We thought we would compile a list of all the MIAC athletes currently ranked in the top 25 in the NCAA in their event. As you can tell the MIAC should be well represented at the NCAA National Meet in California. We stopped at the top 25 because that is the cut off for national qualifying for the women’s events (plus it is a nice round number!)
Here are some fast facts about the MIAC athletes in the NCAA Top 25:
– Mike Hutton of St. Thomas is the top ranked men’s competitor as he is ranked second in the brutal 800 meters
– Kaari Jensen of Concordia is the top ranked women’s athlete. She is No.2 in the heptathlon after winning the MIAC
– The toughest single event is the men’s 800 meters where four MIAC runners are ranked in the top 25
– The toughest women’s event is the 10,000 meters where three different athletes have times in the top 25
– Five different men’s teams have athletes in the top 25 while seven different women’s teams have athletes in the top 25
– Four different men’s athletes are ranked in the top 25 in two different events
– Only one women’s athlete is ranked in the top 25 in more than one event (Dani Larson, St. Olaf, 400 hurdles, High Jump)
MIAC Men’s Athletes In NCAA Top 25
400 Meters
12. Mike Hutton – St. Thomas – 48.17
800 Meters
2. Mike Hutton – St. Thomas – 1:49.45
12. Brian Saksa – St. Olaf – 1:51.91
15. Brian Tomlinson – St. Olaf – 1:52.23
17. Noah Laack-Veeder – Carleton – 1:52.38
21. Eric Jorgenson – Gustavus – 1:52.66
1500 Meters
9. Brian Saksa – St. Olaf – 3:51.03
13. Jack Deichert – Hamline – 3:51.92
15. Reid Gilbertson – St. Olaf – 3:51.97
5000 Meters
5. Ben Sathre – St. Thomas – 14:17.20
11. Devin Monson – Hamline – 14:29.72
10,000 Meters
4. Devin Monson – Hamline – 29:37.13
9. Ben Sathre – St. Thomas – 29:52.43
400-Meter Hurdles
16. Steve Groskreutz – Gustavus – 53.64
High Jump
15. Eyo Ekpo – St. Thomas – 6’8.25″
Pole Vault
5. Josh Owens – Gustavus – 16’6.75″
Triple Jump
17. Blair Riegel – Gustavus – 47’5″
21. Eyo Ekpo – St. Thomas – 47’1.75″
Shot Put
17. Brennan McKeag – Hamline – 53’6.25″
Hammer
8. Brennan McKeag – Hamline – 190’11”
Decathlon
16. Maxwell Dunne – St. Thomas – 6201
21. Gavin Yseth – St. Thomas – 6151
22. Cameron Clause – Gustavus – 6067
MIAC Women’s Athletes In NCAA Top 25
100 Meters
12. Ashley Magelssen – Bethel – 12.11
800 Meters
14. Larissa Peyton – St. Thomas – 2:11.66
1500 Meters
10. Maren Westby – St. Olaf – 4:31.34
19. Taylor Berg – St. Thomas – 4:34.32
10,000 Meters
4. Simone Childs-Walker – Carleton – 35:40.87
9. Emma Lee – St. Olaf – 36:07.61
18. Alison Smyth – Carleton – 36:22.73
400-Meter Hurdles
17. Dani Larson – St. Olaf – 1:02.70
4×100-Meter Relay
10. St. Thomas – 47.32 (Burnham, Van Heel, Rozeske, Tipp)
4×400-Meter Relay
6. St. Thomas – 3:49.87 (Tipp, Tipp, Peyton, Van Heel)
High Jump
10. Chelsea Klemetson – Concordia-Moorhead – 5’6″
22. Dani Larson – St. Olaf – 5’5.25″
Pole Vault
9. Allyson Voss – Gustavus – 12’4.5″
Triple Jump
14. Hilary Thompson – Concordia-Moorhead – 38’6.75″
Shot Put
14. Becky Culp – Hamline – 43’5.75″
21. Cherae Reeves – Concordia-Moorhead – 43’2.25″
Discus
12. Becky Culp – Hamline – 144’0″
14. Amy Maas – St. Thomas – 143’8″
Hammer
21. Shawny Kramer – Hamline – 164’4″
Heptathlon
2. Kaari Jensen – Concordia-Moorhead – 4829
17. Erica Roelofs – Gustavus – 4298
2012 MIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship Meet 