St. Cloud State Track & Field Opens Outdoor Season in Kansas

Friday, March 27

Francis G. Welch Stadium • Emporia, Kan.

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

St. Cloud State

ESU Spring Open

Mackenzie McMahon @ CSB Invitational 4-17-25

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

St. Cloud State Track & Field Opens Outdoor Season in Kansas

3/26/2026 10:46:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

Huskies compete at ESU Spring Open on campus of Emporia State Friday

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Track & Field will open its 2026 outdoor season in Emporia, Kansas on Friday at the ESU Spring Open, hosted by Emporia State. Field events are scheduled to start at 11 a.m. while action on the track at Francis G. Welch Stadium is slated to begin at 1 p.m.

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TEAMS AT THE MEET
Allen CC (Kan.), Augustana, Baker (Kan.), Benedictine (Kan.), Bethany (Kan.), Bethel (Kan.), Butler CC (Kan.), Central Christian (Kan.), Dodge City CC (Kan.), Emporia State (Kan.), Friends (Kan.), Garden City CC (Kan.), Grand Valley State (Mich.), Haskell Indian (Kan.), Hesston (Kan.), Highland CC (Kan.), Kansas, Kansas State, McPherson (Kan.), Minnesota State, Missouri Southern, Missouri Western, Northwest Missouri State, Ottawa (Kan.), Pittsburg State (Kan.), St. Cloud State, Sterling (Kan.), Tabor (Kan.), Washburn (Kan.), Wichita State (Kan.), William Jewell (Mo.)

HUSKIES IN THE MEET
100 meters (3:25 p.m.) – Myesha Thompson, Zaria Stapleton, Ava Wilmanns, Lauren Woelfel, Aliyah Horton, Zoe Klocksien
200 meters (4:45 p.m.) – Jenna Marxhausen, Efe Ottah, Zaria Stapleton,
400 meters (2:55 p.m.) – Jenna Marxhausen, Emma Hoppman, Efe Ottah, Jillian Kneisler
800 meters (3:55 p.m.) – Abbygail Nunez, Campbell Slattery, Jocie Wheeler
1,500 meters (1:40 p.m.) – Abbygail Nunez
100 hurdles (2:25 p.m.) – Olivia Witt
400 hurdles (4:20 p.m.) – Jillian Kneisler, Emma Hoppman
3,000 steeplechase (1 p.m.) – Jocie Wheeler, Campbell Slattery
4x100 meter relay (1:30 p.m.) – Jenna Marxhausen/Efe Ottah/Jillian Kneisler/Abbygail Nunez
High jump (Noon) – Elena Martinez-Rodriguez, Zoe Klocksien
Pole vault (Noon) – Lauren Woelfel, Olivia Witt
Long jump (11 a.m.) – Myesha Thompson, Ava Wilmanns, Aliyah Horton
Shot put (after hammer and discus) – Mackenzie McMahon
Hammer throw (11 a.m.) – Kim Feller, Mackenzie McMahon, Savannah Reinke
Javelin throw (after men's javelin) – Kim Feller

LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State Track & Field outperformed its preseason projection at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Indoor Championships by five places, finishing 10^th at the meet that was hosted by Minnesota State at Myers Field House in Mankato on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28. Graduate jumper Elena Martinez-Rodriguez (Madrid, Spain) led the charge for the Huskies, scoring 14 of the team's 18.5 points in the meet including 10 points for winning the high jump on Friday. In total, SCSU posted seven personal bests, one season's best, one event win and four scoring finishes (top eight) at the meet.

It was the third week in a row and fifth time this season that Martinez-Rodriguez won a high jump. She became the first Husky to win an event at the indoor conference meet since Natalie Gottschalk (2015-19) won the pentathlon in 2018 and just the seventh Husky to ever win an event at the indoor meet. She also recorded four points after posting a new personal best in the triple jump (11.75m/38-6.75) to finish fifth in the event on Saturday.

Sophomore Lauren Woelfel (Becker, Minn.) tied for fifth in the pole vault, earning the team 3.5 points after clearing 3.61m/11-10 on Friday and the quartet of junior sprinter Jenna Marxhausen (Two Harbors, Minn.), freshman Efe Ottah, freshman Jillian Kneisler and sophomore distance runner Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.) ran a new season's best time in the 4x400 relay (4:03.90) to finish eighth and earn a point for the team on Saturday. Individually, Nunez (1:39.25) and Kneisler (1:43.42) each ran to new personal best times in the 600 prelims on Friday.

Freshman Jordyn Tozer competed in her first career pentathlon on Saturday and recorded three new personal bests in shot put (10.42m/34-2.25), long jump (4.75m/15-7) and the 800 (2:55.25). Sophomore jumper Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) leaped to a new personal best in the triple jump (10.59m/34-9) on Saturday.

St. Cloud State at the NSIC Indoor Championships (hosted by Minnesota State)
Friday-Saturday Feb. 27-28, 2026 | Myers Field House | Mankato, Minn.

