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NATS DAY 2 MT&F

Men's Track and Field

Christian Rios Claimed NAIA National Championship to Push Marian to First Place

Marion, Ind. - The Marian men's track and field team continued their NAIA Outdoor National Championships run Thursday at Indiana Wesleyan, claiming first place overall with 38 points.

The first event on the track featured Tristan Trevino in the 800M prelims. Trevino finished with a time of 1:51.32 to claim the eighth seed in tomorrow's finals. Jeremiah Brown competed in the men's 100M prelims and finished with a time of 10.52 to claim 16th place overall.

Marian had two Knights compete in the 400M with Oliver Lifrange claiming 23rd overall with a time of 47.99 and Eric Materna claiming 31st overall with a time of 48.64.

To start off the field events Gunner Kovach competed in the men's High Jump. Kovach hit a mark of 1.97m and claimed 27th place overall.

Owen Meyers represented the Knights and competed in the men's 5k race walk and finished in 15th place overall with a time of 26:25.63. Blake Hipkiss competed in the 5k and claimed 32nd place overall with a time of 15:22.25.

Marian continued their action on the track with the men's 4x800M finals as the team of Tristan Trevino, Andrew McDade, Owen Pittman, Mason Piatt finished as National Runner-Up's with a time of 7:37.12. The team as well as yesterday's team including Ben Moster and Matthew Riehle being honored as All-Americans.

To finish off the evening in the field Christian Rios, Isaiah Tipping, and Jacob Netral competed in Discus. Netral did not have a successful throw and focuses on Shot Put tomorrow. Tipping finished off the event with a mark of 52.28m to earn him third place and the honor of All-American Rios claimed the honor of being named the NAIA Outdoor Shot Put National Champion with a mark of 54.05m.

The evening finished off with the 4x400M relay featuring Gideon Brimmage, Eli Givens, Richard Dube, and Oliver Lifrange. The team claimed the third seed going into finals tomorrow with a time of 3:10.92.

Marian's first event tomorrow will start at 1:20 p.m., with Marian competing for a championship in the 3000M steeplechase.

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Players Mentioned

Gideon Brimmage

Gideon Brimmage

Sophomore
Eli Givens

Eli Givens

Sophomore
Blake Hipkiss

Blake Hipkiss

Senior
Andrew McDade

Andrew McDade

Senior
Jacob Netral

Jacob Netral

Senior
Owen Pittman

Owen Pittman

Junior
Matthew Riehle

Matthew Riehle

Senior
Christian Rios

Christian Rios

Junior
Jeremiah Brown

Jeremiah Brown

Freshman
Richard Dube

Richard Dube

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gideon Brimmage

Gideon Brimmage

Sophomore
Eli Givens

Eli Givens

Sophomore
Blake Hipkiss

Blake Hipkiss

Senior
Andrew McDade

Andrew McDade

Senior
Jacob Netral

Jacob Netral

Senior
Owen Pittman

Owen Pittman

Junior
Matthew Riehle

Matthew Riehle

Senior
Christian Rios

Christian Rios

Junior
Jeremiah Brown

Jeremiah Brown

Freshman
Richard Dube

Richard Dube

Freshman