University of St. Thomas Athletics
Thursday, May 15
Vermillion, S.D.
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Summit League Outdoor Championships
Photo by: Collin Boyles
Rosner, Swanson and 4x100m relay win Summit League titles
5/19/2025 12:03:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Men finish 4th, women take 5th at Summit League Outdoor Championships
VERMILLION, S.D. -- St. Thomas Track & Field claimed a trio of event titles as the men's team finished fourth and the women's team placed fifth at the 2025 Summit League Outdoor Championships in Vermillion, S.D.
Jack Rosner won the decathlon title for the men's squad while Anna Swanson in the javelin and the 4x100-meter relay placed first for the women. Freshman Danika Apple earned 16.5 points to claim the Female Newcomer of the Championship award.
The Tommie men totaled 87 points to finish behind South Dakota State (197), North Dakota State (173) and South Dakota (157) while the women finished with 101 points, the program's most at a Summit League Outdoor Championship, behind North Dakota State (222), South Dakota (175), North Dakota (162) and South Dakota State (132).
Anna Swanson, the 2024 Summit League champion in the javelin, repeated in the event with a throw of 48.89m. Chloe Staub followed Swanson in second with a mark of 46.49m as the duo gave the Tommies 18 points on the first day of the meet. Staub's mark moved her to No. 2 all-time behind Swanson.
The women's 4x100m relay of Hannah Cornelius, Alexis Pratt, Danika Apple and Rebecca Randleman won the program's first Summit League track title on the final day of the meet. The team ran a program record 45.17, which ranks 79th in the country, to beat NDSU's time of 45.40.
Jack Rosner led throughout the decathlon on his way to his first career Summit League title and the program's third title in the event over the past four years. He won 7 of the 10 events, including three on a rainy day two, and finished with a score of 6,997.
Apple made three podium finishes, including as part of the 4x100m relay, on her way to the Newcomer of the Championship award. She took second in the 100m dash in 11.63 and third in the 200m dash in 23.81.
The women's team totaled nine podium finishes and the men's team finished with five. Joining Apple, Staub, Swanson and the 4x100m relay were Molly Desotell in the 3000m steeplechase, Cornelius in the 400m dash, and Hailey Hindt and Olivia Keller in the 400m hurdles. Joining Rosner on the podium, who also finished second in the 400m hurdles, for the men were the 4x100m relay team of Riddik Collier, Mitchell Piehl, Jayson Koel and Johnny Bezdicek, Sam Duffing in the 400m hurdles and Piehl in the 200m dash.
Hindt took second in the 400m hurdles in a program record 58.86, followed by Keller in third with a time of 59.36. Durling the prelim heats, Hindt and Keller each broke the previous program record before doing so again in the finals.
Cornelius finished third in the 400m dash in a program record 54.88 and was part of the 4x400m relay, along with Randleman, Hindt and Keller, that took fourth and set the program record in 3:41.09. Ava Wilber jumped 5.59m in the long jump for the program's No. 6 mark all-time, Josie Liebl ran 14.68 in the 100m hurdles for the No. 8 time and Janiya Moore ran 24.96 in the 200m dash for the No. 9 time.
Rosner and Duffing finished second and third in the 400m hurdles while improving their program top 10 times. Rosner ran 52.00 for the third fastest time and Duffing followed closely behind in 52.42 for the fourth fastest.
Piehl, who earned a third-place finish during finals for a podium finish, took fourth in the 200m dash in 21.10 during the prelim heat, setting the men's program record, while Jacob Gilbertson came in fifth in the event in 21.27 for the program's second-fastest time. Also, in the 200m dash, Jayson Koel ran 21.39 to rank fifth and Riddik Collier ran 21.52 to rank 10th all-time at St. Thomas.
The men's 4x100m relay of Collier, Piehl, Koel and Bezdicek placed third in the event with a time of 40.52 to break the program record.
QUOTABLES
Men's Head Coach Pete Wareham:
"I couldn't be more proud of our team and how they competed this weekend. Between the men's and women's team, there were so many inspiring performances. I can't say enough about our senior leaders and how they have set a culture that is incredible.
"Our event coaches have done a fantastic job all year leading their groups. We have a great group of coaches.
"What stood out to me during and after the meet was the teamwork, competitive spirit and how those things produced strong results. We scored in 15 different events this year. This is double the amount compared to when we entered the league four years ago. A head coach from one of the competing schools told me we make the league better. That was nice to hear and surely our guys deserve a ton of credit."
Women's Head Coach Ashley Lucas:
"I could not be more proud of not only the 32 women we had compete this weekend at the championship but of everyone one of our women on this team. I speak often on the growth of this team, but that growth is still happening. Each month, each year, we get better.
"My first year here, I felt like the girls were just happy to be on the championship team and felt like they didn't quite belong. Last year when we hosted, they took a huge step forward and we had a lot of fourth and fifth place finishes. This year we wanted the podium and we got a lot of it. We had people score who weren't supposed to on paper. They all rallied around each other and truly fought to the finish for every point. Those seniors who bought in five years ago when they were getting recruited have truly left a legacy.
