Kaelene Lundstrum In First Place After First Day Of MIAC Heptathlon, Janey Helland And Laura Secor In Top Five

Gustavus junior Kaelene Lundstrum scored 2,885 points to stand in first place after the first day of the MIAC Heptathlon which is being held at Carleton College in Northfield. Lundstrum leads Leah Kay of Concordia by 189 points. Sophomores Janey Helland and Laura Secor finished in third place with 2,259 points and fifth place with…

Kaelene Lundstrum is in first place in the MIAC Heptathlon after the first day. (Carleton Sports Information)
Kaelene Lundstrum is in first place in the MIAC Heptathlon after the first day. (Carleton Sports Information)

Janey Helland clears the high jump bar. (Carleton Sports Information)
Janey Helland clears the high jump bar. (Carleton Sports Information)

Laura Secor releases the shot put. (Carleton Sports Information)
Laura Secor releases the shot put. (Carleton Sports Information)

Gustavus junior Kaelene Lundstrum scored 2,885 points to stand in first place after the first day of the MIAC Heptathlon which is being held at Carleton College in Northfield. Lundstrum leads Leah Kay of Concordia by 189 points. Sophomores Janey Helland and Laura Secor finished in third place with 2,259 points and fifth place with 2,184 points, respectively.

Lundstrum placed first in the 100 meter hurdles (15.61) and the shot put (39-2 1/2), tied for first in the high jump (5-3 3/4), and posted a second place finish 200 meter dash (27.08).

On Friday, all three athletes will compete in the long jump, the javelin, and the 800 meter run.

Results in the heptathlon will count towards the Gusties point total at the MIAC Outdoor Championships which will take place next Friday and Saturday at Carleton College.

Thursday’s Results
1 Kaelene Lundstrum, Jr, Gustavus 2885 total points
1 100 Meter Hurdles 15.61 763 points
1 High Jump 5-3 3/4 (1.62m) 759 points
1 Shot Put 39-2 1/2 (11.95m) 658 points
1 200 Meter Dash 27.08 705 points

2 Leah Kay, Jr, Concordia 2696 total points
1 100 Meter Hurdles 16.04 709 points
1 High Jump 5-3 3/4 (1.62m) 759 points
2 Shot Put 33-3 (10.13m) 538 points
2 200 Meter Dash 27.26[+1.5w] 690 points

3 Janey Helland, So, Gustavus 2259 total points
2 100 Meter Hurdles 16.97 600 points
4 High Jump 4-8 3/4 (1.44m) 555 points
4 Shot Put 29-3 3/4 (8.93m) 460 points
3 200 Meter Dash 27.83[+1.5w] 644 points

4 Jill Merkle, Fr, Carleton 2187 total points
1 100 Meter Hurdles 16.24 685 points
9 High Jump 4-5 (1.35m) 460 points
11 Shot Put 25-2 (7.67m) 378 points
3 200 Meter Dash 27.59 664 points

5 Laura Secor, So, Gustavus 2184 total points
2 100 Meter Hurdles 16.62 640 points
7 High Jump 4-6 1/4 (1.38m) 491 points
8 Shot Put 26-7 (8.10m) 406 points
4 200 Meter Dash 27.79 647 points

6 Gina Collings, Fr, St. Olaf 2177 total points
2 100 Meter Hurdles 17.06 590 points
5 High Jump 4-7 1/2 (1.41m) 523 points
12 Shot Put 24-6 1/4 (7.47m) 365 points
2 200 Meter Dash 27.15 699 points

7 Emily Amici, Sr, Hamline 2150 total points
1 100 Meter Hurdles 16.85 614 points
5 High Jump 4-7 1/2 (1.41m) 523 points
3 Shot Put 29-5 1/2 (8.98m) 463 points
6 200 Meter Dash 29.06[+1.5w] 550 points

8 Clare Franco, Fr, Carleton 2142 total points
3 100 Meter Hurdles 17.71 519 points
12 High Jump 4-2 3/4 (1.29m) 399 points
5 Shot Put 27-5 1/2 (8.37m) 423 points
1 200 Meter Dash 25.96[+1.5w] 801 points

9 Tara Ray, Fr, Concordia 2131 total points
2 100 Meter Hurdles 16.84 615 points
7 High Jump 4-6 1/4 (1.38m) 491 points
6 Shot Put 27-4 1/2 (8.34m) 421 points
4 200 Meter Dash 28.34[+1.5w] 604 points

10 Amy Elson, Jr, Carleton 2091 total points
3 100 Meter Hurdles 17.66 524 points
3 High Jump 4-9 3/4 (1.47m) 588 points
10 Shot Put 25-2 3/4 (7.69m) 379 points
6 200 Meter Dash 28.40 600 points

11 Steph Kortan, So, St. Benedict 1991 total points
3 100 Meter Hurdles 17.54 537 points
10 High Jump 4-4 (1.32m) 429 points
9 Shot Put 26-1 3/4 (7.97m) 397 points
5 200 Meter Dash 28.04 628 points

12 Gina Michaels, So, St. Thomas 1959 total points
3 100 Meter Hurdles 17.52 539 points
10 High Jump 4-4 (1.32m) 429 points
7 Shot Put 26-9 1/4 (8.16m) 410 points
5 200 Meter Dash 28.65[+1.5w] 581 points