Friday, March 14
Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium • Myrtle Beach, S.C.
9 a.m. (Friday) | 9 a.m. (Saturday)
St. Cloud State
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Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge
Photo by: Jacob Sanders
St. Cloud State Track & Field Set to Open Outdoor Season in South Carolina
3/13/2025 3:07:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
Huskies sending limited roster to compete Friday and Saturday in Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Track & Field is set to open its outdoor season with select athletes traveling to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, field events start at 9 a.m. CT and running starts at 11 a.m. CT, while on Saturday, field events begin at 9 a.m. CT with running events starting at 9:15 a.m. CT.
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Live results will be provided by SnapTiming. The meet will also be streamed on RunnerSpace.com (*note – a paid RunnerSpace +PLUS subscription is required).
TEAMS AT THE MEET
Appalachian State (N.C.), Beloit (Wis.), Benedict (S.C.), Campbellsville (Ky.), Cleveland State (Ohio), Costal Carolina (S.C.), Coker (S.C.), Charleston (S.C.), Concord (W.Va.), Covenant (Ga.), Drew (N.J.), Earlham (Ind.), Edgewood (Wis.), Fort Valley State (Ga.), Franciscan-Steubenville (Ohio), Franklin & Marshall (Pa.), Gardner-Webb (N.C.), Geneva (Pa.), Gordon (Mass.), Hope (Mich.), Husson (Maine), Marietta (Ohio), Marymount (Va.), NC Flight Club, Newberry (S.C.), Northern Illinois, Ottawa Lions T&F Club (Ontario), Piedmont (Ga.), St. Cloud State, St. Joseph's (Maine), St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.), Salisbury (Md.), Swarthmore (Pa.), UNC-Wilmington, Rio Grande (Ohio), Toronto Track Club, Westminster (Pa.), Wilmington (Del.), York T&F Club (Ontario), Young Harris (Ga.)
HUSKIES IN THE MEET (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)
100 meters (prelims – Noon Friday | finals – 12:40 p.m. Saturday) – Katie Lavato, Viola Okey-Ezealah, Jenna Marxhausen, Zaria Stapleton
200 meters (2:15 p.m. Saturday) – Katie Lavato, Jenna Marxhausen, Myesha Thompson, Zaria Stapleton, Jayla Patterson, Emma Hoppman
400 meters (11:55 a.m. Saturday) – Myesha Thompson, Emma Hoppman, Jenna Marxhausen
800 meters (1 p.m. Friday) – Abbygail Nunez, MerriAnna Johnson, Emma Hoppman
1,500 meters (11 a.m. Friday) – MerriAnna Johnson, Abbygail Nunez
3,000 meters (9:15 a.m. Saturday) – Alena Donahue
5,000 meters (3:40 p.m. Friday) – Alena Donahue, MerriAnna Johnson, Abbygail Nunez
100 hurdles (prelims – 1:45 p.m. Friday | finals – 11:30 a.m. Saturday) – Makaylin Christenson, Kinsey Mohwinkle, Jayla Patterson, Myesha Thompson
400 hurdles (1:35 p.m. Saturday) – Makaylin Christenson, Kinsey Mohwinkle, Viola Okey-Ezealah
3,000 steeplechase (3 p.m. Saturday) – Alena Donahue
4x100 meter relay (10:15 a.m. Saturday) – Jayla Patterson/Katie Lavato/Zaria Stapleton/Viola Okey-Ezealah
4x200 meter relay (3:10 p.m. Friday) – Viola Okey-Ezealah/Katie Lavato/Zaria Stapleton/Jayla Patterson
4x400 meter relay (3:45 p.m. Saturday) – Jenna Marxhausen/Abbygail Nunez/Katie Lavato/Makaylin Christenson
4x800 meter relay (2:30 p.m. Friday) – Abbygail Nunez/Makaylin Christenson/Emma Hoppman/MerriAnna Johnson
High jump (collegiate) (10 a.m. Saturday) – Makaylin Christenson
High jump (open) (3 p.m. Friday) – Kinsey Mohwinkle, Myesha Thompson
Long jump (9:30 a.m. Friday) – Myesha Thompson
Shot put (9 a.m. Saturday) – Hannah Bruskiewicz
Discus throw (12:30 p.m. Saturday) – Hannah Bruskiewicz, Savannah Reinke, Kim Feller
Hammer throw (1 p.m. Friday) – Hannah Bruskiewicz, Kim Feller, Savannah Reinke
Javelin throw (9 a.m. Friday) – Savannah Reinke, Hannah Bruskiewicz, Kim Feller
PR SPOTLIGHT
Makaylin Christenson (800 meters) 2:34.00 --> 2:32.19
Makaylin Christenson (Pentathlon) 2,772 points --> 2,996 points
MerriAnna Johnson (1,000 meters ) 3:21.59 --> 3:14.61
Katie Lavato (60 meters) 7.74 --> 7.67
Katie Lavato (Indoor 200 meters) 25.72 --> 25.63
Kinsey Mohwinkle (High jump) 1.52m/4-11.75 --> 1.55m/5-1
Abbygail Nunez (1,000 meters ) 3:19.33 --> 3:10.41
Myesha Thompson (800 meters) 3:01.57 --> 2:46.04
Myesha Thompson (60 hurdles) 9.88 --> 9.61
Myesha Thompson (Shot put) 8.65m/28-4.5 --> 8.78m/28-9.75
Myesha Thompson (Pentathlon) 2,738 points --> 2,971 points
LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State Track & Field competed at Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Indoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Minnesota State at the Myers Field House in Mankato on February 28 and March 1. The Huskies posted 11 personal bests.
