BISMARCK, N.D. – Bismarck State track and field continued its strong indoor season Saturday at the UMary Alumni Classic, hosted by the University of Mary, turning in multiple event victories, NAIA-ranked performances and personal records at the meet. 

Men's meet standings:

University of Mary – 80
Dickinson State University – 58
Bismarck State College – 14

Women's meet standings:

University of Mary – 66.5
Dickinson State University – 56
Bismarck State College – 23.5
 

Junior Nathan Mathern highlighted the meet on the men's side with a blistering qualifying performance in the 60 meters. Mathern posted a time of 6.85 in prelims, ranking him No. 22 in the NAIA, before scratching the final. Freshmen Keaton Saastad, Cameron Naslund, Logan Larson, Jace Lovely and Alex Hamilton all advanced through prelims, with Lovely and Hamilton each setting personal bests.

Sophomore Priviledge Bower once again led the women's sprints, qualifying first in the 60 and winning the final in 7.66. Bower also captured the 200-meter title in 25.22, breaking her own school record and qualifying for nationals with B standard. Junior Aliya Schock joined her in the 60 finals, finishing fourth with a personal-best 7.94.

Freshman Jace Lovely added another milestone for the Mystics, winning the men's 60-meter hurdles in 8.48. The time marked a personal record and ranked No. 33 nationally. On the women's side, sophomore Dedra Wood finished runner-up in the 60 hurdles with a season-best 9.24, good for No. 48 in the NAIA, while freshman Katelynn Folvag placed fifth.

BSC's depth in the sprints was on display in the 200, led by freshman Logan Larson, who finished third. Saastad placed fourth, while Hamilton added a personal best in sixth. In the women's 200, Bower's victory was followed by PR performances from freshmen Markita Wiggins and Mercedes Lura.

Middle-distance action saw junior Harrison Cobb place third in the 800 meters with a season-best 2:05.62, while freshman Jekori Dahlen posted a personal best in the 600. Junior Tsitsi Karanda led the women's 600 with a fifth-place finish.

In the field events, freshman Mercedes Lura delivered one of the meet's standout performances, winning the women's pole vault at 3.05m (10-00.00). The clearance broke her own school record she set last weekend and ranked No. 43 nationally. Freshman Hannah McGraw followed with a third-place finish.

The throws group also produced several nationally ranked marks. Freshman Gavin Guinn placed fifth in the men's shot put with a throw of 13.78m, ranked No. 57 nationally, while Blair Ham added a PR and national ranking of No. 76. Freshman Jasmine Nash recorded a sixth-place finish in the women's shot put with a mark of 11.75m, No. 44 nationally, and later placed seventh in the weight throw with a PR of 12.92m.

Freshman Austin Privratsky continued to impress in the jumps, placing seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 12.59m that ranked No. 73 in the NAIA, while Brayden Heinle marked 10.26m in the same event. In the men's weight throw, Koen Levy placed seventh with a PR of 13.37m.

BSC closed the meet with strong relay performances. The men's 4x400 squad of Nathan Mathern, Nicholas Pegors, Timol Walters and Cayden Kraft placed second in 3:18.90, narrowly finishing behind the first-place Marauders. They met the NAIA 'B' provisional mark to qualify for nationals and their time ranks them as the fourth fastest 4x400 in the NAIA. The women's 4x400 relay team of Aliya Schock, Brooklyn Fueller, Aisha Zaffino and Tsitsi Karanda finished third.

Here are the full results for the Mystics:

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