STORM LAKE, Iowa – The Loras College men and women capture team titles at the 2023 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Indoor Track & Field Championships.
With a final point total of 211.5 team points, the women of Loras College claimed the second-straight indoor championship title. This is also the second time in program history they have taken home the crown. Loras had 14 All-Conference performers, including three relay teams. The Duhawks bested second-place Wartburg by just 4.5 points. The team title earned Loras Women’s Coaching Staff of the Year honors, led by head coach
Matt Jones.
Women’s Most Valuable Performer honors went to Loras’
Grace Alley and
Marion Edwards. Alley picked up Most Valuable Field Performer honors after claiming the gold medal in the pentathlon (3,400 points), triple jump (12.10m), and high jump (1.68m). Additionally, Alley earned a fourth-place finish in the long jump (5.36m). Edwards earned Most Valuable Track Performer accolades after claiming two first place finishes and two second place finishes. Edwards claimed the titles in the 200m dash (25.34) and 4x400m relays (3:52.85), while picking up second place finishes in the 60m dash (7.60) and 400m (57.25).
On the men’s side, Loras won the team title for the second-straight year and fifth time in program history. The Duhawks compiled 186 total team points. The Duhawks, led by Jones, also earned Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year accolades. Loras had 13 All-Conference Performers, including three relay teams that all placed first.
Men’s Most Valuable Performer honors went to Dubuque’s
Jaidyn Williams and
Cade Collier (Co-Field) and Simpson’s
Spencer Moon (Track). Williams earned conference titles in all events he participated in: long jump (7.06m) and triple jump (14.42m). Collier finished with gold medals in the shot put (15.89m) and the weight throw (18.09m). Moon earned Most Valuable Track Performer honors after finishing on top of the podium in the 3,000m (8:19.11) and 5,000m (14:52.62)
Final Team Scores
| Men's Results |
|
Women's Results |
| Place | School |
Points |
|
Place | School |
Points |
| 1. Loras |
186 |
|
1. Loras |
211.5 |
| 2. Wartburg |
165 |
|
2. Wartburg |
207 |
| 3. Dubuque |
122.5 |
|
3. Central |
79.5 |
| 4. Nebraska Wesleyan |
76 |
|
4. Nebraska Wesleyan |
57 |
| 5. Central |
65.5 |
|
5. Dubuque |
48 |
| 6. Simpson |
57 |
|
6. Simpson |
34.5 |
| 7. Luther |
20 |
|
7. Buena Vista |
32 |
| 8. Buena Vista |
8 |
|
8. Luther |
18.5 |
| 9. Coe |
2 |
|
9. Coe |
13 |
Women’s Day 2 Highlights
- Wartburg’s Lexi Brown broke a facility record in the women’s one mile run, finishing first in 4:57.14.
- Nebraska Wesleyan’s Bella Hogue set a new conference championship record in the 60m dash, finishing with a time of 7.58.
- Caitlyn Cox of the Loras Duhawks set a new conference championship record in the weight throw with a mark of 18.77m. This mark was .3 better than the second place finisher.
- Loras’ Alyssa Pfadenhauer won the 400m dash for the third-consecutive year, finishing with a time of 56.10.
- Marion Edwards of Loras takes home the 200m title for the second year in a row, finishing on top in 25.34.
- Wartburg’s JoJo Tyynismaa finished with a time of 8.90 to take home the individual title in the 60m hurdles.
- In the 800m run, Wartburg’s Lily Campbell finishing on top of the podium, finishing in 2:16.76.
- In the 3,000-meter run, Wartburg’s Aubrie Fisher ran in a time of 10:13.24 to claim the individual title.
- After winning the pentathlon yesterday, Grace Alley claimed the gold medal in the triple jump, jumping 12.10m.
- Alley and Wartburg’s Breya Christopher finished at the top in the high jump with a mark of 1.68m.
- The Loras 4x800m relay team of Frankie Chaidez, Emily Jackson, Ellie Osterberger, and Elly Burds took home gold medals with a time of 9:28.20.
- Loras’ Marion Edwards, Harmony Creasy, Stevie Lambe, and Alyssa Pfadenhauer claimed the gold medals in the 4x400m relay to end the championship on top.
Men’s Day 2 Highlights
- Dubuque senior Cade Collier took the men’s weight throw title for the second year in a row with a throw of 18.09.
- A junior from the University of Dubuque, Jaidyn Williams, claimed the gold medal in the triple jump with a mark of 14.42m.
