The Omaha Mavericks Track & Field team is set to get the regular season of the 2024 Indoor slate underway this weekend at the Graduate Classic, hosted by Nebraska.
The Mavericks first competition of 2024 starts this Friday and Saturday. Friday's action opens at 2:00 p.m. while Saturday's events start at 10:00 a.m.
"We're excited to get back on the track after the break," head coach
Chris Richardson said. "The holidays are a great time for family, friends and relaxation, but sometimes terrible for training. It's time to see where we are and where the indoor season is going to take us."
Sophomore's
Kamryn Ensley and
Emma Klein were named Summit League Preseason Athletes to Watch in the 2024 preseason coaches poll.
Ensley, who specializes in distance races for the Mavericks, is coming off another solid cross country campaign. During last year's indoor season, the Clive, Iowa native set a career and personal best mark in the 3000m with a time of (10:06.65) at the Cyclone Open. While also at the Cyclone Open, Ensley posted a team best finish in the mile with a time of 5:03.10. At the Summit League indoor championships, the Sophomore distance runner tallied a fifth place finish in the distance medley running to a time of 12:15.46.
Sophomore jumper
Emma Klein looks to continue the solid start to her Maverick career this 2023-24 season. Klein owns the best triple jump leap for the Mavericks with a jump of 11.64m. That jump was good for ninth at the League championships last year. Klein also won the triple jump at the Cyclone open with a jump of 11.56 meters. Lastly, The Gower, Missouri native captured an 11
th place finish at the Nebraska Tune-Up meet with a leap of 5.14 meters.
The Mavericks had a solid preseason outing at the SDSU Holiday Invite and Multi the first day of December. Omaha secured multiple top ten and top five finishes in the preseason meet. They'll look to carry over that energy into this weekend's regular season debut at the Graduate Classic.
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