Senior jumper/middle distance runner Makaylin Christenson (Prairie Farm, Wis.) and sophomore sprinter/jumper Myesha Thompson (Mount Horeb, Wis.) each recorded new personal bests in the pentathlon, amassing 2,996 and 2,971 points respectively. Christenson also set a new personal best in the 800 meters (2:32.19), while Thompson recorded career bests in the 60 hurdles (9.61), shot put (8.78m/28-9.75) and 800 meters (2:46.04).
Christenson improved her pentathlon best by 224 and Thompson was 233 points better than her previous best. Christenson was just under two seconds faster than her previous 800 meters personal best which was set during the 2023 outdoor season. Thompson improved her 60 hurdles time by 0.27 seconds, her shot put by 0.13 m (5 ¼ inches) and her 800 meters by 15 and a half seconds.
Fifth year sprinter Katie Lavato (Buffalo, Minn.) ran to new personal bests in the 60 meters (7.67) and 200 meters (25.63 – indoor best). Her previous best times were 7.74 and 25.72. She ran 0.10 seconds faster than at last year's conference meet and placed three spots better than last year (10th) in the 60 meters.
Freshman distance runners Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.) and MerriAnna Johnson (Osceola, Wis.) each ran new 1,000-meter personal bests, running 3:10.41 and 3:14.61 respectively. Nunez cut almost nine full seconds off her previous best, while Johnson improved her time by nearly seven full seconds.
Freshman jumper/sprinter Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) set a new high jump personal best after clearing 1.55m/5-1. She bested her previous best of 1.52m/4-11.75 from early February.
St. Cloud State at the NSIC Indoor Championships (Hosted by Minnesota State)
Feb. 28 – March 1, 2025 | Myers Field House | Mankato, Minn.
60 meters (prelims)
10. Katie Lavato – 7.67 PR
200 meters (prelims)
16. Katie Lavato – 25.63 IDPR
1,000 meters
19. Abbygail Nunez – 3:10.41 PR
24. MerriAnna Johnson – 3:14.61 PR
5,000 meters
20. Alena Donahue – 19:30.44
4x400 relay
14. Viola Okey-Ezealah/Makaylin Christenson/Katie Lavato/Myesha Thompson – 4:18.33
Distance medley relay (1,200m/400m/800m/1,600m)
11. Abbygail Nunez/Viola Okey-Ezealah/Alea Briggs/Alena Donahue – 13:10.53
High jump
t15. Kinsey Mohwinkle – 1.55m/5-1 PR
t21. Makaylin Christenson – 1.55m/5-1
Long jump
19. Myesha Thompson – 5.29m/17-4.25
Shot put
25. Hannah Bruskiewicz – 11.66m/38-3.25
Pentathlon
12. Makaylin Christenson – 2,996 points PR
13. Myesha Thompson – 2,971 points PR
Pentathlon 60 hurdles
13. Myesha Thompson – 9.61 PR
16. Makaylin Christenson – 10.03
Pentathlon high jump
t4. Makaylin Christenson – 1.56m/5-1.25
12. Myesha Thompson – 1.47m/4-9.75
Pentathlon shot put
12. Myesha Thompson – 8.78m/28-9.75 PR
17. Makaylin Christenson – 8.31m/27-3.25
Pentathlon long jump
4. Myesha Thompson – 5.29m/17-4.25
16. Makaylin Christenson – 4.84m/15-10.5
Pentathlon 800 meters
6. Makaylin Christenson – 2:32.19 PR
13. Myesha Thompson – 2:46.04 PR
Team Scores:
14th of 14 teams (0 points)
Results (Hero's Timing)
Results (TFRRS)
Results (PDF)
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.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Track & Field, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Meet Homepage | Meet Program | Meet Information/Schedule
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Live results will be provided by SnapTiming. The meet will also be streamed on RunnerSpace.com (*note – a paid RunnerSpace +PLUS subscription is required).
