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Women's Track and Field Brian Larson, U-Mary Sports Information Director

Big Day at Thundering Herd Open Leads to Seven Provo Marks, Four Wins for #18 Marauders

FARGO, N.D. – After a strong performance on the opening day of the 2015 Thundering Herd Classic, the University of Mary women's indoor track & field had an even better day two. The 18th ranked Marauders posted seven provisional marks on Saturday after recording one on Friday. U-Mary also captured four wins.
 
Two Marauders posted NCAA provisional qualifying times in the 800 meter run. Senior Brienna Lynch set the pace when she won the seeded 800 meter run with a mark of 2:13.98. Freshman Brittany Brownotter claimed fifth in 2:15.76.
 
Alexis Zeis ran to victory in the 3,000 meters. The freshman cross country All-American recorded a provisional qualifying time of 9:48.82. 
 
In the triple jump, Danylle Kurywchak dominated the field with a top leap of 40' 6". The provisional qualifying mark captured the event by nearly three feet. It was a career-best for the Cameron Park, Calif., native.
 
Molly McDonald recorded a provisional mark in the high jump. The junior cleared the bar at 5' 5.25" to place second. The Lakewood, Colo., native also won the 60 meter hurdles, clearing the barriers in 9.14 seconds.
 
Jones blazed her way to a third place mark in the 400 meter dash, clocking a provisional qualifying time of 56.48 seconds.
 
Davina Carr soared a provisional qualifying mark of 12' 3.50" in the pole vault to grab third.
 
Kennedy Robbins was the runner-up in the seeded one mile run, finishing the race in 5:09:30.
 
On the first day of the Thundering Herd Classic, the Marauders Distance Medley Relay team of Lynch, Jones, Zeis and Brownotter posted the top time in the nation.
 
U-Mary next competes at the South Dakota State University Invitational on Feb 13.
 
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Players Mentioned

Davina Carr

Davina Carr

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Danylle Kurywchak

Danylle Kurywchak

Jumps
Junior
Brienna Lynch

Brienna Lynch

Middle Distance
Senior
Molly McDonald

Molly McDonald

Multi/Jumps/Hurdles
Junior
Kennedy Robbins

Kennedy Robbins

Distance
Sophomore
Brittany Brownotter

Brittany Brownotter

Distance
Freshman
Alexis Zeis

Alexis Zeis

Distance
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Davina Carr

Davina Carr

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Danylle Kurywchak

Danylle Kurywchak

Junior
Jumps
Brienna Lynch

Brienna Lynch

Senior
Middle Distance
Molly McDonald

Molly McDonald

Junior
Multi/Jumps/Hurdles
Kennedy Robbins

Kennedy Robbins

Sophomore
Distance
Brittany Brownotter

Brittany Brownotter

Freshman
Distance
Alexis Zeis

Alexis Zeis

Freshman
Distance