ABERDEEN, SD – The University of Mary relay teams provided a strong start and finish to the final day of the 2022 Northern Sun Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
In the first race of the day, the Marauders 4x100 meter relay team just missed earning all-conference honors by .65 seconds. The quartet of
Ethan Decker,
Akil Howell,
Jorgen Paulson and
Drew Olson placed 3
rd with a time of 41.99 seconds.
In the 4x400 meter relay that closed out the weekend, UMary claimed 4
th place as Paulson,
Kyle Cacho, Howell and
Isaac Huntington collaborated to finish the race in 3:20.94, just .35 seconds out of 3
rd and .72 out of 2
nd.
Dillan Kovash led a pair of Marauders who placed for the Marauders in the javelin. Kovash, who had the Marauders top individual finish of the day, placed 4
th with a top mark of 56.21 meters in his 6
th and final effort of the day.
Aaron Davis also saved his best for last, claiming 8
th after his last toss traveled 45.49 meters.
Howell claimed fifth place in the 400 meter dash, cruising around the track in 49.62 seconds. Not far behind was teammate
Isaac Huntington, who finished 7
th place with a clocking of 50.07 seconds.
Astley Davis, who won the long jump championship on Friday, came back to place 6
th in the triple jump. His best effort of the day covered 14.31 meters.
Isaac Watson earned 6
th place in the pole vault, clearing the bar at 4.63 meters.
After placing 5
th in the 10000 meter run on Friday,
Jesse Kaas returned to the track on Saturday to compete the 5000 meter run in 15:11.75 and earning an 8
th place finish.
Guillermo Fregoso claimed the last team point in the 1500 meter run. The sophomore finished 8
th in a time of 3:59.69.
The Marauders generated 50 team points to finish 6
th in the team standings. Minnesota State won the NSIC outdoor title with 214 points, followed by Augustana (136), MSU Moorhead (132), Northern State (73), Wayne State (54.50), UMary, Minnesota Duluth (49.50), Sioux Falls (40), Concordia-St. Paul (30), Minot State (24), Southwest Minnesota State (9) and Upper Iowa (7).
The Marauders wrap up the season at the NCAA championships on May 26-28.
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