SCSU Track & Field closes Indoor regular season at Maverick Invitational

Friday, February 17

Mankato, Minn.

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St. Cloud State

Maverick Invitational

SCSU Track & Field closes Indoor regular season at Maverick Invitational

2/16/2023 12:00:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

Meet Notes Live Results

Huskies prepare for final meet ahead of the NSIC Championships

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Track & Field closes out their regular-season Indoor schedule this Friday at the Maverick Invitational in Mankato. Field events are scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. CT with running events set to start at 4:00 p.m. CT at the Myers Field House.

LAST TIME ON THE TRACK
St. Cloud State Track & Field competed at a pair of meets on Saturday, totaling four personal bests and seven top-five finishes between the Minnesota State Massive Meet #2 in Mankato and the CSB/SJU Invitational in Collegeville. SCSU opened the day in Mankato with a pair of top-16 finishes on the track as Shelby Romig ran a 9.30s 60 Meter Hurdle for 10th and Katie Lavato took 16th in the 60 Meter with a 8.03s finish. Brooklyn Brouse ran a PR of 58.46 in the 400 meter to take fourth while Mariana Guerra-Reese added a sixth-place finish of 1:00.83. Clara Welhouse set a personal best in the 800 Meter, running a 2:21.69 for seventh. Greta Freed closed out a strong effort on the track by taking seventh in the 5000 Meter thanks to a PR of 18:40.03. In the field, Dacoda Zimmerman gave SCSU a pair of top-20 finishes in the Weight Throw and Shot Put – recording a personal best 15.57m Weight Throw mark for 11th. Parker Buske took sixth in the Long Jump with a 5.27m bound, then Julia Rowles and Paola Brena went two-three in the High Jump with each athlete clearing 1.67m – marking a personal best for Rowles. Buske wrapped things up with a season best of 11.80m in the Triple Jump to take third. On the Collegeville track, Cambrie Kowal opened the Huskies' effort with a 20:02.32 time in the 5000 Meter to take fourth. Ava Wilmanns added a top 25 finish in the 60 Meter, then Erica Conrad placed fourth in the Mile thanks to a 5:43.64 run. Jaileen Medina took third in the 800 Meter with a 2:39.71 finish to close out the day. Destiny Baughman and Wilmanns both represented SCSU in the Long Jump as Baughman took fourth with a 4.92m leap while Wilmanns added a top-15 mark of 4.30m.

QUOTING KETTENHOFEN

"The week before conference is always a good meet to just iron out some things and get ready for the championships. Some people take off, some people are doing their final prep work and some people are just trying to improve some performances on either the national or conference list to improve their standing."

"I think there were a lot of takeaways from last week. When we were down in Mankato, first of all it was just a cool setup. Kudos to the Mankato staff for putting those meets together - you got to see some different schools. Colorado Mesa, Cal Poly-Pomona, Cal State-San Marcos, which is really really cool. It's nice to see some different competition. The quality was also really good. Across all the different events there were tons of different national marks. It's nice to have that level of competition. Looking at the results, the high jumpers did really, really well. Both of them had good looks at 1.72, which would really be nice in the national standings. Both over 1.67 is a good spot to be - the next bar is there, we just have to hit it. Parker had a nice weekend. It's kind of been a bit of a different season for her, but this last weekend we saw the Parker of old in the triple jump and there's a lot of good things there. Hopefully this weekend we can keep that ball moving and then at the championships get back to where she can definitely be. On the track, Brooklyn ran a PR in the 400 which was nice - she'll tell you she didn't execute it all that well, so there's more there. Mari also ran really well, Clara ran a really nice leg of the 1200 on the DMR."

On Julia Rowles' strong stretch in the High Jump… "As an athlete gets older, you see them develop and grow. The biggest thing with her is confidence. We've had some conversations at meets where I kind of know if we have a chance at the bar based off of body language and confidence prior to it. She's come into her own in the high jump and has strung together some pretty consistent meets and performances. Any time you're consistent and confident in the high jump, good things can happen. It's great to see those results showing up so she can make bars and get more confident. The more high bars you see, the easier they become to hit because they're in your eyeline. I was very happy to see her attempt 1.72 because I know it's there, we just have to do it."

Areas of focus at the final regular season Indoor meet… "It's a little bit of everything. Every time you compete, you want to have a purpose. I think it's just another step in the process. For Brooklyn and Mari in the 600, it's a good opportunity to run faster than they've already ran. They both look great, and I think we can go faster than we have. For Paola and Julia it's another chance to jump high and see a bar that can get them to the national meet, and go from there. For Parker it's an opportunity to build on the improvements we've seen and move up the national list, and feel better about where she's at in the conference. For others it's an opportunity to keep competing and growing in track and field. It's an opportunity to compete and improve their standings."

CLEARING THE BAR
Huskies high jumpers Paola Brena and Julia Rowles have been stellar in 2022-23, each ranking fourth in the event across the NSIC. Brena recorded a 1.67m clear at the Bearson/Gathje Classic while Rowles is fresh off a PR of 1.67m at the Minnesota State Massive Meet last weekend.

MAKING MOVES
St. Cloud State jumper Parker Buske enters the weekend ranked fifth in the Triple Jump with a 11.80m leap, looking to climb the leaderboards. Buske earned NCAA Indoor All-American honors last season in the Triple and is ranked third on the program's all-time performance list in the event.

LOOKING AHEAD
Many Huskies can be found across the NSIC's performance lists entering the final weekend before the conference meet. Katie Lavato ranks No. 18 in the 60 Meter; Brooklyn Brouse ranks No. 13 in the 400 and No. 8 in the 600 - joined by Mariana Guerra-Reese at No. 9. Clara Welhouse stands at No. 18 in the 1000 and No. 21 in the 800 while Greta Freed ranks No. 15 in the 5000. Shelby Romig closes out the Track athletes with a No. 16 spot in the 60 Hurdles. In the field, Julia Rowles and Paola Brena share the No. 4 spot in the High Jump while Ainhoa Toquero stands at No. 20. Parker Buske is No. 17 in the Long Jump with Rowles at No. 23. Buske also ranks fifth in the Triple, followed by No. 12 Destiny Baughman and No. 20 Paola Brena. Dacoda Zimmerman is No. 20 in the Weight Throw and No. 23 in the Shot Put while Toquero ranks No. 19 in the Pentathlon. The Huskies DMR team enters the weekend ranked seventh in the conference.

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.

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