St. Cloud State Track & Field Set for First Out-Of-State Meet of the Season

Friday, February 7

Shelly Ellig Indoor Track & Field Facility • Fargo, N.D.

12:30 p.m. (Friday) | 2 p.m. (Saturday)

St. Cloud State

Bison Open

Kaylee Cooper @ Tommie Indoor Invitational 1-17-25

Photo by: Collin Boyles/St. Thomas Athletics

St. Cloud State Track & Field Set for First Out-Of-State Meet of the Season

2/6/2025 4:24:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

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Huskies travels to Fargo, N.D. for Bison Open on Friday and Saturday

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Track & Field travels to Fargo, North Dakota on Friday and Saturday for the Bison Open, hosted by North Dakota State at the Shelly Ellig Indoor Track & Field Facility. The meet will start at 12:30 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday.

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TEAMS AT THE MEET
Bemidji State, Bismarck State (N.D.), Concordia-Moorhead, Dakota State (S.D.), Dickinson State (N.D.), Done (Neb.), Jamestown (N.D.), Manitoba, Minot State, MSU Moorhead, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Regina (Saskatchewan), St. Benedict, South Dakota State, St. Cloud State, UMary, Valley City State (N.D.)

HUSKIES IN THE MEET
60 meters (prelims – 2:30 p.m. Saturday | finals – 4:35 p.m. Saturday) – Katie Lavato, Zaria Stapleton, Jayla Patterson, Trinity Wallendal, Olivia Witt
200 meters (5 p.m. Friday) – Katie Lavato, Viola Okey-Ezealah, Zaria Stapleton, Jayla Patterson, Jenna Marxhausen, Trinity Wallendal, Kinsey Mohwinkle
300 meters (4:20 p.m. Friday) – Viola Okey-Ezealah, Jenna Marxhausen, Jayla Patterson, Zaria Stapleton,
400 meters (4:50 p.m. Saturday) – Viola Okey-Ezealah, Jenna Marxhausen
600 meters (4:35 p.m. Friday) – Abbygail Nunez, Alea Briggs
800 meters (5:30 p.m. Saturday) – Alea Briggs, MerriAnna Johnson
1,000 meters (4:45 p.m. Friday) – MerriAnna Johnson
Mile (3:40 p.m. Saturday) – Alena Donahue, Abbygail Nunez
3,000 meters (3:30 p.m. Friday) – Alena Donahue
60 hurdles (prelims – 2:30 p.m. Friday | finals – 4:20 p.m. Friday) – Shelby Romig, Kinsey Mohwinkle, Myesha Thompson, Trinity Wallendal
4x400 meter relay (6:40 p.m. Saturday) – Katie Lavato/Myesha Thompson/Zaria Stapleton/Alea Briggs, Viola Okey-Ezealah/Makaylin Christenson/Abbygail Nunez/Jenna Marxhausen
High jump (2 p.m. Saturday) – Makaylin Christenson, Kinsey Mohwinkle
Pole vault (3 p.m. Saturday) – Olivia Witt
Long jump (2 p.m. Saturday) – Myesha Thompson
Shot put (2 p.m. Saturday) – Hannah Bruskiewicz
Weight throw (1 p.m. Friday) – Alicia Jennissen, Hannah Bruskiewicz, Kim Feller
Pentathlon (12:30 p.m. Friday) – Myesha Thompson, Makaylin Christenson

PR SPOTLIGHT
Hannah Bruskiewicz (weight throw) – 10.82m/35-6 --> 11.93m/39-1.75
Kaylee Cooper (200 meters) – 29.60 --> 29.29
Kaylee Cooper (400 meters) – 1:11.39 --> 1:09.44
Alena Donahue (mile) – 5:31.14 -->5:28.38
Alicia Jennissen (weight throw) – 11.90m/39-0.5 --> 13.45m/44-1.5
Kinsey Mohwinkle (60 hurdles) – 9.97 --> 9.86
Kinsey Mohwinkle (long jump) – 5.02m/16-5.75 --> 5.20m/17-0.75
Jayla Patterson (60 meters) – 8.37 --> 8.31
Myesha Thompson (60 hurdles) – 10.00 --> 9.95

LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State Track & Field competed at the CSB Quad, hosted by St. John's and St. Benedict at the Donald McNeely Spectrum on Friday, January 31. The Huskies won four events, posted 19 top-five finishes, recorded nine personal records and three season best marks.

Fifth year sprinter Katie Lavato (Buffalo, Minn.) won both of her events, the 100 meters and 200 meters. She ran the fastest qualifying time by 0.32 seconds and the fastest time in the finals by 0.31. Her finals time (7.77) was just 0.01 off her personal best. She also won the 200 meters by an impressive 0.93 seconds, coming just .12 off her indoor personal best time.

