VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – University of Mary men's and women's track and field will have three athletes competing at the NCAA Indoor Championships on Mar. 13 and 14. Kenny Moxey Jr. will be in the Heptathlon, Laila Cleare will compete in the 60m Dash, and Tayen Werner will be in the 400m Dash. The meet will be held at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, VA.

Live results can be found here with the livestreams as follows:
Day 1
Day 2

SCHEDULE OF UMARY EVENTS (CDT)

Friday
9:00am – Kenny Moxey Jr. – Heptathlon 60m
9:45am – Kenny Moxey Jr. – Heptathlon Long Jump
10:45am – Kenny Moxey Jr. – Heptathlon Shot Put
12:15pm – Kenny Moxey Jr. – Heptathlon High Jump
2:30pm – Laila Cleare – 60m Prelims
3:45pm – Tayen Werner – 400m Prelims

Saturday
10:00am – Kenny Moxey Jr. – Heptathlon 60m Hurdles
10:45am – Kenny Moxey Jr. – Heptathlon Pole Vault
2:00pm – Kenny Moxey Jr. – Heptathlon 1000m
3:20pm – Laila Cleare – 60m Finals*
4:10pm – Tayen Werner – 400m Finals*
*if advanced

NATIONAL STANDINGS
Here is where the three national qualifiers currently stand in Division II:

Tayen Werner (400m) – 6th (53.93)
Kenny Moxey Jr. (Heptathlon) – 7th (5,276)
Laila Cleare (60m) – 14th (7.43)

LAST TIME OUT
Kenny Moxey Jr. earned his spot at Nationals by winning the Heptathlon at the NSIC Championships two weeks ago. His score of 5,252 topped the field and set a new school record.

Laila Cleare was the runner-up in both the 60m and 200m at the NSIC Championships, earning season-best times in both events. Her 60m improvement propelled her to her fourth NCAA Championships appearance.

Tayen Werner was victorious in the 400m at the NSIC Championships to claim her first individual conference title. She was also a member of the 4x400m Relay that won at the meet.

SCHOOL RECORDS
In his first-ever race with the Marauders at the Mike Thorson Alumni Classic, Nathan Andrews won the 600m Dash and set a school record in the process. His time of 1:19.94 beat the previous mark by over a second. The prior record was set by Osvaldo Cano last year at 1:21.02.

Gideon Hammah broke a long-standing school record in the 1000m in his season debut at the Marauders 2026 Indoor Opener. The sophomore's time of 2:27.81 broke Mario Czarnomski's record of 2:30.21 that had stood since 2005.

Non-NCAA event records were also set at the meet in the 150m by Mark DeArmond (16.78) and Kendall Berg (19.17). The men's 4x300m Relay team of Preston Lemar, Emanuel Latawiec, Dawson Hawkinson, and Ryan Koberoski finished with a time of 2:28.22. The women's 4x300m Relay team of Mya Nishimura, Grace Brandt, Bernadette Belzer, and Tayen Werner cross the finish line at 2:48.85.

Several records fell for the Marauders at the UND Open at the end of January. Gideon Hammah broke his own record in the Mile by four seconds, cutting his time to 4:08.95. Tayen Werner earned her first individual school record with a 54.49 in the 400m, breaking Sakena Massiah's record that was set last season. Kenny Moxey Jr. was sensational in the Heptathlon, becoming the first Marauder in program history to surpass 5,000 points with a total of 5,079.

Non-NCAA event records were set in the Indoor Discus by Sean Erickson (50.82m) and Siena Lambert (40.78m).

Werner broke her own record at the SDSU Classic, cutting her time in the 400m to 53.93.

Moxey Jr. set PRs in the High Jump, 60m Hurdles, and 1000m Run at the NSIC Championships as part of his victorious Heptathlon outing. Those improvements led to a new school record in the event, breaking his own from earlier in the season with a 5,252.

Nathan Andrews won the 600m at the NSIC Championships, cutting 0.01 seconds off his best time to set the new school record at 1:19.93.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Tionce Walrond was named the NSIC Track Athlete of the Week in the conference's first release of the weekly honors. Her time of 24.15 in the 200m at the Mike Thorson Alumni Classic ranks as the 2nd in the nation currently. Walrond also set a PR in the 400m with a 58.52, placing 3^rd. It is the third time the junior has been named the conference's athlete of the week.

Prior to Christmas break, UMary had three athletes named NSIC Athlete of the Week. Tayen Werner (track) and Anna Bruno (field) swept the women's awards for the first time since 2021. Werner had wins in the 400m and 4x400m and scored the 5^th best time in the nation in the 400m. Bruno won the long jump with a top-10 national distance of 5.90m. On the men's side, freshman Colby Fleck was named the conference's Track Athlete of the Week following a 60m PR of 6.87 that ranks 3^rd in the conference. He also was victorious as part of the 4x400m that is 13^th in the nation.

Tayen Werner was named the NSIC Athlete of the Week for the third time in her career after a victory in the 400m at the UND Open. She currently ranks 6^th in the nation in the event and has the best time in the NSIC. Werner was also a member of the 4x400m Relay that placed 3^rd and is now 15^th in the nation.

Werner earned her third NSIC Athlete of the Week award of the indoor season, a first for UMary since 2013, after winning the 400m at the SDSU Classic. She moved up to 5^th in the event and joined a 4x400m Relay team that is now 12^th in the nation.

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