Grand Rapids, Michigan - The women's track & field team concluded the two day WHAC Indoor Championships with a third place finish. The Saints tallied 125.5 points and recorded one conference champion on the day. Indiana Tech won the meet with 178.5 points.
Madison Rempalski was named the conference's Most Valuable Performer as she totaled 26 points. In addition to winning the 5000 meters on Friday, she won the Mile (5:00.08) and placed third in the 1,000 meters (3:01.29). Her time in the mile improves her "A" standard and strengths her hold on the #4 spot on the Saints All-Time List. She currently sits in seventh in the mile on the NAIA's performance list. Also in the mile, the Saints secured more points with
Lauren Wooer (4th place - 5:24.27),
Emma Monroe (7th place - 5:45.39), and
Kyra Beemer (8th place - 5:47.65).
The 1,000 meters was another productive event for AQ as
Amber Koole placed second with a time of 3:00.22, while
Ella Koons was fifth (3:05.48). Koole would hit the provisional qualifier for Nationals in the 1k and would also place third in the 600 meters (1:37.79).
Cadence Schultz also picked up a point in the 600 meters with an eighth place finish (1:40.85). The middle distance crew also tallied points in the 800 meters with
Lexi Hurst (4th place - 2:20.62) and Wooer (5th place - 2:21.12). Hurst and Schultz would team up with
Theresa Judd and
Sophia Schrauben to place sixth in the 1600 meter relay (4:07.46).
The Saints also picked up points in the triple jump and the shot put.
Lindsey Strutz placed second in the triple jump with a mark of 36-4.25 to achieve the new #4 performance in school history.
Alexis Furgason secured fourth place with a jump of 34-10.25. In the shot put
Maelie Hope placed second (44-1.5), while Strutz finished in seventh with a toss of 39-4.5.
The women's 4x800 meter relay was named the meets Most Outstanding Performance. The quartet of Hurst, Koons, Koole, and Wooer ran a 9:15.00 and currently sit in second place on the NAIA Performance List.
Maria Skrycki was named Aquinas' Champions of Character representative.
Aquinas will now switch their attention to the NAIA National Championships that will be contested in Gainesville, Florida in two weeks.
