BISMARCK, ND – University of Mary Track and Field will be recognizing 12 senior athletes at the UMary Senior Day Open on Wednesday, April 28. The meet will be held at the MDU Resources Community Bowl in Bismarck, ND.
Live results can be found here with track events starting at 11:30 a.m. and field events beginning at noon.
Competing at the meet will be Bismarck State College, Dawson Community College, Dickinson State College, University of Jamestown, and Minot State University.
SENIORS
The 12 senior student-athletes that will be honored during the meet are
Kendall Berg,
Grace Brandt,
Laila Cleare,
Dawson Hawkinson,
Caleb Hansen,
Emma Hehn,
Kristine Kalthoff,
Nick Lind,
Terez Wycklendt,
Emanuel Latawiec,
Anna Rader, and
Logan Wentz.
LAST TIME OUT
Distance runners went to the Gary Wilson Invitational in Minneapolis, MN, last week while
Kenny Moxey Jr. competed at the Drake Relays in Des Moines Iowa. At the Gary Wilson Invitational,
Gideon Hammah won the 800m Open at 1:53.50 and
Tori Stepka won the 5,000m Open at 17:45.43, a personal best.
Kenny Moxey Jr. set personal bests in the 100m, High Jump, 400m, Discus, and Javelin while breaking the school record in the Decathlon. He was the top NCAA athlete finisher at the meet.
SCHOOL RECORDS
Throwers
Sean Erickson and
Siena Lambert have both broken Hammer Throw records this season. The men's record was held by Tad Harman since 2012. The women's record had stood since 2014 and belonged to Stephanie Fey. Erickson and Lambert went on to improve upon their marks.
Gideon Hammah set two school records at the Bryan Clay Invitational. He broke Jesse Bennett's record in the 800m that had stood since 2012. The sophomore followed that with a record-breaking performance in the 1500m, breaking his own mark from last year.
Kenny Moxey Jr. journeyed to Iowa and broke UMary's Decathlon record at the Drake Relays. His score of 7,086 blew away the previous record of 6,460, which was set by Kevin Ford in 1998.
NATIONAL STANDINGS
Here is where the Marauders' NCAA qualifying athletes currently stand in Division II:
Kelescia Downes,
Laila Cleare,
Tionce Walrond,
Tayen Werner (4x400m) – 5th (3:39.70)
Kenny Moxey Jr. (Decathlon) – 6th (7086)
Tionce Walrond,
Kelescia Downes,
Tayen Werner,
Laila Cleare (4x100m) – 11th (45.20)
Laila Cleare (100m) – 12th (11.52)
Tayen Werner (400m) – 16th (54.09)
Kelescia Downes (200m) – 16th (23.72)
Anna Bruno (Long Jump) – 17th (6.02m)
Laila Cleare (200m) – 19th (23.76)
Sean Erickson (Discus) – 20th (52.52m)
Lucas Kupfer (High Jump) – 23rd (2.06m)
Kelescia Downes (400m) – 24th (54.43)
Tionce Walrond (200m) – 25th (23.87)
Faith Jepchumba (5000m) – 27th (35:15.25)
Kristine Kalthoff (5000m) – 31st (35:22.64)
Tionce Walrond (100m) – 32nd (11.69)
Tionce Walrond (400m) – 40th (55.03)
Tayen Werner (200m) – 43rd (24.04)
Gideon Hammah (800m) – 50th (1:50.52)
NATIONAL RANKINGS
UMary women's track and field entered the USTFCCCA TFRI Rankings at 22
nd in the fourth weekly release. The Marauders moved up 11 spots after a successful week in California.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Mark DeArmond earned his first NSIC Athlete of the Week honor after a strong performance at the Marauders Outdoor Opener. DeArmond won both the 100m and 200m races with PRs and ranked 1
st in the NSIC in both events at the time.
Kelescia Downes had a great showing at the Yellowjacket Open, earning NSIC Athlete of the Week honors for the first time in her career. She set two PRs, winning the 200m and finishing as the runner-up in the 400m with NCAA provisional times in both events.
Laila Cleare was named the NSIC Athlete of the Week after finding success in California. Cleare tallied the 11
th best 100m time in the nation at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate and the 18
th best 200m time in the nation at the Bryan Clay Invitational. She also was a member of the 4x400m Relay that earned the 5
th best time in the nation.
Kenny Moxey Jr. was named the NSIC Field Athlete of the Week after his record-breaking performance in the Decathlon at the Drake Relays. His score of 7,086 was the 6
th best in the nation and he is the first men's outdoor field athlete of the week for UMary since 2017.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | UMARY SENIOR DAY OPEN | APRIL 29, 2026
Field Events:
12:00 PM High Jump (men, women to follow)
Pole Vault (women, men to follow)
Shot put followed by Discus @ Sanford Sports Complex (Legacy HS)
12:30 PM Long jump – triple jump to follow (women, men to follow)
3:00 PM Javelin (men and women together)
Running events:
11:30 AM 5,000m
12:00 PM 4x100m relay
12:20 400mh
12:40 400m
1:00 1500m
1:15 800m
1:30 100m
1:45 100mh
2:00 110mh
2:15 Break for Senior Recognition
2:45 200m – (200m heats will be seeded at 2:30 PM)
3:00 4x400m relay
AFTER THE ACTION
Marauders fans should make plans to stop at Buffalo Wild Wings following all UMary home games. With two convenient Bismarck locations and great food and drink specials, it's easy to see why Buffalo Wild Wings is the preferred post-game hangout of Marauders Athletics!
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