MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The St. Olaf College men's and women's track and field teams accounted for 12 top-10 finishes at the Gary Wilson Invitational on Wednesday at the University of Minnesota Track & Field Stadium.

Competing in a field with all three NCAA Divisions represented, St. Olaf's men's team had seven top-10 finishes and the women added five more at the unscored meet. Ten of the 12 top-10 performances came on the track.

First year Svea Frantzich, first year Evangeline Sappington, sophomore Sophie Herweijer, and sophomore Izzi Jaeckle recorded the highest finish of the day for the Oles in the 4x100-meter relay with their third-place result (49.58). That time put the quartet as the No. 6 relay in program history and was the No. 10 performance in the event for the program.

First year Abby Frei cleared 3.41 meters (11' 2 ¼") in the pole vault to finish eighth with the fourth-highest clearance in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) this season. Senior Claire Keech added a 10th-place finish in the javelin throw (31.88m, 104' 7") for the other top-10 result in the field events.

Senior Ella Landis took fourth in the 1,500-meter run (4:47.96), while sophomore Abi Lindquist was 10th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:44.96).

Senior Kevin Turlington logged the top finish of the day of the St. Olaf men by placing fourth in the 1,500-meter run (3:56.59), a time that ranks second in the conference this season. Sophomore Garrett Seppanen was 10th overall in the event with a personal-best time of 3:58.66, which ranks third in the MIAC.

Sophomore Gavin Vogel clocked in at 50.35 seconds in the 400-meter dash to take fifth, while junior Lex Kaye was sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:43.12). Kaye's time ranks third in the MIAC this spring.

First year Tony Ali, sophomore Cristian Escobar Pearson, first year Abe Polzien, and sophomore Luke Jones sprinted to a sixth-place showing in the 4x100-meter relay (43.54), while senior Lance Nemecek took 10th in the 800-meter run (1:56.49). Junior Gavin Hoelzel's 10th-place finish in the pole vault (3.83m, 12' 6 ¾") was the lone top-10 result in the field for the Ole men.

St. Olaf will be back in action at the Dick & Mary Johnson Invitational hosted by UW-Eau Claire at noon on Saturday, April 25.