St. Cloud State Track & Field Sets Seven New Personal Bests in the 2024-25 Indoor Season Opener

Saturday, December 7

St. Cloud, Minn.

1 p.m. (Field) | 2:45 p.m. (Track)

St. Cloud State

Battle for the Paddle

Trinity Wallendal (L) and Shelby Romig (R) race the 60 hurdles at the Battle for the Paddle in the Halenbeck Hall Fieldhouse on Dec. 7, 2024

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

St. Cloud State Track & Field Sets Seven New Personal Bests in the 2024-25 Indoor Season Opener

12/7/2024 10:10:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

Results (TFRRS)

Six athletes make Huskies Track & Field debut at home

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Track & Field began the 2024-25 indoor season at the Battle for the Paddle dual meet vs. Bemidji State at the Halenbeck Hall Fieldhouse in St. Cloud on Saturday afternoon. Six new personal bests were set while six athletes made their SCSU Track & Field Debut. It the first time the Huskies hosted a home meet since 2014.

Six freshmen – Zharia Arnold (Burnsville, Minn.), Kaylee Cooper (Loudon, Tenn.), Kim Feller (East Helena, Mont.), Jarai Kamara, Mackenzie McMahon (Baraboo, Wis.), Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.), and Zaria Stapleton (Nassau, Bahamas) all made their SCSU Track & Field debut.

Stapleton and Kamara each set personal bests in the 60 meters finals after beating their respective times from the prelims. Junior Ava Wilmanns (Cedarburg, Wis.) set a new personal best in the 200 meters and long jump, while sophomore Viola Okey-Ezealah (Part-Harcourt, Nigeria) ran a new indoor personal best time in the 200 meters. Sophomore distance runner Alena Donahue (West Salem, Wis.) set a new personal best in the mile and sophomore thrower Alicia Jennissen (Sauk Centre, Minn.) recorded a new personal best in the weight throw.

St. Cloud State at the Battle for the Paddle
Dec. 7, 2024 | Halenbeck Hall Fieldhouse | St. Cloud, Minn.

60 meters (prelims)
1. Katie Lavato - 7.80Q
4. Zaria Stapleton - 8.10q
5. Jarai Kamara - 8.32q
10. Olivia Witt - 9.48

60 meters (finals)
1. Katie Lavato - 7.78 SB
3. Zaria Stapleton - 8.05 PR
5. Jarai Kamara - 8.31 PR

200 meters
1. Katie Lavato - 26.55
2. Jarai Kamara - 27.01
3. Viola Okey-Ezealah - 27.55 𝗜𝗗𝗣𝗥
5. Ava Wilmanns - 28.57 𝗣𝗥
7. Kaylee Cooper - 29.60
9. Trinity Wallendal - 30.23

400 meters
1. Makaylin Christenson - 1:01.80
4. Viola Okey-Ezealah - 1:09.07
6. Kaylee Cooper - 1:11.79

Mile
1. Alena Donahue - 5:40.50 PR
2. Abbygail Nunez - 5:49.20

60 hurdles
3. Shelby Romig - 10.03
4. Trinity Wallendal - 10.17

4x400 relay
1. Makaylin Christenson/Viola Okey-Ezealah/Katie Lavato/Abbygail Nunez - 4:21.96

High jump
1. Makaylin Christenson - 1.53m/5-0.25

Pole vault
3. Olivia Witt - 2.50m/8-2.5

Long jump
3. Ava Wilmanns - 5.05m/16-7 PR
4. Shelby Romig - 4.90m/16-1

Shot put
4. Mackenzie McMahon - 10.41m/34-2
5. Alicia Jennissen - 9.97m/32-8.5
8. Kim Feller - 8.97m/29-5.25

Weight throw
3. Alicia Jennissen - 12.43m/40-9.5 PR
7. Kim Feller - 11.32m/37-1.75
8. Mackenzie McMahon - 11.10m/36-5

Team Scores:

Bemidji State - 61
St. Cloud State - 42

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UP NEXT
The Huskies travel to Duluth next weekend (Friday, Dec. 13) for The Opener, hosted by the College of St. Scholastica. Links to coverage options will be available on the SCSU Track & Field schedule page.

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