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Women's Indoor Track & Field

Women's Track & Field Wins Five Events at LSC





Notables
-Hovland's 5k time ranks 11th in NCAA Division III
-Christianson's high jump mark ranks 19th in NCAA Division III
-CSS with 13 top five finishes.
 
DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's track & field team won five events on Saturday at the Lake Superior Challenge in the Burns Wellness Fieldhouse.
 
CSS Winners
Emily Lundgren (Aitkin, Minn./Aitkin HS) won for the third straight week, taking first in the 800m dash with a personal-best time 2:22.03.
 
Casey Hovland (North Branch, Minn./North Branch HS) also was victorious for the third straight week, winning the 5,000m run in a time of 17:39.10.
 
Nicole Christianson (Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS) took first place in the high jump, clearing a season-best height of 5'5" (1.65m).
 
Katharine Roetering (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) was first in the pole vault, clearing a personal-best height of 10'4" (3.15m).
 
Emily Conley (Marinette, Wis./Marinette HS) won the shot put with a toss of 39'5" (12.01m).
 
Other Top Performances
The 4x400m relay team of Nicole Schommer (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS), Jacqueline Kaplan (Elysian, Minn./Waterville-Elysian-Morristown HS), Rachel Harmston (Cook, Minn./North Woods HS) and Lundgren was runner-up with a time of 4:12.92.
 
Abby Blonigen (St. Martin, Minn./Albany HS) was third in the 1,000m run, finishing in 3:41.26. Jordan Johnson (Poplar, Wis./Northwestern HS) placed fourth in the 3,000m run with a personal-best time of 10:49.88.
 
Christianson was fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 34'1.25" (10.39m).
 
Sammi Argir (Chisholm, Minn./Hibbing HS) was fifth in the 60m dash with a time of 8.42. She was also fifth in the 200m dash, posting a time of 27.43.
 
Kaplan was fifth in the 800m run with a time of 2:28.91. Hailey Fentem (International Falls, Minn./Falls HS) was fifth in the high jump, clearing 4'9" (1.45m).
 
Up Next
The Saints will be again across the bridge at the Yellowjacket Open, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Superior next Saturday.
 
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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
Rachel  Harmston

Rachel Harmston

Sprints/Jumps
Junior
Casey  Hovland

Casey Hovland

Distance
Sophomore
Jordan  Johnson

Jordan Johnson

Distance
Junior
Emily Lundgren

Emily Lundgren

Sprints
Senior
Katharine Roetering

Katharine Roetering

Sprints/Jumps
Junior
Abby  Blonigen

Abby Blonigen

Distance
Freshman
Emily  Conley

Emily Conley

Throws
Freshman

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
Rachel  Harmston

Rachel Harmston

Junior
Sprints/Jumps
Casey  Hovland

Casey Hovland

Sophomore
Distance
Jordan  Johnson

Jordan Johnson

Junior
Distance
Emily Lundgren

Emily Lundgren

Senior
Sprints
Katharine Roetering

Katharine Roetering

Junior
Sprints/Jumps
Abby  Blonigen

Abby Blonigen

Freshman
Distance
Emily  Conley

Emily Conley

Freshman
Throws