Women’s Track and Fields Finishes Eighth In KCAC Championship Meet

Women’s Track and Field | 5/6/2025 10:24:00 AM

SALINA, Kan. – The McPherson College women’s track and field team recorded an eighth-place finish at the KCAC Championships, which wrapped up Friday evening.

The Bulldogs tallied 30 points while Ottawa won the meet with 165 points.

The Bulldogs were led by a pair of first-place finishes in the field events. Kara Alexander claimed the title in the shot put with a mark of 13.03m while Cara Shultz won the gold medal in the discus after recording an effort of 40.43m.

Shultz had a solid effort in the shot put, taking second with a mark of 12.86m. Stephanie Schmidt was 26^th (8.10m). Shultz continued her solid championship with a seventh-place finish in the hammer throw. She garnered a mark of 40.11m while Alexander was 14^th (36.59m).

In the 100m, Zakeirah Johnson narrowly missed a top-10 finish, taking 11^th with a time of 12.39. Niobe Holder was 13^th, crossing the line in 12.44. Zoe Jerke tallied an 18^th-place effort in the javelin with an effort of 26.54m. Alexis Wolfe was 20^th (24.31m) while Schmidt took 25^th (20.43m). Johanna Walker claimed a pair of top-25 finishes. She was 18^th in the 1,500m (6:27.64) while placing 23^rd in the 800m (3:05.20).

The Bulldogs return to action Friday, May 9, at the Concordia Twilight Meet.