, Wis.) turned in the performance of the meet for the Cardinals, breaking her own school record in the pole vault, clearing 3.50 meters | Recap
 
Up Next:
• The Cardinals are back in action next Friday and Saturday, heading to St. Paul, Minn., to take part in the two-day, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships, hosted by St. Thomas.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2019 Men's Roster | 2019 Women's Roster | 2019 Schedule | Record Book
• Cardinal jumpers collected five Top 5 finishes at the mid-week U of M and Tommie Twilights last Wednesday. On the men's side, Christian Beamer (Two Harbors, Minn.) led the way, winning the high jump with a leap of 1.97 meters at the U of M Twilight, while Kyle Lichttenegger (De Pere, Wis.) added a third-place showing in the long jump with a leap of 6.33 meters and Desmond Steward (Milwaukee, Wis.) was fourth in the triple jump, posting a mark of 13.27. On the women's side, Sydney Klausler (Lakeville, Minn.) leapt her way to third in the long jump with a mark of 4.99 meters, and Rachel Ohde (Chetek, Wis.) cleared 1.56 meters to place fourth in the high jump at the UST Tommie Twilight. … The Cardinals posted 24 Top-10 performances at the Saint Mary's Open on April 25. … Beamer shattered the 14-year-old school mark in the high jump at the Saint Mary's Open, clearing 2.02 meters — easily besting the old mark of 1.97m, set by Rob Friendt in 2005. … Beamer's high jump mark of 2.02m leaves him sitting 21st in all of NCAA Division III. … The Saint Mary's men's 4x100 relay team was also in record-setting form at the Saint Mary's Open, as Kyle Lichttenegger (De Pere, Wis.), Noah Anderson, Matt Boone (Mindoro, Wis.), and Desmond Steward (Milwaukee, Wis.) broke their own program record with a time of 42.03. … Anderson (200, 22.10), Lichttenegger (long jump, 6.55m), David Kemper (Woodbury, Minn. / pole vault, 4.71m), and Jordan Malikowski (Royalton, Minn. / steeplechase, 10:36.56) all chipped in second-place efforts for the Cardinal men at the Saint Mary's Open. … Danielle Franke (Mounds View, Minn.) led the way for the Cardinal women at the Saint Mary's Open, placing first in the steeplechase with a time of 12.27.25, while Ohde was second in the high jump (1.63m). … Kemper cleared 4.71m to place third in the pole vault at the Phil Esten Challenge on April 19, while Ohde 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. Ohde's 1.68-meter leap leaves her sitting 10th in all of NCAA Division III. … Kemper, Lichttenegger, and Beamer 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.