SEWARD, Neb. – In acknowledgement of a tremendous outdoor season, junior Adrianna Rodencal has been named the NAIA Midwest Region Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The organization announced its full list of NAIA regional award winners on Friday (May 16). Rodencal has claimed this distinction for the first time in her standout career as a member of the Concordia University, Nebraska Track & Field program.
The accolade adds to a growing list of awards earned by Rodencal, who blazed to a sweep of 2025 GPAC Indoor/Outdoor Women’s Athlete of the Year honors. As part of this outdoor season, Rodencal won conference titles in the 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles and the 200-meter dash as she compiled 41 points at the GPAC Championships. Rodencal also broke conference meet records in the 100 hurdles (13.63) and 400 hurdles (58.90). The Lincoln Lutheran High School alum is slated to compete in four different events at the 2025 NAIA Track & Field National Championships. Heading into the national meet, Rodencal is seeded second in the 400 hurdles, third in the 100 hurdles, fourth in the 4x400-meter relay and 14th in the 4x100-meter relay.
This past indoor season, Rodencal placed fifth in the 60-meter hurdles at the NAIA indoor national meet and earned an All-America medal. In her career, Rodencal has claimed 10 GPAC individual titles, four GPAC Athlete of the Year awards and has helped the Bulldogs win four GPAC team championships.
Adrianna Rodencal 2024-25 Awards:
· 2025 GPAC Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year
· 2025 GPAC Outdoor Track & Field Outstanding Athlete of the Meet
· 2025 GPAC Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year
· 2025 GPAC Indoor Track & Field Outstanding Athlete of the Meet
· 2025 USTFCCCA NAIA Midwest Region Track Athlete of the Year
· Four GPAC Athlete of the Week awards
· NAIA Scholar-Athlete
On Thursday, May 15, Rodencal joined the Bulldog Coaches Show. The show can be replayed via Max Country’s website: https://ruralradio.com/maxcountry/podcast-sports/.