CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the results of the Women’s Outdoor Track and Field preseason poll, with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology picked to claim the title in 2023 in a vote among league coaches.
The Fightin’ Engineers are coming off a 2023 HCAC Indoor Track and Field Championship title, and picked up nine first-place votes in route to 81 points. Hanover College finished in second with 72 points and snagging the final first-place vote. Manchester University (66) finished in third, Franklin College (57) took fourth and Mount St. Joseph University (48) finished in fifth to round out the top-five.
Listed below is the 2023 HCAC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Preseason Poll and the 2023 HCAC Athletes to Watch. For more information on HCAC Track and Field, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the Internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
2023 HCAC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Preseason Poll
| 1. |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (9) |
81 |
| 2. |
Hanover College (1) |
72 |
| 3. |
Manchester University |
66 |
| 4. |
Franklin College |
57 |
| 5. |
Mount St. Joseph University |
48 |
| 6. |
Transylvania University |
39 |
| 7. |
Bluffton University |
27 |
| 8. |
Defiance College |
24 |
| 9. |
Anderson University |
19 |
| 10. |
Earlham College |
17 |
2023 HCAC Athletes to Watch:
Anderson
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Events |
| Julia Drier |
FY |
Muskegon, Ind. |
Sprints |
| Lydia Dyer |
SO |
Harlan, Ind. |
Middle Distance |
| Noelle Loller |
SR |
Lapel, Ind. |
Distance |
| Paige McKain |
FY |
Brownstown, Ind. |
Distance |
| Jada Stansberry |
FY |
Alexandria, Ind. |
Sprints |
Bluffton
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Events |
| Jenia Freewalt |
JR |
Delphos, Ohio |
Distance |
| Kailea Kerr |
SO |
Manchester, Ind. |
Sprints |
| Paige Massie |
FY |
Alvada, Ohio |
Sprints, Jumps |
| Emma Payne |
SR |
Hicksville, Ohio |
Throws |
| Maddy Schifer |
SR |
Bucyrus, Ohio |
Sprints |
Defiance
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Events |
| Lisa-Maria Markau |
SR |
Berlin, Germany |
Sprints |
Earlham
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Events |
| Madison Huelscamp |
SR |
Sidney, Ohio |
Jumps |
| Olivia Kyrk |
JR |
Cardington, Ohio |
Sprints, Jumps |
Franklin
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Events |
| Jill Anspaugh |
SR |
Shelbyville, Ind. |
Distance |
| Aloria Kines |
FY |
Owensburg, Ind. |
Throws |
| Haley Makowski |
SO |
Osceola, Ind. |
Middle Distance, Relays |
| Alison Muck |
FY |
Edinburgh, Ind. |
Sprints, Relays |
| Sarah O’Day |
JR |
Avon, Ind. |
Sprints, Relays |
Hanover
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Events |
| Jess Beckman |
SR |
Connersville, Ind. |
Throws |
| Natalie Day |
SO |
Sellersburg, Ind. |
Hurdles |
| Nina Jazdzewski |
SO |
Lexington, Ky. |
Pole Vault |
| Zaleeya Martin |
SR |
Shelbyville, Ind. |
Sprints, Relay, Jumps |
| Jessie Stenger |
SO |
St. Leon, Ind. |
Throws |
Manchester
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Events |
| Brooke Bouwens |
SR |
Lake Odessa, Mich. |
Hurdles, Jumps |
| Hannah Brubaker |
SR |
Goshen, Ind. |
Distance |
| Carley Camp |
SO |
Logansport, Ind. |
Throws |
| Elizabeth Lohman |
SR |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
Distance |
| Adelle Stanko |
SR |
Okemos, Mich. |
Sprints, Jumps |
Mount St. Joseph
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Events |
| Sydney Bell |
SO |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Sprints, Relays |
| Bella Calhoun |
FY |
Corinth, Ky. |
Hurdles, Relays |
| Londyn Frazier |
FY |
Hebron, Ky. |
Jumps, Relays |
| Madalyn Hudnall |
FY |
Waldron, Ind. |
Jumps, Throws |
| Jill Wilhelm |
FY |
St. Leon, Ind. |
Jumps, Throws |
Rose-Hulman
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Events |
| Rofiat Adeyemi |
JR |
Austin, Texas |
Jumps |
| Katrina Agustin |
SR |
Edwardsville, Ill. |
Sprints, Hurdles |
| Madison Lindfelt |
SR |
Carmel, Ind. |
Middle Distance |
| Emily Peterson |
SR |
Ionia, Mich. |
Sprints |
Transylvania
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Events |
| Farris Howard |
FY |
Murray, Ky. |
Jumps |
| Kaycee Moore |
FY |
Morehead, Ky. |
Middle Distance |
| Taylor Roark |
SO |
Union, Ky. |
Jumps |