NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Carleton College women's indoor track & field team began the 2026 season with two event victories and 14 top-five results at the Ole Opener, a 12-team competition hosted by St. Olaf College.
"Impressive for the first meet of the season," said Carleton head coach
Donna Ricks. "This team is a joy to coach. Their overall positive attitude, work ethic, and support of one another will elevate everyone's performances over the season.
First-year
Pamina Nemet won the 600-yard with a time of 1:39.26, good for No. 10 on Carleton's all-time record board. Rookie
Lauren Tittel won the 1000-meter run with a time of 3:00.27, also good for No. 10 in school history. (see charts below)
Sophomore
Kayla Marx finished as the runner up in the 1000-meter race, crossing the line at 3:06.24, while
Nina Peterson placed fourth overall with her time of 3:09.95.
Sophomore
Charlotte Kusch ran the indoor 800-meter distance for the first time and took fourth place, finishing at 2:31.53 to lead four Knights in the top 10.
First-year
Nicole Peterson was Carleton's lone entrant in the mile run, She clocked 5:26.79 to place third.
Senior
Hannah Preisser, first-year
Claire Vuckovics, and senior
Aliya Larsen finished second, third, and fifth, respectively, in the 3000-meter run. Preisser clocked a time of 10:17.33, while Vukovics finished at 10:29.99, and Larsen came across at 10:38.20.
The Knights saw a trio of top-five results in the field events. Sophomore
Caroline Kelleher took third in the high jump after clearing a personal-best 1.51 meters, first-year
Terri Mensah placed fifth in the long jump, and rookie
Ava Brosam took third in the pole vault after clearing 3.00 meters.
The meet concluded with the 4x400-meter relay. The Knights top entry of Kelleher, Kush, Marx, and Tittel placed third at 4:18.13. Calreton 'B' entry of
Islam, Peterson,
Shemsy Lewis-Musa, and
Sierra Cherniavsky placed fifth at 4:31.21.
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton heads to the Vanessa Seljeskog Classic to be held at Macaleter College on Saturday, Jan. 24. Competition is slated to start at 11:00 a.m.
Carleton's top-10 leaderboard
600-meter run
| Rank |
Name |
Meet |
Date |
Time |
| 1 |
Clare Franco |
MIAC Championships |
3/6/2010 |
1:35.92 |
| 2 |
Ellie Wilson |
MIAC Championships |
3/8/2014 |
1:36.02 |
| 3 |
Haley Johnson |
Ole Open |
2/25/2012 |
1:38.53 |
| 4 |
Jocelyn Ferguson |
Carleton Meet of the Hearts |
2/12/2022 |
1:38.68 |
| 5 |
Claire Shapleigh |
Carleton Coed |
2/28/2003 |
1:38.79 |
| 6 |
Lara Erickson |
MIAC Championships |
2/24/2024 |
1:38.85 |
| 7 |
Kate Ainsworth |
MIAC Championships |
3/1-3/2/1996 |
1:38.94 |
| 8 |
Carrie Stuart |
MIAC Championships |
3/1/2002 |
1:39.03 |
| 9 |
Lindsey Nietmann |
MIAC Championships |
3/3-3/4/2006 |
1:39.17 |
| 10 |
Pamina Nemet |
Ole Opener |
1/17/2026 |
1:39.26 |
1000-meter run
| Rank |
Name |
Meet |
Date |
Time |
| 1 |
Colette Celichowski |
Carleton Invitational |
2/7/2014 |
2:54.28 |
| 2 |
Haley Johnson |
MIAC Championships |
3/1-3/2/2013 |
2:55.13 |
| 3 |
Katherine Geist |
MIAC Championships |
2/24-2/26/2022 |
2:55.97 |
| 4 |
Mary Blanchard |
Tostrud Classic |
2/17/2024 |
2:56.82 |
| 5 |
Katherine Wingert |
MIAC Championships |
3/7-3/8/2008 |
2:57.02 |
| 6 |
Meg Mathison |
Meet of the Hearts |
2/3/2018 |
2:57.87 |
| 7 |
Laura Roach |
MIAC Championships |
3/6/2010 |
2:58.42 |
| 8 |
Heidi Sickler |
MIAC Championships |
3/3-3/4/1995 |
2:59.61 |
| 9 |
Lindsey Nietmann |
MIAC Championships |
3/3-3/4/2006 |
2:59.79 |
| 10 |
Lauren Tittel |
Ole Opener |
1/17/2026 |
3:00.27 |