TEAMS AT THE MEET
Appalachian State (N.C.), Beloit (Wis.), Benedict (S.C.), Campbellsville (Ky.), Cleveland State (Ohio), Costal Carolina (S.C.), Coker (S.C.), Charleston (S.C.), Concord (W.Va.), Covenant (Ga.), Drew (N.J.), Earlham (Ind.), Edgewood (Wis.), Fort Valley State (Ga.), Franciscan-Steubenville (Ohio), Franklin & Marshall (Pa.), Gardner-Webb (N.C.), Geneva (Pa.), Gordon (Mass.), Hope (Mich.), Husson (Maine), Marietta (Ohio), Marymount (Va.), NC Flight Club, Newberry (S.C.), Northern Illinois, Ottawa Lions T&F Club (Ontario), Piedmont (Ga.), St. Cloud State, St. Joseph's (Maine), St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.), Salisbury (Md.), Swarthmore (Pa.), UNC-Wilmington, Rio Grande (Ohio), Toronto Track Club, Westminster (Pa.), Wilmington (Del.), York T&F Club (Ontario), Young Harris (Ga.)
HUSKIES IN THE MEET (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)
100 meters (prelims – Noon Friday | finals – 12:40 p.m. Saturday) – Katie Lavato, Viola Okey-Ezealah, Jenna Marxhausen, Zaria Stapleton
200 meters (2:15 p.m. Saturday) – Katie Lavato, Jenna Marxhausen, Myesha Thompson, Zaria Stapleton, Jayla Patterson, Emma Hoppman
400 meters (11:55 a.m. Saturday) – Myesha Thompson, Emma Hoppman, Jenna Marxhausen
800 meters (1 p.m. Friday) – Abbygail Nunez, MerriAnna Johnson, Emma Hoppman
1,500 meters (11 a.m. Friday) – MerriAnna Johnson, Abbygail Nunez
3,000 meters (9:15 a.m. Saturday) – Alena Donahue
5,000 meters (3:40 p.m. Friday) – Alena Donahue, MerriAnna Johnson, Abbygail Nunez
100 hurdles (prelims – 1:45 p.m. Friday | finals – 11:30 a.m. Saturday) – Makaylin Christenson, Kinsey Mohwinkle, Jayla Patterson, Myesha Thompson
400 hurdles (1:35 p.m. Saturday) – Makaylin Christenson, Kinsey Mohwinkle, Viola Okey-Ezealah
3,000 steeplechase (3 p.m. Saturday) – Alena Donahue
4x100 meter relay (10:15 a.m. Saturday) – Jayla Patterson/Katie Lavato/Zaria Stapleton/Viola Okey-Ezealah
4x200 meter relay (3:10 p.m. Friday) – Viola Okey-Ezealah/Katie Lavato/Zaria Stapleton/Jayla Patterson
4x400 meter relay (3:45 p.m. Saturday) – Jenna Marxhausen/Abbygail Nunez/Katie Lavato/Makaylin Christenson
4x800 meter relay (2:30 p.m. Friday) – Abbygail Nunez/Makaylin Christenson/Emma Hoppman/MerriAnna Johnson
High jump (collegiate) (10 a.m. Saturday) – Makaylin Christenson
High jump (open) (3 p.m. Friday) – Kinsey Mohwinkle, Myesha Thompson
Long jump (9:30 a.m. Friday) – Myesha Thompson
Shot put (9 a.m. Saturday) – Hannah Bruskiewicz
Discus throw (12:30 p.m. Saturday) – Hannah Bruskiewicz, Savannah Reinke, Kim Feller
Hammer throw (1 p.m. Friday) – Hannah Bruskiewicz, Kim Feller, Savannah Reinke
Javelin throw (9 a.m. Friday) – Savannah Reinke, Hannah Bruskiewicz, Kim Feller
PR SPOTLIGHT
Makaylin Christenson (800 meters) 2:34.00 --> 2:32.19
Makaylin Christenson (Pentathlon) 2,772 points --> 2,996 points
MerriAnna Johnson (1,000 meters ) 3:21.59 --> 3:14.61
Katie Lavato (60 meters) 7.74 --> 7.67
Katie Lavato (Indoor 200 meters) 25.72 --> 25.63
Kinsey Mohwinkle (High jump) 1.52m/4-11.75 --> 1.55m/5-1
Abbygail Nunez (1,000 meters ) 3:19.33 --> 3:10.41
Myesha Thompson (800 meters) 3:01.57 --> 2:46.04
Myesha Thompson (60 hurdles) 9.88 --> 9.61
Myesha Thompson (Shot put) 8.65m/28-4.5 --> 8.78m/28-9.75
Myesha Thompson (Pentathlon) 2,738 points --> 2,971 points
LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State Track & Field competed at Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Indoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Minnesota State at the Myers Field House in Mankato on February 28 and March 1. The Huskies posted 11 personal bests.
