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SEWARD, Neb. – Twenty-one Bulldogs are gearing up to represent Concordia University, Nebraska Track & Field at the 2026 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. For the second straight year, the NAIA indoor meet will be staged at Alachua County Sports & Events Center at Celebration Pointe in Gainesville, Fla. The first Bulldogs to take the national stage will be the group of racewalk national qualifiers, including returning NAIA All-American Jonny Jurchen. Concordia athletes will take part in all three days of national championship action.
2026 NAIA National Championships – Meet Info
--Thursday-Saturday, March 5-7
--Location: Alachua County Sports & Events Center at Celebration Pointe (Gainesville, Fla.)
--Live Results (link currently not made available by NAIA)
--Live Webcast (NAIA Network)
--Meet Schedules: Men | Women
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Entering the meet, head coach Matt Beisel’s squads own national rankings of 17th on the women’s side and 19th on the men’s side, according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NAIA ratings index. According to the same formula, the NAIA’s top teams are Cumberlands (Ky.) on the men’s side and Marian (Ind.) on the men’s side.
A four-time NAIA All-American, Adrianna Rodencal enters the national meet hoping to achieve something special. She holds the NAIA’s No. 1 seed in the women’s 60-meter hurdles with her personal best of 8.26 (fourth fastest in NAIA history). The women’s qualifying roster also features three-time All-American Kayla Kirchner, who will join Rodencal, Adysen McCarter and Tayden Kirchner on the 4x400-meter relay. In the triple jump, McCarter is seeded fourth with her school record of 39’ 6.” One of the program’s first time qualifiers, freshman Makenna Starkey is seeded sixth in the high jump (5’ 7”). A year ago, the women’s program placed 20th at the NAIA indoor national meet.
On the men’s side, Jurchen will look to repeat as an indoor All-American in the 3,000-meter racewalk. He enters the national championships seeded third (12:11.05). Jurchen leads the NAIA’s top-rated racewalk event squad that includes qualifiers in Jack Habegger and Luke Hammang. Following the racewalk on day one of the national meet, Concordia’s 4x800-meter relay will take to the track. Hayden Kluthe (60 hurdles) is another of the team’s qualifiers on the track. In the field events, the Bulldogs will be represented in both throwing events and in the pole vault. Shot put and weight throw qualifier Nathan Baldwin earned All-America honors in the discus at the 2025 NAIA outdoor meet.
According to the USTFCCCA, the Bulldogs boast many event groupings that rank highly within the NAIA. Based on the coaches association’s event squad rankings, Concordia ranks top five nationally in the following events: men’s race walk (first), women’s pentathlon (second), men’s weight throw (third), men’s heptathlon (fourth), women’s high jump (fourth), men’s pole vault (fifth), women’s shot put (fifth) and women’s weight throw (fifth).
Both Bulldog programs have won an NAIA outdoor national championship in their history – 2015 for the men and 2016 for the women. During Beisel’s tenure, the Concordia track programs have earned a total of seven NAIA top-four team trophies with six coming on the women’s side and one on the men’s side. The men placed as the NAIA indoor national runner up in 2017 while the women have placed third four separate times (and fourth twice) since 2017.
The list of Bulldogs making their first-ever national championship appearance includes Hannah Beintema, Lucas Corwin, Josiah Edwards, Jack Habegger, Evan Hill, Jax Jacobson, Tayden Kirchner, Hayden Kluthe, Trenton Kumm, Keith Siek and Makenna Starkey. A qualifier in the racewalk, Beintema has previous experience on the national stage in cross country (2022 and 2023).
The NAIA will stream the national championships via the NAIA Network: https://naianetwork.com/.
