DECORAH, Iowa – Three weeks, three states — three lasting impressions.
 
After leaving a lasting impression in the states of Wisconsin (UW-La Crosse Invitational) and Minnesota (St. Olaf Invitational) during the first two weeks of the indoor season, the Saint Mary's University track and field teams took their show back on the road on Saturday — heading south into Iowa.
 
Where the Cardinals once again left their mark.
 
Saint Mary's delivered 20 Top 10 performances — including four firsts and five seconds — at the Luther Invitational.
 
Emily Kern (Buffalo, Minn.) picked up a first in the mile, while Samantha Kubes (New Prague, Minn.) posted a first in the weight throw and a second in the shot put to lead the SMU women to a fifth-place finish.
 
On the men's side, Aiden Gatz (Elburn, Ill.) brought home the individual title in the pole vault, and Chris Bulwa (Glenview, Ill.) notched a first in the 200 and a third in the long jump to lead the Cardinals a third place in the team standings.
 
Kern stopped the clock in 5:32.48 in winning the mile, while Kubes delivered tosses of 14.34 in winning the weight throw and 12.45 to place second in the shot put. Caroline Gearin (Osceola, Wis.) chipped in the pole vault (2.90m) and Morgan Wallendal (Fond du Lac, Wis.) collected a third in the weight throw (13.32m).
 
The SMU women also got Top 10 performances from Amanda Tuvey (West St. Paul,, Minn. / steeplechase, 5th, 8:40.73), Anna Becker (Cannon Falls, Minn. / weight throw, 5th, 12.99m), Samantha Munson (Plain City, Utah / 200, 5th, 29.32), Abbie Meyer (Sauk Centre, Minn. / 600, 5th, 1:51.91), Caeli McMahon (Holmen, Wis., 1,000, 6th, 3:27.30), Megan Frosch (Oconomowoc, Wis. / mile, 7th, 5:59.20), and Kendra Klobe (Glencoe, Minn. / 3,000, 7th, 11:50.68
 
Gatz cleared 3.81 meters in winning the pole vault and Bulwa crossed the tape in 22.98 to take home the 200 title, while adding a leap of 6.06 meters to place third in the long jump.
 
Antonio Cisewski (Custer, Wis.) chipped in a second in the long jump (6.20m) and Casen Fritz (Minnesota City, Minn.) added a second in the weight throw (13.03m), while the 4x200 relay team of Brady Johnson (Elburn, Ill.), Isaiah Brindamour (Hinckley, Minn.), Bulwa, and Oliver Adamson (Rochester, Minn.) stopped the clock in 3:32.72 to add the Cardinal men's third second-place effort.
 
Granton Schneider (Moorhead, Minn.) tallied a third in the 1,000 (2:38.48) and Brindamour added a third in the 600 (1:29.51), with Benjamin Kritsberg (Rosemount, Minn. / 8th, 200, 24:54) and Adamson (60, 9th, 7.46) rounding out the SMU men's Top 10 finishers.
 
The Cardinals are right back in action next Saturday, when they travel to Ripon, Wis., to take part in the Dick Hendricks Invitational, hosted by Ripon College.