FULL RESULTS
HELENA, Mont. -- The Carroll College women's relay team and senior pole vaulter
Mika Robinson became the final Fighting Saints to qualify for the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championship on Thursday at the Providence Open in Great Falls, Montana.
On a day with high wind gusts and chilly temperatures, the relay team -- made up of seniors
Monica White,
Keely Ehmann and junior
Brooke Endy and sophomore
Elly Machado -- ran a 3:55.40 to comfortably earn the NAIA B-Standard.
"(The weather) didn't stop them from dropping the hammer and getting going," Saints coach
Harry Clark said. "They knew it was their last chance and they treated it as such."
Senior
Mika Robinson vaulted 3.55 meters to earn the NAIA B-Standard in the pole vault.
The 4x400 relay and Robinson's performances highlighted the day for the Saints, who were traveling with a limited squad due to the rigors of academics ahead of finals week. With their qualifications, the Saints will send 15 individuals to the national meet on May 23 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Freshman
Chad Hemsley ran a 54.40 in the 400-meter hurdles to improve his qualification time.
FULL RESULTS
Men's National Qualifiers
Noah Majerus, 800 meters, 1:51.51 (No. 4 NAIA)
Josh Malone, decathlon, 6,439 points (No. 6 NAIA)
Shamrock Campbell, triple jump, 14.69 meters (48'2.5") [No. 8 NAIA]
Josh Malone, long jump, 7.25 meters (23'9.5") [No. 9 NAIA]
Josh Malone, high jump, 2.02 meters (6'7.5") [No. 22 NAIA]
Keaton Brady , pole vault, 4.65 meters (15'3") [No. 17 NAIA]
Garrett Kocab, discus, 49.71 meters (163'1") [No. 15 NAIA]
Chad Hemsley, 400-meter hurdles, 54.59 (altitude adjusted) (No. 25 NAIA)
Women's National Qualifiers
Kelsey Bassett, pole vault, 3.70 meters (12'1.5") [No. 4 NAIA]
Nikki Krueger, shot put, 13.86 meters (45'5.75") [No. 8 NAIA]
Shae Helterbran, pole vault, 3.60 meters (11'9.75") [No. 10 NAIA]
Hope Welhaven, javelin, 40.51 meters (132'11") [No. 13 NAIA]
Mika Robinson, pole vault, 3.55 meters (11'7.75") [No. 13 NAIA]
Keely Ehmann, 4x400, 3:55.40, (No. 13 NAIA)
Monica White, 4x400, 3:55.40, (No. 13 NAIA)
Elly Machado, 4x400, 3:55.40, (No. 13 NAIA)
Brooke Endy, 4x400, 3:55.40, (No. 13 NAIA)
