The Northwest Missouri State track and field squads competed in their final meets before the conference championships, capturing four event titles and a pair of NCAA Division II provisional marks at the Kip Janvrin Open and Viking Classic.
 
Kip Janvrin Open Events
(M) 100-meter Dash: Freshman Cash Emgarten placed 19th overall and first among Div. II competitors in the race with a time of 11.05.
 
(M) 200-meter Dash: Cash Emgarten crossed the finish line with a time of 22.55 and secured 15th overall.
 
(M) 800-meter Run: Isaac Sorensen claimed third for Div. II and 22nd overall with a time of 1:55.35. Following close behind was Jack Beard with a time of 1:55.78, earning 24th overall and fourth among Div. II runners. Andres Kemper (1:57.91), Bentley St. John (1:59.29), and Ryker Pithan (1:59.36) secured seventh, ninth, and 10th among Div. II schools and 43rd, 53rd, and 54th overall. Sorensen, Beard, and Kemper all recorded new personal-bests in the event.
 
(W) 800-meter Run: Freshman Bailey Robinson earned a new personal-best time of 2:19.42 with a fourth-place Div. II finish and placed 24th overall.
 
(W) 400-meter Hurdles: Unattached freshman Josie McGraw secured fourth overall with a time of 1:04.21.
 
(M) 1,500-meter Run: Junior Grayson Tapp crossed the finish line with a time of 3:49.12 for a fifth-place overall finish and a first-place Div. II finish. 
 
(W) 1,500-meter Run: Freshmen Ava Campbell and Taylor Rodgers claimed new personal-best times of 4:55.51 and 5:04.86 while placing 20th and 35th in the event. Campbell and Rodgers captured fifth and seventh among Div. II competitors respectively. 
 
Graduate Assistant Alyna Thibault secured fourth in the event as an unattached competitor with a time of 4:28.47.
 
(M) 5,000-meter Run: Freshman Hunter DeLeeuw crossed the finish line with a time of 14:53.95 giving him a seventh-place finish and third among Div. II athletes. Senior Austin Goetsche secured 12th overall and fifth among Div. II runners with a time of 14:58.39. Rounding out the top three for the 'Cats was Levi Allen with a time of 15:13.14, earning a ninth-place Div. II finish and 27th overall. All three runners set new personal-best times in the event. 
 
(M) 3,000-meter Steeplechase: Elijah Dix captured fourth against Div. II competitors and 14th overall with a new personal-best time of 9:38.99. Alex Jackson placed 31st with a time of 10:19.53. Jackson placed ninth among Div. II athletes. 
 
(W) 3,000-meter Steeplechase: Junior Mayson Hartley captured a Div. II second-place finish with a time of 11:23.06. Hartley placed 10th overall in the event. 
 
Viking Classic Events
(M) Shot Put: Freshman Alex Wilson secured a runner-up finish with a throw of 15.26m (50-0.75).
 
(W) Shot Put: With a throw of 12.53m (41-1.5), Jordyn Matiyow claimed the event title. 
 
(M) Discus Throw: Demarii Williams secured first place overall with a throw of 46.03m (151-0). Dustin Wurtz had a throw of 43.30m (142-0) to claim fourth. Alex Wilson placed eighth overall with a throw of 40.40m (132-6). 
 
(W) Discus Throw: Freshman Jordyn Matiyow placed eighth with a new personal-best throw of 39.00m (127-11).
 
(W) Javelin Throw: In her collegiate debut, Kalyn Washburn secured the event crown with a Division II provisional throw of 42.69m (140-0) – giving her the fifth-farthest women's javelin throw in school history.
 
(M) Hammer Throw: Junior Josh Shelly secured a provisional throw of 57.44m (188-5), captured the event crown while setting the second-farthest hammer throw in the Northwest record books. Coming in right behind Shelly was Dustin Wurtz with a second-place finish and a 51.59m (169-3) throw. Alex Wilson earned a throw of 48.06m (157-8) and placed fourth overall. Shelly and Wilson set new personal-bests in the event.
 
