Huskies Track & Field to compete at Bearson/Gathje Classic

Friday, January 13

Mankato, Minn.

All Day

St. Cloud State

Bearson/Gathje Classic

Photo by: Ryan Roehl

1/12/2023 2:50:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

Meet Notes NSIC Network Hero's Timing

SCSU returns to action at Myers Field House in Mankato on Friday

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Track & Field competes at their second meet of the 2022-23 Indoor season on Friday at the Bearson/Gathje Classic held by Minnesota State-Mankato at the Myers Field House. Live results are available through Hero's Timing with the meet streamed live on the NSIC Network.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Field events are scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. with the Weight Throw, Long Jump, High Jump and Pole Vault. The Shot Put and Triple Jump will begin following the Weight Throw and Long Jump respectively. Running events go at 3:30 p.m. starting with the 60 Hurdles and Dash prelims with the 600 Meter going at 4:07 p.m. and the Mile 10 minutes later. The Finals for both 60 Meters will go at 4:37 p.m. and 4:49 p.m. respectively followed by a 5:11 p.m. start for the 400 Meter. The 800 Meter begins at 5:23 p.m. with the 200 Meter seven minutes later. SCSU's final event will be the 3000 Meter at 6:05 p.m. with a tenative team in the 4x400 Meter Relay at 6:42 p.m.

HUSKIES AT THE MEET
In the field, Dacoda Zimmerman will go in the Shot Put and Weight Throw. Paola Brena and Julia Rowles will compete in the High Jump with Parker Buske, Destiny Baughman, Ava Wilmanns and Rowles going in the Long Jump. Brena, Buske and Baughman will each go in the Triple Jump to close out the field events. Katie Lavato and Wilmanns are the Huskies representatives in the 60 Meter while Mariana Guerra-Reese competes in the 600 Meter. Brooklyn Brouse looks to build off a strong effort in the 400 Meter while the stellar group of Clara Welhouse, Lauren Sertich, Allie Butte and Jaileen Medina take on the 800 Meter. Lavato and Brouse are scheduled to run in the 200 Meter followed by Greta Freed, Cambrie Kowal and Erica Conrad in the 3000 Meter.

QUOTING KETTENHOFEN

"We're really looking forward to getting back to competing here following winter break. It's always nice to just see where everybody's at following the off time they get over break - it has been a good two weeks of training, we're looking forward to seeing things go well on Friday."

"The first meet, depending on where you're at, can bring some tempered expectations in terms of overall performances relative to PR. We had a couple pretty darn good showings - Clara in the 800 ran pretty well, Brooklyn in the 400. I think we did pretty well in December, we got out of it what we needed to. Early in the season you're learning how to compete, you're getting into those environments and putting yourself in positions. That's just as important to run a PR at the end of the year. With the meet this weekend, it's more or less an extension of that. It's been a good couple weeks of training here, hopefully this week can be a continuation of that direction, keep moving towards our goals later in the year."

"The group did pretty well over break. They had workouts and things to stay active and stay ready. I always tell them when we're away the goal is to not take too many steps backwards. Come in ready to go, and come in ready to pick up where we left off. They took care of business and did their part. They've looked good this week."

"Everybody's pretty much doing the same event they did in December. We're trying to keep things consistent there for now and eliminate some unneccessary variables, if you will. That 800 group has been doing very well. The 400, 600, 800, I'm excited to see where everybody's at - Brooklyn, Clara, Lauren, Mari, Allie, that whole group. Training has been going really well, and it will be nice to get a check, some data and some info to see where we're at officially."

"In the early season it's training. It's making sure we can still get through training. You're always looking forward to competitions and doing some big things on the weekends, but ultimately you still have to train this time of year. You still have to get work done during the week. As you go through that, the biggest thing we can do is make sure we're resting and recovering when we need to. It's always a balance that you're playing with as you navigate the different weeks, especially with Friday and Saturday meets on a shorter week than others. You're always looking to balance that."

"I don't really have any marks or times in mind. I'm looking at how we compete. Did we put ourselves in position to do something, did we execute? That's the biggest thing. In the field events it's difficult to replicate that level of intensity that you find in a competition, at a practice. Meet reps are huge, and getting those meet reps is very valuable. You can be having a really, really good day without PR'ing or getting a really big mark. Did we execute this portion of the event? Just trying to keep some perspective with that stuff, and build on some execution as we go through."

PRESEASON POLLING
St. Cloud State Track & Field was selected to finish 10th in the 2022-23 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Indoor Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Huskies' roster includes two returning Indoor All-Americans – senior Parker Buske, who earned Second Team honors in the Triple Jump last season; and grad transfer Paola Brena, a 2020 All-American in the High Jump at Franklin Pierce. SCSU has finished top-10 at the NSIC Indoor Championships in 13 of their 14 seasons as a member institution since joining the conference ahead of the 2008-09 season. SCSU's highest Northern Sun finish was earned in 2009 as three-event champion Heather Miller led the program to a third-place finish at the conference meet. The program also placed third at the 1992 North Central Conference Championships to account for their other top-three Indoor finish.

ATHLETES TO WATCH
Senior jumper Parker Buske was named the Huskies' Field Athlete to Watch after earning Third Team All-NSIC honors alongside her All-American finish last season. Fifth-year distance runner Clara Welhouse was recognized as the SCSU Track Athlete to Watch entering her final season. Welhouse is a member of the program's record-holding Indoor Distance Medley Relay team and has helped the DMR score in three NSIC Indoor Championships throughout her career.

WELCOME TO THE PACK
St. Cloud State features five first-year collegiate athletes in freshmen Destiny Baughman, Jaileen Medina, Sydney Rustad, Ainhoa Toquero and Ava Wilmanns. Baughman joins SCSU after a strong career at McDonell Central in Wisconsin, placing twice at the WIAA D3 State Championships in the Triple Jump and twice qualifying in the Long Jump. Medina is fresh off her debut Cross Country campaign and was a Region and Section qualifier at Wheaton North in Illinois. Rustad hails from Barnesville, Minnesota where she earned two MSHSL State Championships appearances as a member of the 4x100 Meter Relay team and earned All-Conference honors as a sprinter. Originally from Pamplona, Spain, Toquero earned Overall MVP honors at Mound Westonka and made a Spanish Championship appearance during her prep career. Wilmanns was a three-time All-Conference finisher at Grafton High School in Wisconsin, making WIAA D2 State Championship appearances on the 4x400 Meter Relay team each year of her career while taking third as a senior.

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