SAINT PETER, Minn. – Gustavus track & field is prepped and ready for the MIAC Outdoor Championships this weekend at Macalester College. Field events begin at 2 p.m. Friday and track (mostly prelims) at 2:30 p.m., while field events continue at noon Saturday and track finals following at 1:30 p.m. 

As she has done for the better part of the past several seasons, Megan Geraets is expected to lead the women’s squad as the defnding champion in both the 200- and 400-meter, and an All-Conference performer in the long jump. This season, Geraets is seeded first in the 200, first in the long jump, and second in the 400. 

Kate Carlson is back as the defending champion in the 100-meter and an All-MIAC runner in the 200-meter. Carlson is seeded fifth in this weekend’s 100 and third in the 200. Lili Guy earned All-Conference last year in the triple jump and is seeded first this season. She is also seeded fourth in the long jump. 

In the field, Olivia Duncan is the defending champ in the discus and is seeded second this weekend. Kelley Brennan, the 2024 MIAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year, is seeded first in the discus, third in the hammer throw, and fifth in the shot put. Last season, she earned All-Conference honors in all three events. 

Newcomer Kayla Kajer is seeded second in the high jump, while Alli Graff is seeded third in the pole vault. 

For the men, Tyler Smith and Nick Brauer are returning All-Conference performers in the 800- and 1500-meter runs, respectively, while Sam Schulze earned honorable mention honors in the 400-hurdles. Entering this weekend’s conference meet, Brauer is seeded sixth in the 800 and Schulze in seeded fifth in the 400-hurdles. 

The high jump could feature some All-Conference performances this season as both Brendan Carlson and Cole Matetich are seeded second. Liam Frommelt is another jumper to watch as he is seeded second in the triple jump. 

Here are all the Gusties who are seeded in a position to score at the conference meet:

Women

100-meter

5. Kate Carlson (12.26)

 

200-meter

1. Megan Geraets (23.96)

3. Carlson (24.70)

 

400-meter

2. Geraets (54.34)

 

1500-meter

7. Kailyn Walukas (4:46.78)

 

5000-meter

5. Molly Liston (17:52.08)

 

100-hurdles

3. Laura Thauvin (14.97)

 

4×100 relay

1. Stacy, Geraets, Thauvin, Carlson (48.02)

 

4×200 relay

3. Kienitz, Podulke, Jensen, Kennedy (1:54.31)

 

4×800 relay

2. Mair, Fynboh, Stark, Lindgren (10:10.67)

 

High jump

2. Kayla Kajer (5-3)

 

Pole vault

3. Alli Graff (11-5.75)

7. Camille Finney (10-10)

 

Long jump

1. Geraets (19-4.75)

4. Lili Guy (17-9.5)

 

Triple jump

1. Guy (38-7)

4. Sarrah Lindner (36-4.75)

8. Kajer (35-1.75)

 

Shot put

5. Kelley Brennan (40-0.75)

8. Bella Sutch (39-7)

 

Discus

1. Brennan (142-3)

2. Olivia Duncan (141-11)

6. Kiera McCord (133-10)

 

Hammer throw

3. Brennan (167-4)

 

Men 

800-meter

6. Nick Brauer (1:53.88)

 

110-hurdles

7. Connor McCormick (15:57)

 

400-hurdles

5. Sam Schulze (55.66)

 

4×200 relay

3. Lippert, Cargas, Bourne, Fossen (1:32.75)

 

High jump

2. Brendan Carlson (6-6.75)

2. Cole Matetich (6-6.75)

 

Pole vault

7. Joe Ream (14-0.5)

 

Triple jump

2. Liam Frommelt (46-7.5)

 

Discus

7. Wyatt Hudspith (152-2)

 

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BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State rounds out the regular season at the University of South Dakota, while a few distance runners head to Iowa State University for Power Conference competition on Friday evening.

HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN

“This weekend presents another opportunity for our teams to line up against some quality competition. The coaches are looking for improvements as we dial in for the conference championships. The student-athletes are fighting to get on the conference roster, which should produce some good marks.”

USD TWILIGHT

A vast majority of the team will be competing at the USD Twilight on Friday evening. Field events begin at 2:30 p.m. with pole vault, and running events will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Lillibridge Track in Vermillion, S.D.

