NORTHFIELD, Minn./LA CROSSE, Wis. – Junior
Lucas Kramarczuk of the St. Olaf College men's track and field team positioned himself to qualify for the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 110-meter hurdles, as eight Oles were in action on day two of a pair of last chance meets on Thursday.
Kramarczuk was one of five Oles who traveled to La Crosse, Wis. to compete in the UW-La Crosse Final Qualifier, while three of his teammates took part in day two of the decathlon at the Ole Last Chance Multi at home at Manitou Track.
UW-La Crosse Final Qualifier Recap | Results
After the start of the meet was delayed by 45 minutes due to weather, Kramarczuk broke his own school record in the 110-meter hurdles by clocking in at 14.41 seconds, which ranks No. 17 in the country this season, positioning him to qualify for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships when the qualifiers are announced on Friday. The top-20 declared student-athletes in each event are accepted into next week's national meet.
The junior's time was eight one-hundredths of a second faster than his previous school record of 14.49 seconds from his runner-up finish at last week's Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Outdoor Championships.
Senior
Aengus White bettered his third-best mark in program history in the discus throw with a personal-best throw of 48.29 meters (158' 5") to place fourth in the 10-thrower field. First year
Trevor Christensen also competed in the event and was eighth (43.99m, 139' 2").
First year
Cade Feist placed fifth in the shot put with a mark of 14.24 meters (46' 8 ¾") on his fifth attempt, while classmate
Dylan Arnold tied for 12th in the pole vault by clearing 4.41 meters (14' 5 ½").
Ole Last Chance Multi Recap | Results
In the final competition of his collegiate career, senior
Nick Edwards posted a personal-best score of 6,000 points – 93 more than his previous PR – to win the decathlon, finishing 39 points ahead of sophomore
Demetri Lord. Only three of the initial field of eight competitors completed the entire 10-event competition.
Lord entered the day in first place and stretched his lead in the first event of the day with a time of 15.82 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles, but Edwards went on to post the top results of the day in the discus throw, javelin throw, and 1,500-meter run to finish atop the standings. Edwards recorded a PR of over three meters in the discus (39.13m), logged a PR in the pole vault (3.90m), and had a four-second PR in the 1,500-meter run (4:51.28) to conclude the competition.
Lord was second to Edwards in the discus throw (28.39m) and 1,500-meter run (4:55.24) and posted a personal-best throw of 38.99 meters in the javelin throw to wrap up his season. First year
Layton Borst recorded a PR of 38.88 meters in the javelin throw before having to withdraw from the competition prior to the 1,500-meter run due to a final exam.
The selections for the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be announced on Friday, May 20 in a press release on NCAA.com.
