Women's Track and Field to Compete at GPAC Championships

Vander Waal enters the weekend with second-best mark in high jump

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The Northwestern women's track and field team is set to begin their championship season, traveling to Sioux Center, Iowa for the 2023 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championships.

Multi events start at noon on Saturday, with field events beginning at 2:00 p.m. for the women. The GPAC Championships will conclude with the 4x400m relay on Saturday at 5:20 p.m., in which Northwestern will have one team participating.

There are multiple Raider athletes who are currently in the top-10 in the GPAC, led by Jacie Vander Waal (So., Sioux Center, Iowa) holding the second-best mark in the high jump, posting a 1.65m leap at the Red Raider Open. Other Northwestern athletes with top-10 GPAC marks are listed below.

GPAC TOP-10

Jacie Vander Waal (2^nd, High Jump)
Kennedy Kramer (3^rd, 400m)
Abigail Clarke (4^th, 400m Hurdles)
Emma Haley (4^th, 3000m Steeplechase)
Charlee Olson (4^th, Long Jump)
4x400m Relay (4^th)
Ellie Zeutenhorst (8^th, 10,000m)
Emily Haverdink (9^th, 1500m, 5000m)
Erin Hulberg (9^th, Pole Vault)
Kaylynn Ridgely (9^th, Long Jump)
Jordan Bjork (9^th, Javelin)
Emma Zoet (10^th, 100m Hurdles)
4x100m Relay (10^th)

A livestream and live results will be available, with both linked at the top of the story. Heat sheets and the schedule of events can also be found, linked above.

TOP MARKS
Italics denote NAIA provisional mark

100m – Grace Hendrickson (13.34)
200m – Emma Blum (26.38)
400m – Kennedy Kramer (57.48)
800m – Abby Ervin (2:27.70)
1500m – Emily Haverdink (4:57.43)
5000m – Emily Haverdink (18:51.97)
10,000m – Ellie Zeutenhorst (42:35.02)
100m H – Emma Zoet (15.48)
400m H – Abigail Clarke (1:05.34)
3000 S – Emma Haley (12:35.70)
4x100 – Hendrickson, Wierda, Rees, Yates (52.13)
4x400 – Sterk, Clarke, Blum, Kramer (3:58.47)
High Jump – Jacie Vander Waal (1.65m)
Pole Vault – Erin Hulberg (3.25m)
Long Jump – Charlee Olson (5.26m)
Shot Put – Emily Kraft (11.65m)
Discus – Molly Schany (37.49m)
Hammer Throw – Emily Kraft (36.05m)
Javelin - Jordan Bjork (35.70m)

NAIA STANDARDS
The following athletes have achieved the NAIA provisional standard this season:

Jacie Vander Waal (High Jump)

Up Next: Qualifying Northwestern student-athletes will be sent to the NAIA Championships, held May 24-26 in Marion, Indiana.

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Players Mentioned

Abigail Clarke: Hurdles/Mid-Distance; Senior

Abby Ervin: Mid-Distance; Sophomore

Emma Haley: Distance; Sophomore

Grace Hendrickson: Multi; Junior

Erin Hulberg: Pole Vault; Sophomore

Emily Kraft: Throws; Junior

Kennedy Kramer: Mid-Distance; Sophomore

Kaylynn Ridgely: Jumps; Junior

Jacie Vander Waal: High Jump; Sophomore

Emma Zoet: Hurdles; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Abigail Clarke
: Senior
: Hurdles/Mid-Distance

Abby Ervin
: Sophomore
: Mid-Distance

Emma Haley
: Sophomore
: Distance

Grace Hendrickson
: Junior
: Multi

Erin Hulberg
: Sophomore
: Pole Vault

Emily Kraft
: Junior
: Throws

Kennedy Kramer
: Sophomore
: Mid-Distance

Kaylynn Ridgely
: Junior
: Jumps

Jacie Vander Waal
: Sophomore
: High Jump

Emma Zoet
: Sophomore
: Hurdles