St. Cloud State Track & Field to Make Short Trek for CSB Quad

Friday, January 31

The Donald McNeely Spectrum • Collegeville, Minn.

4 p.m.

St. Cloud State

CSB Quad

Abbygail Nunez and Alena Donahue Battle for the Paddle 12-7-24

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

St. Cloud State Track & Field to Make Short Trek for CSB Quad

1/30/2025 6:27:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

Live Results

Huskies to compete in Collegeville Friday

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Track & Field travels to Collegeville, Minn. on Friday for the CSB Quad, hosted by St. John's and St. Benedict at the Donald McNeely Spectrum. The meet will start at 4 p.m.

FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Live results will be provided by Wayzata Timing.

TEAMS AT THE MEET
Bemidji State, Hamline (throws), St. Benedict, St. Cloud State, St. Olaf

HUSKIES IN THE MEET
60 meters (prelims – 4:40 p.m. | finals – 5:30 p.m.) – Katie Lavato, Zaria Stapleton, Trinity Wallendal, Olivia Witt, Jayla Patterson
200 meters (6:10 p.m.) – Katie Lavato, Jenna Marxhausen, Viola Okey-Ezealah, Kaylee Cooper, Jayla Patterson, Zaria Stapleton
400 meters (5:10 p.m.) – Viola Okey-Ezealah, Kaylee Cooper, Abbygail Nunez
600 meters (5:40 p.m.) – Makaylin Christenson
800 meters (5:50 p.m.) – Alea Briggs
1,000 meters (6 p.m.) – Abbygail Nunez
Mile (4:55 p.m.) – Alena Donahue, MerriAnna Johnson
3,000 meters (6:35 p.m.) – Alena Donahue
60 hurdles (prelims – 4:30 p.m. | finals – 5:25 p.m.) – Kinsey Mohwinkle, Myesha Thompson, Trinity Wallendal
High jump (4:30 p.m.) – Makaylin Christenson, Myesha Thompson, Kinsey Mohwinkle
Pole vault (4:30 p.m.) – Olivia Witt
Long jump (4:30 p.m.) – Myesha Thompson, Kinsey Mohwinkle
Shot put (4 p.m.) – Hannah Bruskiewicz, Alicia Jennissen, Mackenzie McMahon
Weight throw (4:30 p.m.) – Alicia Jennissen, Kim Feller, Mackenzie McMahon, Hannah Bruskiewicz

PR SPOTLIGHT
Makaylin Christenson (60 hurdles) – 10.84 --> 10.42
Makaylin Christenson (high jump) – 1.59m/5-2.5 (tie)
Alena Donahue (5,000 meters) – 19:33.18 --> 18:46.87
Kim Feller (weight throw) – 11.32m/37-1.75 --> 11.55m/37-10.75
Alicia Jennissen (shot put) – 10.30m/33-9.5 --> 10.56m/34-7.75
Myesha Thompson (high jump) – 1.42m/4-7.75 --> 1.53m/5-0.25

LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State Track & Field sent a limited roster to compete at the St. Olaf Invitational & Multi at the Tostrud Center in Northfield on Friday, recording two top-five finishes and four new personal bests. The Huskies also competed in the Twin Cities for the second consecutive weekend at the Jack Johnson Classic, hosted by Minnesota at the Minnesota Fieldhouse in Minneapolis on Saturday, posting three top-five finishes and two personal bests.

St. Olaf Invitational & Multi
Sophomore distance runner Alena Donahue (West Salem, Wis.) ran a new personal best 5,000 meters time of 18:46.87, nearly 1:15 faster than her previous best time of 10:33.18 that she ran at the same meet last year on January 26, 2024.

Senior jumper/middle distance runner Makaylin Christenson (Prarie Farm, Wis.) and sophomore sprinter/jumper Myesha Thompson (Mount Horeb, Wis.) each competed in their first collegiate pentathlon, finishing fourth and fifth respectively. Christenson placed top-5 in three of the five events and set new personal best in the 60 hurdles (10.42) and tied her personal best in the high jump (1.59m/5-2.5). Thompson posted top-five finishes in three of the five events as well and recorded a new personal best in the high jump (1.53m/5-0.25).

Jack Johnson Classic
Sophomore thrower Alicia Jennissen (Sauk Centre, Minn.) recorded a new personal best in the shot put 10.56m/34-7.75 for the first time since her collegiate debut on December 9, 2023. Freshman thrower Kim Feller (East Helena, Mont.) recorded a new personal best in the weight throw 11.55m/37-10.75 for the first time since her collegiate debut on December 7, 2024.

Fifth year sprinter Katie Lavato (Buffalo, Minn.) recorded two top-five finishes. She was fourth in both the 200 meters (26.35) and the 400 meters (1:01.21). It was her second fastest 200-meter race of the season and her first 400-meter race since last outdoor season.

