No. 21 Women’s Track & Field at A-R-C Championships: Friday

INDIANOLA, Iowa– The No. 21 Wartburg women’s track and field team is in first place at the American Rivers Conference outdoor track and field championships with 89 points after Friday’s events.
 
Team Standings:
1            Wartburg                        89
2            Loras                              56
3            Dubuque                        41
4            Central                           39
5            Nebraska Wesleyan      38
6            Simpson                        37
7            Luther                             8
8            Buena Vista                    3
9            Coe                                 1

 

Event Wins:

Heptathlon

1            Caitlin Benesh                           4286 points

4x800m

1            Wartburg                                      9:25.90 (H. Meyer, E. Johnson, H. Ramsey, I. Skay)

 

All-Conference Finishers:

3000m Steeplechase

2            Ellie Meyer                                   10:40.47

3            Maddie Merna                              11:16.43

10000m

2            Ava Vance                                    38:47.06

Heptathlon

3            Brooke Shafer                            4110 points    

High Jump

3            Grace Braden                             1.55m 5-01.00

Long Jump

3            Olivia Tollari                                5.49m 18-00.25

Discus

3            Abby Veld                                    44.63m 146-05

 

Qualified for Tomorrow’s Finals:

400m Hurdles

1            Sophia Stahle                             1:02.86

3            Ryann Decker                             1:03.54

4            Grace Braden                             1:05.97

400m

1            JoJo Tyynismaa                          56.15

7            Natalie Bork                                58.61

100m Hurdles

1            Grace Braden                             14.50

3            Ryann Decker                             15.13

5            Sophia Stahle                             15.39

8            Caitlin Benesh                            15.79

800m

2            Haley Meyer                              2:14.74

4            Nadia Bowden                           2:15.46

6            Hannah Ramsey                       2:17.76

200m

2            JoJo Tyynismaa                          24.73

7            Addison Parker                           25.38

100m

8            Addison Parker                            12.64

 

Notes:

• This is the ninth title in the 4x800m in program history
• This is the third title in the heptathlon in program history
• This is Benesh’s first career outdoor conference title
• At press time, Tyynismaa’s prelim 400m time stands 30^th on the TFRRS list for this season
• Benesh’s heptathlon score ranks sixth on the program’s top 10 list
• Shafer’s heptathlon score ranks eighth on the program’s top 10 list
• Merna’s 3000m steeplechase time ranks eighth on the program’s top 10 list

Up Next

Events resume at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow in Indianola.