2026 GPAC Outdoor All-Conference Awards (conference release)
SEWARD, Neb. – Senior Adrianna Rodencal capped her final GPAC conference meet in style. After piling up the most points among conference women’s athletes, Rodencal earned GPAC Most Outstanding Athlete of the Meet recognition. On Thursday (May 7), Rodencal was honored as the women’s 2026 GPAC Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Rodencal was joined on the GPAC Outdoor All-Conference honor roll by 48 men’s and women’s teammates. All-conference accolades are attained by athletes who place in the top eight of individual events and top three for relays.
The awards keep on coming for Rodencal, now a five-time GPAC Athlete of the Year in her legendary career. The Lincoln native captured the 12th, 13th and 14th conference event championships as a Bulldog as part of last week’s GPAC meet hosted by Midland. Rodencal broke her own meet records in the 100-meter hurdles (13.14) and 400-meter hurdles (58.36) while also running the second leg for the 4x400-meter relay that won the GPAC title in school record time of 3:47.14. Additionally, Rodencal helped the 4x1 relay to a time of 46.80, equaling a program standard. For her time in the 400 hurdles, Rodencal was honored with the Women’s Track Performance of the meet award. Rodencal earned 24.5 team points and was tabbed the GPAC Most Outstanding Athlete of the Meet for the fifth time in her career. Rodencal currently owns the NAIA’s top times in both hurdles events. She has been named an NAIA National Athlete of the Week four times this outdoor season.
The list of all-conference honorees from Head Coach Matt Beisel’s programs also includes conference champions Emry Gutz (javelin), Jonny Jurchen (race walk), Trey Robertson (steeplechase) and Rodencal’s 4x4 teammates: Kayla Kirchner, Tayden Kirchner and Adysen McCarter. Jurchen broke the meet record with a 5,000-meter race walk time of 21:34.19. The following Bulldogs were runners up within their respective events: the women’s 4x1, Nathan Baldwin (hammer), Hayden Kluthe (110 hurdles), McCarter (400 meters) and Kiki Nyanok (long jump). There were nine Concordia athletes who garnered GPAC medals in multiple events.
This week’s slate includes the Concordia Twilight and the Loper Twilight. For more details, click HERE.
2026 GPAC Outdoor All-Conference
MEN
• Nathan Baldwin – hammer (2nd)
• Braxton Borer – 110 hurdles (3rd)
• Lucas Corwin – 4x800m relay (3rd); 800 meters (5th)
• Avery Eaves – 100 meters (7th); 200 meters (7th)
• Josiah Edwards – hammer (6th)
• Emry Gutz – javelin (1st)
• Jack Habegger – 5,000m race walk (2nd)
• Luke Hammang – 5,000m race walk (3rd)
• Micah Heins – pole vault (5th)
• Vaughn Hendrickson – 10,000 meters (4th)
• Evan Hill – pole vault (3rd)
• Jonny Jurchen – 5,000m race walk (1st)
• Hayden Kluthe – 110 hurdles (2nd); 400 hurdles (3rd)
• Trenton Kumm – 4x800m relay (3rd)
• Xavier Marburger – long jump (7th)
• Hank Moore – decathlon (5th)
• Jessup Pederson – 3,000m steeplechase (7th)
• Malaki Peoples – pole vault (7th)
• Trey Robertson – 3,000m steeplechase (1st)
• Justin Sherman – 4x800m relay (3rd)
• Keith Siek – 4x800m relay (3rd); 800 meters (6th)
• Cooper Stokebrand – discus (7th); shot put (8th)
• Tyler Suer – hammer (8th)
• David Unruh – pole vault (8th)
WOMEN
• Anna-Ruth Aschenbeck – 5,000m race walk (35:27.96)
• Hannah Beintema – 3,000m steeplechase (8th)
• Harper Boche – shot put (3rd); hammer (4th)
• Kennedee Canales – heptathlon (5th)
• Hadleigh Collison – 400 hurdles (5th)
• Mya Gawrych – hammer (7th)
• Marissa Heins – hammer (6th)
• Brittni Kinne – shot put (6th)
• Kayla Kirchner – 4x400m relay (1st); 4x100m relay (2nd); 400 meters (4th)
• Tayden Kirchner – 4x400m relay (1st)
• Carissa Kolle – discus (5th)
• Emma Kucera – javelin (4th)
• Landri Loos – 400 meters (6th)
• Adysen McCarter – 4x400m relay (1st); 400 meters (2nd); 4x100m relay (2nd); triple jump (3rd)
• Hallee Nickels – discus (8th)
• Josi Noble – 400 hurdles (3rd)
• Kiki Nyanok – long jump (2nd)
• Cassie Peatrowsky – pole vault (6th)
• Addie Reimer – heptathlon (4th)
• Lillee Richard – pole vault (7th)
• Ashley Robertson – 1,500 meters (7th)
• Adrianna Rodencal – 100 hurdles (1st); 400 hurdles (1st); 4x400m relay (1st); 4x100m relay (2nd)
• Cambria Saunders – 4x100m relay (2nd)
• Makenna Starkey – high jump (7th)
• Kayla Svoboda – 100 hurdles (3rd); pole vault (3rd)