University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, February 23
Fargo, N.D. / Shelly Ellig Indoor Track and Field Facility
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Summit League Indoor Championships
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Track & Field breaks records at 2024 Summit Indoor Championships
2/24/2024 7:53:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Women’s program saw three records fall, Sam Duffing broke men’s 60m hurdles
FARGO, N.D. -- The St. Thomas track & field programs saw success with broken records Friday and Saturday at the 2024 Summit League Indoor Championships held in Fargo, N.D. The men finished fourth overall with one broken record and one all-conference member while the women took sixth as three records fell.
The men totaled one podium finish in sophomore Caden Nordberg as he took third in the mile run in a time of 4:10.17. Junior Sam Duffing improved his own program record in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.05 to advance to the finals. The men totaled 57 points to place fourth among seven teams, led by South Dakota with165 points and North Dakota State with 163.5
Junior Taynian Walgrave was one of three Tommies to break a women's record as she topped a 10-year-old record in the 60m hurdles in 8.55, beating a time of 8.60 set by Mallory Burnham at the NCAA Division III Championships in 2014. Junior Molly Desotell improved her own record time in the 3000m to 9:39.18 while sophomore Olivia Keller also improved her own record in the heptathlon to 3365. The women totaled 23 points to finish sixth of eight teams, led by North Dakota State with 203.5 points and South Dakota with 192.5.
MEN'S RESULTS
In addition to Nordberg's third place finish, the men totaled 16 point scorers, finishing among the top eight in their respective events. Freshman Max Westerlund followed Nordberg in the mile in fourth place with a time of 4:11.24. Senior Nate Raddatz finished fourth in the heptathlon with a personal best score of 5,007, which ranks third all-time in program history.
Nordberg also took a fifth place finish in the 3000m run with a time of 8:22.54. Duffing ran his record-breaking time in the 60m hurdles during the qualifying round before finishing fifth in the event with a time of 8.08.
Junior Isaiah Hopf placed fifth in the 200m dash with a personal record time of 21.92, moving him into fifth all-time at St. Thomas indoors. He also recorded a fourth place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 14.78m (48-feet-6.00-inches).
Sophomore Mitchell Piehl took fifth in the 400m dash with a time of 49.60 and set the program's 10th fastest time in the 200m dash at 22.14 during the prelim round. Sophomores Thomas Dundon and Cameron Heppner finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 800m run.
Both relay teams came away with fifth place finishes, including senior Calvin Bream, Heppner, senior John Morrison and Dunson in the 4x400m and junior Tony Weeks, Bream, Morrison and sophomore Jon Roux in the distance medley relay. The 4x400m relay time ranks ninth all-time at St. Thomas indoors.
WOMEN'S RESULTS
Desotell recorded the highest individual finish for the Tommies over the weekend, taking fifth during her 3000m record-breaking performance. The finish was one of eight among the top eight for the Tommies at the championship. Junior Ava Pankratz also ran the 3000m run to a time of 10:09.56, which ranks seventh for the program since at least 2011.
Walgrave's 60m hurdles time of 8.55 came during the prelim round before finishing seventh in finals with a time of 8.58. Keller took eighth in the pentathlon, topping her previous program record by 10 points set during the indoor season opener in early December. During the pentathlon competition, she ran the 60m hurdles in 8.97, which ranks third for the program since 2011. Keller also set the second-best long jump mark since 2011 (not including the program record set in 2005) at 5.55m (18-2.50) to finish ninth in the event.
Junior Alicia Belany finished sixth in the 800m run with a personal best time of 2:14.25. The time clocks as the third fastest for the program since at least 2011.
Sophomore Alexis Pratt improved her personal best in the 60m dash with a time of 7.65 in the qualifying race, trailing the program record by 0.05 seconds set by Mallory Burnham in 2014, to qualify for finals and an eventual eighth-place finish. Freshman Cassia Cady ran the 60m dash prelims in 7.85, which is fifth for the program indoors since at least 2011. Cady also set the third best mark in the triple jump at 11.48m (37-8.00).
Junior Audrey Hatfield set a personal record in the shot put with a toss of 12.78m (41-11.25), the fourth best mark for the program since 2011.
The 4x400m relay team of freshman Rebecca Randleman, Pratt, junior Hindt and Belany finished fourth with a time of 3:53.35, which is the third best at St. Thomas since 2011.
QUOTEABLES
Thoughts from men's head coach Pete Wareham after his team's fourth place finish:
"I am very proud of our guys. They competed really hard in each race and each event. We spent months preparing for this competitive moment so that we could step up under pressure and perform. We had to win a lot of close battles throughout the weekend. The attitude and effort of our guys is something I am very proud of. We continue to build the program brick by brick and these guys are raising our level of competitiveness each day."
Thoughts from women's head coach Ashley Lucas following the record-breaking weekend:
"Whenever you have a weekend and walk away with three school records, you have to be proud. Myself and the coaching staff are extremely proud of how the team did. We scored more points than we were supposed to on paper and I really feel like everyone competed with grit and gave it everything they had, highlighted by Taynian (Walgrave), Olivia (Keller), and Molly's (Desotell) school records. I also though Alicia (Belany) fought all weekend in the 800 meter to make a final, outperform her seed and then come back for a great anchor leg of the 4x400 meter. Alexis (Pratt) wasn't supposed to make a final and did in the 60 meter. Ava Pankratz had a gutsy weekend with the 3K and 5K double and Morgan (Koppelman) had some great looks at the height she went out on.
