The Lancer track and field teams traveled to Marion, Indiana for the 2024 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships which were held at Indiana Wesleyan University May 22-24. At the conclusion of the meet, the Lancers captured four All-American honors and broke five school records.

Mason Schleis, Marcus Jnofinn, and Edwin Nyamutswa garnered the All-American awards for the Lancers. Schleis finished fourth in the decathlon with a score of 6,624 points. He placed in the top three in three of the ten events, with second-place finishes in the high jump (6' 3.25") and long jump (21' 6.25") and a third-place finish in the 400 (49.54).

Jnofinn and Nyamutswa both placed in the 200. Jnoffin placed 5th (20.83) and was followed closely by Nyamutswa in 6th (20.85). In the prelims, both Jnofinn and Nyamutswa broke the school record. Jnofinn (20.93) held the record for about five minutes before Nyamutswa (20.59) broke it in the following heat. Jnofinn also broke the school record in the 100 (10.25) with his fifth-place finish in the finals. Nyamutsa just missed the final by one spot, only 0.01 seconds away, placing tenth (10.38).

The final school record on the men's team came from Luke Rettedal in the shot put. Rettedal threw 55' 10.25" to place ninth. His record-breaking throw tied for eighth place, but he lost out on an All-American honor by the second-best throw tie-breaker.

The fifth school record came from the women's 4x100 relay. The quartet featuring Aniya Teppo, Sassy Rodriguez, Alexis Even, and Zelie Sorensen broke the school record with a time of 47.45 and placed 16th.

The Lancers also competed in many other events. The men's 4x400 relay featuring Zavio Prato, Nathaniel Kropuenske, Carl Massa, and Donovan Breckenridge finished 21st with a time of 3:18.05. Ashinee George placed 32nd in the 100H (15.50), and Deagan Puppe placed 32nd in the 110H (16.10). Unfortunately, the men's 4x100 relay featuring Jnofinn, Prato, Breckenridge, and Nyamutswa and the women's 4x400 relay featuring Tianna Bumbaca-Kuehl, Even, Josey Wahlstrom, and Calli Davis were disqualified.

With their four All-American honors, the men's team tied for 20th place with 16 points.

Heading into the national championships, the women had 6 event squads ranked nationally in the top 20 and the men had 3.


Final Event Squad Rankings
Women

• 400H - 7th
• Pole Vault - 8th
• Triple Jump - 14th
• 100H - 17th
• 100 - 18th
• Long Jump - 20th

Men

• 100 - 5th
• 200 - 6th
• 110H - 20th