BUTTE, Mont. – The University of Providence outdoor track and field teams competed at Montana Tech Spring Series throughout the weekend.

The Argos had a few highlights in senior Shelbey Klein, freshman Grace Finkle, and sophomore Lauren Cima who qualified for the NAIA Outdoor National Championships on Friday and Saturday.
 
Klein threw a distance of 41.15m in the Javelin which qualifies her at B Standard for the NAIA Outdoor National Championships for the second consecutive season. Klein earned All-American status with a fifth-place finish at the NAIA National Championships in 2025.
 
Cima placed first in the Shot Put at 14.00m and placed first in the Hammer Throw with a distance 52.57m which qualifies her at B standard for the NAIA Outdoor National Championships. Cima is now qualified at B Standard in both the Shot Put and the Hammer Throw for the 2026 National Championships.
 
Finkle placed first in the discus at 45.33m which qualifies her at B standard for the NAIA Outdoor National Championships. In her second outdoor meet of her collegiate career, Finkle joined Klein, Cima, and sophomore Havyn Vandenacre with a qualifying mark for the NAIA Championships.

UP also saw freshman Shaun Youngblood place first in the Triple Jump at 13.43m and Evan Major, Reece Graves, Tristan Lewandowski, and Tumelo Selebeleng tied the school record in the 4x100 relay with a time of 43.41.

The Argos will be back in action on Saturday, April 11 when they head to Butte, Mont. for the Montana Tech Spring Series #2. Athletes will be competing throughout the day at the Charlie Merrifield Track.

Results
Men's 100M
3^rd – Tumelo Selebeleng – 11.55
4^th – Reece Graves – 11.56
13^th – Evan Major – 11.82
16^th – Chase Morgan – 12.00

Men's 200M
8^th – Evan Major – 23.24

Women's 200M
4^th – Jasmyn Buchignani – 29.28

Men's 400M
4^th – Joe Gilman – 57.96
5^th – Juan Alonzo – 59.47
 
Men's 110 Hurdles
4^th – Tristan Lewandowski – 16.39

Men's 800M
12^th – Kyler Harris – 2:05.63
13^th – Zoran LaFrombois – 2:10.09
16^th – Juan Alonzo – 2:26.92

Women's 800M
8^th – Savannah Ivins – 2:29.97

Women's 5000M
8^th – Mia Clendennen – 22:59.52
 
Men's 5000M
2^nd – Kyler Harris – 15:43.51
3^rd – Zoran LaFrombois – 15:48.25
 
Men's High Jump
3^rd – Logan Nicholson – 1.87m
 
Women's High Jump
3^rd – Ella Zacarias – 1.47m

Men's Triple Jump
1^st – Shaun Youngblood – 13.43m
 
Women's Triple Jump
5^th – Jayla Ramberg – 10.22m
7^th – Jordan Clark – 9.40m
 
Women's Long Jump
6^th – Jasmyn Buchignani – 4.78m  
12^th – Jordan Clark – 4.17m

Men's Shot Put
4^th – Josh Golemon – 14.25m
7^th – Aiden Avalos – 13.65m

Women's Shot Put
1^st – Lauren Cima – 14.00m (B Standard)
6^th – Grace Finkle – 10.94m

Men's Discus
6^th – Aiden Avalos – 43.42m
13^th – Trey Maynard – 32.92m

Women's Discus
1^st – Grace Finkle – 45.33m (B Standard)
2^nd – Avari Batt – 43.61m
3^rd – Lauren Cima – 40.96m   
5^th – Audree Deming – 39.21m
9^th – Talia Sova – 35.46m

Men's Hammer Throw
3^rd – Josh Golemon – 49.27m
5^th – Adam Cearley – 44.87m  

Women's Hammer Throw
1^st – Lauren Cima – 52.57m (B Standard)
3^rd – Bria Henry – 42.45m
4^th – Grace Finkle – 38.61m
6^th – Audree Deming – 35.76m

Women's Javelin
2^nd – Shelbey Klein – 41.15m (B Standard)
4^th – Havyn Vandenacre – 40.31m
5^th – Mackenzie Layng – 38.22m
7^th – Talia Sova – 35.55m

Men's Javelin
7^th - Trey Maynard – 34.20m
 
Men's 4x100 Relay
3^rd – Reece Graves, Tristan Lewandowski, Evan Major, Tumelo Selebeleng – 43.41
 
Men's 4x400 Relay
3^rd – Juan Alonzo, Joe Gilman, Trey Maynard, Tristan Lewandowski – 3:50.56