DUBUQUE, Iowa – The Loras College men and women capture team titles at the 2024 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Indoor Track & Field Championships.
 
With a final point total of 202 team points, the women of Loras College claimed the third-straight indoor championship title. This is also the third time in program history they have taken home the crown. Loras had 31 All-Conference performers, including three relay teams. The Duhawks bested second-place Wartburg by just 23.5 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 Wartburg’s JoJo Tyynismaa. Alley picked up Most Valuable Field Performer honors after claiming the gold medals in the pentathlon, high jump, and triple jump. She also finished third in the 60-meter hurdles and long jump. Tyynismaa earned Most Valuable Track Performer accolades after claiming a first-place finish (60-meter hurdles), second-place finish (400-meter), and a third-place finish (200-meter). Additionally, Tyynismaa was a member of the Wartburg 4x400-meter relay team that finished second.
 
On the men’s side, Loras won the team title for the third-straight year and sixth time in program history. The Duhawks compiled 145.5 total team points, just 1.5 points ahead of second-place Wartburg College. The Duhawks, led by Jones, also earned Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year accolades. Loras had 14 All-Conference Performers, including the distance medley relay team.
 
Men’s Most Valuable Performer honors went to Loras’ Holden Murphy and Simpson’s Spencer Moon. Murphy earned the Most Valuable Field Performer honors after earning titles in both events he competed in; shot put (16.89 meters) and weight throw (19.73). Murphy’s toss in the weight throw set a new championship record while both marks are now top-10 in NCAA Division III. Moon was named Most Valuable Track Performer after finishing on top of the podium in the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter runs. His time of 8:16.11 in the 3,000-meter set a new championship and facility record.
 
Women’s Day 2 Highlights

• Central’s Caroline McMartin broke a facility record in the women’s one mile run, finishing first in 4:52.75. This time now sits at No. 3 on the NCAA Division III performance list.
• Loras’ Emma Seipel had the No. 19 mark in Division III in the 60-meter dash as she finished with a time of 7.71.
• Caitlyn Cox of Loras set a new conference championship and all-time record in the weight throw with a mark of 19.49 meters. This mark was over a meter better than the second-place finisher.
• Nebraska Wesleyan’s Isabella Hogue won the 400-meter dash with a championship record time of 55.78. This time leads Division III this season.
• Harmony Creasy of Loras takes home the 200-meter title, finishing on top in 25.38.
• Wartburg’s JoJo Tyynismaa finished with a time of 8.89 to take home her second-straight title in the 60-meter hurdles.
• In the 800-meter run, Central’s Peyton Steffen finished on top of the podium, setting a new facility record of 2:14.35.
• In the 3,000-meter run, Central’s Megan Johnson ran in a time of 9:40.39 to claim the new championship record as well as the individual title.
• After winning the pentathlon yesterday, Grace Alley claimed her second-straight gold medal in the triple jump with a mark of 11.84.
• Grace Alley took the individual title in the high jump as well as she cleared 1.71-meters.
• The Wartburg 4x00m relay team of Madison Prier, Rachel Nagle, Ella Johnson, and Haley Meyer took home gold medals with a time of 9:24.29.
• Central’s Lizzy Van Utrecht, Ava Parkins, Abby Gruver, and Abbi Roerdink claimed the gold medals in the 4x400m relay to end the championship with a Dutch victory.

*Full list of All-Conference honorees below.
 
