Wednesday, April 26
Minneapolis, Minn.
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Running on Hope Invitational
SCSU Track & Field begins week with Running on Hope Invitational
4/25/2023 4:45:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
Huskies to compete at Minnesota Track & Field Stadium on Wednesday
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Track & Field begins a busy week of competition with the Running on Hope Invitational hosted by Minnesota on Wednesday, April 26. Field events are scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. CT with the running events set to start at 2:00 p.m. CT.
LAST TIME ON THE TRACK
St. Cloud State Track & Field recorded four event wins – including a pair of wins by Julia Rowles in the High Jump and Long Jump – as part of a tremendous team performance on a cold, windy day at the Holst Invitational at Sea Foam Stadium in St. Paul. Despite adverse weather conditions, Rowles' wins were followed by Brooklyn Brouse winning the 400 Meter Hurdles and Shelby Romig winning the 100 Meter Hurdles as SCSU recorded a total of 16 top 10 finishes. On the track, Shelby Romig (15.96s) and Ainhoa Toquero (16.91s) placed first and fourth in the 100 Meter Hurdle preliminaries to qualify for the Final later in the day – Romig would go on to win the event with a 15.54s finish as Toquero took fourth at 17.30s. Erica Conrad placed fifth in the Steeplechase with a 12:38.20 time, then Cheresa Bouley (4:55.93) and Clara Welhouse (5:02.28) landed sixth and ninth respectively in the 1500 Meter. Katie Lavato opened a terrific day by taking third in the 100 Meter with a 12.74s dash, followed by Ava Wilmanns (14.01s) and Sydney Rustad (14.10s) earning top-20 finishes. Bouley placed fourth in the 800 Meter at 2:24.64, joined in the top 15 by Makaylin Christenson (2:34.31) at 11 and Jaileen Medina (2:40.47) at 14. Brooklyn Brouse won the 400 Meter Hurdles by more than six seconds with a 1:05.57 finish to claim the team's second event title on the track. Lavato closed things out by finishing runner-up in the 200 Meter, running a 26.79s with Wilmanns joining her in the top 20 at 29.57s. Kasey Parish launched a 32.23m toss in the Javelin to take fifth, opening up a strong field performance for St. Cloud State. Dacoda Zimmerman earned a pair of top-15 marks in the throws, placing seventh in the Shot Put at 11.70m and 15th in the Hammer Throw at 39.90m. Julia Rowles won the first of two events with a 5.27 leap in the Long Jump, followed by Destiny Baughman (4.82m) in seventh and Ava Wilmanns (4.41m) at No. 11. Rowles won the High Jump with a 1.60m clear while Ainhoa Toquero soared into the top 10 at 1.45m. Baughman wrapped up SCSU's day in the field with a runner-up mark of 10.92m in the Triple Jump.
NATIONALLY RANKED HUSKIES
Three Huskies can be found across the NCAA DII rankings entering the week, led by No. 3 Paola Brena (1.73m) in the High Jump. Parker Buske (12.09m) ranks No. 23 nationally in the Triple Jump while Brooklyn Brouse (1:03.25) is No. 49 in the 400 Hurdles.
GOING THE DISTANCE
The SCSU distance group has enjoyed a strong start to 2023's Outdoor season, as Greta Freed (39:39.07) and Cambrie Kowal (40:44.28) currently rank No. 7 and No. 11 respectively in the NSIC's 10,000 Meter. Cheresa Bouley (11:53.88) and Clara Welhouse (11:54.52) are five-six in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase, landing four SCSU distance runners inside their events' top-11.
PHENOMENAL PARKER
Senior jumper Parker Buske currently ranks No. 4 in the NSIC with a 12.19m mark in the Triple Jump while landing No. 12 in the Long Jump at 5.45m. Buske was an Indoor All-American in 2022 and looks to continue building off a strong start to 2023's Outdoor campaign.
