ST. JOSEPH, Minn. – The College of Saint Benedict track and field team continues its outdoor season by traveling to the Rider/Bolstorff Invitational, hosted by Macalester at Macalester Stadium on April 24-25.

Events begin Friday, April 24, with the hammer throw at 3 p.m. and the 5,000 meters at 7 p.m. Saturday's schedule starts with field events at 9:45 a.m., followed by track events at 11 a.m.

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Schedule
Friday
3 p.m. – Hammer Throw
7 p.m. – 5,000M

Saturday
Track Events
11 a.m. – 4x100M relay
11:15 a.m. – 3,000M steeplechase
12 p.m. – 100M hurdles
12:30 p.m. – 1,500M
1:15 p.m. – 400M
1:40 p.m. – 100M
2:15 p.m. – 800M
3:00 p.m. – 400M hurdles
3:30 p.m. – 200M
4:10 p.m. – 4x400M relay

Field Events (start 9:45 a.m.)
Pole vault, long jump, high jump, triple jump, javelin, shot put, discus.

Season Review

Bennies Shine at CSB/SJU Optimistic Invitational
Saint Benedict opened the outdoor season in strong fashion, capturing two relay titles — including a meet record — and posting 18 top-five finishes despite cold and windy conditions at Clemens Stadium. The 4x400-meter relay team of Taylor Dean (Hutchinson, Minn.), Lauren Berg (Bemidji, Minn.), Anna Schottler (Chanhassen, Minn.) and Macy Piechowski (Winona, Minn.) set a meet record with a winning time of 4:06.31.

Another CSB quartet of Taylor Radaich (Prior Lake, Minn.), Anabella Witschen (Monticello, Minn.), Tiffany Dean (Hutchinson, Minn.) and Brooke Verkinnes (St. Cloud, Minn.) placed fifth (4:18.07). The Bennies also claimed the 4x100-meter relay title as Grace Buntrock (Rochester, Minn.), Anna Gries (Minneapolis, Minn.), Myah Nelson (Brainerd, Minn.) and Bella Lund (Mound, Minn.) won in 50.69.

Lund added a second-place finish in the 100 meters (12.58) and a fourth-place showing in the 200 meters (26.77), just ahead of Allee Feldman (Buffalo, Minn.), who was fifth (26.92). Schottler impressed in her collegiate debut, finishing second in the 400 meters (59.44).

In the field events, Allison Banse (Mankato, Minn.) took second in the shot put (11.98m / 39-3.75), while Sabriya Farquharson (Nassau, Bahamas) placed second in the long jump (5.45m / 17-10.75). Juslene Chea (St. Michael, Minn.) led CSB in the 100-meter hurdles with a fifth-place finish (16.49).

The Bennies dominated the 3,000-meter steeplechase, sweeping the top six spots, led by Daphne Grobstein (Golden Valley, Minn.) in third (11:56.59) and Lauren Masica (Orono, Minn.) in fourth (13:25.29).

Bennies Win Four Titles at Hamline
Saint Benedict followed with another strong performance at the Hamline Invitational, earning four event titles and 17 top-five finishes. Jaylyn Ahlberg (Shoreview, Minn.) won the pole vault with a season-best 3.35m (10-11.75), while Lili Raidt (Waconia, Minn.) matched the height to place second and McKenna Flinn (Redwood Valley, Minn.) took fourth (3.20m / 10-6).

Farquharson captured the triple jump title (11.01m / 36-1.50), with Gries finishing second (10.44m / 34-3) and Hannah Scharnberg (Fergus Falls, Minn.) fourth (10.09m / 33-1.25). Farquharson also placed seventh in the long jump (4.90m / 16-1).

Mary Kenney (St. Paul, Minn.) led a dominant effort in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, winning in a season-best 11:23.42 as CSB claimed six of the top seven spots. Witschen placed third (11:44.90), followed by Julia Babineau (Andover, Minn.) in fourth (12:10.42) and Bailey Link (Brush, Colo.) in fifth (13:15.85).

