DUBUQUE, Iowa -- One squad familiar with championships and one not so familiar took home team trophies at the 2021 American Rivers Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The Wartburg men won their 11th conference title all-time and repeated their 2019 championship, while the Loras women won their fourth all-time but their first since 1999.
The Duhawk women have been one of the up-and-coming teams in the conference under the direction of head coach
Matt Jones. Jones and the Loras staff were named the Coaching Staff of the Year by vote of the conference's coaches. While the outdoor conference title was 22 years in the making, Jones and his staff led Loras to an NCAA Division III Women's Track & Field Championships title in 2019.
Marcus Newsom, voted along with his coaches as the Staff of the Year on the men's side, continued to cement his legacy as one of Division III's coaching greats. His men are ranked No. 1 in the country headed into the NCAA meet in two weeks in Greensboro, North Carolina. Combined, Newsom has led Wartburg track and field to 33 outdoor championships (11 men, 22 women).
The individual athlete awards went to three different schools. Loras took both the Most Valuable Track and Most Valuable Field Performers.
Elayna Bahl won both the 100- and 400-meter hurdles in times of 14.39 and 1:01.31, respectively. She also took fourth in the high jump (1.59 meters) and was on the third-place 4x400 relay team that recorded a time of 3:53.52. Teammate
Grace Alley won the triple jump (11.50 meters) and was second in the high jump (1.65 meters) She also finished second in the heptathlon with a total of 4,238 points.
Wartburg's
Dallas Wright and
Derrick Smith were voted Most Valuable Track Performers. Wright was first in both the 110- and 400-meter hurdles in times of 51.72 and 14.27, respectively. The latter time was a new all-time conference record and the former was a new meet record. He also helped Wartburg to relay gold in the 4x100 relay where the Knights sizzled at 41.13, a new meet record. Smith was also part of that 4x100 team and he added gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters. Just a freshman, his winning time was 10.64 in the 100 and 21.52 in the 200.
The Most Valuable Field Performer went to the host school as Dubuque's
Zachary Naatz continued the great tradition of Spartan throwers. Naatz was first in both the shot put and hammer throw, and he was fifth in the discus. His marks were 56.23 meters, 16.17 meters, and 45.13 meters.
Records set this weekend:
- Loras' 4x800 relay of Wyatt Kelly, Ryan Harvey, Chris Guise, and Mike Jasa set a new meet record with a time of 7:35.62.
- Derrick Smith, Wartburg, set a new meet record in the 100 meters with a 10.58 in the prelims.
- Wartburg's 4x100 team set a new meet record in 41.13; Dallas Wright, Riley Nolan, Randy Williams, and Derrick Smith were the runners.
- Dallas Wright, Wartburg, set a new all-time conference record of 14.27 in the 110-meter hurdles.
- Mike Jasa, Loras, established a new meet record in the 800 with a time of 1:50.59.
- Dallas Wright, Wartburg, ran the 400 hurdles for a new meet record of 51.72.
Team Scores -- Women
1. Loras, 247.5
2. Wartburg, 184
3. Nebraska Wesleyan, 112
4. Dubuque, 101
5. Central, 87
6. Buena Vista, 65
7. Luther, 49.5
8. Simpson, 11
9. Coe, 1
Team Scores -- Men
1. Central, 247
