Friday, January 27
Mankato, Minn.
All Day
St. Cloud State
at
Mark Schuck Open & Multi
Photo by: Thomas Breach
Huskies Track & Field looks ahead to Mark Schuck Open & Multi
1/26/2023 5:00:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
St. Cloud State competes Friday and Saturday in Mankato
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Track & Field competes at their third meet of the 2022-23 Indoor season on Friday and Saturday at the Mark Schuck Open & Multi held by Minnesota State-Mankato at the Myers Field House.
Friday's Multi is set to begin at 3:00 p.m. CT with a handful of running events opening at 5:00 p.m. CT. The field events on Friday are scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m. CT with the running events set for a noon start.
QUOTING KETTENHOFEN
"I'm excited for the weekend! It'll be good to just get back to competing. We were off last weekend, took the opportunity to train, rest and recovery. As we go through the season, it's always nice to have a couple built-in down times for the athletes. Their schedules are so busy we can utilize that in a couple of different ways - part of it is recovery and being cognizant. We're looking to get back to Mankato and compete well. It will be a bigger meet this time around, so we should have some good competition. I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do!"
"As you go through a season, some of the most important things you can plan is rest and recovery. Looking back at some historical things with how we've done in the third week of January in years past, it just seemed like the best option for us to take the opportunity to train and set ourselves up a little bit better for the rest of the season. We are getting over some illness, some injuries, trying to stay healthy, and it gives you some more time to get some extra work in over the course of the week. Bulid in another recovery day, do some more things in terms of your training plan. It's nice to have that a little earlier in the season before we get into the heart of the year."
"As a group, we've been training well here for a while. I'm looking forward to seeing that pop up in competitions and performances here soon. I think Greta in the 5K has a good opportunity, she's also running in the DMR and the Mile which is always fun for her - a little bit shorter, a little bit faster. Brooklyn has been training really, really well in the 400 for a while - she'll run two of them this weekend, one in a relay. Parker and Destiny have been training a lot better in the horizontals, so it'll be nice just to give them another meet. It's a bit of a rhythm event so we have to keep them going, it's been pretty good lately."
"It's different for everybody. You have your group of athletes that has National meet aspirations, and you have to set things up to make sure they can do that. For some of the jumpers and other athletes, that's where their eyes are. Parker was an All-American last year, so a lot of it is setting her up to do that again in the Triple Jump and quite honestly the Long Jump as well. Paola has been to the National meet in the High Jump, so we're looking to set things up even now to hit some of those bars. Some of the athletes are in a little bit different competitive spot, where we have to be top 30 and qualify for the conference meet. We know what those marks are from previous years, so we're setting them up to do that. As you're going through regardless of who you are, you're always looking to learn something, improve and get in some competitive environments to see how that goes."
LAST TIME ON THE TRACK
The Huskies saw 10 athletes establish new personal bests while graduate student Paola Brena won the High Jump as part of a strong evening at the Bearson/Gathje Classic in Mankato in their first meet of the spring semester. Katie Lavato began the day with a Finals qualifying time of 8.14s in the 60 Meter, going on to take eighth in the event. She followed with a personal best 26.95s run in the 200 Meter to take 13th in the event. Brooklyn Brouse added a PR of her own in the 400 Meter with a 59.18s finish for third while Mariana Guerra-Reese took third in the 600 Meter with a personal best 1:41.42 run. Clara Welhouse (2:23.64) took fourth in the 800 Meter followed by Allie Butte (2:30.46) and Lauren Sertich (2:31.01) going seven-eight, rounded out by a PR finish of 2:43.19 from Jaileen Medina. The red-hot Huskies 800 Meter trio of Greta Freed (11:07.04), Cambrie Kowal (11:14.97) and Erica Conrad (11:25.08) each established new personal bests while taking fourth, sixth and eighth respectively. Paola Brena cleared 1.67m in the High Jump to win the event while Julia Rowles took second with a 1.62m clear. Rowles placed sixth in the Long Jump thanks to an Indoor PR mark of 5.27m, joined in the PR column by Destiny Baughman (4.96m). Parker Buske made her season debut in the Triple Jump and took fourth with a 11.56m mark while Baughman added a PR of 11.15m for eighth. Dacoda Zimmerman provided a pair of top-10 finishes in the throws, taking fourth in the Shot Put with a 11.81m mark and ninth in the Weight Throw thanks to a 13.81m toss.
CLEARING THE BAR
Huskies graduate jumper Paola Brena has enjoyed a strong start to her SCSU career this season, winning the High Jump at the Bearson/Gathje Classic in Mankato with a 1.67m clear. Brena currently ranks No. 22 in the country with her NCAA provisional mark and is third in the NSIC in the event. Fellow standout jumper Julia Rowles is sixth in the conference with a 1.62m clear.
STANDOUT SENIOR
St. Cloud State senior mid-distance runner Clara Welhouse is enjoying a stellar start to her final Indoor season, currently ranked eighth in the NSIC with a 2:22.50 time in the 800 Meter. Welhouse will run in the 1000 Meter this weekend and is looking to continue climbing the program's performance list, currently just five seconds off the record. She is also a member of the program's record-holding DMR team.
HUSTLING AND BUSKE-ING
Huskies senior jumper and returning Indoor All-American Parker Buske competes in her second meet of the year this weekend, looking to build off an 11.56m Triple Jump mark that places her seventh in the conference. Buske ranks third on the program's career performance list in the Triple with a personal best of 12.22m set last season.
