SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Yellowjacket women's track and field team saw action at the Third Annual Maday Classic Saturday. The meet also served as Alumnae Day, with former Yellowjackets returning to the Dr. Lydia C. Thering Fieldhouse to compete in various events.
The current Yellowjackets faired well in action, securing two first-place finishes on their home track which showcased a strong field.
In the 4x200 meter relay, the Yellowjackets earned the top spot after
Allison Alessi (Shakopee, Minn./Prior Lake),
Summer Hesseldahl (International Falls, Minn./Falls),
Cora Schmitz (Luck, Wis./Unity) and
Maddelyn Swanson (Solon Springs, Wis./Solon Springs) clocked a time of 1:56.24. The quartet came just eight seconds away from the UWS record, previously set in 2006.
The other gold medal finish for the 'Jackets came at the 4x1600 meter relay, as the squad of
Simone Stephens (Scottsdale, Ariz./Saguaro),
Cora Hudella (North Branch, Minn./North Branch Area),
Tea Boerner (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna Senior) and
Halle Barker (Superior, Wis./Superior Senior) finished the race at 22:34.96, shattering the previous record by over a minute and a half set in 2018.
Meet Notes
- UW-River Falls, Northwestern (Minn.), St. Scholastica, and Minnesota Duluth were the other institutions who joined the Yellowjackets.
- Hesseldahl and Alessi also saw action in the 60-meter dash, finishing in fifth and sixth place with times of 8.64 and 8.65, respectively.
- Schmitz clocked a 28.78 second finish in the 200-meter dash, which was good for fifth place.
- Finishing third in the mile run was Taylor DeCook (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect), clocking a 5:49.92.
- Tea Boerner (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna Senior) earned herself a third-place finish in the 5,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 19:52.13, finishing just ten seconds behind Minnesota Duluth's Julia Rademacher, who earned the gold medal.
- Shifting to field events, Catie McPherson (Ashland, Wis./Ashland) and Myla Volk (Wabeno, Wis./Wabeno) finished with marks of 1.43 and 1.38 meters, respectively, in the high jump.
- Hesseldahl placed third in the long jump, finishing with a leap of 4.77 meters.
- Emma Johnson (Centuria, Wis./Unity) finished fourth in the shot put (11.25 meters) and fourth in the weight throw (14.65 meters).
The Yellowjackets will now set their sights on the Gene Glader Classic, which is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 17 on the campus of Bethel University. Events will start at 10 a.m.
