St. Cloud State Track & Field Ready for Gary Wilson Invitational

Wednesday, April 23

University of Minnesota Track & Field Stadium • Minneapolis

12:30 p.m. (Field) | 2:15 p.m. (Track)

St. Cloud State

Gary Wilson Invitational

Emma Hoppman and Viola Okey-Ezealah @ CSB Invitational 4-17-25

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

St. Cloud State Track & Field Ready for Gary Wilson Invitational

4/22/2025 4:06:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

Live Results Meet Information Meet Schedule Heat Sheets

Huskies compete at the “U” Wednesday

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Track & Field is set to compete a midweek meet, the Gary Wilson Invitational, on Wednesday at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Field events are scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m. with running events slated to begin at 2:15 p.m.

Meet Information | Meet Schedule | Heat Sheets

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

TEAMS AT THE MEET
Augsburg, Augustana, Bethany Lutheran, Bethel, Carleton, Concordia-St. Paul, Gustavus Adolphus, Hamline, Jamestown (N.D.), Macalester, Martin Luther, Michigan Tech, Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State, MSU Moorhead, North Central, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Northwestern-St. Paul, Saint John's, South Dakota State, St. Cloud State, St. Olaf, St. Scholastica, St. Thomas, Wis.-La Crosse, Wis.-Oshkosh, Wis.-River Falls, Viterbo (Wis.)

HUSKIES IN THE MEET
100 meters (2:50 p.m.) – Katie Lavato, Jayla Patterson, Jenna Marxhausen, Ava Wilmanns, Shelby Romig
200 meters (6:25 p.m.) – Myesha Thompson, Zaria Stapleton, Jayla Patterson, Emma Hoppman
400 meters (5:15 p.m.) – Jenna Marxhausen
800 meters (6:10 p.m.) – Abbygail Nunez, Hannah Little, MerriAnna Johnson
1,500 meters (4:35 p.m.) – MerriAnna Johnson
5,000 meters (7:45 p.m.) – Alena Donahue
100 hurdles (2:15 p.m.) – Makaylin Christenson, Kinsey Mohwinkle
400 hurdles (5:40 p.m.) – Kinsey Mohwinkle, Viola Okey-Ezealah
4x100 meters (4:05 p.m.) – Myesha Thompson/Katie Lavato/Viola Okey-Ezealah/Zaria Stapleton
4x400 meters (7:20 p.m.) – Katie Lavato/Jenna Marxhausen/Emma Hoppman/Viola Okey-Ezealah
High jump (2:30 p.m.) – Makaylin Christenson
Pole vault (after men's) – Lauren Woelfel, Olivia Witt
Long jump (2:30 p.m.) – Myesha Thompson, Kinsey Mohwinkle
Shot put (5:30 p.m.) – Hannah Bruskiewicz, Mackenzie McMahon
Javelin throw (6:30 p.m.) – Savannah Reinke, Kim Feller, Makaylin Christenson

*note – times listed are estimates

PR SPOTLIGHT
Hannah Bruskiewicz (Hammer throw) 13.67m/44-10 --> 33.75m/110-8
Hannah Bruskiewicz (Javelin throw) 23.03m/75-7 --> 23.07m/75-8
Makaylin Christenson (100 hurdles) 16.75 --> 16.05
Makaylin Christenson (Long jump) 5.33m/17-6 --> 5.37m/17-7.5
Makaylin Christenson (Shot put) 8.08m/26-6.25 --> 9.22m/30-3
Alena Donahue (3,000 steeplechase) 11:57.83 --> 11:49.52
Kim Feller (Discus throw) 33.38m/109-6 --> 34.14m/112-0
Kim Feller (Hammer throw) 40.27m/132-1 --> 41.91m/137-6
Kim Feller (Javelin throw) 31.85m/104-6 --> 33.40m/109-7
Emma Hoppman (400 meters) 1:02.55 --> 1:02.14
Hannah Little (800 meters) 2:33.73 --> 2:31.98
Jenna Marxhausen (400 meters) 1:03.16 --> 1:00.94
Mackenzie McMahon (Hammer throw) 41.11m/134-10 --> 41.31m/135-6
Kinsey Mohwinkle (High jump) 1.55m/5-1 --> 1.55m/5-1
Abbygail Nunez (400 meters) 1:05.49 --> 1:03.22
Abbygail Nunez (1,500 meters) 5:09.47 --> 5:08.42
Viola Okey-Ezealah (400 hurdles) 1:15.16 --> 1:13.48
Jayla Patterson (100 meters) 13.12 --> 13.06
Myesha Thompson (200 meters) 26.72 --> 26.43
Olivia Witt (100 meters) 15.13 --> 14.82
Lauren Woelfel (100 meters) 14.71 --> 14.43

LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State Track & Field posted four event wins, 22 top-five finishes, 21 personal bests and five personal bests at the CSB Invitational at Clemens Stadium (Saint John's) in Collegeville on April 17-18.

For the second time this outdoor season, fifth year sprinter Katie Lavato (Buffalo, Minn.) swept the 100- and 200-meter titles, running new season bests in both events, finishing in 12.07 and 25.14 respectively. Sophomore sprinter/jumper Myesha Thompson (Mount Horeb, Wis.) won her first event since January 31, after leaping 5.52m/18-1.5 to claim the long jump title. Senior jumper/middle distance runner Makaylin Christenson (Prairie Farm, Wis.) captured the win in her first career heptathlon after positing 4,488 points.

