St. Cloud State Track & Field Heads to Iowa for Drake Relays, Viking Classic

Friday, April 24

Drake Stadium • Des Moines, Iowa

9:23 a.m. (4x100 relay) | 3:12 p.m. (4x400 relay)

St. Cloud State

Drake Relays

Aliyah Horton @ CSB Invitational 4-16-26

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

St. Cloud State Track & Field Heads to Iowa for Drake Relays, Viking Classic

4/23/2026 3:58:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

Huskies set to run pair of relays at iconic blue oval, majority of team to compete at Grandview

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Track & Field will head south for a pair of meets in its penultimate weekend of regular season competition. The Huskies will run a 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay at the Drake Relays hosted at The Blue Oval in Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, while the rest of the team will compete at the Viking Classic, hosted by Grandview at Duke Williams Stadium in Des Moines. Both meets are on Friday with the relays at Drake going off at 9:23 a.m. and 3:12 p.m. respectively and the Viking Classic starting at 11 a.m.

FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Drake Relays
Live results will be provided by PrimeTime Timing.

Viking Classic
Live results will be provided by Race the Clock Timing.

Links to coverage options for both meets will be available on the SCSU Track & Field meet day central and schedule page.

HUSKIES IN THE MEET
Drake Relays
4x100 meter relay (9:23 a.m. – prelims) – Aliyah Horton/Efe Ottah/Myesha Thompson/Zaria Stapleton
4x400 meter relay (3:12 p.m. – prelims) – Abbygail Nunez/Efe Ottah/Jenna Marxhausen/Jillian Kneisler

Viking Classic
100 meters – Zaria Stapleton, Zoe Klocksien
1,500 meters – Jocie Wheeler
100 hurdles – Lauren Woelfel
400 hurdles – Jillian Kneisler
3,000 steeplechase – Abbygail Nunez
High jump – Kinsey Mohwinkle, Zoe Klocksien
Pole vault – Lauren Woelfel
Long jump – Myesha Thompson, Ava Wilmanns, Aliyah Horton
Triple jump – Kinsey Mohwinkle
Shot put – Mackenzie McMahon
Hammer throw – Kim Feller, Mackenzie McMahon, Savannah Reinke
Javelin throw – Kim Feller, Ava Wilmanns

LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State Track & Field tallied two event wins, 11 top-five finishes, seven personal bests, one season best at the CSB Invitational, hosted by Saint Benedict at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville on April 16. As a team, the Huskies were 5^th of 9 teams with 84 points.

Sophomore thrower Kim Feller (East Helena, Mont.) won the discus with a throw of 39.00m/127-11 and junior sprinter/jumper Myesha Thompson (Mount Horeb, Wis.) won the long jump with a leap of 5.41m/17-9.

Sophomore sprinter/jumper Zaria Stapleton (Nassau Bahamas) posted a new personal best in the 100 meters for the second week in a row (12.52) and also recorded a new PR in the long jump (5.39m/17-8.25), finishing second in the event to Thomspon.

The Huskies had three personal records in the 400 meters - freshman sprinter Efe Ottah (Wednesbury, England) who ran 58.20, junior sprinter Jenna Marxhausen (Two Harbors, Minn.) who ran 58.34 and freshman mid-distance runner Jillian Kneisler (Muskego, Wis.) who ran 1:01.25. It was the second straight sub-60 second performance from both Ottah and Marxhausen.

SCSU also had two new personal bests in the hammer throw – sophomore thrower Mackenzie McMahon (Baraboo, Wis.), who posted a mark of 44.35m/145-6 and junior thrower Savannah Reinke (Malta Bend, Mo.) who recorded a distance of 43.22m/141-9. Junior jumper/sprinter Kinsey Mohwinkle (Aplington, Iowa) eclipsed a new season best mark in the high jump 1.58m/5-2.25 which was good for a runner-up finish in the event.

St. Cloud State at CSB Invitational (hosted by Saint Benedict)
Thursday, April 16, 2026 | Clemens Stadium | Collegeville, Minn.

100 meters
2. Zaria Stapleton - 12.52 PR
12. Aliyah Horton - 13.00
13. Zoe Klocksien - 13.14
t20. Ava Wilmanns - 13.67

200 meters
2. Jenna Marxhausen - 26.24
15. Aliyah Horton - 27.49

400 meters
3. Efe Ottah - 58.20 PR
4. Jenna Marxhausen - 58.34 PR
11. Emma Hoppman - 1:00.39
12. Jillian Kneisler - 1:01.25 PR

10,000 meters
4. Campbell Slattery - 40:41.73
10. Jocie Wheeler - 45:32.73

100 hurdles
6. Nyri Gray - 16.74
12. Lauren Woelfel - 17.61

400 hurdles
6. Jillian Kneisler - 1:08.50
9. Emma Hoppman - 1:11.25
11. Nyri Gray - 1:13.38

3,000 steeplechase
5. Abbygail Nunez - 12:53.24

High jump (indoor)
2. Kinsey Mohwinkle - 1.58m/5-2.25 SB

Long jump
1. Myesha Thompson - 5.41m/17-9
2. Zaria Stapleton - 5.39m/17-8.25 PR
7. Zoe Klocksien - 5.01m/16-5.25
17. Ava Wilmanns - 4.30m/14-1.25

Shot put
12. Mackenzie McMahon - 11.39m/37-4.5

Discus throw
1. Kim Feller - 39.00m/127-11

Hammer throw
4. Kim Feller - 45.72m/150-0
7. Mackenzie McMahon - 44.35m/145-6 PR
8. Savannah Reinke - 43.22m/141-9 PR

Team Scores:
5^th of 9 teams (84 points)

Results
Results (TFFRS)

PR SPOTLIGHT
Jillian Kneisler (400 meters) 1:02.79 --> 1:01.25
Jenna Marxhausen (400 meters) 58.95 --> 58.34
Mackenzie McMahon (hammer throw) 41.55m/136-2 --> 44.35m/145-6
Efe Ottah (400 meters) 59.21 --> 58.20
Savannah Reinke (hammer throw) 42.89m/140-8 --> 43.22m/141-9
Zaria Stapleton (100 meters) 12.53 --> 12.52
Zaria Stapleton (long jump) 5.19m/17-0.5 --> 5.39m/17-8.25

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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