- Dubuque’s Jatavion Hawkins claimed first place in the high jump, besting the second-place finisher by .03m. Hawkins finished with a mark of 2.04m.
- In the heptathlon, Wartburg’s Dalton Closson edged out the second-place finisher from Simpson, Ulysses Patterson by 51 points.
- There were two new championship records set in the one mile run with Christopher Collet of Wartburg taking home the gold. Collet finished the race in 4:06.75 with Loras’ Wyatt Kelly finishing in second with a time of 4:07.01. These both are facility records as well.
- Loras’ Josh Smith is now a three-time individual conference champion in the 60m dash, finishing this year with a time of 6.89.
- Nebraska Wesleyan’s Eli Etherton, who set a new all-time conference record this season, claimed the gold medal in the 60m hurdles finishing with a time of 8.11.
- Winning the 400m run, Loras’ Matt Kruse stood on top of the podium finishing with a time of 48.32.
- Mike Jasa of Loras was crowned the champion in the 800m run for the third consecutive year with a time of 1:50.49. This time broke the previous conference championship by just under two seconds.
- Wartburg’s Derrick Smith made it to the top of the podium, claiming the title in the 200m dash.
- Simpson’s Spencer Moon broke the facility record while taking home the gold medal in the 3,000m run. Moon finished the race with a time of 8:19.11.
- The Loras 4x800m relay team consisting of Carter Oberfoell, Chris Guise, Elliot Frideres, and Mike Jasa broke the championship record that was set a season ago, finishing in 7:45.46.
- In the 4x400m relay, Loras’ Ted Kruse, Matt Marcum, Will Kieffer, and Matt Kruse claimed first place, finishing just .61 seconds ahead of the second place team from Dubuque.
Women’s Day 1 Highlights
- Grace Alley found herself at the top of the podium in the Pentathlon for the second straight year, defending her 2022 title, scoring 3400 total points.
- Dubuque’s Emma Seipel claimed first place in the women’s long jump, for the second straight year, jumping 5.49 meters.
- In women’s shot put, Kaitlyn Wilder of Dubuque set a new conference championship record in her gold medal finish with a toss of 14.71 meters. Wilder is breaking the conference championship record by 0.04 meters, a mark that was set in 2017 by Tanasha Atwater of Dubuque.
- In the 5,000-meter run, Shaelyn Hostager of Wartburg grabbed first place, running a 17:52.75.
- Wartburg went 1-2 in the prelims for the 60-meter hurdles today with JoJo Tyynismaa running a time of 8.93 and Sailor Hinegardner with a 8.98.
- Isabella Hogue for the Prairie Wolves had the best time in the prelims for the 60-meter dash crossing the finish line with a time of 7.61.
- The distance medley relay title went to Wartburg’s team of Ellie Meyer, Aricka Lambson, Haley Meyer, and Aubrie Fisher who ran it with a time of 11:59.57 to just merely defeat the Loras team.
- Dubuque’s Meghan Prohaska found herself at the top of the podium in pole vault as she cleared 3.25 meters.
Men’s Day 1 Highlights
- Through four of the seven events in the heptathlon, Simpson’s Ulysses Patterson leads with 2684 total points with the final three events tomorrow.
- The Duhawks’ Raymond Venditti clears 4.51 meters in the pole vault and wins the gold medal.
- Simpson’s Spencer Moon claimed the fastest time in the 5,000-meter run, with a time of 14:52.62.
- In the 60-meter hurdle prelims, Eli Etherton of Nebraska Wesleyan had the fastest time with 8.19.
- Defending champion from Loras, Josh Smith, had the best prelim time in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.85.
- Shot put saw a new champion this year and it was Dubuque’s Cade Collier who found himself at the top of the podium with a throw of 15.89 meters.
- The long jump gold medal went to Jaidyn Williams of Dubuque following a jump of 7.06 meters.
