MARION, IND. - For the third-consecutive year, the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships return to the campus of Indiana Wesleyan University on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The Wildcats have the unique opportunity to compete for a national title at home. IWU has 16 total entries in the three-day meet.

Emma Harbert will be the first Wildcat to compete at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21 in the Women's Heptathlon. Below is a complete list of who will represent IWU this week, their events, and their season bests. 

Last year, the Wildcats earned seven All-Americans awards in the 2024 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. The women's team finished in 11th place in 2024, while the men took 15th place overall. 

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WOMEN'S PROGRAM (NAIA RANK, NAME, EVENT, SEASON BEST) 

• No. 10 – Merideth DeVries – Discus – 47.27m
• No. 11 – Cadence Traylor – 10,000 Meters - 36:36.33
• No. 12 – Emma Harbert – Heptathlon – 4,462
• No. 12 – Tessa Mozzi – Discus Throw – 46.69m
• No. 13 – Ally Hawk – 400m Hurdles – 1:02.37
• No. 14 – Bri Nichols – Discus Throw – 45.79m
• No. 19 – 4x800 Meter Relay – 9:22.07
  • Elizabeth Barrett, Olivia Bohanon, Karis Hunter, Kyrah Maas, Abby Wallace
• No. 20 – Merideth DeVries – Shot Put – 13.23m
• No. 24 – 4x400 Meter Relay – 3:54.69
  • Dylainey Floyd, Ally Hawk, Karis Hunter, Ella Maas, Anna Vie

MEN'S PROGRAM (NAIA RANK, NAME, EVENT, SEASON BEST)

• No. 2 – 4x800 Meter Relay – 7:31.12
  • Alec Foster, Jacob Harberts, Tommy Ott, Braden Sweet, Zeb Wilson
• No. 3 – Ridge Willard – Decathlon – 6,742
• No. 3 – Eli Fullerton – 10,000 Meters – 29:48.31
• No. 5 – Eli Fullerton – 5,000 Meters – 14:17.72
• No. 5 – Braden Sweet – 800 Meters – 1:50.30
• No. 18 – Talan Asay – High Jump – 2.01m
• No. 19 – Josh Bainbridge – 10,000 Meters – 30:45.71

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21

• Field Events
  • 10:00 a.m. – Men's Decathlon – (100m, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump, 400m) – Ridge Willard
  • 10:30 a.m. – Women's Heptathlon (100m Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put, 200m) – Emma Harbert
• Track Events
  • 4:30 p.m. – Women's 400m Hurdles (Semi-Final) – Ally Hawk
  • 6:15 p.m. – Women's 4x800 Meter Relay (Semi-Final) – Elizabeth Barrett, Olivia Bohanon, Karis Hunter, Kyrah Maas, Abby Wallace
  • 6:50 p.m. – Men's 4x800 Meter Relay (Semi-Final) – Alec Foster, Jacob Harberts, Tommy Ott, Braden Sweet, Zeb Wilson
  • 8:20 p.m. – 10,000 Meters (Final) – Cadence Traylor
  • 9:10 p.m. – Men's 10,000 Meters (Final) – Eli Fullerton, Josh Bainbridge

THURSDAY, MAY 22

• Field Events
  • 10:00 a.m. – Men's Decathlon – (110m Hurdles, Discus, Pole Vault, Javelin, 1,500m) – Ridge Willard
  • 11:00 a.m. – Women's Heptathlon (Long Jump, Javelin, 800m) – Emma Harbert
  • 1:00 p.m. – Women's Shot Put (Final) – Merideth DeVries
  • 4:30 p.m. – Men's High Jump (Final) – Talan Asay
• Track Events 
  • 2:50 p.m. – Men's 800 Meters (Semi-Final) – Braden Sweet
  • 6:10 p.m. – Women's 4x800 Meter Relay (Final) – Elizabeth Barrett, Olivia Bohanon, Karis Hunter, Kyrah Maas, Abby Wallace
  • 6:30 p.m. – Men's 4x800 Meter Relay (Final) – Alec Foster, Jacob Harberts, Tommy Ott, Braden Sweet, Zeb Wilson
  • 7:35 p.m. – Men's 5,000 Meters (Semi-Final) – Eli Fullerton
  • 8:15 p.m. – Women's 4x400 Meter Relay (Semi-Final) – Dylainey Floyd, Ally Hawk, Karis Hunter, Ella Maas, Anna Vie

FRIDAY, MAY 23 

• Field Events
  • 3:00 p.m. – Women's Discus (Final) – Merideth DeVries, Tessa Mozzi, Bri Nichols
• Track Events
  • 3:10 p.m. – Women's 400m Hurdles (Final) – Ally Hawk
  • 4:00 p.m. – Men's 800 Meters (Final) – Braden Sweet
  • 4:55 p.m. – Men's 5,000 Meters (Final) – Eli Fullerton
  • 5:15 p.m. – Women's 4x400 Meter Relay (Final) – Dylainey Floyd, Ally Hawk, Karis Hunter, Ella Maas, Anna Vie

 


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