2020 HCAC Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship

Hanover Claims 2020 Women’s Indoor Title

Hanover Claims 2020 Women’s Indoor Title
Posted: Feb 22, 2020
 


 

COMPLETE RESULTS

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The 2020 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Indoor Track and Field Championship was held at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on Saturday, with Hanover College capturing the women's title. 

The Panthers took first with 148.5 points, bypassing the runners up, Rose-Hulman, who recorded 125.5 points. Manchester University finished in third with 113 points, with Bluffton taking fourth with 69 points and Mount St. Joseph finishing fifth with 60 points. Earlham College (48) placed sixth, Anderson University (45) finished seventh, Franklin College (26) placed eighth, Defiance College (21) took ninth and Transylvania University (6) took 10th.

In both the track and field events, many teams were represented on top of the podium. In the first event of the day, Hannah Wappes captured the title for Manchester in the 5K run, with a time of 18:26.23. Wappes would pick up another individual title, in the one-mile race, with a time of 5:35.17 securing the win for the senior.

In the women's distance medley relay, Manchester added another win, with the team of Lauren Smith, Brooke Bouwens, Sara Lopez-Ochoa and Ana Acevedo's time of 13:31.16 picking up first.  In the 4x200 relay it was Rose-Hulman who teamed up for victory, with Mary-Helen Shomba, Katrina Agustin, Emily Peterson and Tina Rogers turning in a time of 1:49.22 for the win.

In the 60 meter hurdles a new HCAC record was set by Shomba, who's time of 8.90 is a new Rose-Hulman record and puts her in ninth in current Division III times of 2020. In the 400 meter dash, Hanover's Kenna Hunter took the title with a run of 1:00.16. The Panthers took the next race as well, with Zaleeya Martin running a time of 8.05 for the win in the 60 meter dash.

In the 800 meter, Ana Acevedo captured the title with a time of 2:25.43 for Manchester. In the women's 800 meter dash, Shomba of Rose-Hulman picked up her second title, with a time of 26.53 putting her on top of the podium. To cap the night, Hanover won the 4x400 relay, with Alijah Craig, Sawyer Osmun, Makenzie Carroll and Kenna Hunter finishing in a time of 4:13.34 for the win.

In the field events, Madi Bowman brought home a pair of wins for Defiance, taking the weight throw (15.99m) and the shot put (11.29m). The women's triple jump was won by Hanover's Hunter, who jumped 10.50m for the win. For Anderson, Mariah Murray set a Raven's record, clearing a height of 1.62m for the win. Another record-breaking performance in the pole vault, where Mount St. Joseph's Anna Schoster cleared a height of 3.63m, a new HCAC record en rout to the title. To wrap up the field events, Madison Huelskamp from Earlham locked up the women's long jump with a leap of 5.09m.

The HCAC recognizes the top three finishers in events as HCAC All-Conference. The complete list of HCAC All-Conference honorees are listed below. In a vote of league coaches, the following student-athletes were honored with the marque awards of the meet:

Women's Indoor Most Valuable Runner of the Meet: Hannah Wappes, Manchester

Women's Indoor Most Valuable Field Athlete of the Meet: Madison Bowman, Defiance College

Women's Indoor Freshman of the Year: Madison Hueslkamp, Earlham and Caitlyn Renner, Bluffton

Women's Coach of the Year: Rachel Sharpe, Hanover

For more information regarding the 2020 HCAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship, please visit the links below.

Championship Website

Championship Merchandise

Championship Program

Live Results

Live Video

For more information on HCAC men's and women's 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.

