COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - The Gustavus men's and women's track & field teams concluded competition at the MIAC Indoor Championships on Saturday at Saint John's University with the women taking fourth place and the men finishing seventh.
 
Megan Geraets highlighted Saturday's events by setting the MIAC championship record in the 200-meter, clocking in a time of 25.10. Geraets broke her own MIAC meet record of 25.16, which was set last year, capturing the MIAC title for the second straight season. She also moves up to 12th in Division III this season. Kate Carlson joined Geraets on the 200-meter podium, taking third place with a time of 25.36, moving up to 28th in NCAA Division III.
 
The women's 4x200 relay team of Carlson, Allison Stacy, Sarrah Lindner, and Geraets earned All-MIAC honors by taking second place in 1:44.11, which is the second fastest time in program history. Sydney Hagen and Molly Liston led the Gusties in the 3000-meter, taking ninth and 10th, respectively, in 10:33.71 and 10:37.72. Aubrey Mair took 12th in the 600-meter with a time of 1:44.59 and Kailyn Walukas finished 14th in the 1000-meter at 3:08.33.
 
In the field, Kayla Kajer continued to impress in her rookie season by winning the championship in the high jump, matching a personal best height of 5-4.25, which ranks 36th in Division III. Erin Beer took sixth with a mark of 4-11.5. Keira McCord led the Gusties in the shot put with a heave of 37-3 for 11th place.
 
Tyler Smith once again led the Gustie men, winning the 1000-meter conference title with a facility and school record time of 2:28.59, marking the first sub-2:30 time in program history. Nick Brauer took eighth in 2:32.17. Liam Frommelt earned All-Conference in the triple jump, clearing 46-0.5 for second place.
 
Joe Ream took fifth in the pole vault, going over a height of 13-11.75, while Logan Marzinske finished eighth at 13-7.75. Markus Rupnow finished 11th in the 600-meter, clocking in at 1:24.09, Conner Martens placed 13th in the 200-meter at 23.08, and in the 3000-meter, Will Janzen took 20th place in 8:56.61. The 4x400 relay team of Rupnow, Cohen Stursa, Sam Schulze, and Tyler Smith took sixth in 3:27.16.

"Our coaching staff is so proud of our team this weekend," said Head Coach Aaron Lund. "The effort across the board by the whole team was incredible. We beat our projected scores and moved ahead in the team standings. Our conference continues to get stronger and stronger. It took many national qualifying type performances just to win a conference event. It was a great environment this weekend. I am proud to be a part of this conference and I am so proud of our team.

"We had a season best performance in almost every event. It was great to see our first year athletes gain experience and also perform at a high level. I know our entire team is happy with their efforts but definitely not satisfied. Most of the team will get a little time now to rest, reset, and shift our focus to competing even better for the outdoor championships."
 
A select few Gusties will compete at the UW-La Crosse Qualifier next Saturday before selections are made for the NCAA Indoor Championships, which are held March 14-15 in Rochester, N.Y.