2026 Concordia Indoor National Qualifiers – a closer look
Nathan Baldwin, sophomore (second trip to nationals; one All-America award)
Hannah Beintema, senior (first trip to nationals)
Harper Boche, sophomore (third trip to nationals)
Lucas Corwin, sophomore (first trip to nationals)
Josiah Edwards, junior (first trip to nationals)
Jack Habegger, freshman (first trip to nationals)
Luke Hammang, junior (fourth trip to nationals)
Evan Hill, senior (first trip to nationals)
Jax Jacobson, junior (first trip to nationals)
Jonny Jurchen, sophomore (third trip to nationals; one All-America award)
Kayla Kirchner, senior (sixth trip to nationals; three All-America awards)
Tayden Kirchner, junior (first trip to nationals)
Hayden Kluthe, junior (first trip to nationals)
Trenton Kumm, freshman (first trip to nationals)
Trevor Kuncl, senior (second trip to nationals)
Adysen McCarter, sophomore (third trip to nationals)
Josi Noble, senior (fifth trip to nationals, one All-America award)
Adrianna Rodencal, senior (seventh trip to nationals; four All-America awards)
Justin Sherman, junior (second trip to nationals)
Keith Siek, freshman (first trip to nationals)
Makenna Starkey, freshman (first trip to nationals)
Concordia Event Schedule – 2026 NAIA Indoor T&F National Championships
Times listed below are EST to reflect the time in Gainesville
Thursday, March 5
· 10:45 p.m. – Women’s, 3,000m Race Walk Prelims: Hannah Beintema
· 12 p.m. – Men’s 3,000m Race Walk Prelims: Jack Habegger, Luke Hammang and Jonny Jurchen
· 3:15 p.m. – Men’s 4x800m Relay Prelims: Justin Sherman, Trenton Kumm, Keith Siek and Lucas Corwin (alternate: Trevor Kuncl)
· 3:45 p.m. – Women’s 4x400m Relay Prelims: Adrianna Rodencal, Adysen McCarter, Tayden Kirchner and Kayla Kirchner (alternate: Josi Noble)
· 4:30 p.m. – Women’s Triple Jump: Adysen McCarter
Friday, March 6
· 10:45 a.m. – Women’s 3,000m Race Walk Finals
· 11:15 a.m. – Men’s 3,000m Race Walk Finals
· 12 p.m. – Women’s Weight Throw: Harper Boche
· 12:30 p.m. – Women’s 60 Hurdles Prelims: Adrianna Rodencal
· 12:50 p.m. – Men’s 60 Hurdles Prelims: Hayden Kluthe
· 3 p.m. – Men’s Weight Throw: Nathan Baldwin and Josiah Edwards
· 6:25 p.m. – Men’s 4x800m Relay Finals
Saturday, March 7
· 11:30 p.m. – Women’s High Jump: Makenna Starkey
· 12:45 p.m. – Women’s 60 Hurdles Finals
· 12:55 p.m. – Men’s 60 Hurdles Finals
· 1:15 p.m. – Men’s Pole Vault: Evan Hill and Jax Jacobson
· 2:30 p.m. – Men’s Shot Put: Nathan Baldwin
· 5:20 p.m. – Women’s 4x400m Relay Finals
Concordia indoor national finishes since 2000
2025: M – 56th | W – 20th
2024:M – 8th | W – 3rd
2023:M – 31st | W – 6th
2022:M – 36th | W – 3rd
2021: M – 12th | W – 3rd
2020: M – 17th | W – 4th
2019: M – 9th | W – 9th
2018: M – 42nd | W – 9th
2017: M – 2nd | W – 7th
2016: M – 3rd | W – 5th
2015:M – 5th | W – 11th
2014: M – 17th|W –11th
2013:M – 27th |W –13th
2012:M –38th |W –29th
2011:M –7th|W –26th
2010:M –15th|W –12th
2009:M –12th|W –11th
2008:M –7th|W –14th
2007:M –19th|W –36th
2006: M –5th|W –29th
2005:M –26th|W –15th
2004:M –7th|W –27th
2003:M –5th|W –9th
2002:M –20th| W –8th
2001:M –12th|W – 21st
2000:M –2nd |W –12th
Concordia outdoor national finishes since 2005
2025: M – 56th | W – 9th
2024: M – 7th | W – 20th
2023: M – 26th | W – 23rd
2022: M – 47th | W – 4th
2021: M – 28th | W – 3rd
2019: M – 31st | W – 5th
2018: M – 69th | W – 12th
2017: M – 5th | W – 6th
2016: M – 2nd | W – 1st
2015: M – 1st | W – 5th
2014: M – 11th | W – 9th
2013: M – 42nd | W – 20th
2012: M – 57th | W – 15th
2011: M – 11th | W – 57th
2010: M – 24th | W – 14th
2009: M – 7th | W – 19th
2008: M – 11th | W – 29th
2007: M – 15th | W – 24th
2006: M – 7th | W – 28th
2005: M – 13th | W – 17th