- In the distance medley, the Loras Duhawks’ team of Wyatt Kelly, Easton Stackis, Mike Jasa, and Ryan Harvey set a new facility record with a time of 10:04.45.
| 2023 All-American Rivers Conference Women's Indoor Track and Field |
| Most Valuable Track Performer – Marion Edwards, Loras College |
| Most Valuable Field Performer – Grace Alley, Loras |
| Coaching Staff of the Year – Loras College (Head Coach: Matt Jones) |
| Name(School) |
Event |
Place |
| Grace Alley (Loras) |
Pentathlon |
1st |
| Olivia Bohlen (Central) |
Pentathlon |
2nd |
| Trisha Hayes (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
Pentathlon |
3rd |
| Megan Prohaska (Dubuque) |
Pole Vault |
1st |
| Amber Vroman (Central) |
Pole Vault |
2nd |
| Hannah Pecharich (Coe) |
Pole Vault |
3rd |
| Emma Seipel (Dubuque) |
Long Jump |
1st |
| Jessica Sump (Buena Vista) |
Long Jump |
2nd |
| Harmony Creasy (Loras) |
Long Jump |
3rd |
| Kaitlyn Wilder (Dubuque) |
Shot Put |
1st |
| Rebecca Simpson (Buena Vista) |
Shot Put |
2nd |
| Ellie Akough (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
Shot Put |
3rd |
| Shaelyn Hostager (Wartburg) |
5,000m |
1st |
| Natalie Paulson (Wartburg) |
5,000m |
2nd |
| Brianna Renner (Loras) |
5,000m |
3rd |
| Ellie Meyer (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| Aricka Lambson (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| Haley Meyer (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| Aubrie Fisher (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| Ellie Oterberger (Loras) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Stevie Lambe (Loras) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Elly Burds (Loras) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Kaylee Osterberger (Loras) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Kate Huisinga (Simpson) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Arryss Forbes (Simpson) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Ava Carder (Simpson) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Teghan Booth (Simpson) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Caitlyn Cox (Loras) |
Weight Throw |
1st |
| Ellie Akough (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
Weight Throw |
2nd |
| Rebecca Simpson (Buena Vista) |
Weight Throw |
3rd |
| Grace Alley (Loras) |
Triple Jump |
1st |
| Breya Christopher (Wartburg) |
Triple Jump |
2nd |
| Harmony Creasy (Loras) |
Triple Jump |
3rd |
| Grace Alley (Loras) |
High Jump |
1st |
| Breya Christopher (Wartburg) |
High Jump |
2nd |
| Sara Hoskins (Loras) |
High Jump |
3rd |
| Lexi Brown (Wartburg) |
Mile |
1st |
| Caroline McMartin (Central) |
Mile |
2nd |
| Aubrie Fisher (Wartburg) |
Mile |
3rd |
| Isabella Hogue (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
60m |
1st |
| Marion Edwards (Loras) |
60m |
2nd |
| Harmony Creasy (Loras) |
60m |
3rd |
| JoJo Tyynismaa (Wartburg) |
60m Hurdles |
1st |
| Sailor Hinegardner (Wartburg) |
60m Hurdles |
2nd |
| Jessica Sump (Buena Vista) |
60m Hurdles |
3rd |
| Alyssa Pfadenhauer (Loras) |
400m |
1st |
| Marion Edwards (Loras) |
400m |
2nd |
| Alexa Koza (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
400m |
3rd |
| Lily Campbell (Wartburg) |
800m |
1st |
| Elly Burds (Loras) |
800m |
2nd |
| Haley Meyer (Wartburg) |
800m |
3rd |
| Marion Edwards (Loras) |
200m |
1st |
| Harmony Creasy (Loras) |
200m |
2nd |
| JoJo Tyynismaa (Wartburg) |
200m |
3rd |
| Aubrie Fisher (Wartburg) |
3,000m |
1st |
| Lexi Brown (Wartburg) |
3,000m |
2nd |
| Caroline McMartin (Central) |
3,000m |
3rd |
| Frankie Chaidez (Loras) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Emily Jackson (Loras) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Ellie Osterberger (Loras) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Elly Burds (Loras) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Haley Meyer (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Jenna Morey (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Jane Pinkowski (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Brielle Ruch (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Leah Bontrager (Central) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Lauren Coon (Central) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Riley Packer (Central) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Peyton Steffen (Central) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Marion Edwards (Loras) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| Harmony Creasy (Loras) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| Stevie Lambe (Loras) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| Alyssa Pfadenhauer (Loras) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| Isabella Hilger (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| Alexa Koza (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| Breanne Geary (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| Trisha Hayes (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| Carson McSorley (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
| JoJo Tyynismaa (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