Men’s Day 2 Highlights

• In the heptathlon, Central’s Gavin Smith edged out his second-place teammate Gage Huyser by 39 points to win the title.
• Loras’ Holden Murphy set a new championship record in the weight throw as he took the individual title with a mark of 19.73-meters.
• A senior from the University of Dubuque, Jaidyn Williams, claimed his second-straight gold medal in the triple jump with a mark of 14.60-meters.
• Central’s Gunner Meyer claimed first place in the high jump, besting the second-place finisher by .03 meters. Meyer finished with a mark of 2.07-meters.
• There was a new facility record set in the one mile run with Noah Jorgenson of Central taking home the gold. Jorgenson finished the race with a time of 4:08.86.
• Loras’ Frank Day earned the individual title in the 60-meter dash as he finished with a personal best time of 6.88.
• Eli Etherton of Nebraska Wesleyan matched his prelim time of 7.96 which is the new championship record in the 60-meter hurdles. This mark sits at No. 3 on the NCAA Division III indoor performance list.
• Winning the 400-meter run, Dubuque’s JoJo Frost stook on top of the podium finishing with a time of 49.37.
• Joe Franke of Loras was crowned the champion in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:52.13.
• Wartburg’s Jensen Clapp made it to the top of the podium, claiming the title in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.19.
• Simpson’s Spencer Moon broke the facility and championship record in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:16.11. This is his second-straight individual title in the 3,000-meter run.
• The Central 4x800-meter relay team consisting of Blake Creed, Adam Sylvia, Jack Brown, and Noah Jorgenson broke the facility record, finishing in 7:45.95.
• In the 4x400-meter relay, Dubuque’s JoJo Frost, Otis Patterson, Andrew Hutchinson, and Kobe Howell claimed first place, finishing in 3:19.87.

*Full list of All-Conference honorees below.
 
Women’s Day 1 Highlights

• Grace Alley found herself at the top of the podium in the Pentathlon for the third-straight year, defending her 2022 and 2023 Indoor championships titles, scoring 3,604 points.
• Loras’ Emma Seipel claimed first place in the women’s long jump, for the third-straight year, but first in a Duhawk uniform. She jumped 5.77 meters to earn her third title in as many years.
• In women’s shot put, Lily Meester of Wartburg found herself at the top of the podium as she finished with a toss of 13.64 meters.
• In the 5,000-meter run, Megan Johnson of Central grabbed first place, running a 17.02.79. This time sets the newest conference championship mark. Along with Johnson, Wartburg’s Aubrie Fisher and Shaelyn Hostager, as well as Simpson’s Lara Kallem all finished under the previous championship record of 17.13.93.
• In the 60-meter hurdles, Wartburg’s JoJo Tyynismaa ran a time of 8.94 to grab the top qualifying spot for tomorrow’s finals.
• Emma Seipel for the Duhawks had the best time in the prelims for the 60-meter dash, crossing the finish line with a time of 7.75.
• The distance medley relay title went to Wartburg’s team of Haley Meyer, Leah Cherry, Rachel Nagel, and Ellie Meyer who ran it with a time of 11:37.14.
• Dubuque’s Meghan Prohaska found herself on top of the podium in the pole vault for the second-straight year as she cleared 3.47 meters.

*Full list of All-Conference honorees listed below.
 
Men’s Day 1 Highlights

• Through four of the seven events in the heptathlon, Simpson’s Ulysses Patterson leads the field with 2,673 total points as the final three events finish tomorrow.
• The Duhawk’s Raymond Venditti cleared 4.88 meters in the pole vault and won the gold medal for his second-straight year.
• Simpson’s Spencer Moon claimed the fastest time in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:49.07.
• In the 60-meter hurdles prelims, Eli Etherton of Nebraska Wesleyan had the fastest time with 7.96. Etherton set a new championship record and will look to improve on that in the finals tomorrow. Along with Etherton, Simpson’s Max Cleveland also finished under the previous championship record as he ran an 8.05 prelim today.
• In the 60-meter dash, Loras’ Dayvion Foreman had the best prelim time as he crossed the line in 6.92.
• Shot put saw Loras’ Holden Murphy at the top of the podium with a throw of 16.89 meters. This mark currently sits at No. 10 on the NCAA Division III Indoor Qualifying List.
• The long jump gold medal went to Derik Bunten of Loras following a jump of 7.28 meters, which is the eighth best mark in Division III this season.
• In the distance medley relay, the Loras Duhawks team of Jacob Belha, Carson Vaske, Joe Franke, and Ryan Harvey finished with a time of 10:03.16 which is the ninth best mark in Division III this season.

