The Event... Dordt University is the host site of the 2023 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Outdoor Women's Track and Field Championships this weekend at Open Space Park. The championships get underway on Friday, May 5 with the first event of the heptathlon (100m hurdles) at noon.
Day one continues with three additional events in the heptathlon (high jump, shot put, 200m), four field events, prelims for both 100m and 100m hurdles and finals for the 4x800 relay and 10,000m run. Day two on Saturday, May 6 sees the continuance of the heptathlon at 9am (long jump), field events beginning at noon and events on the track commencing at 12:45pm.
Championship Info:
SCORING / HONORS:
All 12 GPAC schools are scheduled to compete.Â
There are a total of 22 events (10 individual running events, 9 field events and 3 relays) scored at the outdoor championship, with the top eight places scoring points for their team (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1). The team with the most points after all of the events have finished wins the GPAC Championship.
The top eight finishers in each individual event and top three teams in each relay earn all-conference honors.
TEAM OUTLOOKS:
- BRIAR CLIFF
- Head Coach: Scott Barnes (5th year)
- 2022 Finish: T11th place
- Returning GPAC Champions: n/a
- Returning All-Conference Athletes:
- Isabel Sayler - Triple Jump (5th)
- COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY
- Head Coach: Jerrid Johansen (1st year)
- 2022 Finish: 10th place
- Returning GPAC Champions: n/a
- Returning All-Conference Athletes:
- Claire Caspersen - Shot Put (5th)
- Madalynn Rhodes - Javelin (4th)
- CONCORDIA
- Head Coach: Matt Beisel (7th year)
- 2022 Finish: 1st place
- Returning GPAC Champions (2)
- Rylee Haecker - 1500m
- Josie Puelz - Pole Vault
- Jordan Koepke - 400m Hurdles
- Returning All-Conference Athletes:
- Rachel Battershell - 400m (2nd)
- Jenna Esch - 400m (3rd)
- Trinity Tuls - 400m (4th)
- Rylee Haecker - 1500m (1st)
- Kylahn (Heritage) Freiberg (2) - 1500m (2nd), 5000m (3rd)
- Rhaya Kaschinske - 1500m (7th)
- Kaia Richmond - Steeplechase (6th)
- Jordan Koepke - 400m Hurdles
- 4x400 Relay (2nd)
- Amy Richert (2) - High Jump (6th), Heptathlon (5th)
- Josie Puelz - Pole Vault (1st)
- Amira Cummings - Pole Vault (3rd)
- Sydney Reichert - Pole Vault (T7th)
- Erin Boggs- Pole Vault (T7th)
- Kamryn Pokorney - Shot Put (7th)
- Erin Painter - Discus (2nd)
- Sara Huss - Discus (3rd)
- Alli Owings (2) - Discus (7th), Hammer (7th)
- #1's on GPAC Performance List
- Rylee Haecker - 1500m
- Adrianna Rodencal - 100m Hurdles
- 4x400 Relay
- Hayley Miles - Long Jump
- Hannah Newton - High Jump
- Josie Puelz - Pole Vault
- DAKOTA WESLEYAN
- Head Coach: Matthew Rosado (2nd year)
- 2022 Finish: 9th place
- Returning GPAC Champions: n/a
- Returning All-Conference Athletes:
- Lila Gronseth (2) - Shot Put (3rd), Discus (5th)
- DOANE
- Head Coach: Ed Fye (21st year)
- 2022 Finish: 4th place
- Returning GPAC Champions (1)
- Returning All-Conference Athletes:
- Annika Pingel - 800m (5th)
- Allie Binder (2) - 5000m (2nd), 10,000m (1st)
- Sarah Theiler - High Jump (7th)
- Samantha Knapp - Pole Vault (5th)
- Grace Damme - Javelin (7th)
- Nicole Harms - Heptathlon (4th)
- #1's on GPAC Performance List
- Annika Pingel - 200m
