Brena wins High Jump, four Huskies PR at Maverick Open #2

Saturday, May 6

Mankato, Minn.

St. Cloud State

Maverick Open #2

5/6/2023 7:25:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

Paola Brena wins High Jump with 1.71m clear, four athletes establish new personal bests

MANKATO, Minn. – Graduate jumper Paola Brena won the High Jump with a 1.71m clear as four St. Cloud State Track & Field student-athletes established new personal bests at the Maverick Open #2 in Mankato on Saturday afternoon.

The running events opened with a pair of advancements in the 100 Meter and 100 Meter Hurdles Prelims as Katie Lavato (12.62s) and Shelby Romig (15.01s) earned the No. 9 and No. 5 seeds in their respective events. Mariana Guerra-Reese ran a blistering 58.79s to take second in the 400 Meter, establishing a new personal best in the event. Lavato took eighth in the 100 Meter Finals with a 12.54s run, then Shelby Romig followed by taking fourth in the 100 Hurdles at 15.08s. Cheresa Bouley (2:21.06) took second in the 800 Meter, joined in the top 10 by Jaileen Medina (2:40.21). Brooklyn Brouse gave the Huskies another runner-up finish with a 1:04.55 run in the 400 Hurdles, followed in seventh by Makaylin Christenson (1:09.98). Greta Freed (5:09.10) and Cambrie Kowal (5:18.48) closed things out by going No. 8 and No. 12 in the 1500 Meter.

Paola Brena's win in the High Jump headlined a strong SCSU effort in the field as the grad student cleared 1.71m to top the podium while Ainhoa Toquero added a top 10 mark at 1.50m. Dacoda Zimmerman launched a 46.26m heave in the Hammer Throw to take fifth – crushing her previous personal best by nearly four meters. Kasey Parish placed fourth in the Javelin with a 34.66m throw while Ainhoa Toquero added a PR of 21.89m. Shelby Romig kept the personal bests coming in the Long Jump, leaping 5.40m for seventh followed by Ava Wilmanns marking 4.76m for a top 14 finish.

St. Cloud State at Maverick Open #2
May 6, 2023 | MSU Outdoor Complex | Mankato, Minn.

100 Meter Prelims
9. Katie Lavato – 12.62s Q
24. Sydney Rustad – 13.81s
25. Ava Wilmanns – 14.07s

100 Meter Hurdles Prelims
5. Shelby Romig – 15.01s Q
13. Ainhoa Toquero – 16.55s

400 Meter
2. Mariana Guerra-Reese – 58.79s PR

100 Meter Finals
8. Katie Lavato – 12.54s

100 Meter Hurdles Finals
4. Shelby Romig – 15.08s

800 Meter
2. Cheresa Bouley – 2:21.06
10. Jaileen Medina – 2:40.21

400 Meter Hurdles
2. Brooklyn Brouse – 1:04.55
7. Makaylin Christenson – 1:09.98

200 Meter
14. Cheresa Bouley – 28.59s

1500 Meter
8. Greta Freed – 5:09.10
12. Cambrie Kowal – 5:18.48

Javelin
4. Kasey Parish – 34.66m
18. Ainhoa Toquero – 21.89m PR

Long Jump
7. Shelby Romig – 5.40m PR
14. Ava Wilmanns – 4.76m

High Jump
1. Paola Brena – 1.71m
10. Ainhoa Toquero – 1.50m

Hammer Throw
5. Dacoda Zimmerman – 46.26m PR