The Luther women's track and field team had a busy weekend. On Friday, the distance runners went to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville for the 5000-meter run. Then on Saturday, the throwers were was the Manitou Classic hosted by St. Olaf College and the rest of the team was at the Gene Glader Invitational hosted by Bethel University. The meets at St. Olaf and Bethel had to be shortened due to the weather.
Eleanor Lefort set a new school record for the hammer throw her mark of 168' 2" breaks Amanda Dunn's record of 165' 7" set in 2014. She won the event at the Gene Glader Invitational on Saturday.
UW-Platteville Invitational – 5000-meter run – Friday, April 9, 2026
Norah McDonald – 131
st – 18:42.49
Mari Paulsen – 148
th – 18:54.87
Annika Veit – 183
rd – 19:41.16
Lindsey Moseley – 187
th – 19:46.00
Manitou Classic – St. Olaf – Throwers – Top-3 Finishes
Eleanor Lefort – Hammer Throw – 1
st (51.27m – 168-2)
Julianne Lundvall – Shot Put – 3
rd (11.63m – 38-2)
Gene Glader Invitational – Bethel
4x100 Relay –
Ezra Rahberg,
Maya Badger,
Erika Roth,
Annika Elco – 7
th (51.63)
Personal bests were set at Bethel by
Gianna Damiani (100), Roth (100 hurdles), Moseley and
Lilly Wiese (800), McDonald and Veit (1500).
Next on the schedule for the team is the Meet of Champions hosted by Augustana College (IL). The two-day meet starts on Friday, April 17.
