SEWARD, Neb. – Five weeks of outdoor competition have led into the 2025 GPAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in a fast-moving season. Hastings has the honor of hosting the outdoor championship meet at Jack Osborne Track Complex. The Broncos staged the GPAC outdoor meet as recently as 2016. The ’25 meet is slated to get underway on Friday with the women’s heptathlon kicking off the action at 12 p.m. CT. According to the schedule, the entire meet will wrap up at roughly 6 p.m. on Saturday. Head Coach Matt Beisel’s Concordia University, Nebraska Track & Field squads will be seeking to improve upon indoor GPAC placements of third on the women’s side and fourth on the men’s side.
MEET INFO
2025 GPAC Indoor Track & Field Championships
Friday/Saturday, May 2-3
Jack Osborne Track Complex | Hastings, Neb.
Event Schedule (PDF)
Live Coverage
--Video Stream: GPAC Network
--Results: Black Squirrel
--Admission: $10 for adults/senior citizens, $3 for K-12; only those with NAIA passes and GPAC student ID’s will be admitted free of charge.
Overview
As of last week, the Bulldogs boasted NAIA national rankings of 13th for women and 22nd for men (according to the USTFCCCA computer ratings). The current NAIA national leaderboard shows Concordia having combined for 12 marks that meet at least the NAIA B national qualifying standard. The NAIA auto standards have been produced by the women’s 4x400-meter relay, Nathan Baldwin in the discus, Abby Gerber in the shot put, Mayson Ostermeyer in the pole vault and Adrianna Rodencal in the 100- and 400-meter hurdles. The women’s 4x4 was the latest to record an automatic time as it clocked in at 3:47.33 at last week’s Drake Relays.
Eleven current Bulldogs have won previous GPAC event championships. Rodencal is now a three-time GPAC Athlete of the Year after earning such distinction again this past indoor season. Including her efforts in relays, Rodencal has claimed seven career GPAC championships while having starred for four conference championship teams. Returning defending GPAC outdoor champions from Concordia include the women’s 4x4, Matthew Boyer (javelin), Abby Gerber (shot put), Josi Noble (heptathlon) and Rodencal (100 hurdles). From a team perspective, the women won 11-straight GPAC titles before having the streak halted by done at the 2025 conference indoor meet. The most recent GPAC team championship for the men came at the 2015 conference outdoor meet.
The current GPAC performance lists show Concordia leading the conference in a total of seven events. Rodencal stands out with top times in the 200 meters, both hurdles events and as the anchor of the 4x4. In the men’s javelin, Boyer is favored at the top. The same is true for All-American pole vaulter Mayson Ostermeyer, who will aim for a sweep of 2025 GPAC indoor/outdoor men’s vault titles. In the women’s long jump, Kiki Nyanok owns the GPAC’s top mark this season. At the ’25 GPAC indoor meet, Carson Fehlhafer and Abby Gerber combined for a sweep of shot put championships. Additionally, Jonny Jurchen will aim for a second career GPAC title in the race walk.
Bulldogs with top-rated GPAC marks
· Women’s 4x400-meter relay (3:47.33)
· Matthew Boyer: javelin (198’ 9”)
· Kiki Nyanok: long jump (19’ 3 ½”)
· Mayson Ostermeyer: pole vault (16’ 6 ¾”)
· Adrianna Rodencal: 200 meters (24.35); 100 hurdles (13.37); 400 hurdles (1:01.36)
Head Coach Matt Beisel is in his ninth season leading both the cross country and track programs. He’s been named a GPAC Coach of the Year 12 times (once for cross country). All 12 of his conference championships have come on the women’s side. Meanwhile, men’s program has placed second in the GPAC three times in track during Beisel’s tenure. In cross country this past 2024 season, freshman Vaughn Hendrickson won the GPAC individual title and then earned NAIA All-America accolades.
National Qualifying Standards Achieved by Bulldogs:
· A – Women’s 4x400-meter relay (3:47.33)
· A – Nathan Baldwin: discus (178’ 10”)
· A – Abby Gerber: shot put (47’ 11 ¼”)
· A – Mayson Ostermeyer: pole vault (16’ 6 ¾”)
· A – Adrianna Rodencal: 100-meter hurdles (13.46); 400-meter hurdles (1:01.36)
· B – Women’s 4x100-meter relay (47.14)
· B – Connor Asche: hammer throw (180’ 10”)
· B – Matthew Boyer: javelin (198’ 9”)
· B – Luke Hammang: 5,000-meter race walk (25:50.36)
· B – Jonny Jurchen: 5,000-meter race walk (25:24.08)
· B – Abi Wohlgemuth: hammer throw (170’ 6”)
· Heptathlon – Josi Noble ranks No. 15 (4,193) in the NAIA
The GPAC meet will serve as one of the final chances to post national qualifying marks. Those who qualify will continue their seasons at the 2025 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in Marion, Ind., May 21-23. More details on the national meet can be found HERE. Official national qualifiers will be announced on May 14. Following the GPAC Championships, the Bulldogs will host the Concordia Twilight (May 9) and compete at the Loper Twilight Meet (May 10) hosted by the University of Nebraska-Kearney.
Concordia all-time conference titles
MEN – indoor: 2014 | outdoor: 2014, 2015
WOMEN – indoor: 2010, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | outdoor: 1998, 2010, 2012, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Concordia all-time conference runner-up finishes
MEN – indoor: 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019 | outdoor: 2002, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017
WOMEN – indoor: 2003, 2005, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016 | outdoor: 2005, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Current Bulldogs with GPAC titles
Matthew Boyer – 1 (2024 outdoor javelin)
Carson Fehlhafer – 1 (2025 indoor shot put)
Abby Gerber – 2 (2025 indoor shot put; 2024 outdoor shot put)
Jonny Jurchen – 1 (2025 indoor race walk)
Kayla Kirchner – 5 (2025 indoor 4x400m relay; 2024 outdoor 4x400m relay; 2024 indoor 4x400m relay; 2023 outdoor 4x100m relay; 2023 outdoor 4x400m relay)
Josi Noble – 1 (2024 outdoor heptathlon)
Mayson Ostermeyer – 1 (2025 indoor pole vault)
Adrianna Rodencal – 7 (2025 indoor 60m hurdles; 2025 indoor 200m; 2025 indoor 4x400m relay; 2024 outdoor 100m hurdles; 2023 outdoor 4x100m relay; 2023 indoor 60m hurdles; 2023 indoor 200 meters)
Isabelle Salters – 1 (2025 indoor 4x400m relay)
Trinity Tuls – 5 (2025 indoor 4x400m relay; 2024 outdoor 4x400m relay; 2024 indoor 4x400m relay; 2023 outdoor 4x400m relay; 2023 indoor 4x400m relay)
Zoey Walker – 1 (2024 indoor high jump)