CYCLONE TWILIGHT

A few members of the distance squad will be traveling to Ames, Iowa, for the Cyclone Twilight on Friday night. Competition begins at 3:00 p.m., however, the Jackrabbit squad is slated to start after 7:30 p.m. 

ATHLETES TO WATCH

Hunter Wallster will be returning this year as the former hammer throw champion of last year’s outdoor conference championship. This past indoor track season, the senior clutched gold in the weight throw with a personal record of 68-00.05 (20.74m) and will undoubtedly be interesting to watch in his final run as a Jackrabbit.

Caiden Fredrick saw an outstanding start to the outdoor season. The sophomore dominated the discus throw at the USD Challenge with a mark of 187-00 (57.00m) to win the event and set a new South Dakota State program record. Fredrick’s mark of 57.00m is currently the 38th-best mark in the nation.

Brielle Dixon will be one to keep an eye on this year as the senior enters the outdoor season as a former all-league finisher in the 100-hurdles and an NCAA West First Round qualifier. Along with her successful run last season, Dixon turned heads throughout this past indoor season as she steadily improved her 60-hurdle time, resulting in an 8.16 60-hurdle personal record, a top-25 time in the nation. Dixon clocked her record at the Summit League Indoor Conference Championship, where she won the event and set a new meet record.

LAST TIME OUT

On Friday night at the Steve Scott Invitational, hosted by UC Irvine, Hunter Wallster took first in the men’s hammer throw with a mark of 196-06.00. His first-place mark was just under 12 feet in front of the runner-up in the competition. Rylan McDowell posted a runner-up finish in the men’s long jump. McDowell jumped 24-01.50 to place him sixth on the program’s top-10 all-time list.

On Saturday in California, Brielle Dixon took second at 13.50 in the 100m hurdles, and Pierre Lear took first in 110m hurdles with a time of 14.02. In the 400m dash, Erika Kuntz moved up the program’s top-10 list with a 3rd place finish and a time of 55.13. Gunnar Gunderson put his name on the program’s top-10 list with a 400m hurdles performance time of 52.97, good for sixth in program history and 3rd in the event.

Over at the USD Tune Up, Sam Castle improved his PR in the 800m with a time of 1:50.70 to best his mark on the top-10 list. Finally, freshman Harley Johnson put up a huge PR in the javelin with a throw of 144-01.00, to finish third in the event and fifth in program history.

RANKINGS

USTFCCCA released its conference and regional rankings on Tuesday. The men’s Jackrabbit squad stayed put at first in the Summit League and 12th in the Midwest. The women’s team moved to second place in the conference and held steady at 16th place in the region.

-GoJacks.com-

MIAMI — FIU’s volleyball program announced the hiring of Chen Abramovich as its new assistant coach on Thursday afternoon. 

Abramovich joins the Panther coaching staff following a decorated prep and collegiate career as a student-athlete. A native of Kfar Saba, Israel, Abramovich was a standout player for Galili High School and her club, Hapoel Kfar Saba. Her prowess earned her a spot at Nebraska as a member of the perennial-powerhouse Cornhusker program. 

At Nebraska, she assisted her team in reaching the NCAA National Championship match in 2018, and a trip to the Elite 8 in 2019. While with the Cornhuskers, she was named to the Dean’s List and a Scholar-Athlete multiple times along with earning Academic All-Big Ten in 2019. Abramovich also went on to play at Cal Poly and Middle Tennessee. She had 161 digs and 44 aces over her career at MTSU, playing in 52 matches for the Blue Raiders. 

As a prep, her and her team won the Israeli High School Championship every season of her career. With Galili, she qualified for the International School Federation (ISF) World Schools Championship in both 2014 and 2016, competing against the top high school teams from each country. In club, she played for Hapoel Kfar Saba and won the Israeli National Championship in 2017. Abramovich also competed with Israel’s National Team at the 2016 European Championships. 

In the coaching ranks, Abramovich most recently served as a graduate assistant coach at Conference USA-member Middle Tennessee. She also spent time as a compliance assistant in the athletic department at MTSU. Additionally, Abramovich worked with 805 Volleyball Club in California as an intern, specializing in mental training. 

The Volleyball England Working Group Lead and Hall of Fame member will fly out to officiate at the event on Manila, Philippines, which will be held from 12th to 28th September 2025. 

A total of 64 matches will be staged across the 17 days of competition. 

