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Track and Field: Raiders Take Home Three National Titles and a Runner Up at Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship

3/9/2024 9:48:00 PM

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia—Kenadee Wayt (Wheeling, W. Va. / Wheeling Central Catholic) added two more national champioships titles to her name as she won the 200 and 400-Meters and added another All-American honor taking runner-up in the 60-Meters Saturday afternoon at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships.
 
Wayt now has 18 All-Americans and five national titles to her name. The 18 All-Americans ties Shawn Watson for the most in Mount Union track and field history. The five national titles currently puts her in a tie for third place with A.J Digby.
 
Wayt broke two school records in the day in the 200-Meters and 400-Meters with times of 24.10 and 54.72. The time in the 200-Meters was the second fastest person all-time in Division III and the fourth fastest person in Division III in the 400-Meters.   
 
Wayt earned her first All-American of the day finishing as the runner-up in the 60-Meter Dash with a time of 7.55.
 
Mount Union as a team finished sixth overall with 28 points while Loras won the team title with 51 points.
 
On the men's side the 4x400-Meter Relay quartet of Matt McBride (Conneaut), Jared Storm (Barberton), Justin Knoch (Canton / GlenOak and Haden Gibson (Brookfield) brought home another indoor title running 3:11.52. This was a school record, meet record and fourth fastest time in Division III history.
 
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