BISMARCK, ND – The University of Mary women's track and field team put together another complete performance at the Marauders 2025 Indoor Opener. With the distance runners making their indoor debuts after an extended cross country season, the Marauders were a force across the board.
UMary claimed the top 4 spots in the mile, with All-American
Elizabeth Acheson leading the pack. Acheson's time of 4:52.85 ranks third in the nation this season. She was closely followed by cross country All-American
Alyssa Becker, whose time of 4:53.68 slots her in 5
th in the national leaderboard. Both athletes earned NCAA qualifying times.
Kristine Kalthoff (5:00.75) and
Terez Wycklendt (5:05.53) rounded out the top 4.
A sweep of the top 3 was had by UMary in the 3000m run.
Andrijana Fundak led the way with a 10:14.97 mark.
Hannah Westin (11:02.51) and freshman
Sarah Grotberg (11:05.13) followed the senior Fundak.
Laila Cleare's 7.65 in the 60m dash gave her a second victory this season. She narrowly placed second in the prelims to Minot State's Summer Krebsbach, but shaved a hundredth of a second off her time in the finals to claim the top spot.
Morgan Hertz (40.62) had the top score in the 300m dash with five of her teammates following her in the standings.
Gabriella Apelian (40.75),
Mara Bruno (40.80),
Kendall Berg (42.49),
Aspen Eslinger (42.79), and
Bernadette Belzer (42.84) completed the sweep of the top 6 in the event.
In the 400m dash,
Sakena Massiah led the way with a 58.48. She was closely followed by teammates
Tionce Walrond (58.87) and
Kelescia Downes (58.92), who rounded out the top 3 in the race.
Massiah and Downes teamed up with Acheson and Hertz to claim the top spot in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:55.69.
Senior
Taylor Weidner reached a mark of 5.64m in the long jump to claim a victory in the event. She was second in the triple jump with a distance of 11.50m.
Senior
Tia Horning notched an NCAA qualifying time of 8.78 in the 60m hurdles, placing second in the event.
The full results can be found here while the final team scores were as follows:
University of Mary – 213.5
Dickinson State University – 166
Montana State University – Billings – 77.5
Bismarck State College – 50
Minot State University – 42
University of Minnesota Morris – 5
UMary track and field will stay at home next weekend as well. The Marauders will host the UMary Winter Classic on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the University of Mary Fieldhouse and Wellness Center.
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