Jerrica Pachl wins high jump at Mike Thorson Open
Clare Trinh

Women's Track and Field Dan Doherty, Athletics Communications

UMary women’s track and field dominant at Mike Thorson Open, seven qualifying marks met

BISMARCK, ND – With multiple clean sweeps of the podium and seven qualifying marks, University of Mary women's track and field won the Mike Thorson Open at home to start the indoor season.

Laila Cleare and Tionce Walrond began their seasons in impressive fashion, clearing NCAA qualifying times in both the 60m and 200m dashes each. Cleare, UMary's Track Athlete to Watch, won the 60 (7.54) while Walrond claimed the 200 (24.57). It was a clean sweep of the top-five in the 200 for UMary, in fact. Tayen Werner, Morgan Hertz, and Mara Bruno followed Walrond and Cleare.

Werner was victorious in the 400 with an NCAA qualifying time of 56.68. Hertz, Gabriella Apelian, and Mara Bruno completed a sweep of the top-four for the Marauders.

Jerrica Pachl won the high jump with a height of 1.67m. That jump cleared NCAA qualifying standards.

Taylor Weidner, UMary's Field Athlete to Watch, started her season with a win in the long jump. Her distance of 5.72m won the event and hit an NCAA qualifying mark, with teammate Anna Bruno in second with a personal record of 5.65m.

Full results can be found here while the final team standings were as follows:
University of Mary: 160
Dickinson State University: 141
Northern State University: 58
Bismarck State College: 28
Dawson Community College: 20
Valley City State University: 20
Minot State University: 12
Montana State University – Billings: 10

Up next for the Marauders will be a trip to Fargo on Friday, Dec. 13. The team will be taking part in the Dakota Alumni Classic hosted by North Dakota State University.

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Players Mentioned

Anna Bruno

Anna Bruno

Sprints | Jumps
Sophomore
Mara Bruno

Mara Bruno

Sprints
Senior
Laila Cleare

Laila Cleare

Sprints
Junior
Morgan Hertz

Morgan Hertz

Sprints | Hurdles
Senior
Jerrica Pachl

Jerrica Pachl

High Jump
Senior
Tionce Walrond

Tionce Walrond

Sprints
Sophomore
Taylor Weidner

Taylor Weidner

Jumps
Senior
Gabriella Apelian

Gabriella Apelian

Sprints
Freshman
Tayen Werner

Tayen Werner

Sprints
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Anna Bruno

Anna Bruno

Sophomore
Sprints | Jumps
Mara Bruno

Mara Bruno

Senior
Sprints
Laila Cleare

Laila Cleare

Junior
Sprints
Morgan Hertz

Morgan Hertz

Senior
Sprints | Hurdles
Jerrica Pachl

Jerrica Pachl

Senior
High Jump
Tionce Walrond

Tionce Walrond

Sophomore
Sprints
Taylor Weidner

Taylor Weidner

Senior
Jumps
Gabriella Apelian

Gabriella Apelian

Freshman
Sprints
Tayen Werner

Tayen Werner

Freshman
Sprints