NDSU

Came back from major reconstructive surgery on her left knee to become a 12-time NCAA Division II All-American ... North Dakota State won three North Central Conference Indoor and three NCC Outdoor championships during her career … Part of the Bison NCC triple crown in 1993-94 – as head coach Jerry Gores led NDSU to the cross country, indoor and outdoor conference championships … NDSU had four NCAA Division II team top 10 finishes indoors including third in 1995 and three NCAA team top 10 showings outdoors, including sixth place in 1996 … North Dakota State won the 1993 NCC and NCAA Central Region Cross Country championships … Five-time NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field All-American … 1997 NCAA Division II runner-up in 800 meters … Placed fourth in 800 and ran leg on fifth place 1,600 meter relay in 1996 … 1995 NCAA Division II runner-up in 800 meters and also ran leg on third place 1,600 meter relay … Six-time NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field All-American … In the 800 meters, Gill placed third in 1997, and fourth in both 1995 and 1996 … Member of three 1,600 meter relay teams that placed third in 1995, fifth in 1996 and sixth in 1997 … Three-time North Central Conference Indoor Track & Field 500 meter champion … Won the 1997 NCC Indoor 1,000 meter title … Member of the 1995 and 1997 NCC Indoor champion 1,600 meter relay teams … Won the 1995 NCC Outdoor Track & Field 800 meter championship … Member of the 1995 NCC Outdoor champion 1,600 relay team … The daughter of Florian and Gloria Gill, she grew up with two brothers and five sisters in Clearwater, Minn. … Six-time all-Central Lakes Conference track and field performer for St. Cloud Tech … Won the 1992 region 800 meters title, and also ran legs on region champion 1,600 and 3,200 meter relay teams  … Competed at two Minnesota Class AA state cross country meets during her prep career … Graduated from North Dakota State with bachelor's degree in plant sciences, then earned her master's degree in plant genetics at NDSU … Worked part-time at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in barley genetics, then full-time at wheat germplasm enhancement at NDSU … Mary was wed to Ryan Wentz on July 4, 1998 … The couple has three children, Hannah, Kayla and Daniel … After a five-year stopover in Maine, the family has lived in Mandan, N.D., since November 2009 … Currently, Mary is active in school and church projects, including family mission trips, and politics, supporting family and Pro-Life issues.