Gainesville, Fla. - After three days of fighting, the Marian Women's Track and Field earned their first-ever NAIA Indoor National Championship with 51 points. On the third day, the Knights earned two individual National Championships and seven All-American Honors.

Following the Knights' 51 points was Dickinson State with 41 points. Central Methodist came in third while Indiana Wesleyan and Olivet Nazarene tied for fourth. Doane and Life tied for sixth place, and Evangel finished eighth. MidAmerica Nazarene, Southeastern University, and St. Xavier rounded out the top-10 with a three-way tie at ninth place.

Brooke Coffman opened up action on the final day with a 13th-place finish in the High Jump with a mark of 1.61m. Katie Woods opened up action on the track with a second-place finish, earning All-American Honors with a time of 4:45.46. Emma Edwards continued action in the 400m, finishing sixth with a time of 55.99 and earning All-American Honors. The Knights continued to earn All-American Honors with Hanna Reuter running a 1:35.38 in the 600m, finishing eighth overall.

Katie Woods and Summer Rempe went one and two in the women's 1000m, both earning All-American Honors. Rempe finished with a time of 2:49.14, clocking a new PR. Woods led the way, not only earning a National Championship but a new PR and school record of 2:47.68. Marian claimed another NAIA National Championship in the DMR. The team of Rempe, Kathy Soriano, Gracynn Hinkley, and Woods ran a new school record of 11:39.21. The 4x400m relay wrapped things up as the team of Hanna Reuter, Holli Reuter, Emma Edwards, and Claire Lange ran a new school record of 3:45.88, placing fourth and earning NAIA All-American Honors.

Katie Woods was also named the most valuable player for the women's side, and Katie Wise-Butler was named NAIA Women's Coach of the Year.

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