Kiera Stommes (Eden Valley, Minn.) secured the high jump title (1.53m / 5-0.25), with Drea Terwedo (LeSueur, Minn.) third (1.50m / 4-11). In the javelin, Parker Pollis (Richfield, Minn.) placed second, while Emily Koch (Otsego, Minn.) was third (29.06m / 95-4).

Banse added fifth-place finishes in both the discus (35.24m / 115-7) and shot put (12.06m / 39-6.75), and Quinn Paulsen (Waconia, Minn.) posted a career-best in the shot put (10.92m / 35-10). The 4x100 relay team of Buntrock, Gries, Nelson and Lund placed second (50.03). Berg took fourth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:05.04), and Dean added a fourth-place finish in the 800 meters (2:24.00).

Ahlberg, Berg Lead at Gene Glader Classic
The Bennies continued their momentum at the Gene Glader Invitational, recording 12 top-six finishes and 16 top-eight placings. Berg posted a season-best 1:03.37 in the 400-meter hurdles, ranking No. 19 in Division III, while Chea set a personal-best 15.46 in the 100-meter hurdles to place fifth.

Kenney placed fourth in the steeplechase (11:20.41), a mark ranked 29th in Division III, while Grobstein added a personal-best 11:37.88. Schottler (59.40) and Dean (1:00.84) both recorded personal bests in the 400 meters.

In the field events, Banse threw a season-best 36.37m (119-4) in the discus to place seventh and added an eighth-place finish in the shot put. The Bennies placed three in the top six in the high jump, led by Stommes in second (1.53m), while Ariana Maurer (St. Louis, Mo.) and Terwedo also cleared the same height.

Pollis placed fifth in the javelin (32.57m / 106-10). Ahlberg finished second in the pole vault (3.51m / 11-6.25), with Raidt adding an eighth-place finish. Farquharson led CSB in the triple jump (10.63m / 34-10.50), with Scharnberg finishing eighth. The 4x100 relay team placed fourth (49.73)

CSB Wins CSB/SJU Invitational
The Bennies closed out their home schedule in impressive fashion, winning the team title with 206.5 points. Saint Benedict recorded four event titles, 12 top-two finishes and 38 top-eight finishes overall.

Ahlberg won the pole vault with a season-best 3.55m (11-7.75), which ranks No. 44 in NCAA Division III. Raidt placed second (3.40m / 11-1.75), while Flinn cleared 3.25m (10-8).

Banse placed fourth in the shot put with a personal-best 12.61m (41-4.50), the third-best outdoor mark in program history. In the long jump, Morgan Hanlin (Red Wing, Minn.) led four Bennies in the top eight with a third-place finish (5.38m / 17-8). Chea placed fourth, followed by Samantha Solheid (New Prague, Minn.) and Scharnberg.

In the triple jump, Chea finished second with a season-best 10.93m (35-10.50), joined in the top four by Gries and Scharnberg. Berg captured a title in the 400-meter hurdles (1:03.10), while Chea added a runner-up finish in the 100-meter hurdles (15.16), a top-10 mark in program history.

Witschen led five Bennies in the top seven of the steeplechase with a personal-best 11:44.51, followed by Babineau in second and Addisyn Giles (Belle Plaine, Minn.) in third. Alyse Williamschen (Kasson-Mantorville, Minn.) and Katelyn Van Marel (Hutchinson, Minn.) also placed in the top seven.

Indoor Season Recap
The outdoor season follows a fifth-place finish (76.5 points) at the MIAC Indoor Championships, where the Bennies earned six All-MIAC performances. Ahlberg won the conference title in the pole vault (3.53m), while Raidt tied for second. Chea placed second in the 55-meter hurdles, Banse took third in the shot put, and Farquharson recorded top-three finishes in both horizontal jumps.

Additional honorable mention All-MIAC honors went to Berg (600 and 800 meters), Stommes (high jump), Flinn (pole vault) and Chea (triple jump), highlighting a balanced indoor campaign as Saint Benedict transitions into the outdoor season.