St. Kate's saw its biggest impact in the distance events, where Kaitlyn Peterson led the way. Peterson recorded a personal-best 5:07.03 in the 1500m to place 10th overall, then followed it up with another PR in the 5000m, finishing 20th in 20:22.08.
Mist Sit added a strong double of her own, running 2:40.28 in the 800m and posting a personal-best 5:18.90 in the 1500m. Sit's efforts helped anchor a deep Wildcats middle-distance group.
In the 800m, Lauren Kennedy clocked 2:44.57, while Felicity Lamb notched a personal-best 2:48.90. Miranda Kerndt rounded out the group with a 3:07.11 performance.
That same quartet carried momentum into the 5000m, where Kennedy delivered a personal-best 21:38.15, Lamb finished with a PR of 22:21.74, and Kerndt crossed with a PR of 23:44.54.
In the field events, Maggie Lewandowski led the Wildcat throwers with a 35.42m (116-02) mark in the hammer throw, good for 27th, added a 23.73m (77-10) performance in the discus, and recorded a personal-best mark of 10.65m (34-11.25) in shot put.
Freshman Alehsha Rentz recorded a personal-best 29.57m (97-00) in the hammer throw, showing continued progress early in her collegiate career.
In the javelin, Lillian Sembello posted a mark of 13.06m (42-10).
The Wildcats are in action again on Wednesday competing in the Joe Sweeney Invite at St. Thomas.Â