4x100 Breaks School Record at Sioux City Relays

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Northwestern women's track & field team recorded multiple top-10 finishes, a school record, and NAIA qualifying marks at the Sioux City Relays, held April 10–11.

The highlight of the weekend came in the 4x100-meter relay, where the quartet of Mya Van Donge, Emma Blum, Tierney Huss, and Kenzie Harder placed second with a time of 47.85, breaking the previous school record while moving to No. 28 in the NAIA.

Freshman Addison Smith delivered a standout performance in the field events, winning the high jump in a jump-off with a clearance of 1.67 meters. The mark is an NAIA provisional qualifying standard and ranks No. 11 nationally. Teammates Karli Swart (3rd) and Aubrey DeGroot (4th) also recorded top-five finishes in the event.

In the sprints, Tierney Huss led Northwestern with a runner-up finish in the 100 meters, clocking 12.17 to rank No. 39 in the NAIA, while Kenzie Harder followed with a fifth-place finish (12.33). Huss also placed third in the 200 meters (25.19), another NAIA-ranked performance.

The Red Raiders also saw success in the hurdles, as Carly Dunn placed sixth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.09, moving into the NAIA rankings. Payton Kleinhesselink added a seventh-place finish.

Emma Blum recorded a sixth-place finish in the 400 meters (59.51), while Northwestern added strong depth performances in the middle-distance events, including a seventh-place finish from Emily DeGroot in the 1500 meters (4:53.77).

Northwestern added another event title in the relays, as the 4x200-meter relay team of Carly Dunn, Payton Kleinhesselink, Jordan Shull, and Tierney Huss claimed first place with a time of 1:44.98.

RAIDERS IN THE TOP 10/TOP 3 RELAYS
Women's 4x200m Relay 'A' – 1st; 1:44.98 (C. Dunn, P. Kleinhesselink, J. Shull, T. Huss)
Addison Smith – 1st; High Jump (1.67m)
Women's 4x100m Relay 'A' – 2nd; 47.85 – (M. Van Donge, E. Blum, T. Huss, K. Harder)
Tierney Huss – 2nd; 100m (12.17)
Tierney Huss – 3rd; 200m (25.19)
Karli Swart – 3rd; High Jump (1.52m)
Avery Kallies – 3rd; Triple Jump (9.97m)
Arya Compton – 4th; Triple Jump (9.84m)
Aubrey DeGroot – 4th; High Jump (1.52m)
Kenzie Harder – 5th; 100m (12.33)
Jenna Vande Weerd – 5^th; Javelin (32.82m)
Carly Dunn – 6th; 100m Hurdles (15.09)
Emma Blum – 6th; 400m (59.51)
Kayden Spencer – 6^th; 10,000m (38:52.04)
Payton Kleinhesselink – 7th; 100m Hurdles (16.01)
Emily DeGroot – 7th; 1500m (4:53.77)
Elin VanDerWerff – 7^th; 3000m Steeplechase (13:22.23)

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Players Mentioned

Emma Blum: 5' 9"; Senior

Emily DeGroot: 5' 5"; Senior

Tierney Huss: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Payton Kleinhesselink: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Jordan Shull: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Karli Swart: 5' 11"; Junior

Arya Compton: Freshman

Carly Dunn: 5' 4"; Freshman

Kenzie Harder: 5' 4"; Freshman

Avery Kallies: 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Emma Blum
: 5' 9"; Senior

Emily DeGroot
: 5' 5"; Senior

Tierney Huss
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Payton Kleinhesselink
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Jordan Shull
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Karli Swart
: 5' 11"; Junior

Arya Compton
: Freshman

Carly Dunn
: 5' 4"; Freshman

Kenzie Harder
: 5' 4"; Freshman

Avery Kallies
: 5' 4"; Freshman