ST. PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus men’s and women’s track & field teams are set to compete in the Maverick Invite at Minnesota State University, Mankato Friday afternoon. Field events are schedule to begin at 3 p.m. followed by running events at 4 p.m.
Other schools slated to participate among the Gusties include host Minnesota State, the University of Sioux Falls, Upper Iowa University, Winona State University, and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Last time out
The Gustavus men’s and women’s track & field each took second place of nine teams at the Saint John’s/Saint Ben’s Invitational last Saturday in Collegeville, Minn.
The Gustie men scored 110 points, which was 34 points behind first place Saint John’s. Four Gusties claimed individual first place finishes, along with a top finish from the 4×400-meter relay squad.
Taylor Rooney (Fy., Andover, Minn.) earned the top crown in both the 60-meter hurldes with a season-best time of 8.21 and the high jump, with a leap of 6-0.75. Michael Hensch (Jr., North Branch, Minn.) recorded a career-best indoor shot put at 52-11.5. Ryley Sandberg (Sr., Polk City, Iowa) also posted a career-best indoor mile run, turning in a time of 4:27.95.
The Gustavus women claimed one top crown along with runner-up finishes, totaling 117 points, which was 29 points behind first place Saint Benedict. Abbie Schnabel (Jr., Hamburg, Minn.) won the 1,000-meter run with a career-best indoor time of 3:05.95.
Schedule of events:
FIELD EVENTS:
3:00 p.m. Weight Throw, shot put to follow (men followed by women)
Long jump, triple jump to follow (men followed by women)
Pole vault (men followed by women)
High jump (women followed by men)
RUNNING EVENTS: (times TBD based on entries)
All running events will be women followed by men except 60-meter hurdle final
4:00 p.m. Distance medley relay
60m hurdles prelim
60m dash prelim
Distance medley relay
Mile
60m hurdles – Finals (men followed by women)
60m dash – Finals
400m dash
600m dash
800m run
1000m run
200m dash
3000m run
4x400m relay