Story byThe Jamestown Sun, N. D. Katie Ringer, The Jamestown Sun, N. D. Thu, January 1, 2026 at 5:51 PM UTC·5 min readJan. 1—JAMESTOWN — Bernadette Belzer had two loves in high school. When she got to college, she had to choose just one. Hockey was not the one she decided to pursue. Belzer, now a junior at the University of Mary, is in the throes of her third season with the U Mary track and field team. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"As a freshman coming to U Mary I was super excited to be a part of the team and become a better track athlete," Belzer said. "I love competing and pushing myself outside of my boundaries and I knew U Mary was a place that would do that for me both physically and academically.