Friday, March 28
Francis G. Welch Stadium • Emporia, Kan.
3 p.m. (Friday) | 11 a.m. (Saturday)
St. Cloud State
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Emporia State Relays
Photo by: Jacob Sanders
St. Cloud State Track & Field Finishes in Top Half at Emporia State Relays
3/29/2025 8:45:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
Huskies finish 11th of 26 teams, record five top-10 finishes
EMPORIA, Kan. – St. Cloud State Track & Field continued its outdoor season at the Emporia State Relays, at Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia on Friday and Saturday. The Huskies placed 11th out of 26 teams after compiling 21 points. SCSU also recorded five top-10 finishes, 14 new personal bests and six season bests.
Senior jumper/middle distance runner Makaylin Christenson (Prairie Farm, Wis.) finished second in the high jump after she cleared 1.65m/5-5 for the first time in her career. Last weekend, she cleared 1.60m/5-3 for the first time ever. She also ran to a new personal best time in the 200 (26.78).
Sophomore distance runner Alena Donahue (West Salem, Wis.) was fourth in the 3,000 steeplechase, after running a new personal best time of 12:06.03.
Freshman distance runner Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.) set new personal bests in the 800 meters (2:26.01) and 1,500 meters (5:09.47) and sophomore sprinter Viola Okey-Ezealah (Port-Harcourt, Nigeria) clocked new personal best times in the 200 meters (26.50) and 400 hurdles (1:15.16).
Sophomore sprinter Jenna Marxhausen (Two Harbors, Minn.) set a new personal best in the 400 meters (1:03.82) and a new season best in the 200 meters (27.29), while freshman multi-event athlete Kaylee Cooper (Loudon, Tenn.) ran to new personal best times in both the 200 (28.89) and the 400 (1:09.08).
Freshman sprinter/hurdler Zaria Stapleton (Nassau, Bahamas) and freshman sprinter Jayla Patterson (Romeoville, Ill.) each ran personal bests in the 200, running 26.91 and 27.35 respectively.
Fifth year sprinter Katie Lavato (Buffalo, Minn.) ran to new season best times in the 100 (12.10) and 200 meters (25.49) and sophomore sprinter/jumper Myesha Thompson (Mount Horeb, Wis.) recorded a new season best time in the 200 (26.88).
Freshman thrower Mackenzie McMahon (Baraboo, Wis.) posted a new personal best in the shot put (11.69m/38-4.25), while fellow freshman thrower Kim Feller (East Helena, Mont.) recorded a new personal best in the hammer throw (39.85m/130-9).
Patterson, Okey-Ezealah, Stapleton and Lavato were part of a 4x100 meter relay that ran a new season best time (48.88), while Patterson, Cooper, Marxhausen and Amorie Northington ran a new season best time in the 4x200 meter relay (1:44.34).
St. Cloud State at the Emporia State Relays
March 28-29, 2025 | Francis G. Welch Stadium | Emporia, Kan.
100 meters (Saturday)
19. Katie Lavato - 12.10 SB
41. Jayla Patterson - 13.12
52. Kaylee Cooper - 13.84
200 meters (Friday)
24. Katie Lavato - 25.49 SB
38. Viola Okey-Ezealah - 26.50 PR
46. Makaylin Christenson - 26.78 PR
50. Myesha Thompson - 26.88 SB
52. Zaria Stapleton - 26.91 PR
59. Jenna Marxhausen - 27.29 SB
60. Jayla Patterson - 27.35 PR
68. Emma Hoppman - 27.99
73. Kaylee Cooper - 28.89 PR
77. Shelby Romig - 30.24
400 meters (Saturday)
32. Jenna Marxhausen - 1:03.82 PR
33. Emma Hoppman - 1:03.82
41. Kaylee Cooper - 1:09.08 PR
800 meters (Saturday)
12. Abbygail Nunez - 2:26.01 PR
26. MerriAnna Johnson - 2:36.37
1,500 meters (Friday)
11. Alena Donahue - 5:07.37
15. Abbygail Nunez - 5:09.47 PR
27. MerriAnna Johnson - 5:21.10
100 hurdles (Saturday)
30. Shelby Romig - 19.59
400 hurdles (Saturday)
15. Makaylin Christenson - 1:12.16
18. Viola Okey-Ezealah - 1:15.16 PR
3,000 steeplechase (Saturday)
4. Alena Donahue - 12:06.03 PR
4x100 meter relay (Saturday)
10. Jayla Patterson/Viola Okey-Ezealah/Zaria Stapleton/Katie Lavato - 48.88 SB
4x200 meter relay (Saturday)
2. Jayla Patterson/Kaylee Cooper/Jenna Marxhausen/Amorie Northington - 1:44.34 SB
High jump (Saturday)
2. Makaylin Christenson - 1.65m/5-5 PR
Long jump (Saturday)
9. Myesha Thompson - 5.22m/17-1.5
26. Ava Wilmanns - 4.33m/14-2.5
27. Shelby Romig - 4.22m/13-10.25
Shot put (Saturday)
14. Mackenzie McMahon - 11.69m/38-4.25 PR
Discus throw (Saturday)
14. Mackenzie McMahon - 36.80m/120-9
26. Kim Feller - 33.38m/109-6
32. Savannah Reinke - 29.43m/96-6
Hammer throw (Friday)
18. Kim Feller - 39.85m/130-9 PR
Javelin throw (Saturday)
18. Savannah Reinke - 33.99m/111-6
20. Makaylin Christenson - 32.31m/106-0
23. Kim Feller - 31.69m/103-11
Team Scores:
11th of 26 teams (21 points)
Results (Black Squirrel Timing)
Results (TFRRS)
Results (PDF)
UP NEXT
The Huskies travel to Decorah, Iowa next weekend for the Luther Invitational on Saturday, April 5. Links to coverage options will be available on the SCSU Track & Field schedule page.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Track & Field, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Senior jumper/middle distance runner Makaylin Christenson (Prairie Farm, Wis.) finished second in the high jump after she cleared 1.65m/5-5 for the first time in her career. Last weekend, she cleared 1.60m/5-3 for the first time ever. She also ran to a new personal best time in the 200 (26.78).
