Blue Devils compete at Drake Alternative at Gustavus Adolphus

Gustavus Adolphus Drake Alternative

ST. PETER, Minn. (April 30, 2022) - UW-Stout's Demi Ploor won the hammer throw at the Gustavus Adolphus Drake Alternative by more than 15 feet and Emily Cunningham ran her first collegiate outdoor race and finished second behind an unattached runner Saturday.

Ploor threw the hammer on a wet day day an even 164-feet, far outpacing the second place mark of 148-9. Ploor also finished third in the shot put (40-2.75). 

Cunningham, who placed third at the 2022 WIAC indoor championship in the 3000-meter, made her outdoor debut in the 1500-meter, finishing second of 28 runners with a time of 4:49.00, a time that landed on the UW-Stout all-time top-10 board. 

The 4x100-meter relay team of Jenna Driscoll, LaRissa Block, Raegan Sorensen and Kaylie Raths won the event in a time of 50:42. 

Mackenzie Huber placed second in the shot put (41-0.25) and third in the hammer (136-2). Hannah Zastrow was second in the 100-hurdles (14.60). Zastrow placed fourth in the 100-meter with a time of 13.06, but set a faster time in the preliminaries (13.03). 

Hannah Miller was third in the javelin (102-1). Raegan Soresen was third in the pole vault (11-3). 

Jenna Driscoll was fourth in the long jump (15-2.25). 

The Blue Devils will compete at the 2022 WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship, Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, at UW-La Crosse.

Women's Results
(First place, all Stout finishers) 
100: 1. Mariah Williams (Mankato); 4. Hannah Zastrow 13.06/13.03 pre; 7. Jenna Driscoll 13.31/13.22 pre; 9. LaRissa Block 13.73;13.61 pre; 25. Autumn Donatell 14.23; 200: 1. Jireh Babalola (Bethel) 26.38; 21. Adrianne Krueger 29.85; 23. Anna Hall 30.26;  400: 1.Amaiya Barnes (Mankato) 1:00.54; 12. Anna Hall 1:07.70; 800: 1. Isabella Brezinka (UMD) 2:11.48; 12. Claire Ebertowski 2:33.08; 13. Chloe Smiley 2:33.50; 23. Isabella Jewell 2:48.62; 24 .Kayla Lemke 2:54.27;  1500: 1. Tierney Winter (unattached) 4:46.86; 2. Emily Cunningham 4:49.00; 5. Brekkyn Lammert 5:04.07; 11. Olivia Donohue 5:09.53; 15. Oliva Krahn 5:21.59; 16. Katie Dieckman; 5000: 1. Lauryn Renier (UMD) 18:15.01; 8. Nicole Harrison 20:04.74;   100-hurdles: 1. Birgen Nelson (Gustavus) 14.12; 2. Hannah Zastrow 14.60; 6. Kaylie Raths 16.20; 13. Caitlin Harrison 17.18; 20. Adrianne Krueger 17.78; ; 4x100-relay: 1. Stout (Jenna Driscoll, LaRissa Block, Raegan Sorensen, Kaylie Raths) 50.42; 

High jump: 1. Ashley Cridlebaugh (Mankato) 5-3; 18. Mariah Lang 4-7; Pole vault: 1. Paige Hickson (Mankato) 12-0.50; 3. Raegan Sorensen 11-3;  Long jump: 1. Trinity Moore (Mankato) 17-1.25; 4. Jenna Driscoll 15-2.25; 8, LaRissa Block 15-0.50; 12. Clara Nicolai 14-7.25; 15. Amanda Valest 13-4.75;  Triple jump: 1. Stella Neophytou (Mankato) 37-5.25; 7. Kehau Phillips 32-4.25; 9. Amanda Valest 31-10.25;  Shot put: 1. Anika Poe (Gustavus) 44-3.25 ; 2. Mackenzie Huber 41-0.25; 3. Demi Ploor 40-2.75; 15. Sam Leoni 31-2.75; Discus: 1.Tia Donlan (CSP) 135-10; 13. Mackenzie Huber 88-5;   Hammer throw: 1. Demi Ploor (Stout) 164-0; 3. Mackenzie Huber 136-2; 6. Payton Schneider 129-10;   Javelin: 1. Abbie Swenson (Bethel) 103-10; 3. Hannah Miller 102-1;