60 meters (prelims)
24. Zaria Stapleton - 7.96

200 meters (prelims)
21. Jenna Marxhausen - 26.61

400 meters (prelims)
12. Jenna Marxhausen - 1:00.79

600 meters (prelims)
12. Abbygail Nunez - 1:39.25 PR
22. Jillian Kneisler - 1:43.42 PR

4x400 relay
8. Jenna Marxhausen/Efe Ottah/Jillian Kneisler/Abbygail Nunez - 4:03.90 SB (1 pt)

Distance medley relay (1,200/400/1,600/800)
12. Abbygail Nunez/Efe Ottah/Jillian Kneisler/MerriAnna Johnson - 13:06.35

High jump
1. Elena Martinez-Rodriguez - 1.66m/5-5.25 (10 pts)
18. Kinsey Mohwinkle - 1.55m/5-1

Pole vault
T5. Lauren Woelfel - 3.61m/11-10 (3.5 pts)

Long jump
18. Myesha Thompson - 5.31m/17-5.25

Triple jump
5. Elena Martinez-Rodriguez - 11.75m/38-6.75 PR (4 pts)
28. Kinsey Mohwinkle - 10.59m/34-9 PR

Weight throw
27. Kim Feller - 14.33m/47-0.25
Mackenzie McMahon - ND

Pentathlon
15. Jordyn Tozer - 2,365 points

Pentathlon 60 hurdles
5. Jordyn Tozer - 11.25

Pentathlon high jump
15. Jordyn Tozer - 1.30m/4-3.25

Pentathlon shot put
8. Jordyn Tozer - 10.42m/34-2.25 PR

Pentathlon long jump
12. Jordyn Tozer - 4.75m/15-7 PR

Pentathlon 800 meters
13. Jordyn Tozer - 2:55.25 PR

Team Scores:
10^th of 15 teams (18.5 points)

Results (Hero's Timing)
Results (TFRRS)
Results (PDF)

TOP OF THE PODIUM
Graduate jumper Elena Martinez-Rodriguez (Madrid, Spain) won the high jump at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Indoor Championships on Friday, Feb. 27, becoming just the seventh athlete to win an event at the indoor NSIC Championships. She scored 14 of the team's 18.5 points in the meet including 10 points for winning the high jump.

It was the third week in a row and fifth time this season that Martinez-Rodriguez won a high jump. She became the first Husky to win an event at the indoor conference meet since Natalie Gottschalk (2015-19) won the pentathlon in 2018 and just the seventh Husky to ever win an event at the indoor meet. She also recorded four points after posting a new personal best in the triple jump (11.75m/38-6.75) to finish fifth in the event on Saturday (Feb. 28).

SCSU Event Winners @ the NSIC Indoor Championships
Heather Miller (55 hurdles, 2009)
Heather Miller (triple jump, 2009)
Heather Miller (pentathlon, 2009)
Heather Miller (60 hurdles, 2010)
Heather Miller (long jump, 2010)
Heather Miller (triple jump, 2010)
Danielle Luhmann (high jump, 2010)
Heather Miller (pentathlon, 2010)
Roshane Boreland (800 meters, 2011)
Becky Schmidt (long jump, 2012)
Patience Yalartai (long jump, 2017)
Patience Yalartai (triple jump, 2017)
Natalie Gottschalk (pentathlon, 2018)
Elena Martinez-Rodriguez (high jump, 2026)

PR SPOTLIGHT
Jillian Kneisler (600 meters) 1:45.28  1:43.42
Elena Martinez-Rodriguez (triple jump) 11.35m/37-3  11.75m/38-6.75
Kinsey Mohwinkle (triple jump) 10.46m/34-4  10.59m/34-9
Abbygail Nunez (600 meters) 1:42.28  1:39.25
Jordyn Tozer (800 meters) 2:59.81  2:55.25
Jordyn Tozer (long jump) 4.50m/14-9.25  4.75m/15-7
Jordyn Tozer (shot put) 9.67m/31-8.75  10.42m/34-2.25

HUSKIES TO WATCH
Freshman sprinter Efe Ottah and sophomore pole vaulter Lauren Woelfel (Becker, Minn.) were named the preseason athletes to watch by the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) ahead of the outdoor season.

Ottah, the Huskies track athlete to watch, competed in the 60, 200, 300 and 400 meters during her first collegiate indoor season. She was a member of the 4x400 relay team that finished in eighth place at the NSIC Indoor Championships after running a season best time of 4:03.90. It was her first time scoring at a conference championship.

"Efe has made a strong impression in her first year with our program," said third-year head coach Gabrielle Brown. "She shows up every day ready to work, brings great energy to practice, and is constantly looking for ways to improve. Her work ethic and willingness to learn have made her someone we're excited to watch continue developing throughout the outdoor season."

Woelfel, the Huskies field athlete to watch, competed in the pole vault during the indoor season. She won the event in two of the four meets she competed in, set a lifetime best in the event at the Snowshoe Open (Minnesota) on Feb. 20 (3.62m/11-10.5) and finished tied for fifth place at the NSIC Indoor Championships after clearing 3.61m/11-10 to score 3.5 points for the team. It was her first time scoring at a conference championship.

"Lauren made an immediate impact for us during the indoor season, scoring at the NSIC Championships while also competing in swim and dive," said Brown. "We're excited to see what she can do this outdoor season now that she's able to focus fully on track and continue building on the progress she showed indoors."

NSIC Release

PRESEASON POLLING
St. Cloud State Track & Field was selected to finish 12^th in the 2026 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Coaches' Poll as announced by the league office on March 19. During the indoor season, the Huskies outperformed their preseason projection at the NSIC Indoor Championships by five places, finishing 10^th at the meet. SCSU finished 14^th of 14 teams at the 2025 NSIC Outdoor Championships.

"We're excited about the momentum our group is building," said third-year head coach Gabrielle Brown. "This team has shown a strong commitment to the process and continues to compete for one another. I'm looking forward to seeing how the Huskies build on the progress we made during the indoor season as we head into outdoor competition."

NSIC Release

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