The Saint Mary’s men’s and women’s track and field close out the 2023 outdoor season this weekend, taking part in the MIAC Outdoor Championships on Friday and Saturday at Bethel University in Arden Hills, Minn.

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SAINT MARY’S LAST ACTION:

May 5, 2023 * St. Paul, MN

HU Meet of UnSaintly * Recap

SMU at MIAC * A YEAR AGO:

May 13-14, 2023 * Winona, MN

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SMU MIAC QUALIFIERS:

Men: Chris Bulwa (100, 200, 4x100, 4x400), Oliver Adamson (100, 200, 4x100, 4x400), Ben Kritsberg (100, 4x100), Aidan Gatz (pole vault), Antonio Cisewski (long jump), Dan Cooper (long jump, triple jump), Brady Johnson (triple jump, 4x100, 4x400), Casen Fritz (hammer).

Women: Caroline Gearin (pole vault, 4x400, 4x800), Samantha Kubes (shot put, discus, hammer), Sydney Jackman (shot put, discus), Anna Becker (hammer), Caeli McMahon (4x400, 4x800), Abbie Meyer (4x400, 4x800), Megan Frosch (4x400, 4x800)

SAINT MARY’S SCOUTING REPORT

• LAST TIME OUT: SMU collected four first-place finishes at the Hamline Meet of the UnSaintly on May 5. Kendra Klobe (Glencoe, Minn.) and Anna Becker (Cannon Falls, Minn.) collected first-place finishes to lead the way for the Cardinal women — Klobe placing first in the 5,000 with a time of 20:35.35 and Becker winning the hammer with a toss of 43.88 meters — while the women’s 4x400 relay team of Caeli McMahon (Holmen, Wis.), Abbie Meyer (Sauk Centre, Minn.), Megan Frosch (Oconomowoc, Wis.), Caroline Gearin (Osceola, Wis.) chipped in a first-place time of 4:30.13. On the men’s side, Aidan Gatz (Elburn, Ill.), meanwhile, fueled the Cardinal men, clearing 4.45 meters to win the pole vault | Recap

• MSU-MANKATO OPEN: The Cardinals posted five Top 5 performances at the Minnesota State-Mankato Open on May 3, led by Chris Bulwa (Glenview, Ill.), who won the 200 with a time of 21.99, just three-hundreths of a second off the school record. The men’s 4x100 of Bulwa, Ben Kritsberg (Rosemount, Minn.), Brady Johnson (Elburn, Ill.), and Oliver Adamson (Rochester, Minn.) placed second in 42.01, while Gatz (pole vault) and Johnson (triple jump) added thirds, and Caroline Gearin (Osceola, Wis. / pole vault) chipped in a fourth | Recap

• RIDER/BOLSTORFF INVITE: SMU picked up 18 Top 15 finishes — including three first-place efforts — at the Macalester Rider/Bolstorff Invitational on April 29. Bulwa had a hand in three first-place performances — winning both the 100 (11.02) and the 200 (22.53), while also teaming up with Kritsberg, Johnson, and Antonio Cisewski (Custer, Wis.) to close a first-place time of 42.69 to win the 4x100. Gearin led the way for the Cardinal women, placing second in the pole vault (3.60m) and seventh in the 400 (1:02.75) | Recap

• PHIL ESTEN CHALLENGE: The Cardinals recorded 16 Top 20 performances at the 28-team UW-La Crosse Phil Esten Challenge on April 22. Bulwa played a part in the Cardinals’ top two performances, placing seventh individually in the 400 with a time of 51.10, before teaming with Kritsberg, Cisewski, and Adamson (Rochester, Minn.) to post a sixth-place time of 42.86 in the men’s 4x100. On the women’s side, Samantha Kubes (Eden Prairie, Minn.) posted a 10th-place effort in the hammer with a throw of 43.90 meters, before adding a mark of 11.98 meters to finish 15th in the shot put | Recap

• SAINT MARY’S INVITATIONAL: The Cardinals collected 20 top 10 finishes — including first-place efforts by Antonio Cisewski (Custer, Wis.) in the long jump (6.54m), Morgan Wallendal (Fond du Lac, Wis.) in the discus (37.96m), and the men’s 4x400 relay team of Garrett Jackson (West Linn, Ore.), Brady Johnson (Elburn, Ill.), Bulwa, and Adamson — which broke the school record with a time of 3:22.47 — at the Saint Mary’s Invitational on April 15 | Recap