Freshman jumper/sprinter Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) finished seventh in the 60 hurdles after earning the last qualifying spot in the prelims (ninth). She also made her collegiate 200 meters debut. Freshman distance runner Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.) made her collegiate 800 meters debut. Sophomore sprinter Viola Okey-Ezealah (Part-Harcourt, Nigeria) finished fourth (45.71) in her collegiate debut in the 300 meters.

St. Cloud State at the St. Olaf Invitational & Multi
Jan. 24, 2025 | Tostrud Center | Northfield, Minn.

5,000 meters
18. Alena Donahue – 18:46.87 PR

Pentathlon
4. Makaylin Christenson – 2,772
5. Myesha Thompson – 2,738

Pentathlon 60 hurdles
4. Myesha Thompson – 10.00
9. Makaylin Christenson – 10.42 PR

Pentathlon high jump
t1. Makaylin Christenson – 1.59m/5-2.5 PR
4. Myesha Thompson – 1.53m/5-0.25 PR

Pentathlon shot put
10. Myesha Thompson – 8.49m/27-10.25
11. Makaylin Christenson – 8.25m/27-1

Pentathlon long jump
4. Myesha Thompson – 5.11m/16-9.25
5. Makaylin Christenson – 4.77m/15-7.75

Pentathlon 800 meters
5. Makaylin Christenson – 2:46.77
11. Myesha Thompson – 3:01.57

Team Scores:
No team scores

Results (Fast Finish Results)
Results (TFRRS)
Results (PDF)

St. Cloud State at the Jack Johnson Classic (Minnesota)
Jan. 25, 2025 | Minnesota Fieldhouse | Minneapolis

200 meters
4. Katie Lavato - 26.35
22. Kinsey Mohwinkle - 29.97

300 meters
4. Viola Okey-Ezealah - 45.71
6. Kaylee Cooper - 48.35
7. Jenna Marxhausen - 48.88

400 meters
4. Katie Lavato - 1:01.21

600 meters
9. Abbygail Nunez - 1:48.42

800 meters
8. Abbygail Nunez - 2:29.30

60 hurdles (prelims)
9. Kinsey Mohwinkle - 10.38q
11. Shelby Romig - 10.63

60 hurdles (finals)
7. Kinsey Mohwinkle – 9.99

Long jump
6. Myesha Thompson - 5.18m/17-0
10. Kinsey Mohwinkle - 4.90m/16-1
14. Shelby Romig - 4.76m/15-7.75

Shot put
14. Alicia Jennissen - 10.56m/34-7.75 PR
17. Hannah Bruskiewicz - 10.08m/33-1

Weight throw
16. Kim Feller - 11.55m/37-10.75 PR
19. Alicia Jennissen - 10.75m/35-3.25
21. Hannah Bruskiewicz - 7.99m/26-2.75

Team Scores:
No team scores

Results (Wayzata Results)
Results (TFRRS)
Results (PDF)

PRESEASON POLLING
SCSU Track & Field was picked to finish 14^th in the 2024-25 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Indoor Track & Field Preseason Coaches' Poll as announced by the league office on Dec. 5. The Huskies finished 14^th at the 2023-24 NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships.

"I am excited about this talented group of women," said head coach Gabrielle Brown, "We are returning a large portion of our roster this season with more experience."

ATHLETES TO WATCH
Fifth year sprinter Katie Lavato (Buffalo, Minn.) and sophomore sprinter/jumper Myesha Thompson (Mount Horeb, Wis) were named the preseason athletes to watch by the NSIC.

Lavato, the Huskies track athlete to watch, set new personal bests in the 60 meters (7.77) and 400 meters (1:00.85) last indoor season. She notched seven top-five finishes, four top-two finishes and one event victory in the 2023-24 indoor season. At the NSIC Indoor Championships, she ran to her personal best time the 60 meters and competed in the 400 meters and 4x400 meter relay.

"Katie has the experience and the knowledge to do what it takes to be successful in this conference," said head coach Gabrielle Brown, "Her talent and efforts are felt as she has what it takes to elevate the program. It will be exciting to see how she puts it all together this year."

Thompson, the Huskies field athlete to watch, enjoyed a strong freshman campaign in 2023-24. Her personal bests in the long jump (18-4.25 / 5.59m), high jump (4-7.75 / 1.42m) and 400 meters came in the indoor portion of last year's season. She totaled three top-five finishes during indoor, including a long jump victory at the St. Thomas Opener. Thompson was the only Husky to score a point at the NSIC Indoor Championships, after her lifetime best leap was good enough to tie for seventh place. She also ran in the 4x400 relay at the championships.

"Myesha is a young talented leader that is excited and confident about the opportunities to grow," said Brown, "As she steps into her second season it will be fun to see the incremental successes she will continue to earn."

LEADER OF THE PACK
Head coach Gabrielle Brown enters her second season as SCSU's head Track & Field/Cross Country coach in 2024-25. A three-time All-American hurdler at Hamline, Brown joined St. Cloud State after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Macalester. She is the first Black female head coach in the history of St. Cloud State Athletics.

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