SAINT PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus women’s track & field team hosted the Drake Alternative on Friday for its only home meet of the season. Three Gusties captured first-place finishes – Karley DeKnikker (So., Lake Preston, S.D.) in the 400-meter hurdles, Kourtney Kulseth (So., New Richland, Minn.) in the 3000-meter steeplechase, and Bailey Van Den Heuvel (Sr., Mondovi, Wis.) in the hammer throw.
The 4×800 relay team of Sara Moen (So., Blaine, Minn.), Tierney Winter (Jr., Waterville, Minn.), Haley Anderson (Jr., Eden Prairie, Minn.), and Abigail Schnabel (Sr., Hamburg, Minn.) competed at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa and took sixth place with a time of 9:29.51.
Teams competing at the Drake Alternative included Gustavus, Bethany Lutheran, Bethel, Carleton, Concordia-St. Paul, Crown, Martin Luther, Minnesota State-Mankato, Saint Benedict, St. Olaf, St. Thomas, and UW-River Falls.
Here are the top Gusties in each event:
100 meters
- DeAnna Giles – 13.70
200 meters
- Tess Olinger – 27.54
400 meters
- Megan Hill – 1:01.24
800 meters
- Belle Nyhus – 2:34.45
1500 meters
- Gabriela Passmore – 5:08.15
5000 meters
- Iliana Ramon – 19:05.42
100 hurdles
- Rachel Studer – 16.70
400 hurdles
- Karley DeKnikker – 1:09.57
3000 steeplechase
- Kourtney Kulseth – 11:31.09
High jump
- Halley Brocker – 1.50m
Pole vault
- Mallory Butchko – 3.11m
Long jump
- Giles – 4.69m
Triple jump
- Giles – 10.52m
Shot put
- Annalee Olson-Sola – 12.45
Discus
- Olson-Sola – 41.10m
Hammer
- Bailey Van Den Heuvel – 50.36m
- Katie Keelin – 49.31m
Javelin
- Van Den Heuvel – 33.15m
The Gusties are next in action at the MIAC Multi’s on May 2, held in Northfield, Minn.