Marion, Ind. - The Marian track and field team turned their season to the month of February on Saturday, as they competed at the annual IWU Midwest Classic. The Knights had several strong performances, with their throwers and mid-distance runners stealing the show by hitting over 10 combined NAIA A standards.

The throwing trio of Isaiah Tipping, Christian Rios, and Jacob Netral continued their 2024 season dominance, as the trio made noise in both the shot put and weight throw. Jacob Netral was the shot put winner as he and Christian Rios both hit NAIA A standards in the event, while the weight throw was headlined by Isaiah Tipping. For the third time this season, Tipping has re-written the school record in the weight throw, as his NAIA A standard distance of 20.89m broke his previous mark by over 0.50 meters. Tipping, who was the winner by a distance of 1.79m, was joined by Rios, Netral, and Markevious Keys as A standard throwers in the weight.

Making noise on the track was Tristan Trevino and Robin Aguilar-Gonzalez, who each hit the NAIA A standard time in the 1000m. Trevino was the winner of the event, while Gonzalez finished third. Matthew Riehle would hit the NAIA B standard for a second time this season in the 600m, while Olivier Lifrange and Eli Givens each earned a win, taking first in the 200m and 400m, respectively. Richard Dube joined Riehle with an NAIA B standard run in the 600m, and Howard Hendricks placed fifth in the 1000m to hit the NAIA B standard.

Marian will next compete on Friday, February 9, as the Knights host their first-ever indoor meet, with the Marian Indoor Invite scheduled to take place at the Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

60m: Connor Maple (3rd), Will Osafo (4th), Manny Manneh (5th), Armani Glass (7th), Michael Hunter (11th), Caleb Carter (48th)
200m: Olivier Lifrange (1st), Maple (3rd), Hunter (9th), Richard Dube (10th), Eli Givens (12th), Armarion Sanders (15th), Manneh (18th), Eric Materna (20th), Mason Piatt (53rd), Michael Runions (58th)
400m: Eli Givens (1st), Sanders (3rd)
600m: Matthew Riehle (1st, NAIA B), Richard Dube (2nd, NAIA B), Andrew McDade (4th), Lifrange (5th), Raif Miller (6th), Piatt (8th), Materna (14th), Runions (33rd), AJ Wrenn (44th)
800m: Daniel Camacho (20th)
1000m: Tristan Trevino (1st, NAIA A), Robin Aguilar-Gonzalez (3rd, NAIA A), Howard Hendricks (5th, NAIA B), Owen Pittman (11th), Kenneth Hammell (32nd)
Mile: Nick Frank (33rd)
3000m: Benjamin Moster (15th), Frank (29th)
5000m: Blake Hipkiss (7th), Adam Heitz (17th), Alex Cuevas (34th)
60m Hurdles: Gus Martinez (6th), Carter (19th), Wrenn (24th)
4x400m Relay: Marian (1st)
High Jump: Jordan Pohl (5th)
Pole Vault: Evan Haag (6th), Brenden Endres (No Height)
Long Jump: Armani Glass (4th), Van Lian (11th), Brendan Oleksak (29th)
Triple Jump: Pohl (2nd), Lian (3rd), Oleksak (No mark)
Shot Put: Jacob Netral (1st, NAIA A), Christian Rios (2nd, NAIA A), Kevaughn Dawn (5th), Isaiah Tipping (6th), Markevious Keys (19th)
Weight Throw: Isaiah Tipping (1st, NAIA A, NAIA Lead, School Record), Christian Rios (2nd, NAIA A), Jacob Netral (4th, NAIA A), Markevious Keys (6th, NAIA A), Ayden Brown (32nd)

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