DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – St. Scholastica will have four athletes competing this week at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Canton, New York, hosted by St. Lawrence University.
 
Where:
Merrick-Pinkard Track & Field Complex – Canton, N.Y.
 
When Does CSS Compete:
Thursday
Decathlon – Noon (ET)
Friday
Decathlon – Noon (ET)
Hammer Throw – Noon (ET)
400m Prelims – 5:45 p.m. (ET)
Saturday
High Jump – 11:30 a.m. (ET)
400m Finals – 2:15 p.m. (ET)
 
 
Championships Web Site: http://www.saintsathletics.com/sports/2015/4/21/WTRACK_0421154811.aspx?path=wtrack
 
Live Video: http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule
 
Live Results: http://results.deltatiming.com/tf/2015-ncaa-d3-outdoor-championships#.VVyaIflVikp
 
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Where they Stand: Kevin Wagner (Cleveland, Minn./Cleveland HS) enters seventh in the Decathlon … Jeremy Peterson (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS) enters 10^th in the Hammer Throw … Nicole Christianson (Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS) enters tied for 11^th in the High Jump … Brianna Buske (Bloomer, Wis./Bloomer HS) enters 24^th in the 400m dash.
 
Indoor/Outdoor: Both Wagner and Buske competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships in March down in North Carolina … Wagner took part in the Heptathlon and placed 11^th, while Buske competed in the 400m dash and finished 14^th overall … Wagner becomes the first CSS male athlete to compete at the indoor and outdoor championships in the same academic year, while Buske becomes the first CSS female to compete at the indoor and outdoor championships in the same academic year in a running event.
 
Third Time a Charm?: This will be the third straight year for Wagner competing in the decathlon at the NCAA Championships … Wagner placed ninth his freshman season with a point total of 6,454 … He then finished 14^th last season with a point total of 6,526 … He enters this weekend with a season-best point total of 6,538.
 
Back Again: For the second straight year Peterson will be competing in the hammer throw … Peterson narrowly missed qualifying in the discus with the 22^nd best mark this season … Peterson placed 19^th in the hammer throw at the championships last year … Peterson has set program records this outdoor season in the shot put, hammer throw and discus.
 
Welcome to the Outdoors: Like Buske, this will be the first NCAA Outdoor Championships appearance for Christianson … However, Christianson has nationals experience in the high jump as she was an All-American in that event at the 2014 Indoor Championships in Nebraska tying for eighth in that event.
 
Who Earns All-American Honors: Those individuals that finish in the top eight of an event earn All-America recognition.
 
CSS NCAA Outdoor History:
-2007 – Jen Houck – 12^th (10,000m)
-2011 – Rachel Miller – 13^th (Triple Jump)
-2012 – Alec Seeley – 14^th (Hammer Throw)
-2012 – Tracy Perish – DNF (Heptathlon)
-2012 – Becky Huberty (Lena, Wis./Lena HS) – 15^th (Hammer Throw)
-2012 – Tom Lyscio – 14^th (Hammer Throw)
-2013 – Becky Huberty (Lena, Wis./Lena HS) – 4^th (Hammer Throw)*
-2013 – Becky Huberty (Lena, Wis./Lena HS) – 20^th (Shot Put)
-2013 – Rachel Miller – 19^th (Triple Jump)
-2013 – Kevin Wagner (Cleveland, Minn./Cleveland HS) – 9^th (Decathlon)
-2014 – Becky Huberty (Lena, Wis./Lena HS) – 3^rd (Hammer Throw)*
-2014 – Becky Huberty (Lena, Wis./Lena HS) – 10^th (Shot Put)
-2014 – Jeremy Peterson (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS) – 19^th (Hammer Throw)
-2014 – Kevin Wagner (Cleveland, Minn./Cleveland HS) – 14^th (Decathlon)
* = All-American