"The team gained a lot of valuable experience heading into outdoor season and we return our point scorers for next year so we are looking forward to continue building."
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 men totaled one podium finish in sophomore Caden Nordberg as he took third in the mile run in a time of 4:10.17. Junior Sam Duffing improved his own program record in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.05 to advance to the finals. The men totaled 57 points to place fourth among seven teams, led by South Dakota with165 points and North Dakota State with 163.5
Junior Taynian Walgrave was one of three Tommies to break a women's record as she topped a 10-year-old record in the 60m hurdles in 8.55, beating a time of 8.60 set by Mallory Burnham at the NCAA Division III Championships in 2014. Junior Molly Desotell improved her own record time in the 3000m to 9:39.18 while sophomore Olivia Keller also improved her own record in the heptathlon to 3365. The women totaled 23 points to finish sixth of eight teams, led by North Dakota State with 203.5 points and South Dakota with 192.5.
MEN'S RESULTS
In addition to Nordberg's third place finish, the men totaled 16 point scorers, finishing among the top eight in their respective events. Freshman Max Westerlund followed Nordberg in the mile in fourth place with a time of 4:11.24. Senior Nate Raddatz finished fourth in the heptathlon with a personal best score of 5,007, which ranks third all-time in program history.
Nordberg also took a fifth place finish in the 3000m run with a time of 8:22.54. Duffing ran his record-breaking time in the 60m hurdles during the qualifying round before finishing fifth in the event with a time of 8.08.
Junior Isaiah Hopf placed fifth in the 200m dash with a personal record time of 21.92, moving him into fifth all-time at St. Thomas indoors. He also recorded a fourth place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 14.78m (48-feet-6.00-inches).
Sophomore Mitchell Piehl took fifth in the 400m dash with a time of 49.60 and set the program's 10th fastest time in the 200m dash at 22.14 during the prelim round. Sophomores Thomas Dundon and Cameron Heppner finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 800m run.
Both relay teams came away with fifth place finishes, including senior Calvin Bream, Heppner, senior John Morrison and Dunson in the 4x400m and junior Tony Weeks, Bream, Morrison and sophomore Jon Roux in the distance medley relay. The 4x400m relay time ranks ninth all-time at St. Thomas indoors.
WOMEN'S RESULTS
Desotell recorded the highest individual finish for the Tommies over the weekend, taking fifth during her 3000m record-breaking performance. The finish was one of eight among the top eight for the Tommies at the championship. Junior Ava Pankratz also ran the 3000m run to a time of 10:09.56, which ranks seventh for the program since at least 2011.
Walgrave's 60m hurdles time of 8.55 came during the prelim round before finishing seventh in finals with a time of 8.58. Keller took eighth in the pentathlon, topping her previous program record by 10 points set during the indoor season opener in early December. During the pentathlon competition, she ran the 60m hurdles in 8.97, which ranks third for the program since 2011. Keller also set the second-best long jump mark since 2011 (not including the program record set in 2005) at 5.55m (18-2.50) to finish ninth in the event.
Junior Alicia Belany finished sixth in the 800m run with a personal best time of 2:14.25. The time clocks as the third fastest for the program since at least 2011.
Sophomore Alexis Pratt improved her personal best in the 60m dash with a time of 7.65 in the qualifying race, trailing the program record by 0.05 seconds set by Mallory Burnham in 2014, to qualify for finals and an eventual eighth-place finish. Freshman Cassia Cady ran the 60m dash prelims in 7.85, which is fifth for the program indoors since at least 2011. Cady also set the third best mark in the triple jump at 11.48m (37-8.00).
Junior Audrey Hatfield set a personal record in the shot put with a toss of 12.78m (41-11.25), the fourth best mark for the program since 2011.
The 4x400m relay team of freshman Rebecca Randleman, Pratt, junior Hindt and Belany finished fourth with a time of 3:53.35, which is the third best at St. Thomas since 2011.
QUOTEABLES
Thoughts from men's head coach Pete Wareham after his team's fourth place finish:
"I am very proud of our guys. They competed really hard in each race and each event. We spent months preparing for this competitive moment so that we could step up under pressure and perform. We had to win a lot of close battles throughout the weekend. The attitude and effort of our guys is something I am very proud of. We continue to build the program brick by brick and these guys are raising our level of competitiveness each day."
Thoughts from women's head coach Ashley Lucas following the record-breaking weekend:
"Whenever you have a weekend and walk away with three school records, you have to be proud. Myself and the coaching staff are extremely proud of how the team did. We scored more points than we were supposed to on paper and I really feel like everyone competed with grit and gave it everything they had, highlighted by Taynian (Walgrave), Olivia (Keller), and Molly's (Desotell) school records. I also though Alicia (Belany) fought all weekend in the 800 meter to make a final, outperform her seed and then come back for a great anchor leg of the 4x400 meter. Alexis (Pratt) wasn't supposed to make a final and did in the 60 meter. Ava Pankratz had a gutsy weekend with the 3K and 5K double and Morgan (Koppelman) had some great looks at the height she went out on.
"The team gained a lot of valuable experience heading into outdoor season and we return our point scorers for next year so we are looking forward to continue building."
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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