NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Junior
Ashlyn Jore registered first-place finishes in the high jump and long jump for the St. Olaf College women's track and field team at the unscored Tostrud Classic on Friday evening at Tostrud Center.
Jore accounted for two of St. Olaf's five event victories at the meet, which was the team's final competition prior to the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Indoor Track & Field Championships. Junior
Lauren Walda also won the 3,000-meter run, while the Oles won both of the meet's relays.
Jore cleared 1.55 meters (5' 1") to win the high jump ahead of sophomore
Mara Larson, who was one of two other entrants to clear 1.50 meters (4' 11"). Jore's clearance of 1.55 meters ranks third in the conference heading into the indoor meet. The junior also won the long jump with a mark of 5.19 meters (17' ½") on her third attempt before a pair of fouls and a pass on her final jump.
Walda posted a near 40-second win in the 3,000-meter run with a winning time of 10:23.22, which ranks fifth in the conference to date, as the second-place finisher clocked in at 11:01.31.
First year
Sophie Herweijer, first year
Izzi Jaeckle, senior
Zoe Matre, and senior
Emma Storbakken edged two other schools in the 4x200-meter relay (1:47.57), while junior
Kayla Sieck, junior
Rachael Wilson, Storbakken, and Jaeckle won the 4x400-meter relay (4:07.63)
The MIAC Indoor Championships will open with the pentathlon at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Donald McNeely Spectrum at Saint John's University.