GPAC Championships Live Results
HASTINGS, Neb. – In kicking off the 2025 GPAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Hastings, Neb., on Friday (May 2), Concordia University, Nebraska Track & Field turned in a strong first day. Sophomore Emery Gutz, junior Mayson Ostermeyer and senior Abi Wohlgemuth put individual GPAC titles on the board while junior Adrianna Rodencal broke another one of her own records. Outside of the heptathlon and decathlon, a total of 16 events unfolded on day one at Jack Osborne Track Complex on the Hastings College campus.
Head Coach Matt Beisel’s men’s and women’s squads combined for 17 total GPAC all-conference placements on Friday. In the team scoring, the Bulldogs have compiled 49 points on the men’s side and 40 points on the women’s side (currently second place for both).
The men’s javelin competition was a battle between Emery and teammate Matthew Boyer, the reigning GPAC champion. Both Gutz and Boyer popped off their best marks on throw No. 1 of the day. Gutz flew past his personal best by more than 10 feet while firing the javelin a distance of 188’ 8.” Meanwhile, Boyer’s throw came in at 187’ 6.” Gutz and Boyer held down the top two spots in the event while earning a combined 18 team points. Stephen Meisel (158’ 8”) also placed eighth in the javelin for one additional team point. As for the Sailsbury, Mo., native Gutz, the performance marked his first career GPAC title.
In the men’s pole vault competition, Ostermeyer (Crofton, Neb.) went toe-to-toe with Midland star athlete Robert Atwater. Both Ostermeyer and Atwater waited until 15’ 3” to enter the fray – and both cleared that height on the first attempt. Both also jumped 15’ 9,” but Ostermeyer prevailed thanks to reaching that mark on his second attempt compared to Atwater pulling it off on attempt No. 3. The win for Ostermeyer, a two-time NAIA All-American, gives him a clean sweep of 2025 GPAC indoor/outdoor pole vault titles. In the same event, teammate Evan Hill placed fifth (14’ 3 ¼”).
The NAIA indoor national runner up in the weight throw, Wohlgemuth (Lincoln Lutheran alum) produced her first career individual GPAC title thanks to a personal best on Friday. Wohlgemuth unleashed the championship winning throw of 180’ on her third attempt. She also turned in three other throws of more than 177 feet. In addition, teammate Abby Gerber placed eighth for one team point. On the men’s side of the hammer, Concordia collected 15 team points as Nathan Baldwin, Connor Asche and Austen Rozelle went 4-5-6.
Already the GPAC meet record holder in the 100-meter hurdles, Rodencal ran 13.63 in the prelims on Friday as she eclipsed her previous GPAC meet standard of 13.90 from 2024. The Lincoln Lutheran alum will take aim at another GPAC Athlete of the Meet award as action heats up on Saturday. She has qualified for the finals in the 100 hurdles and in the 100-meter dash thanks to her time of 12.11 (second place in the prelims). Meanwhile, Kayla Svoboda and Isabelle Salters qualified for the finals of the 100 hurdles and Adysen McCarter did the same in the 100 meters. On the men’s side, Easton Fries has qualified for the finals in the 110-meter hurdles. In the 10,000 meters, Ellie Jander placed sixth for an all-conference medal.
In the women’s long jump, two Bulldogs made strong pushes for conference titles. Kiki Nyanok (18’ 7 ¼”) and Hayley Miles (18’ 1 ½”) both surpassed 18 feet and placed second and third, respectively. Nyanok actually posted the exact same jump as the conference champion, but College of Saint Mary’s Mikaiya Rodgers took the title based on her series of jumps. In continuing a hectic weekend, Rodencal took part in the long jump and placed sixth. Finally, Amanda Steinke placed seventh. In total, Concordia women’s long jumpers accumulated 19 team points.
The meet got started on Friday afternoon with four Bulldogs in action in the women’s heptathlon. After day one, three Concordia athletes are situated within the top eight: Addie Reimer (third), Emma Kucera (sixth) and Kennedee Canales (seventh). The reigning GPAC champ, Josi Noble sits in ninth. Noble came through with the top shot put mark among the heptathletes. The heptathlon will continue on Saturday with the long jump, javelin and 800 meters.
In the only relays contested on Friday, the Bulldogs placed seventh on the women’s side and eighth on the men’s side in the 4x8. The women’s group included Sammi Vojlavek, Katelyn Nix, Caitlyn Adams and Kelsie Heins. The men’s quartet featured Charlie Hayden, Ethan Theilen, Hayden Opp and Nate Nelson.
2025 GPAC Outdoor Champions
· Emery Gutz – Javelin (188’ 8”)
· Mayson Ostermeyer – Pole Vault (15’ 9”)
· Abi Wohlgemuth – Hammer Throw (180’)
The GPAC Championships will resume at 9 a.m. CT on Saturday when the heptathlon and decathlon pick back up. The race walk is slated for 10 a.m. with field events and track events to follow in the afternoon. The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place at approximately 6 p.m.