NORTHFIELD, Minn./LA CROSSE, Wis. – Four members of the St. Olaf College women's track and field team wrapped up their seasons by competing at the Ole Last Chance Multi and UW-La Crosse Final Qualifier on Thursday.
Junior
Teresa Pettitt-Kenney and sophomore
Aleah Keske traveled to La Crosse for their final performances in the pole vault and shot put this season, while juniors
Rebekah Salfer and
Julia Cordes completed day two of the heptathlon at home at Manitou Track.
The meets served as the final opportunities for student-athletes to post national-qualifying times/marks ahead of next week's NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Geneva, Ohio.
UW-La Crosse Final Qualifier Recap | Results
Pettitt-Kenney closed out her season with a ninth-place showing in the pole vault, clearing 3.50 meters (11' 5 ¾") before going out on 3.65 meters (11' 11 ¾"). Pettitt-Kenney concluded her junior season ranked second on St. Olaf's all-time list in the event after clearing 3.62 meters (11' 10 ½") at the Rider/Bolstorff Invitational in St. Paul on April 30.
Keske placed 11th in the shot put with a mark of 11.63 meters (38' 2") on her second attempt.
Ole Last Chance Multi Recap | Results
Cordes and Salfer wrapped up their seasons by completing the final three events of the heptathlon at Manitou Track. Salfer picked up a first-place finish in the 800-meter run (2:44.73) in the final event of the two-day multi after placing third in the long jump (4.70m) and fourth in the javelin throw (27.77m).
After being disqualified in the 100-meter hurdles to begin the competition on Wednesday, Salfer racked up 3,231 points over the final six events of the multi. Cordes concluded her first collegiate heptathlon with 2,641 points over the seven-event competition.