Sophomore distance runner Alena Donahue (West Salem, Wis.) was fourth in the 3,000 steeplechase, after running a new personal best time of 12:06.03.
Freshman distance runner Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.) set new personal bests in the 800 meters (2:26.01) and 1,500 meters (5:09.47) and sophomore sprinter Viola Okey-Ezealah (Port-Harcourt, Nigeria) clocked new personal best times in the 200 meters (26.50) and 400 hurdles (1:15.16).
Sophomore sprinter Jenna Marxhausen (Two Harbors, Minn.) set a new personal best in the 400 meters (1:03.82) and a new season best in the 200 meters (27.29), while freshman multi-event athlete Kaylee Cooper (Loudon, Tenn.) ran to new personal best times in both the 200 (28.89) and the 400 (1:09.08).
Freshman sprinter/hurdler Zaria Stapleton (Nassau, Bahamas) and freshman sprinter Jayla Patterson (Romeoville, Ill.) each ran personal bests in the 200, running 26.91 and 27.35 respectively.
Fifth year sprinter Katie Lavato (Buffalo, Minn.) ran to new season best times in the 100 (12.10) and 200 meters (25.49) and sophomore sprinter/jumper Myesha Thompson (Mount Horeb, Wis.) recorded a new season best time in the 200 (26.88).
Freshman thrower Mackenzie McMahon (Baraboo, Wis.) posted a new personal best in the shot put (11.69m/38-4.25), while fellow freshman thrower Kim Feller (East Helena, Mont.) recorded a new personal best in the hammer throw (39.85m/130-9).
Patterson, Okey-Ezealah, Stapleton and Lavato were part of a 4x100 meter relay that ran a new season best time (48.88), while Patterson, Cooper, Marxhausen and Amorie Northington ran a new season best time in the 4x200 meter relay (1:44.34).
St. Cloud State at the Emporia State Relays
March 28-29, 2025 | Francis G. Welch Stadium | Emporia, Kan.
100 meters (Saturday)
19. Katie Lavato - 12.10 SB
41. Jayla Patterson - 13.12
52. Kaylee Cooper - 13.84
200 meters (Friday)
24. Katie Lavato - 25.49 SB
38. Viola Okey-Ezealah - 26.50 PR
46. Makaylin Christenson - 26.78 PR
50. Myesha Thompson - 26.88 SB
52. Zaria Stapleton - 26.91 PR
59. Jenna Marxhausen - 27.29 SB
60. Jayla Patterson - 27.35 PR
68. Emma Hoppman - 27.99
73. Kaylee Cooper - 28.89 PR
77. Shelby Romig - 30.24
400 meters (Saturday)
32. Jenna Marxhausen - 1:03.82 PR
33. Emma Hoppman - 1:03.82
41. Kaylee Cooper - 1:09.08 PR
800 meters (Saturday)
12. Abbygail Nunez - 2:26.01 PR
26. MerriAnna Johnson - 2:36.37
1,500 meters (Friday)
11. Alena Donahue - 5:07.37
15. Abbygail Nunez - 5:09.47 PR
27. MerriAnna Johnson - 5:21.10
100 hurdles (Saturday)
30. Shelby Romig - 19.59
400 hurdles (Saturday)
15. Makaylin Christenson - 1:12.16
18. Viola Okey-Ezealah - 1:15.16 PR
3,000 steeplechase (Saturday)
4. Alena Donahue - 12:06.03 PR
4x100 meter relay (Saturday)
10. Jayla Patterson/Viola Okey-Ezealah/Zaria Stapleton/Katie Lavato - 48.88 SB
4x200 meter relay (Saturday)
2. Jayla Patterson/Kaylee Cooper/Jenna Marxhausen/Amorie Northington - 1:44.34 SB
High jump (Saturday)
2. Makaylin Christenson - 1.65m/5-5 PR
Long jump (Saturday)
9. Myesha Thompson - 5.22m/17-1.5
26. Ava Wilmanns - 4.33m/14-2.5
27. Shelby Romig - 4.22m/13-10.25
Shot put (Saturday)
14. Mackenzie McMahon - 11.69m/38-4.25 PR
Discus throw (Saturday)
14. Mackenzie McMahon - 36.80m/120-9
26. Kim Feller - 33.38m/109-6
32. Savannah Reinke - 29.43m/96-6
Hammer throw (Friday)
18. Kim Feller - 39.85m/130-9 PR
Javelin throw (Saturday)
18. Savannah Reinke - 33.99m/111-6
20. Makaylin Christenson - 32.31m/106-0
23. Kim Feller - 31.69m/103-11
Team Scores:
11th of 26 teams (21 points)
Results (Black Squirrel Timing)
Results (TFRRS)
Results (PDF)
UP NEXT
The Huskies travel to Decorah, Iowa next weekend for the Luther Invitational on Saturday, April 5. Links to coverage options will be available on the SCSU Track & Field schedule page.
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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