Senior jumper/middle distance runner Makaylin Christenson (Prairie Farm, Wis.) and sophomore sprinter/jumper Myesha Thompson (Mount Horeb, Wis.) each recorded new personal bests in the pentathlon, amassing 2,996 and 2,971 points respectively. Christenson also set a new personal best in the 800 meters (2:32.19), while Thompson recorded career bests in the 60 hurdles (9.61), shot put (8.78m/28-9.75) and 800 meters (2:46.04).
Christenson improved her pentathlon best by 224 and Thompson was 233 points better than her previous best. Christenson was just under two seconds faster than her previous 800 meters personal best which was set during the 2023 outdoor season. Thompson improved her 60 hurdles time by 0.27 seconds, her shot put by 0.13 m (5 ¼ inches) and her 800 meters by 15 and a half seconds.
Fifth year sprinter Katie Lavato (Buffalo, Minn.) ran to new personal bests in the 60 meters (7.67) and 200 meters (25.63 – indoor best). Her previous best times were 7.74 and 25.72. She ran 0.10 seconds faster than at last year's conference meet and placed three spots better than last year (10th) in the 60 meters.
Freshman distance runners Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.) and MerriAnna Johnson (Osceola, Wis.) each ran new 1,000-meter personal bests, running 3:10.41 and 3:14.61 respectively. Nunez cut almost nine full seconds off her previous best, while Johnson improved her time by nearly seven full seconds.
Freshman jumper/sprinter Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) set a new high jump personal best after clearing 1.55m/5-1. She bested her previous best of 1.52m/4-11.75 from early February.
St. Cloud State at the NSIC Indoor Championships (Hosted by Minnesota State)
Feb. 28 – March 1, 2025 | Myers Field House | Mankato, Minn.
60 meters (prelims)
10. Katie Lavato – 7.67 PR
200 meters (prelims)
16. Katie Lavato – 25.63 IDPR
1,000 meters
19. Abbygail Nunez – 3:10.41 PR
24. MerriAnna Johnson – 3:14.61 PR
5,000 meters
20. Alena Donahue – 19:30.44
4x400 relay
14. Viola Okey-Ezealah/Makaylin Christenson/Katie Lavato/Myesha Thompson – 4:18.33
Distance medley relay (1,200m/400m/800m/1,600m)
11. Abbygail Nunez/Viola Okey-Ezealah/Alea Briggs/Alena Donahue – 13:10.53
High jump
t15. Kinsey Mohwinkle – 1.55m/5-1 PR
t21. Makaylin Christenson – 1.55m/5-1
Long jump
19. Myesha Thompson – 5.29m/17-4.25
Shot put
25. Hannah Bruskiewicz – 11.66m/38-3.25
Pentathlon
12. Makaylin Christenson – 2,996 points PR
13. Myesha Thompson – 2,971 points PR
Pentathlon 60 hurdles
13. Myesha Thompson – 9.61 PR
16. Makaylin Christenson – 10.03
Pentathlon high jump
t4. Makaylin Christenson – 1.56m/5-1.25
12. Myesha Thompson – 1.47m/4-9.75
Pentathlon shot put
12. Myesha Thompson – 8.78m/28-9.75 PR
17. Makaylin Christenson – 8.31m/27-3.25
Pentathlon long jump
4. Myesha Thompson – 5.29m/17-4.25
16. Makaylin Christenson – 4.84m/15-10.5
Pentathlon 800 meters
6. Makaylin Christenson – 2:32.19 PR
13. Myesha Thompson – 2:46.04 PR
Team Scores:
14th of 14 teams (0 points)
Results (Hero's Timing)
Results (TFRRS)
Results (PDF)
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.
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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