St. Cloud State Track & Field Travels to Iowa for Norse Invitational

Friday, April 3

Carlson Stadium • Decorah, Iowa

11 a.m. (Field) | 12:15 p.m. (Track)

St. Cloud State

Norse Invitational

Kinsey Mohwinkle @ CSB Invitational 4-17-25

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

St. Cloud State Track & Field Travels to Iowa for Norse Invitational

4/2/2026 1:24:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

Huskies set to compete in Decorah, Iowa at Luther Friday

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Track & Field continues its 2026 outdoor season in Decorah, Iowa on Friday, at the Norse Invitational, hosted by Luther. Field events are slated to begin at 11 a.m., while track events are scheduled to start at 1 p.m. at Carlson Stadium.

Meet Information/Schedule | Heat Sheets

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TEAMS AT THE MEET
Bemidji State, Buena Vista (Iowa), Gustavus, Adolphus, Luther (Iowa), Saint Mary's, St. Cloud State, St. Olaf

HUSKIES IN THE MEET
100 meters (~1:44 p.m.) – Myesha Thompson, Zaria Stapleton, Aliyah Horton, Zoe Klocksien, Ava Wilmanns, Lauren Woelfel, Efe Ottah
200 meters (~2:26 p.m.) – Efe Ottah, Jenna Marxhausen, Myesha Thompson, Zaria Stapleton, Zoe Klocksien, Nyri Gray, Aliyah Horton, Kinsey Mohwinkle
800 meters (~2:01 p.m.) – Abbygail Nunez, Jocie Wheeler
1,500 meters (~1:03 p.m.) – Abbygail Nunez, Campbell Slattery
100 hurdles (~1:19 p.m.) – Olivia Witt, Nyri Gray
400 hurdles (~2:11 p.m.) – Emma Hoppman, Jillian Kneisler
3,000 steeplechase (12:15 p.m.) – Jocie Wheeler, Campbell Slattery
4x100 meter relay (12:37 p.m.) – Myesha Thompson/Efe Ottah/Zaria Stapleton/Aliyah Horton
4x400 meter relay (~3:30 p.m.) – Jillian Kneisler/Jenna Marxhausen/Emma Hoppman/Abbygail Nunez
High jump (11:30 a.m.) – Elena Martinez-Rodriguez, Kinsey Mohwinkle, Zoe Klocksien
Pole vault (11:30 a.m.) – Lauren Woelfel, Olivia Witt
Shot put (~12:15 p.m.) – Mackenzie McMahon, Shanya Collier-Phillips
Discus throw (11 a.m.) – Kim Feller
Hammer throw (~2:15 p.m.) – Kim Feller, Mackenzie McMahon, Savannah Reinke, Shanya Collier-Phillips
Javelin throw (~12:15 p.m.) – Ava Wilmanns

LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State Track & Field opened its 2026 outdoor season with nine personal bests at the ESU Spring Open hosted by Emporia State on March 27. The Huskies also recorded eight top 10 finishes and three season bests at Francis G. Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kansas.

Graduate jumper Elena Martinez-Rodriguez (Madrid, Spain) continued her success in the high jump, posting a new outdoor personal best in the event after clearing 1.59m/5-2.5 to finish third. Also in the field, sophomore thrower Kim Feller (East Helena, Mont.) and junior thrower Savannah Reinke (Malta Bend, Mo.) recorded personal bests in the hammer throw with marks of 48.82m/160-2 and 37.74m/123-10 respectively and sophomore thrower Mackenzie McMahon (Baraboo, Wis.) recorded a season best in the shot put (11.63m/38-2).

On the track, a trio of Huskies PR'ed in the 100 meters – junior sprinter/jumper Myesha Thompson (Mount Horeb, Wis.) who ran 12.65, sophomore sprinter/jumper Zaria Stapleton (Nassau Bahamas), who ran 12.66 and senior sprinter/jumper Ava Wilmanns (Cedarburg, Wis.) who ran 13.34. Stapleton also set a new season best in the 200 (27.05).

Freshman sprinter Efe Ottah (Wednesbury, England) ran a new personal best in the 400, becoming the first Husky to break the 60-second barrier this season, finishing the lap in 59.21. She also set a personal record in the 200 meters (25.88). Junior sprinter Jenna Marxhausen (Two Harbors, Minn.) set a new outdoor personal best in the 400 (1:00.90) and a season best in the 200 (26.04). Freshman distance runner Jocie Wheeler (Annandale, Minn.) raced to a new personal record in the 800 meters, finishing the half mile in 2:41.98.

St. Cloud State at the ESU Spring Open (hosted by Emporia State)
Friday, March 27, 2026 | Francis G. Welch Stadium | Emporia, Kan.

100 meters
20. Myesha Thompson - 12.65 PR
21. Zaria Stapleton - 12.66 =PR
22. Aliyah Horton - 12.68
26. Zoe Klocksien - 12.77
41. Ava Wilmanns - 13.34 PR

200 meters
18. Efe Ottah - 25.88 PR
21. Jenna Marxhausen - 26.04 SB
35. Zaria Stapleton - 27.05 SB

400 meters
6. Efe Ottah - 59.21 PR
9. Jenna Marxhausen - 1:00.90
16. Emma Hoppman - 1:02.48
19. Jillian Kneisler - 1:03.20

800 meters
12. Abbygail Nunez - 2:28.43
27. Jocie Wheeler - 2:41.98 PR
30. Campbell Slattery - 2:44.82

1,500 meters
12. Abbygail Nunez - 5:11.09

400 hurdles
6. Emma Hoppman - 1:12.13
7. Jillian Kneisler - 1:12.27

3,000 steeplechase
6. Jocie Wheeler - 13:25.54
7. Campbell Slattery - 13:42.59

4x100 relay
11. Zaria Stapleton/Myesha Thompson/Aliyah Horton/Zoe Klocksien - 51.16

High jump
3. Elena Martinez-Rodriguez - 1.59m/5-2.5 ODPR

Long jump
8. Myesha Thompson - 5.49m/18-0.25
33. Aliyah Horton - 3.76m/12-4

Shot put
12. Mackenzie McMahon - 11.63m/38-2 SB

Hammer throw
11 Kim Feller - 48.82m/160-2 PR
32. Savannah Reinke - 37.74m/123-10 PR

Javelin throw
32. Kim Feller - 30.04/98-6

Team Scores:
No team scores

Results (Black Squirrel Timing)
Results (TFRRS)
Results (PDF)

PR SPOTLIGHT
Kim Feller (hammer throw) 41.91m/137-6 --> 48.82m/160-2
Elena Martinez-Rodriguez (outdoor high jump) 1.48m/4-10.25 --> 1.59m/5-2.5
Efe Ottah (200 meters) 26.13 --> 25.88
Efe Ottah (400 meters) 1:01.97 --> 59.21
Savannah Reinke (hammer throw) 35.28m/115-9 --> 37.74m/123-10
Myesha Thompson (100 meters) 12.66 --> 12.65
Jocie Wheeler (800 meters) 2:42.40 --> 2:41.98
Ava Wilmanns (100 meters) 13.73 --> 13.34
Zaria Stapleton (100 meters) =12.66

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 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)

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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