ST. PAUL, Minn. – The College of Saint Benedict track and field team had another strong showing at the Hamline Invitational on Saturday, highlighted by a win in the high jump from first-year Kiera Stommes and a season-best performance from the 4x100-meter relay team. In total, CSB secured 19 top-six finishes during the outdoor meet.

The 4x100-meter relay team, made up of sophomore Grace Buntrock, first-year Anna Gries, first-year Allee Feldman, and senior Justus Floren, ran a season-best time of 50.54 seconds, taking first place. Stommes earned her first career title in the high jump, clearing 1.53 meters (5-00.25), which marked a personal best and the best jump by a Bennies athlete this outdoor season. Anna Kemp finished third, and Samantha Brown was sixth in the high jump, both clearing 1.43 meters (4-08.25).

In the throws, first-year Allison Banse and sophomore Christian Smith posted solid results. Banse set a career-best in the shot put with a throw of 11.61 meters (38-01.25), placing second and marking the eighth-best throw in program history. Smith followed closely with a personal-best 11.05 meters (36-03.00), earning third place. In the discus, Smith finished second with a throw of 36.61 meters (120-01), while Banse took sixth at 34.51 meters (113-02). In the javelin, senior Catherine Ganley placed fourth with a throw of 31.36 meters (102-10), and Banse was eighth at 26.12 meters (85-08).

Sophomore Sabriya Farquharson continued her excellent work in the long jump, finishing third with a leap of 5.01 meters (16-05.25). First-year Anna Gries took fifth with 4.76 meters (15-07.50), and Maggie McCabe, also a first-year, placed seventh at 4.74 meters (15-06.75).

In pole vault, CSB earned second and fourth place, with sophomore Lili Raidt clearing 3.05 meters (10-00) for second and junior Jaylyn Ahlberg matching that height for fourth.

Junior Lauren Berg performed well in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing fifth in 1:04.96, with sophomore Chloe Ostrem placing seventh in 1:08.95. First-year Ava Revoir also impressed, clocking a personal-best 59.65 in the 400-meter dash, ranking in the top 10 in program history. In the 100-meter hurdles, Anya Adelgren placed sixth with a time of 16.32 seconds, and Gries finished seventh in the event.

In distance events, junior Mary Kenney placed fifth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 18:42.37, just ahead of senior Lucy Lyngen, who finished sixth in 18:43.01. Senior Kalli Smith ran a time of 4:59.47 to take sixth in the 1,500 meters, while sophomore Taylor Radaich finished seventh in the 800 meters with a time of 2:23.90.

Sophomore Julia Babineau rounded out the top finishes with a seventh-place result in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, crossing the line in 12:43.42.
Next, CSB will compete at the Bethel Invite on April 12.