CRETE, Neb. — The Northwestern College women’s track and field team took home 13 All-Conference honors at the 2022 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Indoor Championships, led by freshman Kennedy Kramer and her gold medal performance in the 400m.
Two marks alone today hit the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) “A” standard – Kramer’s 400m (57.08) and Abigail Clarke’s 600m (1:36.94). Two other performances hit the NAIA “B” standard in Erin Hulberg’s pole vault (3.42m) and Morgan Marker’s mile (5:14.89).
The Raiders had one first-place finish, one second-place finish, four third-place finishes, one fourth-place finish, three fifth- and seventh-place finishes on the day.
The women took home a fifth-place team finish with 65 team points, fitting snuggly ahead of sixth-place Morningside who tallied 38 points.
ALL-CONFERENCE TRACKER (TOP-8 FINISHES)
Kennedy Kramer, 400m (1st, 57.08)
Katlyn Wiese, 5000m (2nd, 18:48.61)
4x800m relay (3rd, 10:04.48)
Erin Hulberg, Pole Vault (3rd, 3.42m)*
Abigail Clarke, 600m (3rd, 1:36.94)
Morgan Marker, 800m (3rd, 2:21.54)
Morgan Marker, Mile (4th, 5:14.89)*
Savonne Sterk, 400m (5th, 1:00.77)
Kennedy Kramer, 200m (5th, 26.24)
Tirzah Wittenberg, 1000m (5th, 3:06.76)
Lindsey Craig, Pentathlon (7th, 3045 points)
Emma Haley, 5000m (7th, 19:44.65)
Katlyn Wiese, 3000m (7th, 10:59.43)
Up Next: Qualified Raiders will descend on South Dakota State’s campus for the third time this season for the 2022 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Indoor Championships, hosted by Dakota State University, set for Thursday, March 3 through Saturday, March 5 in Brookings, S.D.
