PUEBLO, Colo. — Northwest Missouri State University senior sprinter Tiffany Hughey capped her stellar career by becoming the most decorated outdoor women's track and field athlete for the Bearcats with her sixth and seventh All-America honors at the 2025 NCAA Division II Track & Field Outdoor Championships at the CSUP ThunderBowl.
 
Hughey posted a fourth-place finish in the women's 400-meter dash and then she capped the afternoon with a runner-up finish in the women's 4x400-meter relay. Hughey's seven outdoor All-America accolades pushed her passed Luisarys Toledo's previous Bearcat best of six All-America honors.
 
The Bearcat women secured 13 team points and tied for 19th in the team standings. It marks the eighth time the Bearcat women have landed a top-20 team finish – and it's the fourth time in the last five years they have finished in the top 20. The Northwest men tied for 27th overall with eight team points.

Northwest produced 13 NCAA Div. II All-America performances at the national meet.

Northwest's 2025 NCAA Outdoor All-America Performers
MEN
Grant Bradley - 3,000M Steeplechase (2nd)
Riley Witt - 800M (12th)
4x400M Relay - Keith Griffin III, Gavyn Monday, Logan Arellano, Christian Lanphier (10th)

WOMEN
Tiffany Hughey - 400M (4th)
Chloe Saenz - 400M (10th)
4x400M Relay - Chloe Saenz, Jaedy Commins, Jadyn Barnes, Melanie Roland, Tiffany Hughey (2nd)
 
FIELD EVENTS
(W) Javelin: Luisarys Toledo did not produce a mark in three attempts on Saturday in the javelin.
 
RUNNING EVENTS
(W) 400m: Hughey's run for back-to-back championships fell short, as she crossed the finish line at 52.67 to claim fourth place. Hughey gained three All-America marks in the women's 400m dash in her Bearcat career.
 
RELAYS
(M) 4x100m: The team of Moses Koroma, Dominic Sedlacek, Gavyn Monday and Joel Dos Santos did not finish in the event.
 
(W) 4x400m: The quartet of Chloe Saenz, Jadyn Barnes, Melanie Roland and Tiffany Hughey narrowly missed out on a national championship and nabbed a second-place finish with a time of 3:32.91. Hughey ran the final leg at a blistering time of 51.08 to help the Bearcats set a school record in Saturday's 4x400-meter relay. The 4x400 relay capped the illustrious career for Hughey as she added her seventh all-time All-America honor. It is the third straight year the women's 4x400 squad has finished first or second in at the NCAA outdoor championships.

It was the fourth-fastest time recorded for a women's 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Div. II national championship meet and on the NCAA Div. II all-time 4x400 list.

1. Lincoln (May 26, 2007) - 3:32.31
2. Lincoln (May 23, 2025) - 3:32.62
3. Angelo State (May 25, 2024) - 3:32.88
4. Northwest Missouri State (May 23, 2025) - 3:32.91
5. Fresno Pacific (May 23, 2025) - 3:33.12

With Hughey's seven outdoor and six indoor accomplishments, she completes her Bearcat collegiate career with 13 All-America citations.
 
Hughey's Outdoor All-America Honors
400m (2023) – 10th Place
4x100 Relay (2023) – 8th Place
4x400 Relay (2023) – 1st Place
400Mm (2024) – 1st Place
4x400 Relay (2024) – 2nd Place
400m (2025) – 4th Place
4x400 Relay (2025) – 2nd Place

Hughey's Indoor All-America Honors
400m (2022) - 9th Place
4x400 Relay (2022) - 6th Place
400m (2023) - 3rd Place
4x400 Relay (2023) - 1st Place
400m (2024) - 1st Place
4x400 Relay (2024) - 1st Place