LA CROSSE, Wis. – Six members of the St. Olaf College men's and women's track and field teams competed at the UW-La Crosse Final Qualifier in their final attempts to qualify for the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships on Wednesday evening at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex.

Junior Ignatius Fitzgerald, senior Andrew Skemp, junior Lance Nemecek, junior Cullen Moore, and sophomore Max Albertson were in action from the men's team, while junior Lauren Walda was the lone participant from the women's team.

After sitting 10th entering the final lap, Fitzgerald ran 58.76-second split on the final lap to win the 1,500-meter run in 3:48.55, which ranks fifth on St. Olaf's all-time list in the event. The time was a PR of over two seconds and ranks 26th in the country this season. Skemp concluded his career with a 25th-place finish (4:06.92) in just the third time running the event in his career.

Nemecek and Moore both placed in the top four in the 800-meter run, with Nemecek finishing second (1:51.86) and Moore fourth (1:52.87). Entering the meet, the time to crack the top 22 in the country in the event was 1:50.62.

Albertson posted an eighth-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 6.89 meters (22' 7 ¼") after needing to jump at least 7.24 meters to break into the top 22.

Walda was the lone runner in the 5,000-meter run and recorded a time of 17:59.32.

The qualifiers for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be announced on Friday, May 16 by 7 p.m. CT via press release on NCAA.com. The national meet will be held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio from May 22-24.