Following six weekends of indoor competition, the focus now shifts to the 2026 GPAC Indoor Track & Field Championships. Dordt will serve as the host for action that will play out Friday and Saturday.
The final home meet of the 2025-26 indoor season produced many thrills, including Jonny The Jet's NAIA top time in the racewalk, Makenna Starkey's school record and two major breakthroughs in the men's pole vault.
The exploits of sophomore Adysen McCarter and senior Adrianna Rodencal have yielded a sweep of women's GPAC Track & Field Athlete of the Week awards. Both are multiple time honorees this season.
The fourth and final home meet of the 2025-26 indoor season will take place on Saturday inside the Walz Fieldhouse. The meet is scheduled to span roughly six hours.
After a sterling performance in the 60-meter hurdles at the Husker Invite, Adrianna Rodencal has been named the Women's NAIA National Track & Field Athlete of the Week by the USTFCCCA.
Adrianna Rodencal turned heads at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite by running 8.26 in the 60 hurdles. Her efforts headlined a weekend of Concordia Track & Field in Lincoln and Crete.
The fifth weekend of indoor competition this 2026 season will showcase the Bulldogs on the campuses of Doane and the University of Nebraska. Concordia will look to add to its national qualifying field.
The marathon Concordia Classic was highlighted by a flurry of new standards set by Bulldogs on the track. Junior Hayden Kluthe broke the school 60 hurdles record and was one of five Concordia event champions on the weekend.
Following another personal best in the triple jump, Adysen McCarter has been named GPAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week. McCarter ranks fifth nationally in the event.
Home meet No. 3 of the indoor season will play out Friday-Saturday inside the Walz Fieldhouse. The meet will include multi events and DMRs as part of a jampacked couple of days.
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