Qualifiers Announced for NAIA Women's Track and Field Championships

Vander Wall, Kramer, and 4x400 to travel to Indiana

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Northwestern women's track and field team saw three events qualify for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) outdoor track and field championships, the national office announced on Friday.

Following a second-place finish at the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championships, Kennedy Kramer (So., Larchwood, Iowa) qualified for the NAIA Outdoor Championships in the 400m for the first time in her career. Her GPAC Championships time of 56.51 marked a career-best.

Jacie Vander Waal (So., Sioux Center, Iowa) is making her second-career NAIA Outdoor Championships appearance in the high jump after finishing 20^th (1.59m) in 2022. Vander Waal had a personal best jump of 1.65m on April 1 at the Central Nebraska Challenge.

The third qualifying event for the women is the 4x400m relay. The team of Abigail Clarke (Sr., Waverly, Iowa), Savonne Sterk (Jr., Lynden, Wash.), Emma Blum (Fr., Omaha, Neb.), and Kramer qualified with a time of 3:55.47. Jasmine Lux (Fr., Sanborn, Iowa) will travel as the alternate runner.

The 2023 NAIA Outdoor Championships will be held on May 24-26 in Marion, Indiana, with the Red Raider events being held at the following times (all times CT):

Women's 400m Semifinals – Thursday, May 25 at 3:00 p.m.
Women's 4x400m Semifinals – Thursday, May 25 at 7:15 p.m.
Women's High Jump – Friday, May 26 at 1:00 p.m.
Women's 400m Finals – Friday, May 26 at 2:30 p.m.
Women's 4x400m Finals – Friday, May 26 at 4:15 p.m.

A livestream will be provided for a fee and live results will be available at no cost. The livestream purchase price for a day is $19.95 and $39.95 for the entire championship. Both links are available at the top of the story.

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Players Mentioned

Abigail Clarke: Hurdles/Mid-Distance; Senior

Kennedy Kramer: Mid-Distance; Sophomore

Savonne Sterk: Mid-Distance; Junior

Jacie Vander Waal: High Jump; Sophomore

Emma Blum: High Jump; Freshman

Jasmine Lux: Mid-Distance; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Abigail Clarke
: Senior
: Hurdles/Mid-Distance

Kennedy Kramer
: Sophomore
: Mid-Distance

Savonne Sterk
: Junior
: Mid-Distance

Jacie Vander Waal
: Sophomore
: High Jump

Emma Blum
: Freshman
: High Jump

Jasmine Lux
: Freshman
: Mid-Distance