"To some who just look at results and don't really know track and field might think 'You're fifth again.' But to go from 19 to 43 to 71 to 101 team points is pretty dang remarkable."
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 --
Jack Rosner won the decathlon title for the men's squad while Anna Swanson in the javelin and the 4x100-meter relay placed first for the women. Freshman Danika Apple earned 16.5 points to claim the Female Newcomer of the Championship award.
The Tommie men totaled 87 points to finish behind South Dakota State (197), North Dakota State (173) and South Dakota (157) while the women finished with 101 points, the program's most at a Summit League Outdoor Championship, behind North Dakota State (222), South Dakota (175), North Dakota (162) and South Dakota State (132).
Anna Swanson, the 2024 Summit League champion in the javelin, repeated in the event with a throw of 48.89m. Chloe Staub followed Swanson in second with a mark of 46.49m as the duo gave the Tommies 18 points on the first day of the meet. Staub's mark moved her to No. 2 all-time behind Swanson.
The women's 4x100m relay of Hannah Cornelius, Alexis Pratt, Danika Apple and Rebecca Randleman won the program's first Summit League track title on the final day of the meet. The team ran a program record 45.17, which ranks 79th in the country, to beat NDSU's time of 45.40.
Jack Rosner led throughout the decathlon on his way to his first career Summit League title and the program's third title in the event over the past four years. He won 7 of the 10 events, including three on a rainy day two, and finished with a score of 6,997.
Apple made three podium finishes, including as part of the 4x100m relay, on her way to the Newcomer of the Championship award. She took second in the 100m dash in 11.63 and third in the 200m dash in 23.81.
The women's team totaled nine podium finishes and the men's team finished with five. Joining Apple, Staub, Swanson and the 4x100m relay were Molly Desotell in the 3000m steeplechase, Cornelius in the 400m dash, and Hailey Hindt and Olivia Keller in the 400m hurdles. Joining Rosner on the podium, who also finished second in the 400m hurdles, for the men were the 4x100m relay team of Riddik Collier, Mitchell Piehl, Jayson Koel and Johnny Bezdicek, Sam Duffing in the 400m hurdles and Piehl in the 200m dash.
Hindt took second in the 400m hurdles in a program record 58.86, followed by Keller in third with a time of 59.36. Durling the prelim heats, Hindt and Keller each broke the previous program record before doing so again in the finals.
Cornelius finished third in the 400m dash in a program record 54.88 and was part of the 4x400m relay, along with Randleman, Hindt and Keller, that took fourth and set the program record in 3:41.09. Ava Wilber jumped 5.59m in the long jump for the program's No. 6 mark all-time, Josie Liebl ran 14.68 in the 100m hurdles for the No. 8 time and Janiya Moore ran 24.96 in the 200m dash for the No. 9 time.
Rosner and Duffing finished second and third in the 400m hurdles while improving their program top 10 times. Rosner ran 52.00 for the third fastest time and Duffing followed closely behind in 52.42 for the fourth fastest.
Piehl, who earned a third-place finish during finals for a podium finish, took fourth in the 200m dash in 21.10 during the prelim heat, setting the men's program record, while Jacob Gilbertson came in fifth in the event in 21.27 for the program's second-fastest time. Also, in the 200m dash, Jayson Koel ran 21.39 to rank fifth and Riddik Collier ran 21.52 to rank 10th all-time at St. Thomas.
The men's 4x100m relay of Collier, Piehl, Koel and Bezdicek placed third in the event with a time of 40.52 to break the program record.
QUOTABLES
Men's Head Coach Pete Wareham:
"I couldn't be more proud of our team and how they competed this weekend. Between the men's and women's team, there were so many inspiring performances. I can't say enough about our senior leaders and how they have set a culture that is incredible.
"Our event coaches have done a fantastic job all year leading their groups. We have a great group of coaches.
"What stood out to me during and after the meet was the teamwork, competitive spirit and how those things produced strong results. We scored in 15 different events this year. This is double the amount compared to when we entered the league four years ago. A head coach from one of the competing schools told me we make the league better. That was nice to hear and surely our guys deserve a ton of credit."
Women's Head Coach Ashley Lucas:
"I could not be more proud of not only the 32 women we had compete this weekend at the championship but of everyone one of our women on this team. I speak often on the growth of this team, but that growth is still happening. Each month, each year, we get better.
"My first year here, I felt like the girls were just happy to be on the championship team and felt like they didn't quite belong. Last year when we hosted, they took a huge step forward and we had a lot of fourth and fifth place finishes. This year we wanted the podium and we got a lot of it. We had people score who weren't supposed to on paper. They all rallied around each other and truly fought to the finish for every point. Those seniors who bought in five years ago when they were getting recruited have truly left a legacy.
"To some who just look at results and don't really know track and field might think 'You're fifth again.' But to go from 19 to 43 to 71 to 101 team points is pretty dang remarkable."
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 --
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