Raiders Claim Top Spots in Home Stadium

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Northwestern was among 11 schools competing under sunny skies at De Valois Stadium over the last two days, giving a strong showing in its annual home meet.

After running a PR of 12.02 in the prelims, Tierney Huss took first in the 100m with a time of 12.13. Huss also won the long jump for the first time in her outdoor career with a leap of 5.33m.

Emma Blum took home the 200m win with a PR of 25.36, while Ellie Zeutenhorst was an event champion for the first time in her career in the 5K.

Also collecting strong, top-three performances were Aubrey DeGroot (HJ), Lydia Rete (5K), and the relay teams in the 4x100, 4x400, and 4x800.

RAIDERS IN THE TOP 5
Tierney Huss – 1^st; 100m (12.13)
Emma Blum – 1^st; 200m (25.36)
Tierney Huss – 1^st; Long Jump (5.33m)
Ellie Zeutenhorst – 1^st; 5000m (20:59.57)
Waypa, Blum, Heusinkveld, Huss – 2^nd; 4x100 (48.79)
Ervin, E. DeGroot, Engelmann, Hough – 2^nd; 4x800m (9:45.83)
Blum, Schroeder, Shull, Engelmann – 2^nd; 4x400 (4:02.88)
Aubrey DeGroot – 2^nd; High Jump (1.61m)
Schroeder, K. Zeutenhorst, Rogers, Wilson – 3^rd; 4x800m (10:33.71)
Lydia Rete – 3^rd; 5000m (23:00.49)
Karli Swart – 4^th; High Jump (1.56m)
Aleigh Zettle – 4^th; 200m (27.05)
Zettle, Kleinhesselink, Wierda, Bowman; 5^th; 4x100 (50.92)
Lauren Waypa – 5^th; 200m (27.23)
Aleigh Zettle – 5^th; 100m (12.85)
Aleigh Zettle – 5^th; Pole Vault (3.35m)

Up Next: Northwestern will compete at the Mount Marty Twilight on Wednesday, April 23.

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Players Mentioned

Emma Blum: Sprints; 5' 9"; Junior

Aubrey De Groot: High Jump; 6' 1"; Sophomore

Karli Swart: High Jump; 5' 11"; Sophomore

Lauren Waypa: Jumps; 5' 6"; Sophomore

Ellie Zeutenhorst: Distance; 5' 3"; Junior

Tierney Huss: 5' 7"; Freshman

Lydia Rete: 5' 10"; Freshman

Aleigh Zettle: 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Emma Blum
: 5' 9"; Junior
: Sprints

Aubrey De Groot
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: High Jump

Karli Swart
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: High Jump

Lauren Waypa
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: Jumps

Ellie Zeutenhorst
: 5' 3"; Junior
: Distance

Tierney Huss
: 5' 7"; Freshman

Lydia Rete
: 5' 10"; Freshman

Aleigh Zettle
: 5' 4"; Freshman