LINCOLN, Neb. (April 12, 2024) - Nebraska Wesleyan track and field hosted Doane University in a dual on Friday afternoon. This was the first of three meets the Black and Gold will host throughout their outdoor season. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Avery Decker launched the javelin 45.02 meters, improving her national leading mark even further. Addie Thomas took second with a throw of 36.66 meters. 
• Kaelyn Means threw the disc 41.87 meters, placing second in the women's discus throw. 
• Eric Lenz launched the weight 15.19 meters, placing first in the men's shot put. 
• Emmilly Berglund took second in the women's shot put, throwing the weight 12.72 meters.
• Colin Wojtkiewicz and Ja'Dein Madison each took second in the hammer throw with throws of 53.08 meters and 50.63 meters, respectively. 
• Bre Geary leaped to second in the long jump, clearing 5.36 meters. 
• Morgan Conner cleared 6.84 meters in the men's long jump. This jump secured him the victory.
• Emily Druse jumped over 1.46 meters in the women's high jump, placing second. 
• Keeley Hourigan hurdled to second in the women's 100-meter hurdles. She finished with a time of 15.69.
• Claire Kallhoff ran to second in the women's 1500 meter with a time of 5:13.88. 
• Noah Smith competed in the men's 110 hurdles, finishing in 14.81. This time placed him second overall. 
• Isabella Hogue made her return to the track, placing first in the women's 400 meter with a time of 55.21. This time put her at fifth in school history and third in the country. 
• Gabe Anderson finished the men's 400 meter in 48.89, finishing in second place. 
• Bre Geary sprinted to second in the women's 100 meter, finishing in 12.57. 
• Delaney Vacek took first in the women's 800 meters with a time of 2:20.04.
• Carter Siems placed second in the men's 800 meter. He ran to the finish line in 1:55.59.
• Connor Plahn ran to second with a time of 55.77 in the men's 400-meter hurdles. Bethany Schuhmacher took second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:07.64.
• Kari Mathsen ran to a first-place finish in the women's 5000 meter, clocking in 19:32.82.
• Gabe Anderson, Austin Nauert, Javier Kenney, and Morgan Conner took second in the men's 4x400 meter relay. The team ran it in 3:15.70, putting them sixth in the country.
• Bre Geary, Isabella Hilger, Delaney Vacek, and Gabby Thomas finished second in the women's 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:58.67. 

RESULTS

• Jaydon Tarohocker
  • Men's Javelin
  • Distance: 40.43 meters
  • Place: 4th
• Anna Lundahl
  • Women's Discus Throw
  • Distance: 41.69 meters
  • Place: 3rd
• Ja'Dein Madison
  • Women Shot Put
  • Distance: 12.39 meters
  • Place: 4th
• Eric Lenz
  • Men Hammer Throw
  • Distance: 52.13 meters
  • Place: 3rd
• Kaelyn Means
  • Women Hammer Throw
  • Distance: 48.45 meters
  • Place: 3rd
• Natalie Cummins
  • Women Long Jump
  • Distance: 5.20 meters
  • Place: 4th
• Alex Pierce
  • Men Long Jump
  • Distance: 6.42 meters
  • Place: 4th
• Dallen Booker
  • Men Triple Jump
  • Distance: 13.38 meters
  • Place: 3rd
• Graham Peterson
  • Men Pole Vault
  • Height: 3.95 meters
  • Place: 4th
• Kendra Poppe
  • Women Pole Vault
  • Distance: 2.93 meters
  • Place: 4th
• Sarah Kolterman
  • Women High Jump
  • Height: 1.36 meters
  • Place: 3rd
• Eli Mackowski
  • Men High Jump
  • Height: 2.04 meters
  • Place: 3rd
  • This puts him at ninth in the country.
• Avary Byers
  • Women 1500 Meters
  • Time: 5:20.19
  • Place: 4th
• Conner Ross
  • Men 1500 Meter
  • Time: 4:14.65
  • Place: 3rd
• Rachel Smith
  • Women 100 Meter Hurdles
  • Time: 18.00
  • Place: 4th
• Connor Plahn
  • Men 110 Meter Hurdles
  • Time: 15.50
  • Place: 3rd
• Isabella Hilger
  • Women 400 Meter
  • Time: 1:00.12
  • Place: 3rd
• Austin Nauert
  • Men 100 Meter
  • Time: 11.12
  • Place: 3rd
• Dallen Booker
  • Men 100 Meter 
  • Time: 11.25
  •  Place: 4th
• Javier Kenney
  • Men 800 Meter
  • Time: 1:55.91
  • Place: 3rdDutcher 
• Lucas Steuter
  • Men 800 Meter
  • Time: 1:57.06
  • Place: 4th
• Rachel Smith
  • Women 400 Meter Hurdles
  • Time: 1:11.40
  • Place: 3rd
• Kiarra Fennell
  • Women 200 Meter
  • Time:25.91
  • Place: 3rd
• Vaughn Bausch
  • Men 200 Meter
  • Time: 22.32
  • Place: 4th
• Evan Brown
  • Men 5000 Meter
  • Time: 16:38.88
  • Place: 3rd

UP NEXT
The Prairie Wolves will travel to the Jim Dutcher Classic in Crete, Neb. The meet is set for Thursday, April 18th and Friday, April 19th.