Martin Luther College announces Women's Track Leaps Ahead of Superior to Take First at UMAC Championships
RESULTS
Morris, MN - The Martin Luther College women's track and field team went on to take first place at the 2023 UMAC Championships on Saturday, May 6. The women battled it out with UW-Superior and were trailing the Yellowjackets 89-71 after yesterday's results. However, the women made up their ground and then some to edge out UW-Superior for first, defeating them 188-179 out of 20 total events scored. The win also gives MLC women's track and field its first ever first-place finish at the UMAC Championships.
The MLC women received a first-place finish in the high jump, as Ella Schlei had a top jump of 1.43 meters to take home the prize. Maya Habben had another all-around performance on day two of the championships, to help her team climb back into contention for first. The junior racked up multiple top three efforts in both the 1500 and 5000 meter run, earning second in the 1500m with a time of 5:16.51 and third in the 5000m (20:06.29). The two events totaled up 14 points towards the MLC team score.
The Knights also had a joint effort in both the 110 and 400 meter hurdles, with Grace Seim taking third in the 110m (17.97) and Emma Nelson taking second (1:11.96). Both hurdlers secured another 14 points for the MLC team score.
MLC would also get second in both the 4x400 and 4x800 meter relays, adding 16 more points.
The MLC throwers would really bring the Knights over the top, as multiple throwers were near the top performers in the discus and shot put. Among the top performers was Madelinn Romsdahl, who took first in the discus with a mark of 33.45 meters. Nelson would add another second place finish with her throw of 33.05 meters in the discus. Meanwhile, in the shot put, the Knights would gain more points from Elise Nolte (second), Romsdahl (third), Nelson (fourth), and Emmaline Hagedorn (fifth).
Overall, the women came out ready to compete in all events and were rewarded for their hard-working efforts. The Knights finished the event with a program-record 188 points, shattering their previous high of 140 points set last season where they finished second.
Coach Bre Olson was pleased by her team's work at the championships and throughout the season when she said, "I'm really proud of how hard the women worked this season. All of the athletes wanted to see success for the team and it was really cool to see them all come together." Olson further added to the women's overall balance, when she commented, "The women had depth in multiple events and many athletes were willing to try something new or compete in multiple events in order to snag as many points as they could for the team. Both the men and women are relatively young and I am so excited for what the future holds."
You can read the full results from the event if you click on the link at the top of the story.
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