*Full list of All-Conference honorees listed below.
 

Final Men's Team Standings			Final Women's Team Standings
School	Points		School	Points
1. Loras	145.5		1. Loras	202
2. Wartburg	144		2. Wartburg	178.5
3. Dubuque	123.5		3. Central	136.5
4. Central	97.5		4. Dubuque	59
5. Nebraska Wesleyan	95		5. Nebraska Wesleyan	58
6. Simpson	62.5		6. Simpson	45
7. Buena Vista	21		7. Coe	12
8. Luther	8		8. Luther	6
9. Coe	4		9. Buena Vista	5

2024 All-American Rivers Conference Women's Indoor Track and Field
Most Valuable Track Performer - JoJo Tyynismaa, Wartburg College
Most Valuable Field Performer - Grace Alley, Loras College
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
Grace Braden (Wartburg)	Pentathlon	3rd
Meghan Prohaska (Dubuque)	Pole Vault	1st
Amber Vroman (Central)	Pole Vault	2nd
Samantha Harvell (Dubuque)	Pole Vault	3rd
Emma Seipel (Loras)	Long Jump	1st
Harmony Creasy (Loras)	Long Jump	2nd
Grace Alley (Loras)	Long Jump	3rd
Lily Meester (Wartburg)	Shot Put	1st
Riley Vice (Loras)	Shot Put	2nd
Kaitlyn Wilder (Dubuque)	Shot Put	3rd
Megan Johnson (Central)	5,000m	1st
Aubrie Fisher (Wartburg)	5,000m	2nd
Shaelyn Hostager (Wartburg)	5,000m	3rd
Haley Meyer (Wartburg)	Distance Medley Relay	1st
Leah Cherry (Wartburg)	Distance Medley Relay	1st
Rachel Nagel (Wartburg)	Distance Medley Relay	1st
Ellie Meyer (Wartburg)	Distance Medley Relay	1st
Sara Goodenbour (Central)	Distance Medley Relay	2nd
Lizzy Van Utrecht (Central)	Distance Medley Relay	2nd
Hadyn Miller (Central)	Distance Medley Relay	2nd
Leah Bontrager (Central	Distance Medley Relay	2nd
Bailey Vaughan (Loras)	Distance Medley Relay	3rd
Layla Hughes (Loras)	Distance Medley Relay	3rd
Emily Jackson (Loras)	Distance Medley Relay	3rd
Frankie Chaidez (Loras)	Distance Medley Relay	3rd
Caitlin Cox (Loras)	Weight Throw	1st
Emma True (Wartburg)	Weight Throw	2nd
Kaitlyn Wilder (Dubuque)	Weight Throw	3rd
Grace Alley (Loras)	Triple Jump	1st
