NAIA National Qualifiers: Men | Women
SEWARD, Neb. – The field of 2025 NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships qualifiers has been solidified. In conjunction with the NAIA’s release on Wednesday (Feb. 19), the Concordia University, Nebraska Track & Field program has announced a nationals team of 24 individuals (including 12 women and 12 men). The championship meet will run Feb. 27 – March 1 at the Alachua County Sports & Events Center at Celebration Pointe in Gainesville, Fla. This will mark the first time the NAIA national indoor meet has taken place at this location.
Head Coach Matt Beisel’s squads are coming off conference place finishes of third for the women and fourth for the men at last week’s GPAC Championships hosted by Dakota Wesleyan. In the most recent NAIA ratings released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, Concordia appeared at No. 14 on the women’s side and at No. 21 on the men’s side.
The women’s program turned in 2024 NAIA national placements of third for indoor and 20th for outdoor. The Concordia women will travel to Gainesville the following athletes with past All-America awards: Abby Gerber, Kayla Kirchner, Isabelle Salters, Trinity Tuls and Abi Wohlgemuth. The potential is there to score significant team points as the women’s 4x4, Gerber (shot put), Adrianna Rodencal (60 hurdles) and Wohlgemuth (weight throw) each rank within the top five of the NAIA.
Meanwhile, the men’s program placed in the top 10 nationally (eighth indoor / seventh outdoor) at both 2024 NAIA meets. Concordia parted ways with past national champions Chris Wren and Zach Zohner, but bring pole vault All-American Mayson Ostermeyer back into the field (currently No. 3 on the national list). Notably, the Bulldogs have qualified a pair of race walkers, Jonny Jurchen and Luke Hammang, for nationals.
The list of Bulldogs making their first-ever national championship appearance includes Harper Boche, Easton Fries, Vaughn Hendrickson, Jonny Jurchen, Brittni Kinne, Jaxon Lipker, Adysen McCarter, Addie Reimer, Justin Sherman and Amanda Steinke. Hendrickson did appear at the 2024 NAIA Cross Country National Championships and earned All-America status.
For additional details on the national meet, visit the NAIA website HERE.
2025 NAIA Indoor National Qualifiers
--National seed and season best in parentheses
MEN
· Connor Asche, senior
--Weight Throw (14th, 58’ 7 ½”)
· Liam Fagan, junior
--Distance Medley Relay (10th, 10:05.44)
· Carson Fehlhafer, junior
--Weight Throw (9th, 60’ 2 ½”)
--Shot Put (20th, 52’ 7 ½”)
· Easton Fries, freshman
--Distance Medley Relay (10th, 10:05.44)
--60 Meter Hurdles (17th, 8.13)
· Luke Hammang, sophomore
--3,000 Meter Race Walk (18th, 15:17.73)
· Vaughn Hendrickson, freshman
--Distance Medley Relay (10th, 10:05.44)
· Jonny Jurchen, freshman
--3,000 Meter Race Walk (8th, 13:17.95)
· Jaxon Lipker, freshman
--High Jump (16th, 6’ 7 ¾”)
· Mayson Ostermeyer, junior
--Pole Vault (3rd, 16’ 4 ¾”)
· Trey Robertson, sophomore
--Distance Medley Relay (10th, 10:05.44)
· Austen Rozelle, junior
--Weight Throw (20th, 57’ 6 ¼”)
· Justin Sherman, sophomore
--Distance Medley Relay (10th, 10:05.44)
WOMEN
· Harper Boche, freshman
--Shot Put (19th, 44’ 2 ½”)
· Abigail Gerber, senior
--Shot Put (3rd, 48’ 4”)
--Weight Throw (17th, 55’ 2 ¾”)
· Brittni Kinne, sophomore
--Weight Throw (22nd, 54’ 5 ½”)
· Kayla Kirchner, junior
--4x400 Meter Relay (4th, 3:50.65)
· Emily Loseke, senior
--4x400 Meter Relay (4th, 3:50.65)
--400 Meters (20th, 59.01)
· Adysen McCarter, freshman
--Triple Jump (19th, 37’ 10 ½”)
· Addie Reimer, sophomore
--High Jump (12th, 5’ 6”)
· Adrianna Rodencal, junior
--4x400 Meter Relay (4th, 3:50.65)
--60-Meter Hurdles (5th, 8.49)
· Isabelle Salters, senior
--4x400 Meter Relay (4th, 3:50.65)
· Amanda Steinke, junior
--High Jump (20th, 5’ 5”)
· Trinity Tuls, senior
--4x400 Meter Relay (4th, 3:50.65)
· Abi Wohlgemuth, senior
--Weight Throw (2nd, 63’ 1 ½”)
2025 Concordia Indoor National Qualifiers – a closer look
Connor Asche, senior (second trip to nationals)
Harper Boche, freshman (first trip to nationals)
Liam Fagan, junior (second trip to nationals)
Carson Fehlhafer, junior (third trip to nationals)
Easton Fries, freshman (first trip to nationals)
Abby Gerber, senior (eighth trip to nationals; two All-America awards)
Luke Hammang, sophomore (second trip to nationals)
Vaughn Hendrickson, freshman (first trip to nationals)
Jonny Jurchen, freshman (first trip to nationals)
Brittni Kinne, sophomore (first trip to nationals)
Kayla Kirchner, junior (fourth trip to nationals; two All-America awards)
Jaxon Lipker, freshman (first trip to nationals)
Emily Loseke, senior (second trip to nationals)
Adysen McCarter, freshman (first trip to nationals)
Mayson Ostermeyer, junior (third trip to nationals; one All-America award)
Addie Reimer, sophomore (first trip to nationals)
Trey Robertson, sophomore (second trip to nationals)
Adrianna Rodencal, junior (fifth trip to nationals)
Austen Rozelle, senior (third trip to nationals; one All-America award)
Isabelle Salters, senior (third trip to nationals; one All-America award)
Justin Sherman, sophomore (first trip to nationals)
Amanda Steinke, junior (first trip to nationals)
Trinity Tuls, senior (sixth trip to nationals; four All-America awards)
Abi Wohlgemuth, senior (fifth trip to nationals; one All-America award)