• GOOD FRIDAY INVITE: The Cardinals posted 17 Top 10 performances at the UD Good Friday Invitational on April 7. Pole vaulters Aiden Gatz (Elburn, Ill.) and Caroline Gearin (Osceola, Wis.) led the way for the Cardinals, with Gatz clearing 4.10 meters to place second, while Gearin posted a mark of 3.10 meters in finishing third | Recap

• WASH U. INVITE: Gearin, Casen Fritz (Minnesota City, Minn.), and Samantha Kubes (New Prague, Minn.) all collected third-place finishes, while Gatz and Brady Johnson (Elburn, Ill.) also added Top 5 showings to pace the Cardinals at the outdoor season-opening WashU Invitational | Day 1 Recap * Day 2 Recap

• MIAC INDOOR: Gearin and Gatz picked up post-season honors to lead the way for the Cardinals and the indoor season-ending MIAC Championships. Gearin landed All-MIAC honors by placing third in the pole vault with a mark of 3.30 meters, while Gatz also posted a top-5 finish, earning honorable-mention All-MIAC accolades by clearing 4.37 meters to place fourth. … Samantha Kubes (New Prague, Minn.) delivered a seventh-place throw of 11.77 meters in the women’s shot put, while teammates Morgan Wallendal (Fond du Lac, Wis.) and Sydney Jackman (Litchfield, Minn.) finished close behind with eighth- and ninth-place marks of 11.31m and 11.07m, respectively. … The Cardinal men also got eighth-place performances from Brady Johnson (Elburn, Ill. / TJ, 12.74m), Granton Schneider (Moorhead, Minn. / 1,000, 2:34.79), Chris Bulwa (Glenview, Ill. / 200, 22.69), while Bulwa also added a ninth in the 400 (51.06) | Day 1 Recap * Day 2 Recap

• RIPON/MSU MAYHEM: Schneider, Gatz, and Gearin all recorded third-place finishes to pace the Cardinals. Schneider stopped the click in 4:39.87 to finish third in the mile at the Minnesota State-Mankato Mayhem on Feb. 10, while Gearin raced to a third in the 400 (1:03.08) and Gatz cleared 4.34 meters for third in the pole vault at the Ripon Dick Hendricks Invitational the following day | Recap

• LUTHER INVITE: The Cardinals recorded 21 Top 10 finishes — including first-place efforts from Kubes, Emily Kern (Buffalo, Minn.), Bulwa, and Gatz — at the Luther Invitational on Feb. 4. 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. On the men’s side, Gatz cleared 3.81 meters in winning the pole vault and Bulwa crossed the tape in 22.98 to take home the 200 title | Recap

• ST. OLAF INVITE: Kubes uncorked a toss of 14.21 meters to win the weight throw, and added a third-place toss of 12.97 meters in the shot put, while Kern crossed the tape with a winning time of 18:55.48 in the 5,000. The men's 4x200 — Ben Kritsberg (Rosemount, Minn.), Antonio Cisewski (Custer, Wis.), Bulwa, and Oliver Adamson (Rochester, Minn.) — meanwhile, posted a time of 1:33.34 to take home first-place honors. Other Top 5 efforts included a second from Gearin in the pole vault (2.90m), a third by Gatz in the pole vault (3.95m), and a fourth by Johnson in the triple jump (12.02m) | Recap

• UW-L INVITE: Kubes delivered a mark of 11.14 meters to place sixth in the shot put, and added a seventh in the weight throw with a toss of 13.3 meters. Kern, meanwhile, stopped the clock in 11:09.69 to place sixth in the 3,000. Wallendal chipped in 10th-place performance in the weight throw (12.65m), and Megan Frosch (Oconomowoc, Wis.) raced to a 10th in the 800 (2:44.42). On the men’s side, Gatz kicked off his season with a ninth-place showing, clearing 3.88 meters, while Bulwa stopped the clock in 51.66 to place ninth in the 400. Kritsberg, Casen Fritz (Minnesota City, Minn.), Cade Kloss (Apple Valley, Minn.), and Schneider all added 10th-place finishes | Recap