BISMARCK, ND – Following a pair of strong team finishes last weekend, the University of Mary men's and women's track & field teams pursue even greater success this weekend at the UND Open on Saturday, January 29.
 
Hosted by the University of North Dakota at the Fritz Pollard Athletic Center in Grand Forks, ND, field events are scheduled to start at 12 noon. Track events begin at 2 pm.
 
In their last meet on January 21, the 18^th ranked Marauders women's team placed second while the men finished third at the D2 Invitational in Brookings, SD. Over 20 teams competed at the event.
 
The UMary women's team features several scholar-athletes who have posted NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks:
Arianna Passeri (4^th long jump | 23^rd triple jump)
Elizabeth Acheson (5^th 800 meter run)
D'Andra Morris (6^th long jump | 7^th triple jump | 19^th high jump)
Cali Modglin (18^th triple jump)
Antonia Genet (19^th high jump)
 
Marauders in Northern Sun Top 8 Women's Rankings:  
Grace Hartman (6^th in 60m)
Danalee Brock (4^th in 400m)
Elizabeth Acheson (1^st in 60m | 1^st in 800m)
Ava Grimm (2^nd in 800m | 3^rd in 600m)
Grace Acheson (6^th in 600m0
Rachael Neu (8^th in 600m)
Courtney Dembrowski (3^rd in 800m | 6^th in 1000m)
Taryn Ceglowski (2^nd in 1000m | 4^th in mile | 5^th in 800m)
Alyssa Becker(3^rd in mile | 3^rd in 3000m)
Starlynn Costa (3^rd in 5000)
Lacey Feist (4^th in 5000m)
Andrijana Fundak (6^th in 5000m)
Ellen Moore (7^th in 5000m)
Tereza Bolibruch (2^nd in 60 hurdles)
Tia Horning (6^th in 60 hurdles)
D'Andra Morris (2^nd long jump | 1^st triple jump | 4^th high jump)
Cali Modglin (5^th triple jump)
Antonia Genet (4^th high jump)
Arianna Passeri (1^st long jump | 7^th triple jump)
Samoya Neil (6^th in long jump)
Nicole Kramchynsky (8^th in shot put)
 
The UMary men enter the weekend ranked 15^th among teams in the NCAA Division II Central Region in the USTFCCCA ratings and are 4^th among teams in the NSIC.  
 
UMary Men's NCAA provisional qualifiers:
Astley Davis (8^th long jump)
 
Marauders in Northern Sun Top 8 Men's Rankings:
Brendan Hoyte (3^rd in 200m | 6^th in 60m)
Akil Howell (2^nd in 400m | 7^th in 200m)
Isaac Huntington (2^nd in 600m | 4^th in 400m)
Sam Honeyman (3^rd in 600m)
Owen Jones (8^th in 1000m)
Jesse Kaas (6^th in mile | 7^th in 3000m)
Caleb Yokom (4^th in 5000m)
Alex Garber (8^th in 5000m)
Astley Davis (1^st in long jump | 3^rd in triple jump)
Isaac Watson (7^th in Pole Vault)
Dillan Kovash (8^th in pole vault)
Hayden Von Wald (4^th in long jump)
Aaron Davis (4^th in triple jump)
Alex Brown (6^th in triple jump)
 
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