NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The MSOE women's track & field team kicked off their 2025 indoor season at the Cardinal Opener, hosted by North Central College. The throwing events shined for the Raiders, leading them to a third overall finish.

RESULTS
3^rd Place (93 points) 

RECAP 

• Katrina Wawrzyn led the group in the shot put, with her first toss of 12.92 meters being the one that won the event and is currently 10^th nationally, followed by Josephine Jacklin in second tossing 12.67 meters that is 21^stnationally, and Jessa Alderman in third throwing 12.46 meters and is 26^th nationally. Kylie Crum won the weight throw with a mark of 15.77 meters that is 16^th nationally, followed by Alderman in second with 15.52 meters which is 17^th nationally, followed by Wawrzyn tossing 15.40 meters for third and 22^nd nationally. 
• Jacklin's mark of 15.26 meters in the weight throw currently sits 30^th nationally, while Jordan Monroe has two marks ranked nationally, the shot put sitting 38^th (12.26 meters) and the weight throw sitting 36^th (15.09 meters).
• Ella Kwaterski and Holly Bley finished nearly side-by-side in the 5,000-meter run in 21:09.40 and 21:09.60, respectively. The group of Megan Ruffing, Maddie Griffith, Kaitlyn Denapoli, and Alexis Dorner finished third overall in the 4x400-meter relay, running a time of 4:49.52.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Raiders will have next weekend off before heading to Whitewater for the Karl Schlender Invitational. The meet is set to start at 11:00 AM with the field events and 12:00 PM for the running events.

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