University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, January 12
St. Paul, Minn.
2:00 p.m. Central
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St. Thomas Invitational
Photo by: Collin Boyles
Tommie Men’s and Women’s Track & Field combine for seven wins Friday
1/12/2024 10:00:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Both teams combine for 25 top-three finishes, including 14 for women and 11 for men
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Tommies showed up out of the holiday break for their first indoor meet of the calendar year with seven wins and 25 top-three finishes Friday at the St. Thomas Invitational held in the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex Fieldhouse.
The women finished with five event wins while the men added another two during the meet that included Augsburg, Carleton, Concordia-St. Paul, Hamline, Minnesota, Saint Mary's (Minn.), St. Catherine (Minn.) and St. Cloud State. In total, the women finished with 14 top-three and 23 top-five finishes while the men added 11 top-three and 17 top-five.
MEN'S RESULTS
Nate Raddatz ended with three top-three finishes on the day behind three personal record marks. Raddatz won the pole vault with a mark of 4.15m and took third in the shot put with a toss of 13.60m and the high jump with a leap of 1.90m. Will DiSessa won his second triple jump event of the indoor season with a mark of 13.54m.
Grady Clem took two second-place finishes in the high jump with a mark of 1.90m and the triple jump with a personal record 13.15m. Cameron Schulz in the pole vault and Vincenzo Miller in the 60m hurdles both recorded second-place finishes.
WOMEN'S RESULTS
Alexis Pratt earned her first 60m dash win of the season, and second in the top two, taking Friday's meet title in 7.85 after running 7.82 in the prelims. The 4x400m relay team of Kendall Hagness, Grace Swanson, Dominica Bernstein and Emmy Schulz won the event in a time of 4:10.43, the final running win for the Purple.
In the field, Katie Nollette won the pole vault with a mark of 3.25m, Josie Liebl won the high jump with a personal record leap of 1.57m and Cassia Cady won the triple jump title with a personal record of 11.14m. Liebl added another personal record in the long jump with a mark of 5.27m. Hailey Shimon took second in the weight throw with a personal record toss of 17.07m, 0.25m shy of tying the current program record. Shimon also set a personal record in the shot put with a fourth-place throw of 12.50m.
QUOTEABLES
Thoughts from men's head coach Pete Wareham following the first indoor meet of 2024:
"The guys have put in a lot of work over the past several months to prepare for the competitive season so it was great to kick off the first meet of the year. Our team goal was to take what we have practiced each day and bring it to competition. We had a great start tonight and it will help us progress and be ready for the larger, highly competitive meets scheduled over the next six weeks."
Thoughts from women's head coach Ashley Lucas following the St. Thomas Invitational:
"Today was a good start to 2024. The team competed well and we got a good idea of what needs to be worked on going forward. A big highlight was Hailey Shimon having herself a day in the weight throw and then coming back to PR in the shot put. Josie Liebl was another highlight in both the high jump and long jump. Now we will set our sights on Iowa State and open up some individuals who were off this weekend."
FOLLOW ALONG
For more information on St. Thomas Women's Cross Country, follow along on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieWXCTF. For more information on St. Thomas Men's Cross Country, follow along on Instagram at @TommieMTFXC
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The women finished with five event wins while the men added another two during the meet that included Augsburg, Carleton, Concordia-St. Paul, Hamline, Minnesota, Saint Mary's (Minn.), St. Catherine (Minn.) and St. Cloud State. In total, the women finished with 14 top-three and 23 top-five finishes while the men added 11 top-three and 17 top-five.
MEN'S RESULTS
Nate Raddatz ended with three top-three finishes on the day behind three personal record marks. Raddatz won the pole vault with a mark of 4.15m and took third in the shot put with a toss of 13.60m and the high jump with a leap of 1.90m. Will DiSessa won his second triple jump event of the indoor season with a mark of 13.54m.
Grady Clem took two second-place finishes in the high jump with a mark of 1.90m and the triple jump with a personal record 13.15m. Cameron Schulz in the pole vault and Vincenzo Miller in the 60m hurdles both recorded second-place finishes.
WOMEN'S RESULTS
Alexis Pratt earned her first 60m dash win of the season, and second in the top two, taking Friday's meet title in 7.85 after running 7.82 in the prelims. The 4x400m relay team of Kendall Hagness, Grace Swanson, Dominica Bernstein and Emmy Schulz won the event in a time of 4:10.43, the final running win for the Purple.
In the field, Katie Nollette won the pole vault with a mark of 3.25m, Josie Liebl won the high jump with a personal record leap of 1.57m and Cassia Cady won the triple jump title with a personal record of 11.14m. Liebl added another personal record in the long jump with a mark of 5.27m. Hailey Shimon took second in the weight throw with a personal record toss of 17.07m, 0.25m shy of tying the current program record. Shimon also set a personal record in the shot put with a fourth-place throw of 12.50m.
QUOTEABLES
Thoughts from men's head coach Pete Wareham following the first indoor meet of 2024:
"The guys have put in a lot of work over the past several months to prepare for the competitive season so it was great to kick off the first meet of the year. Our team goal was to take what we have practiced each day and bring it to competition. We had a great start tonight and it will help us progress and be ready for the larger, highly competitive meets scheduled over the next six weeks."
Thoughts from women's head coach Ashley Lucas following the St. Thomas Invitational:
"Today was a good start to 2024. The team competed well and we got a good idea of what needs to be worked on going forward. A big highlight was Hailey Shimon having herself a day in the weight throw and then coming back to PR in the shot put. Josie Liebl was another highlight in both the high jump and long jump. Now we will set our sights on Iowa State and open up some individuals who were off this weekend."
FOLLOW ALONG
For more information on St. Thomas Women's Cross Country, follow along on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieWXCTF. For more information on St. Thomas Men's Cross Country, follow along on Instagram at @TommieMTFXC
-- St. Thomas Athletics --
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