Minnesota Scene: Mavericks win in College World Series softball

Sophomore Emilee Trost of Minnesota Duluth won the 1,500-meter race Saturday at the NCAA Division II track and field championships in Bradenton, Fla. Her time of 4 minutes, 2.64 seconds was 6.50 seconds better than the runner-up, Sarah Berger of Walsh.

Trost was second in the mile in the indoor championships March 9, and fourth in the national cross-country meet Nov. 19. UMD, with 24 points, finished ninth.

Winona State's Kathleen Taylor set a school record in the shot put (51-1¾), placing third. Teammate Katie Taylor was third in the shot put (51-1¾).

Hanneke Oosterwegel of Northern State was second in the 400 hurdles (58.07). Olivia Montez Brown of Augustana was fourth in the heptathlon (5,251).

Junior Donason Cook-Gallar of Carleton placed second in the 800 (1:51.31) and the 1,500 (3:53.05) at the NCAA Division III track and field championships in Geneva, Ohio.

St. John's senior Ryan Bugler finished fourth (9:09.86) in the 3,000 steeplechase. Wisconsin-La Crosse's Ian Ewers won in 9:05.58.

Sophomore Carl Klamm of Bethel was fifth in the 400 (47.66) and anchored the Royals' 4x400 relay that placed second (3:11.24). Other relay members were Patrick Klamm, Karl Olsen and Isaac Erickson.

Minnesota State Mankato defeated West Virginia Wesleyan 5-2 in the NCAA Division II Women's College World Series in Salem, Va., to advance to a best-of-three championship series vs. Angelo State. The Rambelles (60-5) are the top seed. The first game of the series will be 4 p.m. Sunday, the second 11 a.m. Monday, followed by a third game, if needed.

Ashley Thell hit her seventh homer of the season for the second-seeded Mavericks (62-7) vs. the fourth-seeded Bobcats (51-10). Coley Ries threw a five-hitter and struck out eight.

• The St. Paul Saints routed the visiting Kansas City T-Bones 10-3, scoring six runs in the third. Danny Oh started the big inning with a solo homer and Anthony Gallas had a bases-loaded triple.