CRETE, Neb. – Sophomore Addie Reimer and the high jumpers from Concordia University, Nebraska Track & Field enjoyed major breakthroughs on Saturday (Feb. 1) in competition at the Fred Beile Classic hosted by Doane. Reimer emerged as one of eight Concordia athletes to win events at Fuhrer Field House in Crete, Neb., where competitors from 10 institutions convened. Additionally, Abi Wohlgemuth landed a personal best in the weight throw and Mayson Ostermeyer and Adrianna Rodencal continued to compete at an elite level.
Head Coach Matt Beisel’s programs entered the meet with NAIA national ratings of 10th on the women’s side and 14th on the men’s side (according to the USTFCCCA). This was the fourth full weekend of indoor competition in a 2025 season that has reached crunch time.
“I was happy for the athletes that competed. We had a lot of good things that happened,” Beisel said. “As always, not everybody got what they wanted, but I would say a majority of performances across event areas went really well. First and foremost, the high jump had a lot of improvements for our men and women. It was a great performance from Addie Reimer, who just missed a school record. The high jump was really, really solid.”
Beisel went on to laud many other athletes up and down the roster. In addition to the eight first-place claims, Bulldog athletes churned out a trio of fresh NAIA ‘B’ standards, courtesy of Jaxon Lipker and Amanda Steinke in the high jump and Austen Rozelle in the weight throw.
A native of Lisbon, Wis., Reimer made a run at 5’ 7 ¼,” which would have broken the school record still held by Allie Brooks (5’ 7”). While Reimer came up short on her attempts at that height, she successfully cleared 5’ 6” and won the high jump competition at the Beile Classic. Hot on her heels were teammates in Steinke (5’ 5”) and Kimberly Schropfer (5’ 3”). All three placed within the top four in a battle featuring several Doane and Nebraska Wesleyan foes. On the men’s side of the high jump, Lipker went over a PR of 6’ 8” and placed sixth.
Not surprisingly, Ostermeyer, Rodencal and Wohlgemuth did their thing within their specific disciplines. In consistently rising above 16 feet, Ostermeyer (NAIA national leader) won the Beile Classic pole vault competition by getting over 16’ ¾.” As for Rodencal, she came up .03 seconds off her school record in the 60-meter hurdles and won in a time of 8.56. The Lincoln Lutheran High School alum also clocked a personal best in the 60 meters at 7.72 and was the runner up. In the throws, Wohlgemuth popped off a weight throw toss of 60’ 2 ½” for a first-place claim of her own.
Other Beile Classic champions included Hannah Beintema in the women’s 1,000 meters (3:11.89), Kayla Kirchner in the women’s 400 meters (59.14), Trey Roberston in the men’s 5,000 meters (15:24.01) and Annaka Schlachter in the women’s 5,000 meters (19:49.83). Kirchner led a strong group in the 400 meters, which saw Emily Loseke (59.90) place second, Isabelle Salters (1:00.22) fourth and Josi Noble (1:00.98) fifth. In the men’s 5,000 meters, Robertson was one of six Bulldogs to finish in under 16 minutes. He held off freshman Vaughn Hendrickson (15:25.03) for first place. Another freshman in Cole Yunker also ran under 16 minutes.
The following Bulldogs placed second at the Beile Classic in their respective events: Rodencal (60 meters), Loseke (400 meters), Trevor Kuncl (1,000 meters), Hendrickson (5,000 meters), Lydia Edmonds (5,000 meters) and Evan Hill (pole vault). Third-place finishers on the track also included Claire Beikmann (1,000 meters), Jack Ellis (5,000 meters) and Ellie Jander (5,000 meters).
While Wohlgemuth set the standard in the women’s weight throw, Rozelle came through with a ‘B’ standard on the men’s side with his PR of 57’ 6 ¼” (fifth place). Josiah Edwards and Carson Fehlhafer were close behind Rozelle with marks greater than 55 feet. The top Bulldog shot put athletes were Fehlhafer (50’ 6 ¼”) on the men’s side and Abby Gerber (44’ 8”) on the women’s side.
From a horizontal jumps perspective, Concordia’s top performers were Isaiah Gaunt (fifth) and Hayley Miles (fifth) in the long jump and Aaron Spivey (fifth) and Noble (fourth) in the triple jump. Miles ranks top 20 in the NAIA with the long jump she recorded at the Polar Dog Invite.
Said Beisel in summation, “I saw lots of Concordia athletes supporting each other and cheering for each other. I love that. The community we have is so cool. It was nice to have another school host us, but we’re excited to host again next week.”
National Qualifying Standards Achieved (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)
· A – Mayson Ostermeyer: Pole Vault (16’ ¾”)
· *A – Addie Reimer: High Jump (5’ 6”)
· A – Adrianna Rodencal: 60m Hurdles (8.56)
· *A – Abi Wohlgemuth: Weight Throw (60’ 2 ½”)
· B – Abby Gerber: Shot Put (44’ 8”)
· *B – Jaxon Lipker: High Jump (6’ 7 ¾”)
· *B – Austen Rozelle: Weight Throw (57’ 6 ¼”)
· *B – Amanda Steinke: High Jump (5’ 5”)
*Personal Best
Beile Classic Champions
· Hannah Beintema: 1,000 Meters (3:11.89)
· Kayla Kirchner: 400 Meters (59.14)
· Mayson Ostermeyer: Pole Vault (16’ ¾”)
· Addie Reimer: High Jump (5’ 6”)
· Trey Robertson: 5,000 Meters (15:24.01)
· Adrianna Rodencal: 60m Hurdles (8.56)
· Annaka Schlacter: 5,000 Meters (19:49.83)
· Abi Wohlgemuth: Weight Throw (60’ 2 ½”)
The Bulldogs will be back inside the Walz Fieldhouse this coming Friday (Feb. 7) to host the Concordia Indoor Invite. The meet will represent the program’s fourth and final home meet of the 2024-25 indoor season. The meet schedule for the Concordia Invite can be found HERE.