2. Dubuque, 148
3. Loras, 139.5
4. Central, 133
5. Nebraska Wesleyan, 80
6. Simpson, 54
7. Luther, 30.5
8. Buena Vista, 24
9. Coe, 1
ALL-CONFERENCE MEDALISTS
| 2021 A-R-C Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference |
2021 A-R-C Women's Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference |
| Name |
School |
Event |
Place |
Name |
School |
Event |
Place |
| Riley Barrett |
WAR |
Decathlon |
1st |
Mary Gray |
CEN |
Heptathlon |
1st |
| Brody Klein |
CEN |
Decathlon |
2nd |
Grace Alley |
LOR |
Heptathlon |
2nd |
| Dalton Closson |
WAR |
Decathlon |
3rd |
Olivia Miller |
DBQ |
Heptathlon |
3rd |
| Zachary Naatz |
DBQ |
Shot Put |
1st |
Caroline Ferguson |
DBQ |
Shot Put |
1st |
| Clayton Hahn |
DBQ |
Shot Put |
2nd |
Dayton Dolincheck |
NWU |
Shot Put |
2nd |
| Cade Collier |
DBQ |
Shot Put |
3rd |
Linnaea Konfrst |
NWU |
Shot Put |
3rd |
| Ryan Rogers |
LOR |
Long Jump |
1st |
Jessica Sump |
BVU |
Long Jump |
1st |
| Brock Lewis |
CEN |
Long Jump |
2nd |
Terrianna Black |
LOR |
Long Jump |
2nd |
| Trent Koehler |
NWU |
Long Jump |
3rd |
Kiki Pingel |
CEN |
Long Jump |
3rd |
| Sam Beatty |
CEN |
High Jump |
1st |
Breya Christopher |
WAR |
High Jump |
1st |
| Drake Lewis |
CEN |
High Jump |
2nd |
Grace Alley |
LOR |
High Jump |
2nd |
| Damon Street |
DBQ |
High Jump |
3rd |
Abigail Smith |
DBQ |
High Jump |
3rd |
| Luke Weber |
DBQ |
Discus |
1st |
Carly Fischer |
WAR |
Discus |
1st |
| Clayton Hahn |
DBQ |
Discus |
2nd |
Kaitlyn Wilder |
DBQ |
Discus |
2nd |
| Andrew Davis |
NWU |
Discus |
3rd |
Linnaea Konfrst |
NWU |
Discus |
3rd |
| Caleb Silver |
CEN |
3,000 Steeple |
1st |
Aubrie Fisher |
WAR |
3,000 Steeple |
1st |
| Ryan Courtney |
SIM |
3,000 Steeple |
2nd |
Brianna Renner |
LOR |
3,000 Steeple |
2nd |
| Curren Matthias |
WAR |
3,000 Steeple |
3rd |
Moriah Morter |
WAR |
3,000 Steeple |
3rd |
| Joe Freiburger |
WAR |
10,000 meters |
1st |
Kassie Rosenbum |
LOR |
10,000 meters |
1st |
| Morgan Shirley-Fairbairn |
WAR |
10,000 meters |
2nd |
Carina Collet |
WAR |
10,000 meters |
2nd |
| Specer Moon |
SIM |
10,000 meters |
3rd |
Leah Treffer |
NWU |
10,000 meters |
3rd |
| Wyatt Kelly, Ryan Harvey, Chris Guise, Mike Jasa |
LOR |
4x800 relay |
1st |
Madi Bahe, Allie McLuen, Camryn Larsen, Gabby Thomas |
NWU |
4x800 relay |
1st |
| Frosty Lorimer, Matt Egts, Sam Madson, Dalton Martin |
WAR |
4x800 relay |
2nd |
Ellie Osterberger, Alexis Riesberg, Samantha Heavlin, Kaylee Osterberger |
LOR |
4x800 relay |
2nd |
| Dan Iselin, Ian Kelly, Lane Schwarz |
LUT |
4x800 relay |
3rd |
Jenna Morey, Annie Mast, Rachel Nagel, Carson McSorley |
WAR |
4x800 relay |
3rd |
| Brock Lewis |
CEN |
Triple Jump |
1st |
Grace Alley |
LOR |
Triple Jump |
1st |
| Trent Koehler |
NWU |
Triple Jump |
2nd |
Terrianna Black |
LOR |
Triple Jump |
2nd |
| Regarieon Hicks |
LUT |
Triple Jump |
3rd |
Holly Forrester |
CEN |
Triple Jump |
3rd |
| Kodie Willis |
DBQ |
Javelin |
1st |
Rebecca Simpson |
BVU |
Javelin |
1st |
| Riley Nolan |
WAR |
Javelin |
2nd |
Avery Decker |
NWU |
Javelin |
2nd |
| Matt Egts |
WAR |
Javelin |
3rd |
Krissa Larson |
CEN |
Javelin |
3rd |
| Ryan Rogers |
LOR |
Pole Vault |
1st |
Belle Albers |
WAR |
Pole Vault |
1st |
| Garrett Bates |
BVU |
Pole Vault |
2nd |
Caroline Dochterman |
DBQ |
Pole Vault |
2nd |
| Tanner Johnson |
CEN |
Pole Vault |
3rd |
Abby Faulk |
LUT |
Pole Vault |
3rd |
