PUEBLO, CO – The University of Mary men's and women's track and field teams will have a large fleet competing at the NCAA Championships this month, with 13 athletes qualifying across 10 events. In comparison, the Marauders had 7 participants at last year's outdoor track and field championships.

In order to qualify, an athlete must be in the top 22 nationally in an event individually or in the top 14 of a relay event. The following athletes (listed with their event(s) and number of times they have competed at the NCAA Championships) will be making the trip to Colorado:

Elizabeth Acheson (800m – 8^th)
Anna Bruno (Long Jump – 1^st)
Michael Cartwright (4x100m – 1^st)
Laila Cleare (100m, 200m, 4x100m – 3^rd)
Kelescia Downes (4x100m, 4x400m – 1^st)
Morgan Hertz (400mh – 2^nd)
Xavier Ifill (4x100m – 1^st)
Sakena Massiah (200m, 4x100m, 4x400m – 2^nd)
Jorgen Paulson (4x100m – 2^nd)
Raheem Taitt-Best (200m, 4x100m – 4^th)
Hayden Von Wald (Long Jump – 3^rd)
Tionce Walrond (200m, 4x100m, 4x400m – 2^nd)
Tayen Werner (4x400m – 1^st)

All-Americans on that list include Elizabeth Acheson (5x), Hayden Von Wald (1x), Jorgen Paulson (1x), and Raheem Taitt-Best (1x).

The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held in Pueblo, CO, at the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl. It will be a 3-day event from May 22-24.

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