(W) Hammer Throw: Margherita Sala and Alli Poage claimed second and third respectively with throws of 45.75m (150-1) and 45.65m (149-9). Sid Koehler secured 10th place in the event with a throw of 42.21m (138-6).
 
Up Next:
Northwest track and field will gear up to head to Pittsburg, Kan. to compete in the three-day MIAA Championship meet from May 1-3.  
 
2025-26 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times - MEN
Truman Hare, 46.53 – (M) 400-meter Dash
Logan Arellano, 47.10 – (M) 400-meter Dash
Frank Sparks, 14.31 – (M) 110-meter Hurdles
Danny Jantzen, 51.51 – (M) 400-meter Hurdles
Aiden O'Leary, 52.89 – (M) 400-meter Hurdles
Riley Witt, 1:48.23 – (M) 800-meter Run
Maxime Touron, 1:48.50 – (M) 800-meter Run
Christian Lanphier, 1:49.84 – (M) 800-meter Run
Charlie Kinslow, 1:50.20 – (M) 800-meter Run
Aziz Mohammed, 3:38.68 – (M) 1,500-meter Run
Maxime Touron, 3:42.37 – (M) 1,500-meter Run
Riley Witt, 3:44.12 – (M) 1,500-meter Run
Drew Atkins, 13:40.86 – (M) 5,000-meter Run
Barnabe Gabillet, 8:58.96 – (M) 3,000-meter Steeplechase
Drew Atkins, 28:43.25 – (M) 10,000-meter Run
Danny Jantzen, Logan Arellano, Christian Lanphier, Truman Hare, 3:09.19 – (M) 4x400-meter Relay
David Parker II, 14.97m – (M) Triple Jump
Tyrus Smith, 17.20m – (M) Shot Put
Tyrus Smith, 51.14m – (M) Discus Throw
Josh Shelly, 57.44m – (M) Hammer Throw
 
2025-26 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times - WOMEN
Jaurdin Mallory, 11.60 – (W) 100-meter Dash
Krysta Abel, 11.61 – (W) 100-meter Dash
Melanie Roland, 24.02 – (W) 200-meter Dash
Jaurdin Mallory, 24.07 – (W) 200-meter Dash
Melanie Roland, 52.92 – (W) 400-meter Dash
Kennedi Cline, 53.94 – (W) 400-meter Dash
Marie Dea, 55.37 – (W) 400-meter Dash
Kendall Tietjen, 59.71 – (W) 400-meter Hurdles
Marie Dea, 2:06.35 – (W) 800-meter Run
Jadyn Barnes, 2:10.16 – (W) 800-meter Run
Kiki Witt, 10:30.69 – (W) 3000-meter Steeplechase
Krysta Abel, Kennedi Cline, Jaurdin Mallory, Hallie Henfling, 45.39 – (W) 4x100-meter Relay
Kalyn Washburn, 42.69m – (W) Javelin Throw
 
Top 10 Northwest Women's Javelin
Luisarys Toledo - 3/29/25 - 161-4
Shelley Laures - 5/25/17 - 151-9
Nicole Hopkins - 4/1/17 - 148-9
Lindsey Biermann - 4/24/10 - 140-5
Kalyn Washburn - 4/24/26 - 140-0
Amy Green - 1987 - 139-9
Josie Zeiger - 4/13/22 - 139-6
Dxie Wescott - 1983 - 139-4
Kate Walter - 4/7/12 - 137-04
Addison Long - 4/27/23 - 135-8
 
Top 10 Northwest Men's Hammer Throw
Ben McKim - 5/8-9/10 - 193-2
Josh Shelly - 4/24/26 - 188-5
Travis MacKenzie - 2006 - 185-0
Daniel McKim - 2004 - 183-9
Austin Gray - 4/2/11 - 183-3
Zac Bendrick - 4/6/13 - 175-9
Dustin Wurtz - 4/16/26 - 173-5
Robb Kellogg - 1992 - 171-5
Conrad Woosley - 2002 - 170-11
Mason Gardner - 5/4/18 - 168-4