- Rosalyn Roggasch - Triple Jump
- Alivia Baucom - Shot Put
- DORDT
- Head Coach: Craig Heynen (16th year)
- 2022 Finish: 3rd place
- Returning GPAC Champions (3)
- Kristine Honomichl - 5000m
- 4x400 Relay
- 4x800 Relay
- Returning All-Conference Athletes:
- Emilee Heynen - 800m (2nd)
- Mika Kooistra - 800m (3rd)
- Bethany Ten Haken - 1500m (6th)
- Elyse Kuperus - Steeplechase (2nd)
- Anika Homan - 5000m (5th)
- Lucy Borkowski - 10,000m (4th)
- Kristine Honomichl (2)- 5000m (1st), 10,000m (5th..with Morningside)
- Greichaly Ellens - 10,000m (7th)
- Anmarie Stuit - 400m Hurdles (6th)
- 4x100 (3rd)
- 4x400 (1st)
- 4x800 (1st)
- Ashley Vandermeer - Triple Jump (8th)
- #1's on GPAC Performance List
- Emilee Heynen - 800m
- Elyse Kuperus - Steeplechase
- Jessica Kampman - 5000m
- Lucy Borkowski - 10,000m
- 4x800 Relay
- HASTINGS
- Head Coach: Ryan Mahoney (10th year)
- 2022 Finish: 2nd place
- Returning GPAC Champions (4)
- Madison Gerken - Steeplechase
- Nisa Thomas - 100m Hurdles
- 4x100 Relay
- Kiara Anderson - Discus
- Returning All-Conference Athletes:
- Veronica Pinkerton - 800m (6th)
- Madison Gerken (2) - 800m (8th), Steeplechase (1st)
- Landry Hinkson - Steeplechase (7th)
- Shania Santos - 10,000m (6th)
- Nisa Thomas (2) - 100m Hurdles (1st), 400m Hurdles (2nd)
- Rhys Maxey - 400m Hurdles (8th)
- 4x100 Relay (1st)
- Ikea Cuff - Triple Jump (7th)
- Kiara Anderson (3) - Shot Put (2nd), Discus (1st), Hammer (5th)
- Asia Tyler - Shot Put (4th)
- Jessica Eden - Hammer (4th)
- Zailee Poulson - Heptathlon (8th)
- #1's on GPAC Performance List
- Jaida Rowe - 400m Hurdles
- Jessica Eden - Discus
- Kiara Anderson - Hammer
- JAMESTOWN
- Head Coach: Jarvis Jelen (1st year)
- 2022 Finish: 8th place
- Returning GPAC Champions: n/a
- Returning All-Conference Athletes:
- Jordynn Toliver (3) - Long Jump (5th), Javelin (2nd), Heptathlon (3rd)
- Paige Erhardt - Javelin (5th)
- Kate Busek - Javelin (6th)
- Sara Bonn - Heptathlon (7th)
- #1's on GPAC Performance List
- Jordynn Toliver - Javelin and Heptathlon
- MIDLAND
- Head Coach: Daniel Gerber (6th year)
- 2022 Finish: T11th place
- Returning GPAC Champions: n/a
- Returning All-Conference Athletes:
- Myia Johnson (2) - Steeplechase (5th), 5000m (8th)
- MORNINGSIDE
- Head Coach: Frank Wallace (1st year)
- 2022 Finish: 6th place
- Returning GPAC Champions: n/a
- Returning All-Conference Athletes:
- Emily Chicoine - 400m (6th)
- 4x400 (4th)
- 4x800 (2nd)
- Rylee Olson - Javelin (3rd)
- MOUNT MARTY
- Head Coach: Dan Fitzsimmons (1st year)
- 2022 Finish: 7th place
- Returning GPAC Champions: n/a
- Returning All-Conference Athletes:
- Elianna Clark (2) - 100m (4th), 200m (2nd)
- Calli Davis - 400m (5th)
- Ashinee George - 100m Hurdles (5th)
- 4x100 Relay - 2nd
- Gracie Rippen - Pole Vault (4th)
- #1's on GPAC Performance List
- Elianna Clark - 100m
- Calli Davis - 400m
- 4x100 Relay
- NORTHWESTERN
- Head Coach: Scott Bahrke (11th year)
- 2022 Finish: 6thÂ
- Returning GPAC Champions: n/a
- Returning All-Conference Athletes:
- Savonne Sterk - 200m (8th)
- Emma Haley - Steeplechase (4th)
- Emma Zoet (2) - 100m Hurdles (6th), 400m Hurdles (7th)
- Abigail Clarke - 400m Hurdles (4th)
- 4x100 Relay (3rd)
- 4x400 Relay (3rd)
- 4x800 Relay (3rd)
- Jacie Vander Waal - High Jump (5th)
- Erin Hulberg - Pole Vault (2nd)
