Vogt Paces Women's Track and Field in Seward

SEWARD, Neb. – Doane women's track and field turned in a strong all-around performance at the Concordia Invite on Monday, highlighted by an NAIA automatic standard from Kat Vogt and several event titles from the Tigers.

Vogt posted one of the top performances of the day in the 400 meters, winning the event in 55.09 and hitting the NAIA "A" standard. She led a dominant Doane showing in the event as Kiley Hejtmanek placed third in 58.38 and Danie Parriott finished fourth in 58.80.

Doane also controlled the 100 meters, claiming the top three spots in the finals. Tania Gleason won the event in 12.01, followed by Neryah Hekl in second at 12.33 and Morgan Mahoney in third at 12.79. Gleason also paced the preliminary field with a time of 11.95, while Hekl qualified second in 12.08 and Mahoney advanced with a 12.60.

In the 200 meters, Elizabeth Wemhoff added another event title for the Tigers. The freshman crossed first in 24.47 and met the NAIA "B" standard. Dayle Haake placed 14th in 27.70 and Lauren Maly came in 19th at 28.80.

Doane picked up another first-place finish in the throws as Madison Heusinkvelt won the shot put with an NAIA "B" mark of 13.50 meters (44-3.5). Paige Bull followed in third at 12.65 meters, while Delaney Burge was fifth at 12.50 meters. Natylie Myers added a seventh-place finish with a throw of 12.15 meters, Grace Dean placed ninth at 11.75 meters, and Payton Cast was 12th at 11.28 meters.

Trinity Becher delivered a winning mark in the hammer throw for the Tigers, taking first place with an NAIA "B" toss of 51.78 meters (169-10). Myers added a 13th-place finish at 42.28 meters, while Bull was 22nd at 36.42 meters and Kiersten Klimek placed 28th at 29.41 meters.

The Tigers were especially strong in the triple jump, where Kyla Davis placed third with an NAIA "B" mark of 11.79 meters (38-8.25). Josie Garrett finished fourth at 11.52 meters, Jayden Meyer was fifth at 11.19 meters, Rosalyn Roggasch took sixth at 11.18 meters, and Addison Fahrnbruch placed seventh at 11.16 meters. Doane also received top-15 finishes from Adalin Bosak, Kali Drake, Halle Knapp, and Kyra Bowen.

Davis added a fourth-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 5.26 meters (17-3.25). Roggasch came in sixth at 5.21 meters, Felicia Deumi Nappi was eighth at 5.13 meters, and Chaney Nelson placed 10th at 5.09 meters.

Nelson also had a strong day in the hurdles, reaching the finals of the 100 hurdles and finishing fourth in 15.33 after running 15.15 in the prelims. She later placed second in the 400 hurdles in 1:05.87. Zaili Benish added a fourth-place finish in the 400 hurdles at 1:08.84, Britta Deden was seventh in 1:10.74, and Alyssa Plock finished ninth in 1:14.40.

In the field events, Doane had a solid showing in the javelin with four Tigers placing in the top 10. Addison Fahrnbruch led the way in second with a throw of 37.49 meters (123-0), while Mattie Pohl was third at 37.08 meters and Heusinkvelt finished fourth at 36.89 meters. Carly Rains added a 10th-place finish at 32.59 meters.

Doane's high jump group also produced. Katelynn Kratz and Kara Kudlacz tied for fourth after clearing 1.57 meters (5-1.75), while Madison Vogel, Elenna Koenig, and Kayley Thompson each cleared 1.52 meters. Jerzie Maher led the Tigers in the pole vault with a fourth-place finish at 2.98 meters (9-9.25).

On the track, Maddy Ramey paced Doane in the 800 meters with a seventh-place finish in 2:26.51. Laura Hasemann followed in 11th at 2:29.40, and Alison Bradford placed 12th in 2:30.84. Marissa Miles added a 15th-place finish in 2:32.61. In the 1500 meters, Kristen Billings led the Tigers with a third-place time of 5:17.37. Delaney Catron finished sixth in 5:25.18, while Grace Colbert came in seventh at 5:33.18.

In the longer distances, Evelyn Baker placed eighth in the 5000 meters with a time of 23:33.64 and Kenzie Spencer finished ninth in 23:44.93.

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