Julia Klein (Loras)	Triple Jump	2nd
Emma Seipel (Loras)	Triple Jump	3rd
Grace Alley (Loras)	High Jump	1st
Sara Hoskins (Loras)	High Jump	2nd
Julia Klein (Loras)	High Jump	3rd
Caroline McMartin (Central)	Mile	1st
Aubrie Fisher (Wartburg)	Mile	2nd
Addy Parrott (Central)	Mile	3rd
Emma Seipel (Loras)	60m	1st
Harmony Creasy (Loras)	60m	2nd
Kelly Kohlhof (Loras)	60m	3rd
JoJo Tyynismaa (Wartburg)	60m Hurdles	1st
Olivia Bohlen (Central)	60m Hurdles	2nd
Grace Alley (Loras)	60m Hurdles	3rd
Isabella Hogue (Nebraska Wesleyan)	400m	1st
JoJo Tyynismaa (Wartburg)	400m	2nd
Abbi Roerdink (Central)	400m	3rd
Peyton Steffen (Central)	800m	1st
Haley Meyer (Wartburg)	800m	2nd
Frankie Chaidez (Loras)	800m	3rd
Harmony Creasy (Loras)	200m	1st
Emma Seipel (Loras)	200m	2nd
JoJo Tyynismaa (Wartburg)	200m	3rd
Megan Johnson (Central)	3,000m	1st
Caroline McMartin (Central)	3,000m	2nd
Shaelyn Hostager (Wartburg)	3,000m	3rd
Madison Prier (Wartburg)	4x800m Relay	1st
Rachel Nagel (Wartburg)	4x800m Relay	1st
Ella Johnson (Wartburg)	4x800m Relay	1st
Haley Meyer (Wartburg)	4x800m Relay	1st
Becca Diddia (Loras)	4x800m Relay	2nd
Emily Jackson (Loras)	4x800m Relay	2nd
Bailey Vaughan (Loras)	4x800m Relay	2nd
Frankie Chaidez (Loras)	4x800m Relay	2nd
Hadyn Miller (Central)	4x800m Relay	3rd
Alyssa Mayhew (Central)	4x800m Relay	3rd
Alivia Roerdink (Central)	4x800m Relay	3rd
Peyton Steffen (Central)	4x800m Relay	3rd
Lizzy Van Utrecht (Central)	4x400m Relay	1st
Ava Parkins (Central)	4x400m Relay	1st
Abby Gruver (Central)	4x400m Relay	1st
Abbi Roerdink (Central)	4x400m Relay	1st
JoJo Tyynismaa (Wartburg)	4x400m Relay	2nd
Lina Newland (Wartburg)	4x400m Relay	2nd
Olivia Tollari (Wartburg)	4x400m Relay	2nd
Sophia Stahle (Wartburg)	4x400m Relay	2nd
Layla Hughes (Loras)	4x400m Relay	3rd
Alyssa Pfadenhauer (Loras)	4x400m Relay	3rd
Kelly Kohlhof (Loras)	4x400m Relay	3rd
Grace Alley (Loras)	4x400m Relay	3rd

