SEWARD, Neb. – A personal best performance paved the way for Erin Mapson to be named the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Women’s Field Athlete of the Week, as announced by the conference on Wednesday (Feb. 9). Mapson is the fourth different member of the Concordia University Women’s Track & Field team to garner a GPAC weekly award this indoor season. Previous winners included Sarah Lewis (Dec. 15), Morgan De Jong (Jan. 19) and Sarah Ragland (Feb. 2).
One of the NAIA’s elite vaulters, Mapson cleared a PR of 12’ 9 ½” at last week’s Concordia Classic while winning the competition. That mark moved the Lincoln East High School alum up to No. 3 on the program’s all-time indoor women’s pole vault list and pushed her to No. 3 on the current NAIA national leaderboard. Mapson has taken first place in the pole vault at each of the past three meets. Her career accolades have included four NAIA All-America awards, a 2019 GPAC outdoor pole vault title and recognition as a CoSIDA Academic All-American.
Mapson and the Bulldogs will return to action this Saturday when the program hosts the annual Concordia Invite. The meet schedule can be found HERE.
2021-22 GPAC Athletes of the Week
Feb. 9 – Erin Mapson (field)
Feb. 2 – Sarah Ragland (field)
Jan. 19 – Morgan De Jong (field)
Dec. 15 – Sarah Lewis (track)