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Women's Track and Field Edged by One Point for GPAC Title
Posted: Feb 21, 2026

Women's Track and Field Edged by One Point for GPAC Title

Results

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Doane University's women's track and field team pushed the 2026 GPAC Indoor Championships down to the final events, finishing as the conference runner-up with 199 points, just one point behind champion Dordt (200) on Friday and Saturday at the Dordt Recreation Center.

The Tigers' rally was fueled by a dominant weekend on the track, highlighted by a 1-2-3-6 sweep in the 60 meters. Neryah Hekl claimed the GPAC title in 7.47 (NAIA A), while Tania Gleason followed in 7.56 (NAIA B). Elizabeth Wemhoff placed third in 7.67, and RaeAnn Thompson added a point in eighth.

Doane's sprinters continued to pile up points in the 200 meters, where the Tigers went 1-2-3: Gleason won in 24.41 (NAIA A), Wemhoff took second in 24.71 (NAIA A), and Kat Vogt was third in 24.81 (NAIA A). Vogt later added another title in the 400 meters, winning in 56.47 (NAIA A).

On the relay oval, Doane delivered a championship performance in the 4x400, as Vogt, Gleason, Kiley Hejtmanek, and Jayden Meyer combined for a winning time of 3:52.63 (NAIA A), edging Dordt and further tightening the team race.

In the middle distances, Doane scored heavily in the 600 meters with Danie Parriott placing second (1:36.99, NAIA B) and Meyer close behind in third (1:37.16, NAIA B). Zaili Benish rounded out the scoring in sixth (1:41.02).

Doane also produced key points in the field events. Kaylee Pribyl captured the GPAC championship in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.75m (NAIA A), while Avery Scott finished third (3.65m, NAIA A) and Kennedy Stanley added points in a tie for fourth (3.40m). In the jumps, Addison Fahrnbruch placed fourth in the long jump (5.35m) and Kyla Davis took runner-up honors in the triple jump with an NAIA B mark of 11.71m, with Josie Garrett adding fifth (11.51m, NAIA B) and Meyer sixth (11.27m).

The throws crew delivered a major haul in the shot put, placing five Tigers in the top eight. Delaney Burge led the way with a second-place finish (13.39m, NAIA B), followed by Madison Heusinkvelt in third (13.34m), Paige Bull in fourth (13.01m), Natylie Myers in fifth (12.97m), and Grace Dean in eighth (12.38m). In the weight throw, Mia Knigge finished fourth (17.00m, NAIA B) and Trinity Becher was fifth (16.80m, NAIA B) as Doane added more valuable team points.

In the combined events, Doane got another big scoring boost from Chaney Nelson, who placed second in the pentathlon with 3,161 points, while Dayle Haake added a point in eighth (2,922).

Doane will turn its attention next to the NAIA National Championships.

 

 

 

 

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