Oxford, Miss. - The Marian men's track and field team put up strong results at the Ole Miss Joe Walker Invite over the weekend, earning multiple qualifications for the NAIA National Championships later this May. Eric Materna headlined the Knights' efforts, qualifying for the 4x400m relay and 400m on A standard times. 

Marian put up several strong marks in the Joe Walker Invite, competing well against the influx of NCAA DI athletes. The Knights were one of two NAIA schools in the meet, and earned several top-10 finishes. Eric Materna was the featured athlete of the meet for Marian, finishing fourth in the 400m with an NAIA A standard time of 47.26 seconds. Materna set a school record with his efforts, and also helped Marian's 4x400m relay team to an NAIA A standard time of 3:10.42 with their third place finish. The sophomore also finished eighth in the 200 meters.

Marian saw their 4x100m relay team of Will Osafo, Jeremiah Brown, Ricardo Mateo, and Jonathon Phillips finish fourth, hitting the NAIA B standard with their time. The Knights' Victor Dailey hit a Marian PR with a 2.04m height in the high jump, and Felipe Mentz broke his own school record in the decathlon, posting a top-15 NAIA score with 6032 points.

100m: Jeremiah Brown (7th, 10.53), Jonathon Phillips (10.57), Ricardo Mateo (10.61), Armani Glass (10.79)
200m: Brown (4th, 21.28), Eric Materna (8th, 21.45), Phillips (9th, 21.49), Olivier Lifrange (21.74)
400m: Materna (4th, 47.26, NAIA A Standard, School Record), Raif Miller (48.67), Lifrange (49.13), Tristan Powell (51.44)
800m: Rick Williams (9th, 1:53.42)
4x100m Relay: 4th, NAIA B Standard, 40.93 - Will Osafo, Brown, Phillips, Mateo
4x400m Relay: 3rd, NAIA A Standard, 3:10.42 - Williams, Materna, Lifrange, Miller
High Jump: Victor Dailey (4th, 2.04m), Gunner Kovach (7th, 1.99m)
Pole Vault: Jake Grangier/Brenden Endres - No Height
Long Jump: Marko Brajovic (6.84m), Glass (6.82m)
Decathlon: Felipe Mentz (6032 pts, 8th, School Record)

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