SEWARD, Neb. – The outings this week will provide Concordia University, Nebraska Track & Field athletes with final opportunities to improve their positioning for next week’s 2026 GPAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The majority of Bulldogs will be focused on Friday’s Prairie Wolf Invitational hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan University. Meanwhile, select Concordia athletes are gearing up for competition at the prestigious Drake Relays, which featured a jampacked slate Thursday through Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. Head Coach Matt Beisel’s squads are coming off action at last week’s Dutcher Memorial hosted by Doane.
NOTE: The Prairie Wolf Invite was originally scheduled to take place on Thursday. The meet was pushed back a day due to the weather forecast.
Meet Info
Prairie Wolf Invitational
Friday (April 24) | Woody Greeno Track (Lincoln, Neb.)
--Meet Schedule (PDF) | Live Results
Drake Relays
Thursday-Saturday (April 23-25) | Drake Stadium (Des Moines, Iowa)
--Meet Schedule (PDF) | Live Results
--Drake Relays Homepage
National champion Adrianna Rodencal stole the spotlight this past Sunday as she reset her own school records while solidifying her perch atop the NAIA performance lists. Rodencal clocked times of 13.04 in the 100-meter hurdles and 58.02 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Dutcher Memorial in Crete. Her previous standards were 13.37 (2025 Drake Relays) and 58.90 (2025 GPAC Championships), respectively. In program history, Rodencal is the only athlete to run under 14 seconds in the 100 hurdles and one of only two athletes to run under a minute in the 400 hurdles.
Through four full weeks of outdoor competition, Concordia athletes have combined for five NAIA automatic national qualifying standards and eight NAIA B standards. Additionally, three Bulldog athletes currently hold down spots in the nation’s top 20 in the multi events (full list below). While Rodencal owns two auto standards in the hurdles, additional A standards are held by Jack Habegger (race walk), Jonny Jurchen (race walk) and Adysen McCarter (triple jump). The top 16 individuals in each event become automatic qualifiers once all pre-nationals meets have concluded.
Concordia National Qualifying Standards
• A – Jack Habegger: 5,000-meter race walk (23:05.70)
• A – Jonny Jurchen: 5,000-meter race walk (21:44.43)
• A – Adysen McCarter: triple jump (39’ 6 ½”)
• A – Adrianna Rodencal: 100-meter hurdles (13.04); 400-meter hurdles (58.02)
• B – Women’s 4x100-meter relay (46.99)
• B – Nathan Baldwin: discus (164’ 4”); hammer throw (186’ 3”)
• B – Harper Boche: hammer throw (170’ 11”)
• B – Emery Gutz: javelin (195’ 1”)
• B – Luke Hammang: 5,000-meter race walk (24:21.34)
• B – Addie Reimer: high jump (5’ 5 ¾”)
• B – Makenna Starkey: high jump (5’ 5 ¾”)
• Top 20 in multi events: Hank Moore (12th in decathlon); Addie Reimer (17th in heptathlon); Kennedee Canales (19th in heptathlon)
In the USTFCCCA NAIA team national ratings updated on Tuesday (April 21), the Bulldogs landed at No. 11 on the women’s side and at No. 25 on the men’s side. The complete ratings can be found HERE. The team ratings are calculated based on the NAIA national performance lists.
The schedule of events for Concordia athletes at the Drake Relays is included below. Rodencal will try her hand in both hurdles events and as part of three different relays. The field event crew is headlined by McCarter, the school record holder in the triple jump. On the first day of the Drake Relays, the men’s 4x8 relay and Trey Robertson (steeplechase) will take to the Blue Oval at Drake Stadium.
Concordia Drake Relays Schedule
NOTE: Late changes may occur that result in discrepancies from what is listed below.
Thursday, April 23
· 4:30 p.m. – Women’s 4x800-meter relay: Landri Loos; Ashley Robertson; Izzi Brumbaugh; Claire Beikmann
· 4:44 p.m. – Men’s 4x800-meter relay: Cooper Schelkopf; Trenton Kumm; Justin Sherman; Lucas Corwin.
· 6:52 p.m. – Men’s Steeplechase: Trey Robertson
Friday, April 24
· 9:23 a.m. – Women’s 4x100-meter relay: Adysen McCarter; Kayla Kirchner; Kiki Nyanok; Adrianna Rodencal.
· 10:00 a.m. – Women’s triple jump: Adysen McCarter.
· 12:19 p.m. – Women’s 100-meter hurdle prelims: Adrianna Rodencal.
· 2:28 p.m. – Women’s 400-meter hurdle prelims: Adrianna Rodencal.
· 3:12 p.m. – Women’s 4x400-meter relay: Adysen McCarter; Adrianna Rodencal; Tayden Kirchner; Kayla Kirchner.
· 5:00 p.m. – Women’s long jump: Kiki Nyanok.
· 6:20 p.m. – Women’s sprint medley relay: Adysen McCarter (200m); Adrianna Rodencal (200m); Kayla Kirchner (400m); Tayden Kirchner (800m).
Saturday, April 25
Saturday schedule includes finals for select running events.
· 12:00 p.m. – Women’s high jump: Makenna Starkey.
· 1:22 p.m. – Women’s 100-meter hurdle finals: Adrianna Rodencal
· 3:15 p.m. – Men’s javelin: Matthew Boyer; Emry Gutz.
· 4:20 p.m. – Women’s 4x100-meter relay finals.
· 4:44 p.m. – Women’s 4x400-meter relay finals.
Next week: The 2026 GPAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be hosted by Midland in Fremont, Neb., May 1-2. Both Concordia teams placed third in the GPAC at the 2026 indoor championships hosted by Dordt.