2024 All-American Rivers Conference Men's Indoor Track and Field
Most Valuable Track Performer - Spencer Moon, Simpson College
Most Valuable Field Performer - Holden Murphy, Loras College
Coaching Staff of the Year - Loras College (Head Coach: Matt Jones)
Name(School)	Event	Place
Raymond Venditti (Loras)	Pole Vault	1st
Ethan Stoker (Dubuque)	Pole Vault	2nd
Carson Collet (Wartburg)	Pole Vault	3rd
Derik Bunten (Loras)	Long Jump	1st
Jaidyn Williams (Dubuque)	Long Jump	2nd
Deyton Love (Wartburg)	Long Jump	3rd
Holden Murphy (Loras)	Shot Put	1st
Dre Jackson (Loras)	Shot Put	2nd
Colin Wojtkiewicz (Nebraska Wesleyan)	Shot Put	3rd
Spencer Moon (Simpson)	5,000m	1st
Tyler Schermerhorn (Wartburg)	5,000m	2nd
Jacob Green (Wartburg)	5,000m	3rd
Jacob Belha (Loras)	Distance Medley Relay	1st
Carson Vaske (Loras)	Distance Medley Relay	1st
Joe Franke (Loras)	Distance Medley Relay	1st
Ryan Harvey (Loras)	Distance Medley Relay	1st
Sam Schmitz (Wartburg)	Distance Medley Relay	2nd
Frankie Atwater (Wartburg)	Distance Medley Relay	2nd
Aiden Housman (Wartburg)	Distance Medley Relay	2nd
Lance Sobaski (Wartburg)	Distance Medley Relay	2nd
James Murray (Simpson)	Distance Medley Relay	3rd
Blake Dephillips (Simpson)	Distance Medley Relay	3rd
Adam Gruhn (Simpson)	Distance Medley Relay	3rd
Ean Warrick (Simpson)	Distance Medley Relay	3rd
Gavin Smith (Central)	Heptathlon	1st
Gage Huyser (Central)	Heptathlon	2nd
Ulysses Patterson (Simpson)	Heptathlon	3rd
Holden Murphy (Loras)	Weight Throw	1st
Tommy Halatek (Loras)	Weight Throw	2nd
Cade Collier (Dubuque)	Weight Throw	3rd
Jaidyn Williams (Dubuque)	Triple Jump	1st
Kale Purcell (Central)	Triple Jump	2nd
Akim Baba Traore (Dubuque)	Triple Jump	3rd
Gunner Meyer (Central)	High Jump	1st
Eli Mackowski (Nebraska Wesleyan)	High Jump	2nd
Ryker Strong (Dubuque)	High Jump	3rd
Noah Jorgenson (Central)	Mile	1st
Christopher Collet (Wartburg)	Mile	2nd
Ryan Harvey (Loras)	Mile	3rd
Frank Day (Loras)	60m	1st
Dayvion Foreman (Loras)	60m	2nd
Jaylen Bell (Dubuque)	60m	3rd
Eli Etherton (Nebraska Wesleyan)	60m Hurdles	1st
Max Cleveland (Simpson)	60m Hurdles	2nd
Blake Hardison (Dubuque)	60m Hurdles	3rd
JoJo Frost (Dubuque)	400m	1st
Morgan Conner (Nebraska Wesleyan)	400m	2nd
Jensen Clapp (Wartburg)	400m	3rd
Joe Franke (Loras)	800m	1st
Kyle Miller (Buena Vista)	800m	2nd
Andrew Hutchinson (Dubuque)	800m	3rd
Jensen Clapp (Wartburg)	200m	1st
Morgan Conner (Nebraska Wesleyan)	200m	2nd
Austin Nauert (Nebraska Wesleyan)	200m	3rd
Spencer Moon (Simpson)	3,000m	1st
Christopher Collet (Wartburg)	3,000m	2nd
Lance Sobaski (Wartburg)	3,000m	3rd
Blake Creed (Central)	4x800m Relay	1st
Adam Sylvia (Central)	4x800m Relay	1st
Jack Brown (Central)	4x800m Relay	1st
Noah Jorgenson (Central)	4x800m Relay	1st
Seth Bailey (Wartburg)	4x800m Relay	2nd
Aiden Housman (Wartburg)	4x800m Relay	2nd
Carter Cruise (Wartburg)	4x800m Relay	2nd
Rylan Martin (Wartburg)	4x800m Relay	2nd
Gabe Anderson (Nebraska Wesleyan)	4x800m Relay	3rd
Carter Siems (Nebraska Wesleyan)	4x800m Relay	3rd
Lucas Steuter (Nebraska Wesleyan)	4x800m Relay	3rd
Javier Kenney (Nebraska Wesleyan)	4x800m Relay	3rd
JoJo Frost (Dubuque)	4x400m Relay	1st
Otis Patterson (Dubuque)	4x400m Relay	1st
Andrew Hutchinson (Dubuque)	4x400m Relay	1st
Kobe Howell (Dubuque)	4x400m Relay	1st
Zach Abbey (Wartburg)	4x400m Relay	2nd
Ian Neyens (Wartburg)	4x400m Relay	2nd
David Williams (Wartburg)	4x400m Relay	2nd
Jensen Clapp (Wartburg)	4x400m Relay	2nd
Joseph Sams (Simpson)	4x400m Relay	3rd
Brenden Godbout (Simpson)	4x400m Relay	3rd
Blake Dephillips (Simpson)	4x400m Relay	3rd
Max Cleveland (Simpson)	4x400m Relay	3rd