PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — They have excelled in Minnesota and Iowa already this season, so it was only fitting that the Saint Mary's University track and field teams took their talents into Wisconsin Saturday.
 
And excelled once again.
 
Saint Mary's added 10 Top 10 performances at the UW-Platteville Invitational — including first-place efforts from Kendra Klobe in the 5,000 and the men's 4x400 relay.
 
Several Cardinals kicked off the weekend Friday, taking part in the predominantly-NCAA Division II MSU-Mankato Maverick Premier, with Brady Johnson leading the way, placing fifth in the men's triple jump with a leap of 12.85 meters, while Chris Bulwa raced to an eighth-place finish in the men's 200 (22.42) and Sydney Jackman delivered a throw of 12.14 meters to place ninth in the women's shot put.
 
Which most certainly set the tone for the Cardinals heading into Saturday's UW-Platteville Invitational.
 
Klobe won the three-person 5,000 meters, stopping the clock in 20:52.78 to lead the way for the Cardinal women, while Kubes followed up her 14th-place effort in Friday's shot put, with a second in the weight throw Saturday with a throw of 14.69m.
 
Kubes added a 12th in the weight throw with a mark of 14.89 meters, with Megan Wallendal finished 14th in the women's shot put (11.40m) and Casen Fritz adding a 15th in men's weight throw with a toss of 14.57m.
 
Megan Frosch chipped in a fourth-place effort in the mile for the SMU women, stopping the clock in 5:54.01, with Caeli McMahon delivering a fifth in the mile (5:54.53) and an eighth in the 800 (2:42.76). Abbie Meyer was also a double Top 10 performer, placing eighth in the 400 (1:10.16) and ninth in the 800 (2:42.97).
 
Samantha Munson posted a time of 8.26 to place sixth in the 60, with Morgan Wallendal posting a mark of 13.51m to finish eight in the weight throw.
 
On the men's side, Oliver Adamson, Chris Bulwa, Brady Johnson, and Eddie Paton took home top honors in the 4x400 relay, posting a winning time of 3:32.06, while Fritz chipped in a 13th-place showing of 14.18 meters in the weight throw and Dan Cooper placed 13th in the long jump (5.92m).
 
The Cardinals are back on the road next Friday, returning to Mankato, Minn., for one final meet before the MIAC Indoor Championships, taking part in the MSU-Mankato Maverick Invitational.