DAY 1 RECAP
MANKATO, MN – After starting the day in 8
th place overall, the University of Mary men's track and field team ascended four spots in the standings. Across the two days, the Marauders had two champions and five All-NSIC performances.
Kenny Moxey Jr. was able to hold on to his Heptathlon lead from Day 1, becoming UMary's first men's indoor champion in any event since
Diego Andres-Dougan won the 60m Hurdles in 2024. The sophomore won the first event of the day, the 60m Hurdles, building enough of a cushion to win the event by just 40 points.
Moxey Jr. scored 5,252 points, breaking his own school record. He is now 5
th in the nation in the Heptathlon, securing a trip to the National Championships.
It was a crowded podium in the 600m for UMary, topped by
Nathan Andrews, who won the event. His time of 1:19.93 broke his own school record. Behind him was
Ryan Koberoski, who won the first heat with a PR of 1:20.95, which was good enough to place 2
nd.
Jack Koppelsloen placed 6
th at 1:21.92 and
Josiah Pena finished in 8
th at 1:26.11.
Andrews and Koberoski joined
Colby Fleck and
Dawson Hawkinson in the 4x400m Relay and earned All-NSIC honors by finishing 3
rd at 3:19.27.
Gideon Hammah secured an All-NSIC finish in the Mile, placing 3
rd at 4:20.77.
Dylan Payer, who had transferred to UMary from Coastal Carolina University midway through the season, scored conference points by winning his heat and placing 6
th with a 4:22.76.
Lucas Kupfer placed 2
nd in the High Jump to earn All-NSIC honors. He joined the field at 2.01m and cleared two heights, tying his personal best of 2.04m.
Will Mickelson joined him on the podium in a three-way tie for 8
th at 1.96m.
Senior
Dawson Hawkinson scored points in the 60m Dash, finishing at 6.95. He also got on the podium in the 200m Dash, placing 7
th at 22.17.
Freshman
Ian Butman put together a great performance in the 800m, racing to a PR of 1:55.92 to finish 5
th.
Sophomore
Joseph Ringhand took home a 6
th-place finish in the 1000m at 2:32.76.
Jake Hettinger hit a PR in the Shot Put on his first throw with a 16.66m, an NCAA provisional mark, to place 6th. The junior ranks 37
th in the nation in the event.
The full results from the NSIC Championships can be found here with the final team standings below:
Minnesota State University – 226.33
Minnesota State University Moorhead – 117
Augustana University – 84
University of Mary – 82.33
University of Sioux Falls – 48
Northern State University – 44
University of Minnesota Duluth – 39
Wayne State College – 37
Concordia University, St. Paul – 28
Southwest Minnesota State University – 15.33
Minot State University – 10
University of Jamestown – 9
Up next will be the NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach, VA, for any qualifiers on March 13 and 14.
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