Tommies close Indoor Championships with six records, four podium finishes

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- St. Thomas men's and women's track & field capped the 2025 Summit League Indoor Championships with six program records and four podium finishes over the weekend in Brookings, S.D. Jack Rosner placed second in the heptathlon while the women totaled two bronze finishes during the final meet of the indoor season.

The women finished fifth of eight teams with 44 points and the men took sixth of seven teams with 49 points.

Rosner, with a record-breaking performance in the heptathlon, and Sam Duffing, who tied the program record in the 60-meter hurdles each placed among the top three in their events to claim All-Summit League honors. Pratt took third in the 200m dash, setting the program record, while the 4x400m relay team of Hannah Cornelius, Hailey Hindt, Rebecca Randleman and Olivia Keller earned a bronze in the event behind a program record time.

Men's Highlights:
·      Jack Rosner set a program record in the heptathlon (5,312 points), finishing second and earning All-Summit League honors.
·      Sam Duffing tied the 60m hurdles record (7.95), running it in both the prelims and finals to take bronze and all-league honors.
·      Mitchell Piehl broke the 400m program record (48.07) to place sixth and ran on the 4x400m relay (Piehl, Mitchell Warmington, Blake Burnstad, Cameron Heppner), which posted the second-fastest time in program history (3:16.15) to finish fourth.
·      Jayson Koel (21.74, 3rd all-time) and Jacob Gilbertson (21.76, tied 4th all-time) ran top-five program times in the 200m during the prelims. Koel advanced to finals where he finished fifth to earn four points for the men.
·      Adam Lueth clocked 14:31.82 in the 5000m (6th all-time) to place seventh.
·      Maki Whelan scored 4,623 points in the heptathlon (9th all-time) for eighth place.
·      Isaac Nowak ran 4:13.22 in the mile (10th all-time), finishing seventh.
·      Will DiSessa leaped 14.21m in the triple jump (10th all-time) to take ninth.
·      The Distance Medley Relay team of Ethan Starfield, Warmington, Ben Batalden, and Isaac Nowak posted the 10th-best time in program history (10:16.73) to finish fourth.

Women's Highlights:
·      Alexis Pratt broke the 200m program record (24.21) en route to a bronze medal and All-Summit League honors.
·      The 4x400m relay squad of Cornelius, Hindt, Randleman, and Keller set a program record (3:43.03) to claim bronze and all-league recognition. The Tommie women entered the 2024-25 indoor season with one all-league member since joining in 2021-22.
·      Hannah Cornelius broke the 400m program record (55.34) and finished seventh.
·      Morgan Koppelman cleared 3.77m in pole vault (2nd all-time) to place seventh.
·      Olivia Keller clocked 8.81 in the 60m hurdles (3rd all-time), as part of the pentathlon event. Keller finished the pentathlon fifth for four points while Josie Liebl placed sixth for three points.
·      Ava Pankratz ran 17:05.80 in the 5000m (3rd all-time), finishing seventh.
·      Rebecca Randleman recorded 24.64 in the 200m (3rd all-time) during prelims and placed 8th in the finals (24.84).
·      The Distance Medley Relay team of Malayh Metcalf, Hailey Hindt, Gabriella Wistchen, and Sophie Yetter posted the 9th-best time in program history (11:56.17) to finish fourth.
·      Ella Olson tallied 3,113 points in the pentathlon (9th all-time) to place eighth.
·      Metcalf ran 5:00.33 in the mile (9th all-time), finishing 13th.

QUOTABLES
Men's Head Coach Pete Wareham:
"I am very proud of how we competed this weekend. We knew we were going to have a challenge on our hands given the injuries in our lineup to several of our top returning athletes from last year. Throughout our lineup, our guys competed hard and new guys stepped up when needed. We were also led by seniors like Jack Rosner and Sam Duffing who performed very well and also helped set the tone for others to live up to.

"Getting our injured guys back and healthy for the outdoor season will be important. I know they want to get back out there.

"We have a great team culture of committed and motivated people and that mindset and attitude will be an essential factor as we head into the outdoor season."

Women's Head Coach Ashley Lucas:
"By no means was this a perfect weekend, but the team bought in to what we asked them to do: They fought for every single point. We've gone from 18.5 to 18 to 23 to now 44 points scored with multiple scorers from the team. Cap that off with three new school records.

"I'm unbelievably proud of this team and how they rallied all weekend. They put in the work over the summer, the fall and all indoor season and have come a long way these four years. Now we rest up a bit and get hungry for the outdoor season."

UP NEXT
St. Thomas takes a three-week hiatus before beginning the outdoor season March 26-29 in Texas, sending athletes to the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas and the Bobcat Invitational & Multi in San Marcos, Texas.

FOLLOW ALONG
For more information on St. Thomas Men's and Women's Track & Field, follow along on Twitter at @TommieXCTF. Follow both programs on Instagram at @tommiewxctf and @tommiemtfxc

-- St. Thomas Athletics --

Tommies close Indoor Championships with six records, four podium finishes

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Players Mentioned

Ben Batalden

Blake Burnstad

Hannah Cornelius

Will DiSessa

Sam Duffing

Jacob Gilbertson

Cameron Heppner

Hailey Hindt

Olivia Keller

Jayson Koel

Morgan Koppelman

Josie Liebl

Adam Lueth

Malayh Metcalf

Isaac Nowak

Ella Olson

Ava Pankratz

Mitchell Piehl

Alexis Pratt

Rebecca Randleman

Jack Rosner

Ethan Starfield

Mitchell Warmington

Maki Whelan

Sophie Yetter

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