Women's HCAC All-Conference

Event

Team

Name

School

Triple Jump

First-Team

Kenna Hunter

Hanover

Triple Jump

Second-Team

Sydney Larson

Rose-Hulman

Triple Jump

Honorable Mention

Elle Ogden

Rose-Hulman

Shot Put

First-Team

Madison Bowman

Defiance

Shot Put

Second-Team

Erin Browning

Hanover

Shot Put

Honorable Mention

Stephanie Fox

Bluffton

Weight Throw

First-Team

Madison Bowman

Defiance

Weight Throw

Second-Team

Erin Browning

Hanover

Weight Throw

Honorable Mention

Mariah Grider

Hanover

High Jump

First-Team

Mariah Murray

Anderson

High Jump

Second-Team

Andi Meyer

Mount St. Joseph

High Jump

Honorable Mention

Kenna Hunter

Hanover

High Jump

Honorable Mention

Dara Smith

Rose-Hulman

Pole Vault

First-Team

Anna Schoster

Mount St. Joseph

Pole Vault

Second-Team

Meagan Trimpey

Manchester

Pole Vault

Honorable Mention

Andi Meyer

Mount St. Joseph

Long Jump

First-Team

Madison Huelskamp

Earlham

Long Jump

Second-Team

Caitlyn Renner

Bluffton

Long Jump

Honorable Mention

Kenna Hunter

Hanover

5K

First-Team

Hannah Wappes

Manchester

5K

Second-Team

Arig Tong

Hanover

5K

Honorable Mention

Emily Ewen

Manchester

Dist. Medley Relay

First-Team

Lauren Smith, Brooke Bouwens, Sara Lopez-Ochoa, Ana Acevedo

Manchester

Dist. Medley Relay

Second-Team

Angelina Gregory, Lex Desenberg, Emma Bowling, Taylor Wooten

Franklin

Dist. Medley Relay

Honorable Mention

Sarozjani Hunter, Karen Folz, Rachel Shubella, Haley Braker

Rose-Hulman

4x200 Relay

First-Team

Mary-Helen Shomba, Katrina Agustin, Emily Peterson, Tina Rogers

Rose-Hulman

4x200 Relay

Second-Team

Madalynn Schifer, Taijah Lewis, Caitlyn Renner, Nina McGinn

Bluffton

4x200 Relay

Honorable Mention

Alijah Craig, Makenzie Carroll, Alexis Gerke, Zaleeya Martin

Hanover

1-Mile

First-Team

Hannah Wappes

Manchester

1-Mile

Second-Team

Ana Acevedo

Manchester

1-Mile

Honorable Mention

Sawyer Osmun

Hanover

60 Meter Hurdles

First-Team

Mary-Helen Shomba

Rose-Hulman

60 Meter Hurdles

Second-Team

Ana Schoster

Mount St. Joseph

60 Meter Hurdles

Honorable Mention

Kenna Hunter

Hanover

400 Meter Dash

First-Team

Kenna Hunter

Hanover

400 Meter Dash

Second-Team

Dara Smith

Rose-Hulman

400 Meter Dash

Honorable Mention

Tina Rogers

Rose-Hulman

60 Meter Dash

First-Team

Zaleeya Martin

Hanover

60 Meter Dash

Second-Team

Mariah Murray

Anderson

60 Meter Dash

Honorable Mention

Nina McGinn

Bluffton

800 Meter Run

First-Team

Ana Acevedo

Manchester

800 Meter Run

Second-Team

Hannah Wappes

Manchester

800 Meter Run

Honorable Mention

Emma Roth

Mount St. Joseph

200 Meter Dash

First-Team

Mary-Helen Shomba

Rose-Hulman

200 Meter Dash

Second-Team

Taijah Lewis

Bluffton

200 Meter Dash

Honorable Mention

Mariah Murray

Anderson

3K

First-Team

Hannah Wappes

Manchester

3K

Second-Team

Ana Acevedo

Manchester

3K

Honorable Mention

Arig Tong

Hanover

4x400 Relay

First-Team

 Alijah Craig, Sawyer Osmun, Makenzie Carroll, Kenna Hunter

Hanover

4x400 Relay

Second-Team

Emily Peterson, Clare Bruns, Lois Cheatham, Dara Smith

Rose-Hulman

4x400 Relay

Honorable Mention

Katelyn Englert, Emily Smatlak, Mariah Murray, Victoria Baver

Anderson