St. Cloud State Track & Field Travels for Iowa for Luther Invitational

Saturday, April 5

Carlson Stadium • Decorah, Iowa

11 a.m. (Field) | 1 p.m. (Track)

St. Cloud State

Luther Invitational

Myesha Thompson @ Maverick Open #2 5-4-24

Photo by: Jacob Sanders

St. Cloud State Track & Field Travels for Iowa for Luther Invitational

4/3/2025 3:51:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

Live Results Meet Information/Schedule

Huskies head to Luther College in Decorah Saturday to compete

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Track & Field continues its stretch of out-of-state competition on Saturday at the Luther (Iowa) Invitational at Carlson Stadium in Decorah, Iowa. Field events are set to begin at 11 a.m. and running events will start at 1 p.m.

Meet Information/Schedule

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

TEAMS AT THE MEET
Bemidji State, Bethany Lutheran, Faith Baptist Bible (Iowa), Gustavus Adolphus, Luther (Iowa), Saint Mary's, Southwest Minnesota State, St. Cloud State, Upper Iowa, Waldorf (Iowa)

HUSKIES IN THE MEET
100 meters (~3:08 p.m.) – Katie Lavato, Viola Okey-Ezealah, Zaria Stapleton, Jayla Patterson, Shelby Romig, Kaylee Cooper, Olivia Witt, Amorie Northington, Ava Wilmanns, Lauren Woelfel
200 meters (~4:14 p.m.) – Katie Lavato, Jenna Marxhausen, Viola Okey-Ezealah, Myesha Thompson, Zaria Stapleton, Jayla Patterson, Emma Hoppman, Ava Wilmanns, Kaylee Cooper, Olivia Witt, Amorie Northington, Lauren Woelfel
400 meters (~2:44 p.m.) – Emma Hoppman, Jenna Marxhausen, Hannah Little
800 meters (~3:32 p.m.) – Abbygail Nunez, Alea Briggs, MerriAnna Johnson, Hannah Little
1,500 meters (~1:42 p.m.) – Abbygail Nunez, Alea Briggs, MerriAnna Johnson
5,000 meters (~4:47 p.m.) – Alena Donahue
100 hurdles (~2:28 p.m.) – Shelby Romig
3,000 steeplechase (1 p.m.) – Alena Donahue
4x100 meter relay (1:32 p.m.) – Myesha Thompson/Katie Lavato/Viola Okey-Ezealah/Jayla Patterson, Emma Hoppman/Ava Wilmanns/Jenna Marxhausen/Lauren Woelfel
4x400 meter relay (~5:31 p.m.) – Katie Lavato/Emma Hoppman/Makaylin Christenson/Viola Okey-Ezealah, Jenna Marxhausen/Abbygail Nunez/Alea Briggs/Kaylee Cooper
High jump (11:30 a.m.) – Makaylin Christenson
Pole vault (11:30 a.m.) – Olivia Witt, Lauren Woelfel
Long jump (11:30 a.m.) – Myesha Thompson, Shelby Romig, Zaria Stapleton
Triple jump (after long jump) – Makaylin Christenson, Viola Okey-Ezealah
Shot put (after men's) – Mackenzie McMahon
Discus throw (11 a.m.) – Mackenzie McMahon, Kim Feller, Savannah Reinke
Hammer throw (after discus and shot put) – Kim Feller, Savannah Reinke, Mackenzie McMahon
Javelin throw (after men) – Savannah Reinke, Makaylin Christenson, Kim Feller, Viola Okey-Ezealah

PR SPOTLIGHT
Makaylin Christenson (200 meters) 27.50 --> 26.78
Makaylin Christenson (High jump) 1.60m/5-3 --> 1.65m/5-5
Kaylee Cooper (200 meters) 29.10 --> 28.89
Kaylee Cooper (400 meters) 1:09.44 --> 1:09.08
Alena Donahue (3,000 steeplechase) 12:16.41 --> 12:06.03
Kim Feller (Hammer throw) 38.10m/125-0 --> 39.85m/130-9
Jenna Marxhausen (400 meters) 1:03.94 --> 1:03.82
Mackenzie McMahon (Shot put) 11.16m/36-7.5 --> 11.69m/38-4.25
Abbygail Nunez (800 meters) 2:29.30 --> 2:26.01
Abbygail Nunez (1,500 meters) 5:18.60 --> 5:09.47
Viola Okey-Ezealah (200 meters) 26.82 --> 26.50
Viola Okey-Ezealah (400 hurdles) 1:20.46 --> 1:15.16
Jayla Patterson (200 meters) 27.72 --> 27.35
Zaria Stapleton (200 meters) 27.22 --> 26.91

LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State Track & Field continued its outdoor season at the Emporia State Relays, at Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia on March 28-29. The Huskies placed 11^th 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:
11^th of 26 teams (21 points)

Results (Black Squirrel 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.

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