Kaelene Lundstrum Wins MIAC Heptathlon Title, Janey Helland Finishes Third

Gustavus junior Kaelene Lundstrum captured first place in the heptathlon at the MIAC Multi-Event Championships which were held at Carleton College on Thursday and Friday. Lundstrum tallied a total of 4,550 points to defeat defending heptathlon champion Leah Kay of Concordia by 61 points. Lundstrum’s total is the third highest in Division III this season…

Kaelene Lundstrum claimed her first MIAC title in the heptathlon on Friday. (Photo by Dave Pape)
Kaelene Lundstrum claimed her first MIAC title in the heptathlon on Friday. (Photo by Dave Pape)

Janey Helland finished first in the long jump at 17-4 1/4. (Photo by Dave Pape)
Janey Helland finished first in the long jump at 17-4 1/4. (Photo by Dave Pape)

Laura Secor finished seventh in the heptathlon. (Photo by Dave Pape)
Laura Secor finished seventh in the heptathlon. (Photo by Dave Pape)

Gustavus junior Kaelene Lundstrum captured first place in the heptathlon at the MIAC Multi-Event Championships which were held at Carleton College on Thursday and Friday. Lundstrum tallied a total of 4,550 points to defeat defending heptathlon champion Leah Kay of Concordia by 61 points. Lundstrum’s total is the third highest in Division III this season and provisionally qualifies her for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Sophomore Janey Helland and Laura Secor also finished in the top eight for Gustavus as Helland finished third with 3,944 points and Secor finished seventh with 3,686 points. The Gusties earned 18 points toward the MIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which begin Friday, May 7 at Carleton College.

1 Kaelene Lundstrum, Jr, Gustavus 4550 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
4 Long Jump 15-9 1/2[+2.6w] (4.81m) 508 points
3 Javelin Throw 92-10 (28.30m) 444 points
5 800 Meter Run 2:28.38 713 points

2 Leah Kay, Jr, Concordia 4489 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
4 Long Jump 15-9 1/2[+3.3w] (4.81m) 508 points
1 Javelin Throw 111-7 (34.03m) 553 points
3 800 Meter Run 2:26.95 732 points

3 Janey Helland, So, Gustavus 3944 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
1 Long Jump 17-4 1/4[+1.5w] (5.29m) 640 points
6 Javelin Throw 76-10 1/2 (23.43m) 353 points
7 800 Meter Run 2:30.05 692 points

4 Clare Franco, Fr, Carleton 3893 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
6 Long Jump 15-8 1/4[+3.5w] (4.78m) 500 points
5 Javelin Throw 84-11 (25.88m) 399 points
1 800 Meter Run 2:17.92 852 points

5 Tara Ray, Fr, Concordia 3768 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
3 Long Jump 16-0 1/4[+0.9w] (4.88m) 527 points
2 Javelin Throw 94-5 (28.79m) 454 points
8 800 Meter Run 2:32.99 656 points

6 Gina Collings, Fr, St. Olaf 3729 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
2 Long Jump 16-6 1/2[+3.5w] (5.04m) 570 points
11 Javelin Throw 60-9 1/4 (18.52m) 261 points
4 800 Meter Run 2:27.79 721 points

7 Laura Secor, So, Gustavus 3686 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
12 Long Jump 14-0 1/4[+1.7w] (4.27m) 371 points
9 Javelin Throw 73-3 1/4 (22.33m) 332 points
2 800 Meter Run 2:21.80 799 points

8 Emily Amici, Sr, Hamline 3666 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 Long Jump 15-2 1/4[+1.9w] (4.63m) 461 points
4 Javelin Throw 90-3 (27.52m) 430 points
10 800 Meter Run 2:35.58 625 points

9 Jill Merkle, Fr, Carleton 3589 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
6 Long Jump 15-8 1/4[+1.9w] (4.78m) 500 points
8 Javelin Throw 75-8 (23.06m) 346 points
11 800 Meter Run 2:41.49 556 points

10 Steph Kortan, So, St. Benedict 3465 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
10 Long Jump 14-8 1/2w[+5.0w] (4.48m) 423 points
7 Javelin Throw 76-8 1/4 (23.37m) 352 points
6 800 Meter Run 2:29.54 699 points

11 Amy Elson, Jr, Carleton 3399 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
9 Long Jump 15-0 3/4[+2.3w] (4.59m) 451 points
12 Javelin Throw 52-5 1/2 (15.99m) 215 points
9 800 Meter Run 2:34.12 642 points

12 Gina Michaels, So, St. Thomas 3128 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
11 Long Jump 14-4 1/2[+1.4w] (4.38m) 398 points
10 Javelin Throw 64-11 1/2 (19.80m) 285 points
12 800 Meter Run 2:47.82 486 points