VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – The second day of the NCAA Championships saw a pair of University of Mary women's track and field athletes earn All-American finishes.
Laila Cleare placed 3
rd in the 60m and
Tayen Werner was 5
th in the 400m.
Cleare had her season-best 60m time yesterday in the prelims with a 7.36. She raised the bar today with a career-best time of 7.33, setting a new school record in the event. Cleare outperformed her pre-meet seed by 11 spots. The senior is now an All-American for the first time following her 4
th NCAA Championship appearance.
Werner had the 6
th-best time of yesterday's prelims in the 400m and was able to better her placement by one spot in the finals. The Canadian sophomore finished with a 54.13 after having the best second-lap time out of all eight competitors. Werner was an All-American last outdoor season as part of the 4x400m Relay, making this her first individual All-American honor.
Full results from the NCAA Championships can be found here.
Outdoor season for UMary begins next weekend at home with the Marauders Outdoor Opener on Saturday, March 21, from the MDU Resources Community Bowl in Bismarck, ND.
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