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Track & Field Women Third After Day One at MIAC Championships, Men Fifth
Story Links SAINT PAUL, Minn. – After day one of the MIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Macalester, the Gustavus women are in third place while the men are in fifth. The Gustie women have accumulated 49.5 points, while the men have totaled 36 points. Megan Geraets added to […]
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – After day one of the MIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Macalester, the Gustavus women are in third place while the men are in fifth. The Gustie women have accumulated 49.5 points, while the men have totaled 36 points.
Megan Geraets added to her impressive resume by setting the MIAC meet record in the 400-meter prelims with a time of 55.26. McKenzie Luetmer qualified for finals as well with an eighth place finish in 58.79. Geraets also set the meet record in the long jump, winning the event with a mark of 18-9.75. Lily Guy earned All-Conference honorable mention by taking fifth with a clearance of 17-6.75.
Geraets’ third event of the day was the 200-meter prelims where she took first place with a time of 24.42. Kate Carlson also qualified for finals with a time of 24.69, which placed third. Carlson, the defending 100-meter champion, took third in the prelims with a finals qualifying time of 12.24.
Molly Liston garnered All-Conference in the 10k, taking second place in 39:08.61. Kelley Brennan also captured All-MIAC honors, finishing runner up in the shot put with a mark of 42-6.75. Bella Sutch earned honorable mention, finishing sixth with a heave of 39-10.75.
The Gusties qualified three in for finals in the 100-hurdles as Emily Podulke took fifth in 15.50, Laura Thauvin placed seventh in 15.87, and Chelsea Stahl took eighth in 15.94. Lauren Rocheford qualified for finals in the 400-hurdles, taking sixth in 1:06.05. Aubrey Mair was another finals qualifier in the 800-meter, taking eighth in 2:19.07.
Kailyn Walukas scored in the 1500-meter, finishing seventh 4:49.50. Anna Lacy earned honorable mention in the javelin, taking sixth with a throw of 111-04. Alli Graff also earned honorable mention honors, taking fourth in the pole vault with a clearance of 10-9.0. Camille Finney also scored, taking seventh with the same height.
For the men, Brendan Carlson and Cole Matetich earned All-Conference in the high jump. Carlson took second with a height of 6-7.0 and Matetich finished third with a clearance of 6-3.5. Turner Thompson and Kyler Flunker also scored, taking fifth and seventh, respectively, with heights of 6-1.5.
Connor McCormick qualified for finals in the 110-hurdles, taking fifth in 15.55. Sam Schulze qualified for finals in the 400-hurdles, finishing seventh in 56.10.
Wyatt Hudspith earned honorable mention in the discus with a mark of 152-05. And Isaiah Subah also captured honorable mention, taking sixth in the long jump with a leap of 22-3.75.
The MIAC Championships conclude tomorrow with finals.