SEWARD, Neb. – The GPAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships will return to Midland University for the first time since 2017. Five weeks of outdoor competition have led Concordia University, Nebraska Track & Field into the conference meet. Head Coach Matt Beisel’s men’s and women’s squads will be looking to build upon the third-place GPAC finishes they earned at the 2026 GPAC Indoor Championships. This weekend’s conference meet will be split between Friday and Saturday in Fremont, Neb. The track is located within Heedum Field. The first action is slated for 12 p.m. CT on Friday.
MEET INFO
2026 GPAC Indoor Track & Field Championships
• Friday/Saturday, May 1-2
• Heedum Field | Fremont, Neb.
• Event Schedule (PDF)
Live Coverage
• Video Stream: GPAC Network
• Results: Black Squirrel Timing
• 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.
• Tickets: HomeTown Ticketing (cashless entry)
Overview
This outdoor season, Concordia has remained close to home having competed at meets hosted by the likes of Doane, Hastings, Nebraska Wesleyan and the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Select Bulldogs also tested themselves against top notch competition at last week’s Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. New school records have been set this spring by Adrianna Rodencal in both hurdles events and by Adysen McCarter in the triple jump. Avery Eaves narrowly missed the 100-meter school record (PR of 10.61). Rodencal and McCarter are two of six Concordia athletes that have achieved automatic national qualifying standards.
At the 2025 GPAC Outdoor Championships, the Bulldogs placed second on the women’s side and fourth on the men’s side in competition hosted by Hastings. Rodencal came away as the GPAC Female Outstanding Athlete of the Meet (fourth time in her career) after she won conference titles in the 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles and 200 meters. Other Bulldog conference champions were Nathan Baldwin in the men’s discus, Emry Gutz in the men’s javelin, Jonny Jurchen in the men’s race walk, Mayson Ostermeyer in the men’s pole vault and Abi Wohlgemuth in the women’s hammer throw. There are 14 Concordia athletes on the current roster who have won GPAC event championships. That group includes Kayla Kirchner, who has claimed five career GPAC titles as part of relays.
Entering the 2026 outdoor meet, the Bulldogs lead the GPAC in six events, courtesy of McCarter (triple jump), Rodencal (both hurdles), Jonny Jurchen (race walk), Trey Robertson (steeplechase) and Addie Reimer and Makenna Starkey in the high jump. Concordia athletes with No. 2-ranked marks within the conference are the women’s 4x100-meter relay, Nathan Baldwin (hammer), Jack Habegger (race walk), Hayden Kluthe (110 hurdles) and Hank Moore (decathlon). Both Baldwin and Harper Boche experienced major breakthroughs at last week’s Prairie Wolf Invite, popping off hammer throw personal bests that secured spots at the national meet. Boche now ranks third in the GPAC in the hammer.
Bulldogs with top-rated GPAC marks
· Jonny Jurchen: 5,000-meter race walk (21:44.43)
· Adysen McCarter: triple jump (39’ 6 ½”)
· Addie Reimer: high jump (5’ 5 ¾”) / Makenna Starkey: high jump (5’ 5 ¾”)
· Trey Robertson: 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:38.45)
· Adrianna Rodencal: 100-meter hurdles (13.04); 400-meter hurdles (58.02)
National Qualifying Standards Achieved by Bulldogs:
· A – Nathan Baldwin: hammer (196’ 7”)
· A – Harper Boche: hammer (178’ 9”)
· 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 – Women’s 4x400-meter relay (3:49.19)
· B – Nathan Baldwin: discus (164’ 4”)
· B – Matthew Boyer: javelin (201’ 6”)
· B – Emry Gutz: javelin (195’ 1”)
· B – Luke Hammang: 5,000-meter race walk (24:41.34)
· B – Addie Reimer: high jump (5’ 5 ¾”)
· B – Makenna Starkey: high jump (5’ 5 ¾”)
· Decathlon – Hank Moore ranks No. 15 (6,373) in the NAIA
NOTE: NAIA top 16 national marks become auto marks.
Rodencal is the GPAC meet record holder in the 100 hurdles (13.63) and 400 hurdles (58.90). Rodencal is an 11-time GPAC champion and has twice been named an NAIA National Athlete of the Week this outdoor season. Several other Bulldogs from past years continue to own GPAC outdoor meet records. For a complete listing of GPAC outdoor meet records, check out the conference website record pages linked here: Men | Women.
Head Coach Matt Beisel is in his 10th 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, the men’s program has placed second in the GPAC three times in track during Beisel’s tenure. In cross country this past 2025 season, Keeli Green earned NAIA All-America accolades.
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 2026 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in Asheville, N.C., May 20-22. More details on the national meet can be found HERE. Official national qualifiers will be announced on May 13. Following the GPAC Championships, the Bulldogs will host the Concordia Twilight (May 8) and compete at the Loper Twilight (May 9) staged 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, 2025
Current Bulldogs with GPAC titles
Nathan Baldwin – 1 (2025 outdoor discus)
Matthew Boyer – 1 (2024 outdoor javelin)
Lucas Corwin – 1 (2026 indoor 4x800m relay)
Carson Fehlhafer – 1 (2025 indoor shot put)
Emery Gutz – 1 (2025 outdoor javelin)
Jonny Jurchen – 3 (2026 indoor racewalk; 2025 outdoor racewalk; 2025 indoor racewalk)
Kayla Kirchner – 5 (2025 indoor 4x400m relay; 2024 outdoor 4x400m relay; 2024 indoor 4x400m relay; 2023 outdoor 4x100m relay; 2023 outdoor 4x400m relay)
Trenton Kumm – 1 (2026 indoor 4x800m relay)
Adysen McCarter – 1 (2026 indoor triple jump)
Josi Noble – 1 (2024 outdoor heptathlon)
Mayson Ostermeyer – 2 (2025 outdoor pole vault; 2025 indoor pole vault)
Adrianna Rodencal – 11 (2026 indoor 60m hurdles; 2025 outdoor 100m hurdles; 2025 outdoor 400m hurdles; 2025 outdoor 200 meters; 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)
Keith Siek – 1 (2026 indoor 4x800m relay)
Justin Sherman – 1 (2026 indoor 4x800m relay)