By Eleven Saints headed to Gainesville, Florida, for the NAIA Track and Field Indoor National Championships on February 27- March 1, 2025.
Of the 11 Saints, there was one relay team, four male individuals, and two female individuals.
The relay team ranked 22nd in the preliminary race, with a time of 10:25.27. This team included Brycen Gardner, a junior majoring in civil engineering from Spokane, Washington; Peter Rehberger, a junior majoring in political science, from Bozeman; Jack Jensen a first year majoring in psychology from Big Fork, Montana; Wyatt Ehredt, a sophomore majoring in political science from Frenchtown, Montana; and Oliver Morris, a sophomore majoring in psychology from Kirkland, Washington.
Madalen Shipman, Brycen Gardner, Oliver Morris, Wyatt Ehredt, Zack Gacnik, Peter Rehberger, and Jack Jensen
Weston Means, a Billings sophomore majoring in business management, placed first in the high jump with a height of 2.15 meters. This earned Means a spot as an All American. This was an improvement from last spring where he placed eighth as well as setting new personal bests.
“Our team went 11th place overall on the men’s side, which is fantastic because we haven’t been that high in a long time,” said Head Coach Harry Clark. “Weston’s win in the men’s high jump was incredible. He made 7 foot half inch on his first attempt, which won him the meet.” Clark joined the Saints as the Track Head Coach in 2013.
Weston Means
Zack Gacnik, junior majoring in computer science from Conifer, Colorado, raced in the men’s 5000 meter run and earned a trip to the finals with his eighth placing in the preliminary race. He went on to place fifth in the final race with a time of 14:24.79, earning him All American.
Zack Gacnik
Tucker Monaco, a sophomore majoring in psychology from Bakersfield, California, placed sixth in the heptathlon. Carson Krack a first year majoring in business from Whitefish, Montana, placed eighth in the heptathlon. Their performances made them both All Americans.
Brynn Wandle, a first year majoring in health science from Huntley Project, Montana, placed 16th in the women’s pole vault with a height of 3.45 meters.
Finally, Madelan Shipman, a senior from Dillion, Montana, majoring in business management, placed third in the women’s 600 meters with a time of 1:32.66 making her the fifth All American on our Carroll Track and Field team.
Madalen Shipman
“The week down there was a really long week, but our kids did a great job. I thought that they couldn’t have done much better than they did,” said Clark. “They didn’t let the moment take them. They worked right through it and they did a really nice job. They were mentally prepared to do their events. Getting five All Americans in one meet was outstanding.”
The Fighting Saints will be looking to carry the momentum of a good meet into their first outdoor track and field meet at Missoula for the AI Manual Invitational on March 28-29.
National Team
