MANKATO, MN –
Elizabeth Acheson posted a new NSIC record in the 800 to earn her fifth Northern Sun Championship as the University of Mary women's track finished second in the 2024 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Acheson won with an outstanding time of 2:11.06 to take home the gold. Acheson has won four NSIC titles indoors, winning the 800 in 2022 and 2021 and the 600 in 2020. The Northfield, MN, native also won the 800 during the 2020 outdoor season.
Alyssa Becker finished just .01 second shy of taking the 3000 as she finished runner-up and earned All-Conference status with a time of 9:57.79.
Kristine Kalthoff took seventh, recording a time of 10:03.25.
Arianna Passeri earned NSIC All-Conference honors as she finished second in the 60 with a new school record time of 7.45. Passeri then earned her third All-NSIC honors of the tournament when she took the bronze in the triple jump with a personal best mark of 12.59 meters. The Rosemount, MN, native is now a ten-time All-Conference performer.
Tionce Walrond took second in the 200 and received All-Conference honors after posting a school-best time and an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 24.41.
Mara Bruno finished seventh with a time of 25.59.
Taking second and earning All-NSIC status in the 600 was
Grace Acheson, who posted a time of 1:37.16.
Morgan Hertz placed fourth with a time of 1:37.26.
The team of
Tionce Walrond,
Morgan Hertz,
Sakena Massiah and
Mara Bruno earned All-Conference honors as they placed second in the 4x400 relay, recording a time of 3:52.82.
Alyssa Becker (4:59.83),
Kristine Kalthoff (5:00.12) and
Elizabeth Acheson (5:00.68) finished fourth, fifth and sixth in the mile.
Finishing third and fourth in the 400 were
Sakena Massiah (56.58) and
Mara Bruno (57.85), earning Massiah her second all-conference citation on the day.
Tia Horning recorded a seventh-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.03.
"The women's team had an amazing showing at the NSIC Championships, posting more points than expected to fight off an Augustana team who also had a great meet," said Marauders head coach
Cale Korbelik. "I am very proud of our team and coaching staff on how they battled throughout the weekend. There weren't many areas where I thought we could get any better. It shows the drive and resolve of this group to be a top tier team in the country.
"What made the weekend special was how we responded to the ups and downs. There were many special moments but also the moments when things didn't go our way we didn't let it keep us down.
"Special performances from
Arianna Passeri scoring 24 points and
Alyssa Becker scoring 23 points led the charge. School records going down on day two was also great to see in the 60m and 200m.
"We have a good group headed to nationals and have a chance for All-Americans and possible national titles which is something we don't take for granted."
The Marauders next competition will be the NCAA National Championships in Pittsburg, KS, taking place from March 7-9.
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