No. 21 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Wins A-R-C Championship

INDIANOLA, Iowa– The No. 21 Wartburg women’s track and field team won their 25th Outdoor American Rivers Conference Championship with 245 points. Ava Vance won rookie of the year. Wartburg (HC: Marcus Newsom) won the coaching staff of the year. 
 
Team Standings:
1            Wartburg                        245
2            Loras                              161
3            Central                           135
4            Nebraska Wesleyan      120                    
5            Dubuque                         91
6            Simpson                         73
7            Luther                             17
8            Coe                                  9
9            Buena Vista                      6
 
 
 
Event Wins:
Triple Jump
1            Shaniah Johnson                       11.80m 38-08.75
 
Hammer Throw
1            Emma True                                  55.87m 183-03
 
800m
1            Haley Meyer                                2:11.97
 
400m Hurdles
1            Sophia Stahle                             1:01.88
 
400m
1            JoJo Tyynismaa                          55.48
 
100m Hurdles
1            Grace Braden                              14.51
 
4x400m
1            Wartburg                                       3:50.29 (S. Stahle, H. Meyer, R. Decker, J. Tyynismaa)
 
 
All-Conference Finishers:
200m
2            JoJo Tyynismaa                           24.67                      
 
4x100m
2            Wartburg                                      47.09 (O. Tollari, J. Tyynismaa, A. Schultes, A. Parker)
 
Javelin Throw
3            Brooke Shafer                             38.96m 127-10
 
5000m
3            Ava Vance                                    19:14.21                        
 
1500m
3            Ellie Meyer                                   4:34.85
 
400m Hurdles
3            Ryann Decker                             1:02.61            
 
100m Hurdles
3            Ryann Decker                             15:11                
 
 
Notes:

• This is the 26^th title in the 800m in program history
• This is the 14^th title in the 400m in program history
• This is the 14^th title in the 4x400m in program history
• This is the 10^th title in the triple jump in program history
• This is the eighth title in the 100m hurdles in program history
• This is the sixth title in the 400m hurdles in program history
• This is the third title in the hammer throw in program history
• This is Tynnismaa’s fifth career outdoor conference title
• This is Tyynismaa’s first career outdoor conference title in the 400m
• This is True’s second career outdoor conference title in the hammer throw
• This is S. Johnson’s first career outdoor conference title
• This is H. Meyer’s first career outdoor conference title
• This is Stahle’s first career outdoor conference title
• This is Braden’s first career outdoor conference title
• At press time, Stahle’s 400m hurdle time stands 10^th on the TFRRS list for this season
• At press time, Tyynismaa’s 400m time stands 20^th on the TFRRS list for this season
• At press time, H. Meyer’s 800m time stands 23^rd on the TFRRS list for this season
• At press time, S. Johnson’s triple jump stands 24^th on the TFRRS list for this season
• At press time, Decker’s 400m time stands 24^th on the TFRRS list for this season
• At press time, (O. Tollari, J. Tyynismaa, A. Schultes, A. Parker) 4x100m time stands 26^th on the TFRRS list for this season
• S. Johnson’s triple jump remains sixth on the program’s top 10 list, but she improves her mark
• Tyynismaa’s 400m time ranks sixth on the program’s top 10 list
• E. Meyer’s 1500m time ranks seventh on the program’s top 10 list
• Stahle’s 400m hurdle time ranks seventh on the program’s top 10 list
• Tyynismaa’s 400m time ranks seventh on the program’s top 10 list

 
 
Award Winners
Women’s Rookie of the Year – Ava Vance
Women’s Coaching Staff of the Year – Wartburg
 

Up Next

A select group will compete at the NCAA Qualifier on May 14 (Wed) – May 15 (Thu) in Rock Island, Illinois.