Elsie Kmecak

Ava Wolfe

Sprints

/ Women's Track & Field

Olivia Pauly, Ava Pankratz, Molly Desotell, Malayh Metcalf, Sophie Yetter, Elsie Kmecak

Photo by: Collin Boyles

Photo by: Collin Boyles

Position:
Distance
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Catholic Central
Hometown:
Burlington, Wis.

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Awards & Achievements
2023-24 Summit League Academic Honor Roll

2025
Indoor
Competed in three meets... set a personal record of 5:03.73 to finish 17th in the mile and placed 15th in the 3000m run in 10:14.46 at the Summit League Championships... ran a personal best 10:01.07 to finish 12th in the 3000m run, the sixth fastest time in St. Thomas history, at the Iowa State Classic.

Outdoor
Competed in six meets... ran a personal best 4:40.49 in the 1500m to finish second at the Maverick Open... set a personal record 17:14.02 in the 5000m run, the sixth fastest time in program history, at the Bison Outdoor Classic... totaled two sixth place finishes in the 1500m, running 4:43.28 at the Ashton May Invitational and 4:42.70 at the St. Thomas Easter Invitational.

2024
Indoor
Recorded a personal best mile at the Snowshoe Open with a time of 5:10.73 placing third... recorded a personal best 3000m run with a time of 10:28.60 at the SDSU Indoor Classic.

Outdoor
Competed in four meets... established personal best of 18:29.79 in the 5000m run at the Bison Outdoor Classic... set a personal record of 4:51.89 in the 1500m run at the Joe Sweeney Invitational... placed 14th in the 5000m run in 18:37.58 at the Gary Wilson Invitational.

High School
A letter winner in cross country and track & field at Catholic Central High School under head coach Rick Koceja... won the 2021 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 state title with a time of 19:47.7... a four-time state qualifier, two-time individual Metro Classic Conference champion, and two-time individual section champion... earned academic all-state honors in 2020 and 2021.

Personal
Daughter of Steve and Ellen Kmecak... has one sibling: Joey... mother was part of soccer program at St. Mary's College (IN)... father competed in swimming & diving at Vanderbilt... a mechanical engineering major.

Press Conference: Tommie Football Postgame v Lindenwood 08/28/25

Friday, August 29

Tommie Football Intro Video 2025

Thursday, August 28

Beyond The Buzzer: Schoenecker Arena Setup

Wednesday, July 23

Beyond The Buzzer: Sports Medicine

Wednesday, July 23

Pauly to run 5000m at USATF U20 Championships on Thursday

Wednesday, June 18

Rosner, Swanson and 4x100m relay win Summit League titles

Monday, May 19

Trio of records set as Tommies wrap up Maverick Open

Monday, May 05

Hindt breaks 400m hurdle record at Meet of the UnSaintly

Thursday, May 01

University of St. Thomas Athletics

2024 Women's Track & Field Roster

Roster

Lillian Allen

Caroline Anderson

Quincy Anderson

Colette Argiro

Jasmine Arzuaga

Alicia Belany

Dominica Bernstein

Elise Biorn

Ann Boland

Christina Bolcer

Cassia Cady

Kaitlyn Carlson

Isabel Castilleja

Natalie Cocking

Hannah Cornelius

Molly Desotell

Hannah Dumansky

Lauren Ellefson

Anika Elvrum

Sophia Fabry

Brianna Fleek

Alix Gifford

Elizabeth Gregory

Kate Gross

Reese Gustafson

Kendall Hagness

Audrey Hatfield

Gwen Helgeson

Zoey Hermel

Hailey Hindt

Kate Kariniemi

Olivia Keller

Elsie Kmecak

Morgan Koppelman

Mariana Lehrer

Josie Liebl

Malayh Metcalf

Alexis Mohlin

Katie Nollette

Maggie Olejnik

Bryce Pacourek

Ava Pankratz

Olivia Passeri

Emma Potratz

Alexis Pratt

Rebecca Randleman

Lauren Rott

Alaina Schoenfelder

Brianna Schoenrock

Emmy Schulz

Emma Scott

Hailey Shimon

Chloe Staub

Anna Swanson

Grace Swanson

Taynian Walgrave

Alyssa Whaley

Andrea White

Chiara White

Ava Wilber

Gabriella Witschen