STARS IN THE CLASSROOM
Four St. Cloud State Track & Field/Cross Country athletes were bestowed with the prestigous Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction award on January 26 as Clara Welhouse, Cheresa Bouley, Kasey Parish and Julia Rowles each earned the honor. The Myles Brand award is presented to seniors who maintain a 3.75 cumulative GPA in their academic career.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Track & Field, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Friday's Multi is set to begin at 3:00 p.m. CT with a handful of running events opening at 5:00 p.m. CT. The field events on Friday are scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m. CT with the running events set for a noon start.
QUOTING KETTENHOFEN
"I'm excited for the weekend! It'll be good to just get back to competing. We were off last weekend, took the opportunity to train, rest and recovery. As we go through the season, it's always nice to have a couple built-in down times for the athletes. Their schedules are so busy we can utilize that in a couple of different ways - part of it is recovery and being cognizant. We're looking to get back to Mankato and compete well. It will be a bigger meet this time around, so we should have some good competition. I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do!"
"As you go through a season, some of the most important things you can plan is rest and recovery. Looking back at some historical things with how we've done in the third week of January in years past, it just seemed like the best option for us to take the opportunity to train and set ourselves up a little bit better for the rest of the season. We are getting over some illness, some injuries, trying to stay healthy, and it gives you some more time to get some extra work in over the course of the week. Bulid in another recovery day, do some more things in terms of your training plan. It's nice to have that a little earlier in the season before we get into the heart of the year."
"As a group, we've been training well here for a while. I'm looking forward to seeing that pop up in competitions and performances here soon. I think Greta in the 5K has a good opportunity, she's also running in the DMR and the Mile which is always fun for her - a little bit shorter, a little bit faster. Brooklyn has been training really, really well in the 400 for a while - she'll run two of them this weekend, one in a relay. Parker and Destiny have been training a lot better in the horizontals, so it'll be nice just to give them another meet. It's a bit of a rhythm event so we have to keep them going, it's been pretty good lately."
"It's different for everybody. You have your group of athletes that has National meet aspirations, and you have to set things up to make sure they can do that. For some of the jumpers and other athletes, that's where their eyes are. Parker was an All-American last year, so a lot of it is setting her up to do that again in the Triple Jump and quite honestly the Long Jump as well. Paola has been to the National meet in the High Jump, so we're looking to set things up even now to hit some of those bars. Some of the athletes are in a little bit different competitive spot, where we have to be top 30 and qualify for the conference meet. We know what those marks are from previous years, so we're setting them up to do that. As you're going through regardless of who you are, you're always looking to learn something, improve and get in some competitive environments to see how that goes."
LAST TIME ON THE TRACK
The Huskies saw 10 athletes establish new personal bests while graduate student Paola Brena won the High Jump as part of a strong evening at the Bearson/Gathje Classic in Mankato in their first meet of the spring semester. Katie Lavato began the day with a Finals qualifying time of 8.14s in the 60 Meter, going on to take eighth in the event. She followed with a personal best 26.95s run in the 200 Meter to take 13th in the event. Brooklyn Brouse added a PR of her own in the 400 Meter with a 59.18s finish for third while Mariana Guerra-Reese took third in the 600 Meter with a personal best 1:41.42 run. Clara Welhouse (2:23.64) took fourth in the 800 Meter followed by Allie Butte (2:30.46) and Lauren Sertich (2:31.01) going seven-eight, rounded out by a PR finish of 2:43.19 from Jaileen Medina. The red-hot Huskies 800 Meter trio of Greta Freed (11:07.04), Cambrie Kowal (11:14.97) and Erica Conrad (11:25.08) each established new personal bests while taking fourth, sixth and eighth respectively. Paola Brena cleared 1.67m in the High Jump to win the event while Julia Rowles took second with a 1.62m clear. Rowles placed sixth in the Long Jump thanks to an Indoor PR mark of 5.27m, joined in the PR column by Destiny Baughman (4.96m). Parker Buske made her season debut in the Triple Jump and took fourth with a 11.56m mark while Baughman added a PR of 11.15m for eighth. Dacoda Zimmerman provided a pair of top-10 finishes in the throws, taking fourth in the Shot Put with a 11.81m mark and ninth in the Weight Throw thanks to a 13.81m toss.
CLEARING THE BAR
Huskies graduate jumper Paola Brena has enjoyed a strong start to her SCSU career this season, winning the High Jump at the Bearson/Gathje Classic in Mankato with a 1.67m clear. Brena currently ranks No. 22 in the country with her NCAA provisional mark and is third in the NSIC in the event. Fellow standout jumper Julia Rowles is sixth in the conference with a 1.62m clear.
STANDOUT SENIOR
St. Cloud State senior mid-distance runner Clara Welhouse is enjoying a stellar start to her final Indoor season, currently ranked eighth in the NSIC with a 2:22.50 time in the 800 Meter. Welhouse will run in the 1000 Meter this weekend and is looking to continue climbing the program's performance list, currently just five seconds off the record. She is also a member of the program's record-holding DMR team.
HUSTLING AND BUSKE-ING
Huskies senior jumper and returning Indoor All-American Parker Buske competes in her second meet of the year this weekend, looking to build off an 11.56m Triple Jump mark that places her seventh in the conference. Buske ranks third on the program's career performance list in the Triple with a personal best of 12.22m set last season.
STARS IN THE CLASSROOM
Four St. Cloud State Track & Field/Cross Country athletes were bestowed with the prestigous Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction award on January 26 as Clara Welhouse, Cheresa Bouley, Kasey Parish and Julia Rowles each earned the honor. The Myles Brand award is presented to seniors who maintain a 3.75 cumulative GPA in their academic career.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Track & Field, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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