| Rachel Nagel (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
| Lily Campbell (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
| 2023 All-American Rivers Conference Men's Indoor Track and Field |
| Most Valuable Track Performer – Spencer Moon, Simpson College |
| Co-Most Valuable Field Performer – Cade Collier & Jadyn Williams, University of Dubuque |
| Coaching Staff of the Year – Loras College |
| Name(School) |
Event |
Place |
| Raymond Venditti (Loras) |
Pole Vault |
1st |
| Brody Klein (Central) |
Pole Vault |
2nd |
| Trey Faherty (Wartburg) |
Pole Vault |
3rd |
| Jaidyn Williams (Dubuque) |
Long Jump |
1st |
| Derik Bunten (Loras) |
Long Jump |
2nd |
| Deyton Love (Wartburg) |
Long Jump |
3rd |
| Cade Collier (Dubuque) |
Shot Put |
1st |
| Dakota Hoffman (Dubuque) |
Shot Put |
2nd |
| Mason Lobeck (Wartburg) |
Shot Put |
3rd |
| Spencer Moon (Simpson) |
5,000m |
1st |
| Jacob Green (Wartburg) |
5,000m |
2nd |
| Sam Schmitz (Wartburg) |
5,000m |
3rd |
| Wyatt Kelly (Loras) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| Easton Stackis (Loras) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| Mike Jasa (Loras) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| Ryan Harvey (Loras) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| Wyatt Schmidt (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Zach Abbey (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Carter Cruise (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Christopher Collet (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Adam Koller (Luther) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Tinashe Chisora (Luther) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Lane Schwarz (Luther) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Ian Kelly (Luther) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Dalton Closson (Wartburg) |
Heptathlon |
1st |
| Ulysses Patterson (Simpson) |
Heptathlon |
2nd |
| Clarke Latcham (Simpson) |
Heptathlon |
3rd |
| Cade Collier (Dubuque) |
Weight Throw |
1st |
| Holden Murphy (Loras) |
Weight Throw |
2nd |
| Neal Eckhoff (Loras) |
Weight Throw |
3rd |
| Jaidynn Williams (Dubuque) |
Triple Jump |
1st |
| Rei'Shaun Spires (Dubuque) |
Triple Jump |
2nd |
| Jakhari Anderson (Dubuque) |
Triple Jump |
3rd |
| Jatavion Hawkins (Dubuque) |
High Jump |
1st |
| Raymond Venditti (Loras) |
High Jump |
Tie - 2nd |
| Sam Beatty (Central) |
High Jump |
Tie - 2nd |
| Christopher Collet (Wartburg) |
Mile |
1st |
| Wyatt Kelly (Loras) |
Mile |
2nd |
| Ryan Harvey (Loras) |
Mile |
3rd |
| Josh Smith (Loras) |
60m |
1st |
| Derik Bunten (Loras) |
60m |
2nd |
| Brandon Deas (Luther) |
60m |
3rd |
| Eli Etherton (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
60m Hurdles |
1st |
| Blake Hardison (Dubuque) |
60m Hurdles |
2nd |
| Max Cleveland (Simpson) |
60m Hurdles |
3rd |
| Matt Kruse (Loras) |
400m |
1st |
| Kyle Dickinson (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
400m |
2nd |
| Derrick Smith (Wartburg) |
400m |
3rd |
| Mike Jasa (Loras) |
800m |
1st |
| Garrett Lenners (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
800m |
2nd |
| Wyatt Schmidt (Wartburg) |
800m |
3rd |
| Derrick Smith (Wartburg) |
200m |
1st |
| Josh Smith (Loras) |
200m |
2nd |
| Randy Williams (Wartburg) |
200m |
3rd |
| Spencer Moon (Simpson) |
3,000m |
1st |
| Christopher Collet (Wartburg) |
3,000m |
2nd |
| Ryan Harvey (Loras) |
3,000m |
3rd |
| Carter Oberfoell (Loras) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Chris Guise (Loras) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Elliot Frideres (Loras) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Mike Jasa (Loras) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Gabe Anderson (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Javier Kenny (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Mason Coulter (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Garrett Lenners (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Wyatt Schmidt (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Carter Cruise (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Lance Sobaski (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Aiden Housman (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Ted Kruse (Loras) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| Matt Marcum (Loras) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| Will Kieffer (Loras) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| Matt Kruse (Loras) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| Kobe Howell (Dubuque) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| Otis Patterson (Dubuque) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| Blake Hardison (Dubuque) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| JoJo Frost (Dubuque) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| Jensen Clapp (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
| Noah Bauereis (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
| Frankie Atwater (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
| Derrick Smith (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
