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Women's Indoor Track & Field

Christianson Breaks High Jump Record




Notables
-Christianson's High Jump is tied for fifth in NCAA Division III this season
-CSS had five runner-up finishes
 
SUPERIOR, Wis. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's track & field team won two events and set one program record on Saturday at the Yellowjacket Open, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Superior
 
School Record
Nicole Christianson (Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS) set a program record in the high jump, clearing 5'7" (1.70m) to win the event. That breaks her indoor record of 1.69m and it currently ranks fifth in NCAA Division III this season.
 
Lundgren Wins Again
Emily Lundgren (Aitkin, Minn./Aitkin HS) won for the fourth straight week, taking the 600m dash in a time of 1:40.54.
 
Other Top Performances
Sammi Argir (Chisholm, Minn./Hibbing HS) was second in the 200m dash with a time of 26.78. Breanna Shofner (International Falls, Minn./Falls HS) was behind her in third finishing in 26.82. Argir was also fourth in the 400m dash with a time of 1:01.82.
 
Jacqueline Kaplan (Elysian, Minn./Waterville-Elysian-Morristown HS) was runner-up to Lundgren in the 600m dash with a time of 1:42.37. Taylor Gibson (La Crescent, Minn./La Crescent HS) was second in the 800m run with a time of 2:23.03.
 
The 4x400m relay team of Argir, Gibson, Rachel Harmston (Cook, Minn./North Woods HS) and Kaplan finished second with time of 4:14.86.
 
Jordan Johnson (Poplar, Wis./Northwestern HS) finished second in the mile run, posting a personal-best time of 5:18.06.
 
Kali Erickson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Central HS) was third in the 3,000m run at 11:17.32. Lizzie Fudge (Perham, Minn./Perham HS) was fourth in that event with a personal-best time of 11:23.82.
 
Hailey Fentem (International Falls, Minn./Falls HS) was third in the high jump, clearing a personal-best height of 5'1" (1.55m). Hannah Russert (Caledonia, Minn./Caledonia HS ) was fourth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.59.
 
Emily Conley (Marinette, Wis./Marinette HS) was fourth in the shot put with a mark of 38'4" (11.68m).
 
Up Next
The Saints will send competitors to the University of Minnesota Parent's Day Open on Saturday, while the rest of the Saints will compete at the Bemidji State University Twilight on Friday.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sammi  Argir

Sammi Argir

Sprints
Sophomore
Nicole Christianson

Nicole Christianson

High Jump/Triple Jump
Senior
Hailey  Fentem

Hailey Fentem

Hurdles/High Jump
Sophomore
Lizzie  Fudge

Lizzie Fudge

Distance
Sophomore
Taylor  Gibson

Taylor Gibson

Mid-Distance
Junior
Rachel  Harmston

Rachel Harmston

Sprints/Jumps
Junior
Jordan  Johnson

Jordan Johnson

Distance
Junior
Emily Lundgren

Emily Lundgren

Sprints
Senior
Hannah  Russert

Hannah Russert

Multi
Junior
Breanna  Shofner

Breanna Shofner

Sprints
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Sammi  Argir

Sammi Argir

Sophomore
Sprints
Nicole Christianson

Nicole Christianson

Senior
High Jump/Triple Jump
Hailey  Fentem

Hailey Fentem

Sophomore
Hurdles/High Jump
Lizzie  Fudge

Lizzie Fudge

Sophomore
Distance
Taylor  Gibson

Taylor Gibson

Junior
Mid-Distance
Rachel  Harmston

Rachel Harmston

Junior
Sprints/Jumps
Jordan  Johnson

Jordan Johnson

Junior
Distance
Emily Lundgren

Emily Lundgren

Senior
Sprints
Hannah  Russert

Hannah Russert

Junior
Multi
Breanna  Shofner

Breanna Shofner

Sophomore
Sprints