Senior jumper/middle distance runner Makaylin Christenson (Prarie Farm, Wis.) took the high jump title after clearing 1.55m/5-1 and finished third in the 600 meters after running a new season's best time of 1:44.4. Sophomore sprinter/jumper Myesha Thompson (Mount Horeb, Wis.) claimed the long jump crown after leaping a season's best 5.34m/17-6.25, finished second in the high jump (1.50m/4-11) and finished fifth in the 60 hurdles after running a personal best time in the prelims (9.95).

Freshman jumper/sprinter Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) collected three top-five finishes. She was second in the long jump after recording a personal best jump of 5.20m/17-0.25 and third in both the 60 hurdles (10.02) and high jump (1.50m/4-11). Additionally, her 60 hurdles prelim time was a new personal best (9.86).

Sophomore distance runner Alena Donahue (West Salem, Wis.) recorded a pair of third place finishes, running a new personal best in the mile (5:28.38) and running a near personal best time in the 3,000 meters (11:06.50).

Freshman jumper/sprinter Zaria Stapleton (Nassau, Bahamas) finished second in the 60 meters (8.08), improving off her fourth-place finish in the prelims. Freshman sprinter Jayla Patterson was fifth in the 60 meters finals in a new personal best time of 8.31. Freshman multi-event athlete Kaylee Cooper (Loudon, Tenn.) ran new personal best times in the 200 meters (29.29) and 400 meters (1:09.44).

Sophomore thrower Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) recorded a personal best in the weight throw (11.93m/39-1.75) and finished third in the shot put after posting a season best mark of 11.88m/38-11.75. Sophomore thrower Alicia Jennissen (Sauk Centre, Minn.) finished fifth in the weight throw with a new personal best toss of 13.45m/44-1.5.

Sophomore sprinter Viola Okey-Ezealah (Part-Harcourt, Nigeria) was third in the 200 meters (27.79) and freshman distance runner Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.) was fourth in the 400 meters (1:05.49).

Alea Briggs ran her first race in a Huskies uniform, finishing fourth in the 800 meters (2:37.03).

St. Cloud State at the CSB Quad (Hosted by CSB/SJU)
Jan. 31, 2025 | The Donald McNeely Spectrum | Collegeville, Minn.

60 meters (prelims)
1. Katie Lavato - 7.78Q
4. Zaria Stapleton - 8.13q
6. Jayla Patterson - 8.37q
20. Trinity Wallendal - 8.88
21. Olivia Witt - 9.50

60 meters (finals)
1. Katie Lavato - 7.77
2. Zaria Stapleton - 8.08
5. Jayla Patterson - 8.31 PR

200 meters
1. Katie Lavato - 26.10
3. Viola Okey-Ezealah - 27.79
6. Zaria Stapleton - 27.96
13. Jayla Patterson - 28.93
14. Jenna Marxhausen - 29.19
17. Kaylee Cooper - 29.29 PR

400 meters
4. Abbygail Nunez - 1:05.49
6. Viola Okey-Ezealah - 1:08.24
8. Kaylee Cooper - 1:09.44 PR

600 meters
5. Makaylin Christenson - 1:44.4 SB

800 meters
4. Alea Briggs - 2:37.03

Mile
3. Alena Donahue - 5:28.38 PR
9. MerriAnna Johnson - 5:57.99

3,000 meters
3. Alena Donahue - 11:06.50

60 hurdles (prelims)
2. Myesha Thompson - 9.95Q PR
3. Kinsey Mohwinkle - 9.86 PR
9. Trinity Wallendal - 10.89

60 hurdles (finals)
3. Kinsey Mohwinkle - 10.02
5. Myesha Thompson - 10.32

High jump
1. Makaylin Christenson - 1.55m/5-1
2. Myesha Thompson - 1.50m/4-11
3. Kinsey Mohwinkle - 1.50m/4-11

Pole vault
7. Olivia Witt - 2.18m/7-1.75

Long jump
1. Myesha Thompson - 5.34m/17-6.25 SB
2. Kinsey Mohwinkle - 5.20m/17-0.25 PR

Shot put
3. Hannah Bruskiewicz - 11.88m/38-11.75 SB
12. Alicia Jennissen - 10.17m/33-4.5
13. Mackenzie McMahon - 10.05m/32-11.75

Weight throw
5. Alicia Jennissen - 13.45m/44-1.5 PR
8. Hannah Bruskiewicz - 11.93m/39-1.75 PR
Mackenzie McMahon - Foul

Team Scores:
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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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