DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's track & field team competed at the Bemidji State University Twilight on Friday night and the University of Minnesota Parent's Day Open on Saturday.
 
BSU Twilight
A majority of the Saints were in Bemidji on Friday night.
 
Nicole Christianson (Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS) won the high jump for the third straight meet, clearing a height of 5'5.25" (1.66m). Hailey Fentem (International Falls, Minn./Falls HS) was fifth in that event, clearing 4'7.5" (1.41m). Christianson was third in the long jump with a mark of 16'5.25" (5.01m).
 
Katharine Roetering (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) was runner-up in the pole vault, clearing 9'10.5" (3.01m). Emily Conley (Marinette, Wis./Marinette HS) was second in the shot put with a season-best toss of 40'0.5" (12.20m).
 
Hannah Russert (Caledonia, Minn./Caledonia HS ) finished fifth in the 60m hurdles with a personal-best time of 9.38.
 
Parent's Day Open
St. Scholastica had 10 athletes performing at the University of Minnesota on Saturday.
 
Sammi Argir (Chisholm, Minn./Hibbing HS) was eighth in the 200m dash with a time of 26.91. Jacqueline Kaplan (Elysian, Minn./Waterville-Elysian-Morristown HS) was ninth in the 800m run, posting a season-best time of 2:25.75.
 
Emily Lundgren (Aitkin, Minn./Aitkin HS) finished 10^th in the 400m dash with a season-best time of 1:01.91.
 
The 4x400m relay team of Argir, Taylor Gibson (La Crescent, Minn./La Crescent HS), Lundgren and Breanna Shofner (International Falls, Minn./Falls HS) placed sixth with a time of 4:09.19.
 
Up Next
The Saints will compete for the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Indoor Championship next Friday and Saturday, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Superior.