CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa- William Woods track and field finished out their 2025-26 team competition season at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships over the weekend. The meet, hosted by Mount Mercy University, marked the first Heart Outdoor Track and Field Conference Championship the Owls have competed at since joining the conference.  

"We had a really good day on both the Men's and Women's side. We scored more points on both sides then what we did during the indoor season. The Men's 4x800 meter team of Wilson, Martin, Soest, and Brodersen showed up hitting the National B-standard, sending them to North Carolina for Nationals." Added Head Track and Field Coach Anthony Stockton.  "We had many stellar performances from Crystal Ruden, Mekayla Gibson, El Reagan and Anna Hart, Jasper DeGraffenried, Timothy Kester, Isiah Craighead and Sean Wigger. None of the overall success would come without the amazing help from Coach Moreno, Mike Bhat, Tucker Coleman, Jacob Polacek, Coach Kirby, and Coach Thurman. We are looking forward to seeing what is to come at the national meet. We are very appreciative and grateful for the leadership from our seniors and wishing them the best success in their future endeavors." 

Owls Top Performers include: 

100m: 

Madison Dixon: 12.73 (PR) (4th All-Time WWU) 12th place finish 

Noah Phillips: 11.07 23rd 

110H Prelims: 

Jacob Fuhriman: 14.90Q (PR) (1st All-Time WWU) 6th place finish 

Jaxon Engelbrecht: 15.47 (PR) (2nd All-Time WWU) 12th place finish 

110H Finals 

Jacob Fuhriman: 15.21 6th place finish 

400H 

Jaxon Engelbrecht: 55.20 (PR) (1st All-Time WWU) 9th place finish 

800: 

Ethan Wilson: 1:54.68 5th place finish 

Wyatt Martin: 2:00.78 22nd place finish 

Gabe Soest: 2:05.44 27th place finish 

1500: 

Blaine Brodersen: 4:06.98 11th place finish 

Hunter Bickell: 4:09.73 (PR) 13th place finish 

Gretchen Marriott: 5:20.84 15th place finish 

5000: 

Sean Wigger: 15:18.76 (PR) (4th All-Time WWU) 8th place finish 

Kyle Hagemyer: 15:48.53 16th place finish 

Mekayla Gibson: 18:05.06 3rd place finish 

Sarah Kirby: 18:32.53 7th place finish 

Devan Humphreys: 19:09.73 10th place finish 

Kathryn Hirtz: 20:28.31 21st place finish 

10000: 

Mekayla Gibson: 36:54.97 2nd place finish 

Crystal Ruden: 37:12.39 4th place finish 

Devan Humphreys: 39:16.14 7th place finish 

5000 RaceWalk: 

Anna Hart: 26:45.69 (PR) (1st All-Time WWU) 2nd place finish 

Discus: 

Kennah Butler: 31.38m (PR) 20th place finish 

Hammer Throw: 

Noah Scheetner: 36.27m 26th place finish 

High Jump: 

Sarah Backes: 1.47m 9th place finish 

Javelin:  

Isiah Craighed: 59.14m 2nd place finish 

Wyatt Martin: 50.72 (PR) (3rd All-Time WWU) 6th place finish 

Nathan Russell: 43.97m 14th place finish 

Emma Fischer: 35.82m 10th place finish 

Long Jump: 

LeBron Matthews: 5.88m 19th place finish 

Pole Vault: 

Colten Crocker: 4.20m 5th place finish 

El Reagan: 2.93m 2nd place finish 

Shot Put: 

Jasper DeGraffenried: 15.09m (PR) (3rd All-Time WWU) 2nd place finish 

Kennah Butler: 10.16m 20th place finish 

Triple Jump: 

Timmy Kester: 13.01m (PR) (5th All-Time WWU) 7th place finish 

4x400: 

Engelbrecht, Martin, Wilson, Brodersen: 3:24.54 10th place finish 

4x800: 

Wilson, Martin, Soest, Brodersen: 7:40.69  3rd place finish (NAIA B-Standard) 

Kirby, Hirtz, Schreck, Marriott: 10:24.34 7th place finish 

William Woods sends individual qualifiers in several events in the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. Stay tuned to wwuowls.com to find out more information.