GRAND FORKS, ND – The University of Mary women's track & field team continues their upward spiral with the conference championships a week away. Ranked fifth in the nation, the Marauders posted two of the top marks in the country and four NCAA provisional qualifying marks at the UND Tune-Up.
Tonie-Ann Pandohie played a major role in two impressive performances. The junior All-American won the 60 meter hurdles in a scintillating time of 8.46 seconds. A provo qualifying time, her time ranks third on the national list.
Pandohie followed up by running the 400 meter leg on the Marauders Distance Medley Relay team. Teaming with
Kate Fox,
Jaiden Schuette and
Alexis Zeis, the quartet combined for a time of 11:38.09. The 6
th-best time in the country, it is a provisional qualifying mark.
While not a winning mark,
Maria Bolibruch's provisional qualifying time in the 60 meter hurdles of 8.59 seconds placed her second behind Pandohie at the meet and ranks her ninth in the nation.
Mary had five other wins on the day.
Tanesha Davis captured the 60 meter dash in the provisional qualifying time of 7.62 seconds.
The 600 meter run was won by
Nelecia Richards with a time of 1:35.39.
Emma Hafdahl captured the 3,000 meter run with a clocking of 10:39.32.
Headlining the Marauders efforts in the field events was
Kylie Pastian. The sophomore from Hillsboro, ND, won the long jump with a top effort of 17-7 ¾.
Winning a second relay the of the day, the foursome of Bolibruch, Richards,
Sommer Haugrud and
Julia Hammerschmidt placed first in the 4 x400 meter relay with a mark of 3:54.04.
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