MARION, Ind. – Day one of the 2025 NAIA M&W Outdoor Track & Field Championships featured a pair of All-American performances and several SSAC student-athletes advancing to the finals.
 
Life’s Tara Koonce placed 3^rd in the hammer with a toss of 54.77m and Loyola’s Jordyn Minor finished 5^th in the long jump (5.78m) to earn All-America honors.
 
Thursday’s action will feature three field finals, a pair of track finals and more prelims ahead of Friday’s final day.
 
Finals
Hammer – Women
3. Tara Koonce (Life) – 54.77m
 
Long Jump – Women
5. Jordyn Minor (Loyola) – 5.78m
 
Prelims
4X100m Prelims – Men
2. Life (39.77)*
4. William Carey (40.08)*
8. Brewton-Parker (40.44)*
 
400m Hurdles Prelims – Men
4. Sean Hewitt (Life) – 52.29*
10. Mario Santin (WCU) – 53.16*
12. Caleb Curry (Loyola) – 53.53
 
200m Prelims – Men
3. Daniel Williams (Life) – 20.73*
10. Jaylyn Session (WCU) – 21.07
15. Jovel Madourie (WCU) – 21.42
 
4x100m Prelims – Women
1. William Carey (45.52)*
2. Life (46.11)*
 
400m Hurdles Prelims – Women
8. Fegor Clifford (WCU) – 1:02.44*
 
200m Prelims – Women
1. Briana Campbell (Life) – 23.64*
2. Denai Wilson (WCU) – 23.72*
 
4x800m Prelims – Women
16. Life – 9:32.69
23. William Carey – 9:44.82
 
*Advanced to finals