Women's Track and Field | 5/6/2025 10:24:00 AM
SALINA, Kan. – The McPherson College women's track and field team recorded an eighth-place finish at the KCAC Championships, which wrapped up Friday evening.
The Bulldogs tallied 30 points while Ottawa won the meet with 165 points.
The Bulldogs were led by a pair of first-place finishes in the field events.
Kara Alexander claimed the title in the shot put with a mark of 13.03m while
Cara Shultz won the gold medal in the discus after recording an effort of 40.43m.
Shultz had a solid effort in the shot put, taking second with a mark of 12.86m.
Stephanie Schmidt was 26
th (8.10m). Shultz continued her solid championship with a seventh-place finish in the hammer throw. She garnered a mark of 40.11m while Alexander was 14
th (36.59m).
In the 100m,
Zakeirah Johnson narrowly missed a top-10 finish, taking 11
th with a time of 12.39.
Niobe Holder was 13
th, crossing the line in 12.44.
Zoe Jerke tallied an 18
th-place effort in the javelin with an effort of 26.54m.
Alexis Wolfe was 20
th (24.31m) while Schmidt took 25
th (20.43m).
Johanna Walker claimed a pair of top-25 finishes. She was 18
th in the 1,500m (6:27.64) while placing 23
rd in the 800m (3:05.20).
The Bulldogs return to action Friday, May 9, at the Concordia Twilight Meet.
