DAY 2 RECAP

DULUTH, MN – The University of Mary men's track and field team moved up three spots on the final day of the NSIC Championships, placing 3^rd. The Marauders had four individuals receive All-NSIC honors and one conference champion.

Winning his first career NSIC title was sophomore Gideon Hammah in the 800m. Hammah ran a 1:53.50 to win by 0.11 seconds. He is the first member of the men's program to win the 800m NSIC Championship. Ian Butman (5^th, 1:56.33) and Joseph Ringhand (8^th, 2:04.62) finished on the podium as well.

Mark DeArmond and Xavier Ifill both earned All-NSIC honors in the 200m. It is the first time each athlete has been named All-NSIC individually. DeArmond ran a 21.36 to place 2^nd while Ifill was right behind him in 3^rd at 21.47.

DeArmond was joined by Dawson Hawkinson in the 100m Finals and finished side-by-side. DeArmond placed 6^th at 10.68 and Hawkinson was 7^th at 10.70.

Dylan Payer closed out his first year at UMary with an All-NSIC finish in the 1500m, outperforming his seed by four spots to finish 3^rd. Payer ran the final lap of the race in nearly 60 seconds, helping him move up 11 spots in the final standings. His final time was 3:58.42.

Cameron Brusven earned All-NSIC honors in the Javelin for the first time in his career, crushing his personal best by three meters with a 59.28m throw. He placed 2^nd in the event. It was a strong day for the Marauders in the Javelin with Preston Lemar (5^th, 52.14m), and Jake Hettinger (6^th, 50.09m) each scoring points.

Kenny Moxey Jr. competed in the 110m Hurdles and placed 7^th in the conference with a time of 14.29.

Nathan Andrews finished 7^th in the 400m, running a 48.81 to close out a strong freshman campaign.
After coming into the weekend seeded 15^th in the 1500m, freshman Josiah Demaris scored for the second-straight day, placing 8^th with a PR of 15:05.85. He beat his previous best by nearly six seconds.

Junior Sean Erickson closed his record-setting season with a 4^th-place finish in the Discus. His best throw traveled 49.95m.

Logan Wentz hit a personal best in the Triple Jump, reaching a mark of 13.96m to finish 7^th in the event.

Full results from the NSIC Championships can be found here with the final team standings below:

Minnesota State University: 235
Northern State University: 101.5
University of Mary: 101
Augustana University: 80
Wayne State College: 65.5
Minnesota State University Moorhead: 59
Concordia University, St. Paul: 58
University of Minnesota Duluth: 54
University of Jamestown: 24
University of Sioux Falls: 17
Southwest Minnesota State University: 17
Minot State University: 4

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