PRESEASON POLLING
St. Cloud State Track & Field was picked to finish 10th in the 2023 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Huskies have placed top 10 in the NSIC Outdoor Championships in 11 of 13 conference meets during the program's Northern Sun membership, reaching as high as fifth in 2009. Last season, St. Cloud State placed 12th with Hannah Arason earning the NSIC Championship in the Heptathlon while adding an All-NSIC mark in the Javelin. Sophomore middle distance runner Brooklyn Brouse and graduate student jumper Paola Brena were respectively named the Huskies' Track and Field Athletes to Watch entering the 2023 Outdoor campaign. Brouse ran on three top-10 finishing events at the 2022 Outdoor Championships, taking ninth in the 400 Meter Hurdles and 4x400 Meter Relay while taking 10th in the 4x100 Meter Relay. Brena is fresh off a runner-up mark in the High Jump at the Indoor Championships and was a First Team Outdoor All-American in the High Jump at Franklin Pierce in 2019. Under head coach Sam Kettenhofen, 19 student-athletes have earned All-NSIC finishes at the Outdoor Championships while adding a Conference Champion in each of the last two conference meets.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Track & Field, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
LAST TIME ON THE TRACK
St. Cloud State Track & Field recorded four event wins – including a pair of wins by Julia Rowles in the High Jump and Long Jump – as part of a tremendous team performance on a cold, windy day at the Holst Invitational at Sea Foam Stadium in St. Paul. Despite adverse weather conditions, Rowles' wins were followed by Brooklyn Brouse winning the 400 Meter Hurdles and Shelby Romig winning the 100 Meter Hurdles as SCSU recorded a total of 16 top 10 finishes. On the track, Shelby Romig (15.96s) and Ainhoa Toquero (16.91s) placed first and fourth in the 100 Meter Hurdle preliminaries to qualify for the Final later in the day – Romig would go on to win the event with a 15.54s finish as Toquero took fourth at 17.30s. Erica Conrad placed fifth in the Steeplechase with a 12:38.20 time, then Cheresa Bouley (4:55.93) and Clara Welhouse (5:02.28) landed sixth and ninth respectively in the 1500 Meter. Katie Lavato opened a terrific day by taking third in the 100 Meter with a 12.74s dash, followed by Ava Wilmanns (14.01s) and Sydney Rustad (14.10s) earning top-20 finishes. Bouley placed fourth in the 800 Meter at 2:24.64, joined in the top 15 by Makaylin Christenson (2:34.31) at 11 and Jaileen Medina (2:40.47) at 14. Brooklyn Brouse won the 400 Meter Hurdles by more than six seconds with a 1:05.57 finish to claim the team's second event title on the track. Lavato closed things out by finishing runner-up in the 200 Meter, running a 26.79s with Wilmanns joining her in the top 20 at 29.57s. Kasey Parish launched a 32.23m toss in the Javelin to take fifth, opening up a strong field performance for St. Cloud State. Dacoda Zimmerman earned a pair of top-15 marks in the throws, placing seventh in the Shot Put at 11.70m and 15th in the Hammer Throw at 39.90m. Julia Rowles won the first of two events with a 5.27 leap in the Long Jump, followed by Destiny Baughman (4.82m) in seventh and Ava Wilmanns (4.41m) at No. 11. Rowles won the High Jump with a 1.60m clear while Ainhoa Toquero soared into the top 10 at 1.45m. Baughman wrapped up SCSU's day in the field with a runner-up mark of 10.92m in the Triple Jump.
NATIONALLY RANKED HUSKIES
Three Huskies can be found across the NCAA DII rankings entering the week, led by No. 3 Paola Brena (1.73m) in the High Jump. Parker Buske (12.09m) ranks No. 23 nationally in the Triple Jump while Brooklyn Brouse (1:03.25) is No. 49 in the 400 Hurdles.
GOING THE DISTANCE
The SCSU distance group has enjoyed a strong start to 2023's Outdoor season, as Greta Freed (39:39.07) and Cambrie Kowal (40:44.28) currently rank No. 7 and No. 11 respectively in the NSIC's 10,000 Meter. Cheresa Bouley (11:53.88) and Clara Welhouse (11:54.52) are five-six in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase, landing four SCSU distance runners inside their events' top-11.
PHENOMENAL PARKER
Senior jumper Parker Buske currently ranks No. 4 in the NSIC with a 12.19m mark in the Triple Jump while landing No. 12 in the Long Jump at 5.45m. Buske was an Indoor All-American in 2022 and looks to continue building off a strong start to 2023's Outdoor campaign.
PRESEASON POLLING
St. Cloud State Track & Field was picked to finish 10th in the 2023 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Huskies have placed top 10 in the NSIC Outdoor Championships in 11 of 13 conference meets during the program's Northern Sun membership, reaching as high as fifth in 2009. Last season, St. Cloud State placed 12th with Hannah Arason earning the NSIC Championship in the Heptathlon while adding an All-NSIC mark in the Javelin. Sophomore middle distance runner Brooklyn Brouse and graduate student jumper Paola Brena were respectively named the Huskies' Track and Field Athletes to Watch entering the 2023 Outdoor campaign. Brouse ran on three top-10 finishing events at the 2022 Outdoor Championships, taking ninth in the 400 Meter Hurdles and 4x400 Meter Relay while taking 10th in the 4x100 Meter Relay. Brena is fresh off a runner-up mark in the High Jump at the Indoor Championships and was a First Team Outdoor All-American in the High Jump at Franklin Pierce in 2019. Under head coach Sam Kettenhofen, 19 student-athletes have earned All-NSIC finishes at the Outdoor Championships while adding a Conference Champion in each of the last two conference meets.
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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