Among the nations competing will be Pairs 2024 Olympics medallists Ffrance (gold), Poland (silver) and USA (bronze) as well as the likes of Italy, Brazil, Japan and the host country. 

K-Pop group BOYNEXTDOOR will be the headline performers at the opening ceremony on 12th September at Mall of Asia Arena. 

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The St. Olaf College men’s and women’s track and field teams will head to Macalester College on Friday and Saturday for the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

The meet will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 9-10 at Macalester Stadium, with field events starting at 2 p.m. and track events at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. The final day of the meet will get going with field events at noon and track events at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.

All tickets for the meet will be sold online through HomeTown Ticketing. Single-day adult tickets are $12 (plus fees) and student tickets are $3 (plus fees). Children five and under do not require a ticket. Student tickets are available for individuals currently enrolled in college, high school, middle school, and elementary school (ID required where applicable). Live video and live results will also be provided throughout the meet.

 

MEN’S PREVIEW

Coming off a runner-up performance at the MIAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, the St. Olaf men’s track and field team will look to improve on last season’s third-place finish at the outdoor conference meet. The Oles carry 19 top-five seeds into the meet at Macalester, including three No. 1 seeds.

Junior Kevin Turlington is the pre-meet favorite in the 5,000-meter run (14:11.84) and 10,000-meter run (30:03.73), as he goes in search of his first individual conference championship. Senior Andrew Skemp is the No. 2 seed in both events and has finished as the runner-up in the 10,000-meter run in each of the last two seasons. Junior Gael Manzur Strandlund is also a top-five seed in both of those events, with senior Sean Hartney seeded fourth in the 5,000-meter run (14:41.01).

St. Olaf’s 4×800-meter relay enters the meet with the top seed time (7:34.14), while the 4×400-meter relay is seeded second (3:18.56). Individually, juniors Cullen Moore and Lance Nemecek are the No. 2 (1:51.98) and No. 3 seed (1:52.20) in the 800-meter run.

After winning the MIAC title in the one-mile run indoors, Hartney is the second favorite in the 1,500-meter run (3:50.02), followed by junior Ignatius Fitzgerald as the No. 3 seed (3:53.17). Fitzgerald is also seeded second (9:01.70) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:01.70), followed by classmate Jack Deaver as the No. 3 seed (9:20.75).

Sophomore Max Albertson, who won the event indoors earlier this year, is the No. 2 seed in the long jump (7.14m) and is the No. 4 seed in the triple jump (13.68m). Also in the field events, first year Kale Kardonsky is the No. 3 seed in the shot put (15.50m) and senior Andrew Cogley is seeded fifth in the high jump (1.90m).

WOMEN’S PREVIEW

The St. Olaf women are also coming off a runner-up team finish at the MIAC Indoor Championships and finished fourth last year at the outdoor conference meet. The Oles will head to Macalester with 14 top-five seeds in the conference.

After winning a pair of indoor conference titles and being named the MIAC Women’s Indoor Co-Track Athlete of the Year, junior Isabel Wyatt is the No. 1 seed in the 800-meter run (2:12.19), an event she won indoors this year and outdoors last year.

Senior Alison Bode is the No. 1 seed in both the 5,000-meter run (17:04.08) and 10,000-meter run (35:44.49), as she goes in search of her first individual conference title. Junior Lauren Walda is right behind Bode in the seed list in the 5,000-meter run (17:05.92), while senior Sofia Carlson is also in the top five in fifth (18:06.11). In the 10,000-meter run, first year Arabella England is the No. 2 seed to Bode (39:22.55) and senior Cate Gleason holds the No. 5 seed (39:48.29).

Senior Sophie Abernethy leads five top-10 seeds for the Oles in the 1,500-meter run as the No. 1 seed (4:37.23), with junior Ella Landis seeded fourth (4:45.80). Abernethy was the conference runner-up in the one-mile run indoors this year.

Junior Ashlyn Jore holds St. Olaf’s highest seed in the field events as the No. 3 seed in the long jump (5.50m), while first year Logan Paulsen is seeded fourth in the discus throw (41.34m) and sophomore Mara Larson is seeded fourth in the high jump (1.59m).

St. Olaf is the defending conference champion in the 4×800-meter relay (no seed time) and has the No. 4 seed in the 4×400-meter relay (4:05.20). Junior Grace Moeller is also seeded fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:42.50).