MARION, Ind. – The Marian men's track and field team wrapped up the 2023 NAIA National Championships on Friday afternoon, as Marian competed in five events. The final day of the championship was highlighted by seven All-American honors, with Robin Aguilar-Gonzalez, Jacob Netral, Christian Rios, and the 4x400m relay team earning the honor.

Robin Aguilar-Gonzalez started Marian's day off with the 3,000m steeplechase. After clocking a PR time of 9:05.68, the junior made his way to a third-place finish to earn NAIA All-American honors. Aguilar-Gonzalez's time also set a new school record by almost three seconds.

In the pole vault, Brenden Endres led the Knights after he began by clearing the opening height of 4.60m. At the next entry of 4.70m, Endres hit the bar on his first attempt before clearing on his next try. The freshman vaulter secured a spot at the next height of 4.75m, but was unable to clear striking on each of his three attempts. Keagan La Belle also competed in the pole vault, but was unable to clear the opening height.

Chase Maxey wrapped up his career as a Knight, competing in the triple jump. Maxey jumped his way to 12th overall after jumping his best jump of the day at 14.26m.

In the shot put, Jacob Netral and Christian Rios represented the Knights competing out of flight three. Netral began his day with a scratch before bouncing back on his second attempt with a 16.93m distance throw. Netral's throw put him at fourth overall to garner NAIA All-American honors. Rios started with a 16.02m throw, but scratched on his second attempt. Rios fired off his best throw of the day at 16.33m to put him in eighth, earning NAIA All-American honors.

Marian's season wrapped up with the 4x400m relay group of Matthew Riehle, Olivier Lifrange, Murry Ross-Harman, and Eli Givens competing in the final event of the meet. The Knights put together a PR time of 3:15.06, guiding them to an eighth-place finish and All-American status.

Marian finished the 2023 NAIA Championships in a tie for eighth overall with a total of 24 points.