Notables
-Three Saints expected to named NCAA Indoor qualifiers on Monday
-Gallagher runs a personal-best time for the eighth straight meet

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STEVENS POINT, Wis. (csssaints.com) – St. Scholastica track & field had five men and nine women compete on Saturday at the Pointer Qualifier, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, in a final attempt to qualify for next week's NCAA Indoor Championships.
 
Christianson Wins High Jump
Nicole Christianson (Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS) placed first in the high jump, clearing 5'6.5" (1.69m). It was her second-best jump of the season, just missing her program record by .01m.
 
Other Top Performances
Jordan Johnson (Poplar, Wis./Northwestern HS) placed fourth in the 3,000m run with a personal-best time of 10:48.89. Casey Hovland (North Branch, Minn./North Branch HS) was fifth in the 5,000m run, finishing in 18:33.57. Kali Erickson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Central HS) was eighth in that event with a season-best time of 18:57.39.
 
Adam Wallenta (Eagan, Minn./Farmington HS) was ninth in the men's 5,000m run with a time of 16:22.79. Jacob Gallagher (Lisbon, N.D./Lisbon HS) ran a personal-best time of 8:56.64 in the 3,000m run to finish 13^th.
 
Expected NCAA Qualifiers
Three Saints are expected to be named as qualifiers for next week's NCAA Division III Indoor Championships. As of this release, Christianson is ranked fifth in the high jump, Kevin Wagner (Cleveland, Minn./Cleveland HS) is ranked sixth in the heptathlon and Jeremy Peterson (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS) is ranked seventh in the weight throw.
 
The top 15 declared male athletes in each event, including the heptathlon will be selected to compete, while the top 17 declared female athletes in each event, including the pentathlon will be selected to compete 
 
Up Next
The official announcement of qualifiers for next week's NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships will be made on NCAA.com Monday morning. For those that don't qualify for nationals, St. Scholastica's outdoor season is scheduled to begin April 2 at the Saint Mary's Invite.