Thompson also placed second in the 100 (12.86) and the 200 (26.43) after running a new personal best in the latter. En route to her multi-event win, Christenson set new personal bests in nearly half of the events. Her new personal records were 16.05 in the 100 hurdles, 5.37m/17-7.5 in the long jump and 9.22m/30-3 in the shot put.

Freshman thrower Kim Feller (East Helena, Mont.) posted new personal bests in the discus throw (34.14m/112-0), hammer throw (41.91m/137-6) and javelin throw (33.40m/109-7) and was the top SCSU finisher in each event. Sophomore thrower Hannah Bruskiewicz (Rogers, Minn.) recorded personal bests in both the hammer throw (33.75m/110-8) and the javelin throw (23.07m/75-8), while freshman thrower Mackenzie McMahon (Baraboo, Wis.) posted a new hammer throw career best (41.31m/135-6).

Freshman distance runner Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.) captured a pair of career bests in the 400 meters (1:03.22) and 1,500 meters (5:08.42), showing off her range. Sophomore distance runner Alena Donahue (West Salem, Wis.) was second in the 3,000 steeplchase after running a new personal best time of 11:49.52 and freshman jumper/sprinter Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) was second in the high jump after clearing a new personal best height of 1.55m/5-1.

Sophomore sprinter Jenna Marxhausen (Two Harbors, Minn.) and freshman sprinter Emma Hoppman (Red Wing, Minn.) each ran to new personal best 400 meter times in 1:00.94 and 1:02.14 respectively.

In the 100 meters, freshman sprinter Jayla Patterson (Romeoville, Ill.) (13.06), freshman Lauren Woelfel (Becker, Minn.) (14.43) and sophomore Olivia Witt (Delano, Minn.) (14.82) clocked a new career best time while senior Shelby Romig (Ankeny, Iowa) ran to a new season best time (14.12). Romig also posted a season best mark in the long jump, 4.95m/16-3.

Junior distance runner Hannah Little (Grimes, Iowa) ran to a new personal best in the 800 meters (2:31.98) and freshman distance runner MerriAnna Johnson (Osecola, Wis.) ran a new season's best time of 2:33.92.

In the 400 hurdles, Viola Okey-Ezealah (Port Harcourt, Nigeria) ran a personal best time of 1:13.48.

St. Cloud State at the CSB Invitational
April 17-18, 2025 | Clemens Stadium (Saint John's) | Collegeville, Minn.

100 meters
1. Katie Lavato - 12.07 SB
2. Myesha Thompson - 12.86
6. Jayla Patterson - 13.06 PR
17. Shelby Romig - 14.12 SB
21. Lauren Woelfel - 14.43 PR
23. Olivia Witt - 14.82 PR

200 meters
1. Katie Lavato - 25.14 SB
2. Myesha Thompson - 26.43 PR
4. Jayla Patterson - 27.34

400 meters
4. Jenna Marxhausen - 1:00.94 PR
7. Emma Hoppman - 1:02.14 PR
8. Abbygail Nunez - 1:03.22 PR

800 meters
7. Hannah Little 2:31.98 PR
8. MerriAnna Johnson - 2:33.92 SB
10. Alea Briggs - 2:36.66

1,500 meters
6. Abbygail Nunez - 5:08.42 PR
9. Alea Briggs - 5:26.55

100 hurdles
4. Kinsey Mohwinkle - 16.79

400 hurdles
3. Kinsey Mohwinkle - 1:11.84
5. Viola Okey-Ezealah - 1:13.48 PR

3,000 steeplechase
2. Alena Donahue - 11:49.52 PR

4x100 relay
3. Emma Hoppman/Jenna Marxhausen/Ava Wilmanns/Jayla Patterson - 51.53

4x400 relay
3. Jenna Marxhausen/Emma Hoppman/Viola Okey-Ezealah/Abbygail Nunez - 4:11.90

High jump
2. Kinsey Mohwinkle - 1.55m/5-1 =PR

Pole vault
2. Lauren Woelfel - 3.25m/10-8

Long jump
1. Myesha Thompson - 5.52m/18-1.5
3. Kinsey Mohwinkle - 5.12m/16-9.75
5. Shelby Romig - 4.95m/16-3 SB

Triple jump
2. Viola Okey-Ezealah - 10.00m/32-9.75

Shot put
4. Hannah Bruskiewicz - 11.63m/38-2
8. Mackenzie McMahon - 11.01m/36-1.5

Discus throw
8. Mackenzie McMahon - 35.03m/114-11
12. Kim Feller - 34.14m/112-0 PR
24. Hannah Bruskiewicz - 27.98m/91-9

Hammer throw
4. Kim Feller - 41.91m/137-6 PR
6. Mackenzie McMahon - 41.31m/135-6 PR
18. Hannah Bruskiewicz - 33.75m/110-8 PR

Javelin throw
4. Kim Feller - 33.40m/109-7 PR
6. Savannah Reinke - 30.81m/101-1
18. Hannah Bruskiewicz - 23.07m/75-8 PR

Heptathlon
1. Makaylin Christenson - 4,488 points

Heptathlon 200 meters
2. Makaylin Christenson - 27.10

Heptathlon 800
1. Makaylin Christenson - 2:32.57

Heptathlon 100 hurdles
3. Makaylin Christenson - 16.05 PR

Heptathlon high jump
1. Makaylin Christenson - 1.64m/5-4.5

Heptathlon long jump
1. Makaylin Christenson - 5.37m/17-7.5 PR

Heptathlon shot put
3. Makaylin Christenson - 9.22m/30-3 PR

Heptathlon javelin throw
2. Makaylin Christenson - 30.71m/100-9

Team Scores:
No team scores

Results (Wayzata Results)
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.