Tommies combine for 11 wins Wednesday at Sweeney Invitational

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- St. Thomas track & field welcomed in 17 teams to the Joe Sweeney Invitational Wednesday as the Tommies came away with a combined 11 event wins and 17 top-10 marks between the men's and women's programs.

The women totaled 12 top-10 marks with eight event wins, 43 top-10 finishes and 42 personal records. The men finished with five top-10 marks, three event wins, 38 top-10 finishes and 21 personal records.

Top Performances
·      Three of the men's five top-10 marks set came in the 5000-meter run, which was led by the win from freshman Adam Lueth in 14:17.52. His time ranks third in program history while Sean McNiesh took third in 14:21.45, ranking fourth all-time, and Charles Caven took sixth in 14:28.90, which ranks eighth.
·      Isaiah Hopf took second in the 200m dash with a time of 21.47, moving up to a tie for third on the all-time list.
·      The 4x400m relay of Nate Carlin, Hopf, Mitchell Piehl and Grayson Spronk won the event in 40.94, which ranks sixth in program history.
·      Freshman Will DiSessa took the title in the triple jump with a leap of 13.83m (45-feet-4.50-inches).
·      Hailey Shimon began the day with a win for the Tommies in the hammer throw behind a mark of 49.39m (162-0), which ranks fifth all-time for the program. She also set a personal record and finished second in the discus with a throw of 45.23m (148-4), which ranks third all-time.
·      Freshman Lauren Rott totaled two top three finishes, taking second in the shot put with a throw of 13.59m (44-7) and third in the discus with a mark of 42.74m (140-2). Her shot put ranks third all-time for St. Thomas while her discus ranks seventh.
·      Audrey Hatfield and Emma Potratz also set top 10 marks in the shot put, Hatfield landing fourth and Potratz eighth. Hatfield finished third in the event with a mark of 13.50m (44-3.5) while Potratz took fourth with a throw of 12.62m (41-5).
·      Chloe Staub improved her personal record in the javelin for the fifth straight meet, winning the event with a toss of 40.10m (131-7). The mark improves her No. 7 placement on the program's all-time list.
·      Hailey Hindt won the 400m hurdles in a personal best 1:01.66, improving her fourth-rank time in program history.
·      Freshman Rebecca Randleman won the 400m dash in 57.36 to place herself fifth all-time at St. Thomas
·      Mariana Lehrer led the women's triple jump squad that finished 1-2-3 overall as she jumped a personal record 11.43m (37-6). Cassia Cady took second at 11.37m (37-3.75) and Elise Biorn finished third at 10.96m (35-11.5).
·      Cady won the 200m dash in 25.45 while Olivia Keller won the 100m hurdles in 14.62.
·      Katie Nollette won the pole vault in a jump-off as she neared the program record. She ended the night at a height of 3.71m (12-2) while Olivia Passeri took third with a personal record of 3.61m (11-10), which ranks fourth in program history.
·      Molly Desotell ran the program's fifth fastest 1500m at 4:32.85, finishing fifth in the event, while Brianna Fleek entered the program's top 10 list in the long jump with a mark of 5.49m (18-0.25), to rank 10th.

UP NEXT
St. Thomas returns to O'Shaughnessy Stadium to host the Summit League Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 9-11. For more information, click HERE.

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-- St. Thomas Athletics --

Tommies combine for 11 wins Wednesday at Sweeney Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Elise Biorn

Cassia Cady

Nate Carlin

Molly Desotell

Will DiSessa

Brianna Fleek

Audrey Hatfield

Hailey Hindt

Isaiah Hopf

Olivia Keller

Mariana Lehrer

Adam Lueth

Sean McNiesh

Katie Nollette

Olivia Passeri

Mitchell Piehl

Emma Potratz

Rebecca Randleman

Lauren Rott

Hailey Shimon

Grayson Spronk

Chloe Staub

University of St. Thomas Athletics