| Zachary Naatz |
DBQ |
Hammer |
1st |
Michelle Budden |
LOR |
Hammer |
1st |
| Mason Spree |
SIM |
Hammer |
2nd |
Carly Fischer |
LOR |
Hammer |
2nd |
| Kyle Ott |
NWU |
Hammer |
3rd |
Caroline Ferguson |
DBQ |
Hammer |
3rd |
| Dallas Wright, Riley Nolan, Randy Williams, Derrick Smith |
WAR |
4x100 relay |
1st |
Terrianna Black, Alyssa Pfadenhauer, Stevie Lambe, Marion Edwards |
LOR |
4x100 relay |
1st |
| De'Andre Klein, Jake Willkomm, Dayvion Foreman, Josh Smith |
LOR |
4x100 relay |
2nd |
Ya'Mia Ailes-Primes, Alison Beeman, Annika Braaten, Olivia Costley |
DBQ |
4x100 relay |
2nd |
| Blake Hardison, Frankie Atwater, Jeremiah Steed, Nolan Lentz |
DBQ |
4x100 relay |
3rd |
Shantel Koranda, Maddie Moran, Breanne Geary, Aspen Rolfes |
NWU |
4x100 relay |
3rd |
| Matt Heinzman |
WAR |
1,500 meters |
1st |
Aubrie Fisher |
WAR |
1,500 meters |
1st |
| Christopher Collet |
WAR |
1,500 meters |
2nd |
Kassie Rosenbum |
LOR |
1,500 meters |
2nd |
| Spencer Moon |
SIM |
1,500 meters |
3rd |
Kaylee Osterberger |
LOR |
1,500 meters |
3rd |
| Dallas Wright |
WAR |
110 high hurdles |
1st |
Elayna Bahl |
LOR |
100 hurdles |
1st |
| Deyton Love |
WAR |
110 high hurdles |
2nd |
Kiki Pingel |
CEN |
100 hurdles |
2nd |
| Ryan Rogers |
LOR |
110 high hurdles |
3rd |
Sailor Hinegardner |
WAR |
100 hurdles |
3rd |
| Kyle Dickinson |
NWU |
400 meters |
1st |
Alyson Pfadenhauer |
LOR |
400 meters |
1st |
| Shamari Scott |
LOR |
400 meters |
2nd |
Olivia Costley |
DBQ |
400 meters |
2nd |
| Nolan Reynolds |
CEN |
400 meters |
3rd |
Jackie Ganshirt |
WAR |
400 meters |
3rd |
| Derrick Smith |
WAR |
100 meters |
1st |
Terrianna Black |
LOR |
100 meters |
1st |
| Josh Smith |
LOR |
100 meters |
2nd |
Alison Beeman |
DBQ |
100 meters |
2nd |
| Randy Williams |
WAR |
100 meters |
3rd |
Aspen Rolfes |
NWU |
100 meters |
3rd |
| Mike Jasa |
LOR |
800 meters |
1st |
Raegan Janzen |
NWU |
800 meters |
1st |
| Dalton Martin |
WAR |
800 meters |
2nd |
Mari Stein |
CEN |
800 meters |
2nd |
| Wyatt Schmidt |
WAR |
800 meters |
3rd |
Jaeden Forbes |
BVU |
800 meters |
3rd |
| Dallas Wright |
WAR |
400 hurdles |
1st |
Elayna Bahl |
LOR |
400 hurdles |
1st |
| Shamari Scott |
LOR |
400 hurdles |
2nd |
Rose Sieve |
LUT |
400 hurdles |
2nd |
| Deyton Love |
WAR |
400 hurdles |
3rd |
Carson McSorley |
WAR |
400 hurdles |
3rd |
| Derrick Smith |
WAR |
200 meters |
1st |
Marion Edwards |
LOR |
200 meters |
1st |
| Josh Smith |
LOR |
200 meters |
2nd |
Aspen Rolfes |
NWU |
200 meters |
2nd |
| Craig Garrison |
SIM |
200 meters |
3rd |
Jackie Ganshirt |
WAR |
200 meters |
3rd |
| Christopher Collet |
WAR |
5,000 meters |
1st |
Aubrie Fisher |
WAR |
5,000 meters |
1st |
| Nate Sanders |
CEN |
5,000 meters |
2nd |
Carina Collet |
WAR |
5,000 meters |
2nd |
| Jacob Green |
WAR |
5,000 meters |
3rd |
Natalie Paulson |
WAR |
5,000 meters |
3rd |
| Zach Abbey, Deyton Love, Wyatt Schmidt, Dalton Martin |
WAR |
4x400 relay |
1st |
Isabella Hilger, Aspen Rolfes, Camryn Larsen, Reagan Janzen |
NWU |
4x400 relay |
1st |
| Ted Kruse, Jake Willkomm, Connor Otting, Mike Jasa |
LOR |
4x400 relay |
2nd |
Carson McSorley, Brenna Jacobs, Taylan Olson, Jackie Ganshirt |
WAR |
4x400 relay |
2nd |
| Kyle Dickinson, Ben Christendom, Gabe Anderson, Ethan Schmidt |
NWU |
4x400 relay |
3rd |
Samantha Heavlin, Elayna Bahl, Merryl Green, Alyssa Pfadenhauer |
LOR |
4x400 relay |
3rd |
