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The Augsburg College track and field teams are competing this weekend at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, held at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn.

Action for the Auggie women will begin on Friday (2/24) at 4 p.m. and conclude on Saturday at 10 a.m.

Saturday, February 25
WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Callie Jones (SR, Waubeka, Wis./Random Lake HS) finished 10th in the long jump on Saturday, leading the Augsburg College women's track and field team in the final day of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference indoor championships on Saturday at St. Thomas. The Auggies finished with 7 points, taking 12th place.

Jones finished in 10th with a 5.02-meter (16-feet-5.75) effort in the long jump, while also finishing in 21st place in the 200-meter dash with a 27.83-second effort.

Nikaylah Woody (JR, St. Paul, Minn./Johnson HS) finished 16th in the 200-meter dash with a 27.08-second time.

The Augsburg 4x400-meter relay team of Woody, Emma Blom (SR, Culver, Minn./South Ridge HS), Blair Stewig (JR, Maple Lake, Minn.) and Caitlin Olson (SO, Onamia, Minn.) finished in 10th place in 4:30.70. 

Friday, February 24
WOMEN'S FRIDAY RESULTS

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Kali Kuusisto (SR, Brooklyn Center, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) and Callie Jones (SR, Waubeka, Wis./Random Lake HS) earned All-MIAC Honorable-Mention honors with top-six finishes on Friday, leading the Augsburg College women's track and field team at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships at the University of St. Thomas. Augsburg stands in 10th place with 7.0 points after Friday's competition, and will look to build upon those results Saturday. 

Kuusisto was the top finisher for the Auggies on Friday, claiming fifth place in the weight throw with a distance of 14.82 meters (48-feet-7.5). Jones finished in sixth place in the 60-meter dash in 7.99 seconds, after running a season-best 7.95 seconds in the preliminaries.

Nikaylah Woody (JR, St. Paul, Minn./Johnson HS) finished 12th in the 60-meter hurdles preliminaries in a season-best 9.83 seconds. Taybri Irving (SR, Rosemount, Minn.) took 18th in the 5,000-meter run, finishing in 19:44.31, while Emma Blom (SR, Culver, Minn./South Ridge HS) finished 20th in the 800-meter run in 2:34.69. The Augsburg distance medley relay of Blair Stewig (JR, Maple Lake, Minn.), Caitlin Olson (SO, Onamia, Minn.), Blom and Malena Larsen (SO, Minnetonka, Minn.) placed 11th in 14:06.09.

Events with Augsburg competitors:
Friday, Feb. 24:
4 p.m. - Weight throw: Kali Kuusisto
4:40 p.m. - 60-meter hurdles prelims (finals 6:45 p.m.): Nikaylah Woody
5:15 p.m. - 5,000-meter run: Taybri Irving
5:50 p.m. - 60-meter hurdles prelims (finals 7:45 p.m.): Callie Jones
7:25 p.m. - 800-meter run: Emma Blom
8:10 p.m. - Distance medley relay

Saturday, Feb. 25:
1 p.m. - Long jump: Callie Jones
3:10 p.m. - 200-meter dash: Callie Jones, Nikaylah Woody
4:05 p.m. - 4x400-meter relay

Augsburg preview for the MIAC Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships:

Head Coach: Emily Hackert (2nd year)
A Year Ago: 10th place | 26 points
 
Players to Watch
• Callie Jones (SR | Ranked No. 6 among MIAC athletes in the 60-meter dash (7.96 seconds) and No. 5 in the long jump (5.18m/17-feet-0); 2015 and 2016 MIAC indoor 60m champion; 6th in 2016 MIAC indoor 200m; USTFCCCA All-Central Region in 60m dash and long jump in 2016.)
• Taybri Irving (SR | Ranked No. 8 in MIAC in the 5,000-meter run (18:45.17); 2016 MIAC cross country individual champion; 2nd in 2016 MIAC indoor 5,000m run)
• Kali Kuusisto (SR | Ranked fourth in the MIAC in the weight throw (14.92/48-feet-11.5); 5th in 2016 MIAC indoor weight throw.)
 
Did You Know?
• Seven Augsburg women's track and field student-athletes earned Academic All-MIAC honors in 2016 -- Emma Blom (indoor/outdoor), Mary Cornelius (indoor/outdoor), Rachel Frantz (indoor), Taybri Irving (indoor/outdoor), Callie Jones (indoor/outdoor), Kali Kuusisto (indoor) and Blair Stewig (indoor/outdoor).