Crawfordsville, Ind. - The Marian men's track and field team dominated the competition in their first meet of the second semester, claiming multiple wins on the day in the small field comprised of the Knights and four NCAA DIII institutions. Marian's big day was highlighted by Isaiah Tipping's school record and NAIA-leading mark set in the weight throw.

Isaiah Tipping was one of the highlights throughout the day, as Marian won 11 of the 15 events in the Robert Johnson Open. Tipping broke a school record and became the top thrower in the NAIA in the weight throw with his new school record of 19.96 meters. Jacob Netral attempted to equal his teammate, becoming the NAIA's top thrower this season in the shot put while breaking the Marian school record with an 18.11 meter distance.

Additionally, Marian earned wins in the 60m, 200m, and 800m, while also winning the 60m hurdles and both the 4x200m and 4x400m relays. In addition to the racing wins, Marian earned wins in the high jump, triple jump, and pole vault. New NAIA standards were hit in the meet, with Blake Hipkiss earning a B standard mark in the mile, while Tristan Trevino earned a B standard in the 800m. Marco Keys earned an NAIA A standard in the weight throw, the first of his career.

60m: Connor Maple (1, 6.92), Will Osafo (2, 6.94), Manny Manneh (3, 6.95), Armani Glass (4, 6.96), Olivier Lifrange (5, 6.98), Michael Hunter (6, 7.07), Eli Givens (7, 7.10), Gus Martinez (9, 7.17), Felipe Mentz (18, 7.67)
200m: Lifrange (1, 22.44), Hunter (2, 22.52), Maple (3, 22.77), Richard Dube (4, 22.89), Osafo (5, 23.00), Givens (6, 23.17), Emory McClellan (13, 24.62), Michael Runions (17, 26.00)
400m: McClellan (4, 54.04), Caleb Carter (6, 54.23), Runions (8, 54.35), Mentz (10, 55.02)
800m: Tristan Trevino (1, 1:55.96, NAIA B), Andrew McDade (3, 1:56.98), Howard Hendricks (5, 1:58.06), Matthew Riehle (6, 1:58.25), Mason Piatt (7, 2:01.92), Eric Materna (10, 2:07.96)
Mile: Blake Hipkiss (2, 4:19.78, NAIA B), Robin Aguilar-Gonzalez (3, 4:29), Benjamin Moster (4, 4:32), Adam Heitz (6, 4:37), Clark Chustz (8, 4:40), Alex Cuevas (16, 4:51), Kenneth Hammell (19, 4:56)
60m Hurdles: Carter (1, 8.82), Martinez (2, 9.06), McClellan (3, 9.11), Jaiden Dresselhaus (5, 9.16)
4x200m Relay: First Place - Lifrange, Maple, Givens, Hunter (1:29.81), Third Place - Manneh, Dube, Osafo, Dresselhaus (1:34.52)
4x400m Relay: First Place - McDade, Riehle, Hendricks, Piatt (3:25.03), Second Place - Dube, Materna, Trevino, Martinez (3:25.77)
High Jump: Gunner Kovach (1, 1.95m), Dresselhaus (2, 1.86m)
Pole Vault: Evan Haag (1, 4.40m), Keagan La Belle (2, 4.10m), Mentz (4, 3.65m)
Long Jump: Glass (2, 6.75m)
Triple Jump: Glass (1, 12.65m)
Shot Put: Jacob Netral (1, 18.11m, NAIA A, School Record), Christian Rios (3, 15.76m, NAIA A), Isaiah Tipping (5, 14.84m), Marco Keys (12, 12.56m), Ayden Brown (17, 10.00m)
Weight Throw: Tipping (1, 19.96m, NAIA A, School Record), Keys (3, 17.44m, NAIA A), Rios (4, 17.32m, NAIA A), Netral (5, 16.32m), Brown (14, 10.99m)

Marian will be back in action next week, as they travel to Indiana Tech on Friday, January 19. 

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