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Women's Track and Field 5/8/2021 12:43:00 AM NWU Sports Information

Rolfes, Janzen Lower Program Records, Prairie Wolves Compete In Loaded Field

Women's Track and Field 5/8/2021 12:43:00 AM NWU Sports Information

Rolfes, Janzen Lower Program Records, Prairie Wolves Compete In Loaded Field

VERMILLION, S.D. (May 7, 2021) - The Nebraska Wesleyan men's and women's track and field teams competed in the South Dakota Tune-Up in Vermillion, South Dakota. The meet featured competition from all three NCAA Divisions and NAIA levels.

Aspen Rolfes and Reagan Janzen both bested their program records. Rolfes ran a 24.40 in the 200-meter dash to finish second behind a runner from NCAA Division I's South Dakota. Janzen lowered her record in the 800-meter dash, which was set last week, to 2:13.49 to finish fifth. Janzen was the only runner not from a Division I institution to finish in the top five.

NWU's 4x400-meter relay team finished second to South Dakota with a time of 3:51.86. The team consisted of Isabella Hilger, Camryn Larsen, Rolfes, and Janzen. The 4x100-meter relay team finished fifth. The team of Shantel Koranda, Maddie Moran, Bre Geary, and Rolfes clocked a time of 47.71.

Leah Treffer had a runner-up finish in the 5000-meter run, the best NCAA placer. Treffer ran the event in a time of 18:11.32. In the long jump, Tessa Hoffman was also the only non-Division I finisher in the top five. Hoffman placed fifth with a mark of 35'-05.25."

Kyle Dickinson was the fastest NCAA or NAIA competitor in the 400-meter dash. Dickinson ran a time of 47.98, which finished as runner-up to an unattached competitor. Rudy Vrtiska had the best time of any non-Division I hurdler in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 54.11.

In the 3000-meter steeplechase, Norbert Weijenberg was the top NCAA placer, regardless of Division. Weijenberg had a time of 9:34.08 in the event. Kellen McLaughlin placed fourth in the 5000-meter run, the highest place by an NCAA Division III runner. McLaughlin turned in a time of 16:13.59.

The Prairie Wolves 4x400-meter relay team of Ben Christenson, Gabe Anderson, Garrett Lenners, and Dickinson placed fifth, also the highest finish by any NCAA member. The relay team had a time of 3:17.86.

What's Next
Nebraska Wesleyan competes in the American Rivers Conference Championships in Dubuque, Iowa on May 13-15.

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Players Mentioned

Tessa Hoffman: Junior; Jumps

Reagan Janzen: Junior; 400/800

Shantel Koranda: Sophomore; Sprints

Camryn Larsen: Senior; Distance

Maddie Moran: Junior; Sprints

Aspen Rolfes: Senior; Sprints

Leah Treffer: Senior; Distance

Bre Geary: Freshman; Sprints/Jumps

Isabella Hilger: Freshman; Sprints

Gabe Anderson: Sophomore; 400/800

Players Mentioned

Tessa Hoffman
: Junior; Jumps

Reagan Janzen
: Junior; 400/800

Shantel Koranda
: Sophomore; Sprints

Camryn Larsen
: Senior; Distance

Maddie Moran
: Junior; Sprints

Aspen Rolfes
: Senior; Sprints

Leah Treffer
: Senior; Distance

Bre Geary
: Freshman; Sprints/Jumps

Isabella Hilger
: Freshman; Sprints

Gabe Anderson
: Sophomore; 400/800

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Rolfes, Janzen Lower Program Records, Prairie Wolves Compete In Loaded Field

Rolfes, Janzen Lower Program Records, Prairie Wolves Compete In Loaded Field

Players Mentioned

Tessa Hoffman

Reagan Janzen

Shantel Koranda

Camryn Larsen

Maddie Moran

Aspen Rolfes

Leah Treffer

Bre Geary

Isabella Hilger

Gabe Anderson

Players Mentioned

Tessa Hoffman

Reagan Janzen

Shantel Koranda

Camryn Larsen

Maddie Moran

Aspen Rolfes

Leah Treffer

Bre Geary

Isabella Hilger

Gabe Anderson