Track & Field competes Feb. 13-14 at SDSU Indoor Classic

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- St. Thomas track & field returns to action Feb. 13-14 at the SDSU Indoor Classic in Brookings, S.D., hosted by South Dakota State at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex. Friday's events begin at 3 p.m., followed by a full day of competition Saturday starting at 10:30 a.m.

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Last Time Out
St. Thomas track & field delivered a record-setting weekend across two meets, as the Tommies combined for multiple program records and 10 top-10 all-time marks at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational & Multi and the Gopher Classic. The women produced two program records and several Summit League top-10 performances, while the men added five top-10 marks in school history highlighted by a pair of standout 400-meter efforts.

The women were led by junior Morgan Koppelman, who won the pole vault with a program-record clearance of 3.93 meters, a mark that ranks sixth in the Summit League and among the top 20 in the Midwest this season. Senior Olivia Keller re-set her own program record in the pentathlon with 3,863 points, placing third and moving to second in the league this winter. Freshman Layla Vennink climbed to second in program history in both the mile (4:52.38) and 800 meters (2:12.80), while Olivia Pauly won the 3,000 meters and Elsie Kmecak added a fifth-best mark in the same event. Additional top-five program marks came from Jayi Wilson in the 60 meters, Katelyn Wozniak in the 400 meters and the 4x400 relay, as the Tommies totaled four event wins and seven podium finishes across the two meets.

On the men's side, sophomore Sam Hebert and junior Johnny Bezdicek moved into the program's top six all-time in the 400 meters with times of 48.69 and 48.85, respectively, both ranking inside the Summit League top seven this season. Braeden Brouwer and Barak Barner added top-six program marks in the 60-meter hurdles, while Trever Schirmer climbed into the program's top 10 in the shot put at 16.09 meters.

USTFCCCA Event Squad National Rankings (Top 35)
Pentathlon (W) – 4^th
Triple Jump (W) – 27^th
High Jump (M) – 33^rd
800m Run (M) – 35^th

NCAA Qualifying List (Top 50)
Pentathlon (W) – Olivia Keller – 48^th – 3863

DI Midwest Region Performance List (Top 20)
200m Dash (M) – Jayson Koel – 15^th – 21.58
Pentathlon (W) – Olivia Keller – 17^th – 3863
60m Dash (W) – Danika Apple – 17^th – 7.48
Pole Vault (W) – Morgan Koppelman – 20^th – 3.93m

Summit League Performance List (Top 10)
Triple Jump (W) – Cassia Cady – 2nd – 12.06m
Pentathlon (W) – Olivia Keller – 2nd – 3,863
800 Meters (W) – Olivia Keller – 3rd – 2:10.75
Long Jump (W) – Cassia Cady – 3rd – 5.88m
60 Meters (W) – Danika Apple – 4th – 7.48
200 Meters (M) – Jayson Koel – 4th – 21.58
3000 Meters (W) – Olivia Pauly – 4th – 9:44.39
Long Jump (W) – Olivia Keller – 4th – 5.83m
400 Meters (M) – Sam Hebert – 5th – 48.69
4 x 400 Relay (W) – St. Thomas – 5th – 3:53.60
Pentathlon (W) – Ella Olson – 5th – 3,495
Heptathlon (M) – Maki Whelan – 5th – 4,781
200 Meters (W) – Danika Apple – 6th – 24.57
60 Hurdles (W) – Olivia Keller – 6th – 8.62
4 x 400 Relay (M) – St. Thomas – 6th – 3:23.78
Pole Vault (W) – Morgan Koppelman – 6th – 3.93m
Long Jump (M) – Will DiSessa – 6th – 7.06m
Long Jump (W) – Jayi Wilson – 6th – 5.75m
Triple Jump (M) – Will DiSessa – 6th – 14.54m
400 Meters (M) – Johnny Bezdicek – 7th – 48.85
Mile (W) – Layla Vennink – 7th – 4:52.38
High Jump (W) – Olivia Keller – 7th – 1.65m
Shot Put (W) – Alaina French – 7th – 13.54m
60 Meters (W) – Alexis Pratt – 8th – 7.61
60 Meters (W) – Jayi Wilson – 8th – 7.61
200 Meters (W) – Alexis Pratt – 8th – 24.62
Pole Vault (W) – Brooke Wisdom – 8th – 3.91m
Long Jump (W) – Brianna Fleek – 8th – 5.69m
Pentathlon (W) – Brianna Fleek – 8th – 3,458
Heptathlon (M) – Landon Deneen – 8th – 3,950
High Jump (M) – Brendan Harter – 9th – 2.01m
5000 Meters (M) – Ben Stricker – 9th – 15:05.22
Shot Put (M) – Trever Schirmer – 9th – 16.09m
800 Meters (W) – Layla Vennink – 10th – 2:12.80
3000 Meters (M) – Adam Lueth – 10th – 8:19.27
60 Hurdles (M) – Braeden Brouwer – 10th – 8.21
Triple Jump (W) – Grazina Troup – 10th – 11.43m

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Track & Field competes Feb. 13-14 at SDSU Indoor Classic

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Players Mentioned

Danika Apple

Barak Barner

Braeden Brouwer

Cassia Cady

Landon Deneen

Will DiSessa

Brianna Fleek

Alaina French

Brendan Harter

Sam Hebert

Olivia Keller

Elsie Kmecak

Jayson Koel

Morgan Koppelman

Adam Lueth

Ella Olson

Olivia Pauly

Alexis Pratt

Trever Schirmer

Ben Stricker

Grazina Troup

Layla Vennink

Maki Whelan

Jayi Wilson

Brooke Wisdom

Katelyn Wozniak

University of St. Thomas Athletics