NORTHFIELD, Minn. – For the third time in program history – and the first time since 2004 – Concordia has won the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) women's outdoor track & field championship.
The Cobbers amassed 172 points over 22 events to win the conference title. Bethel placed second with 151 points, and St. Olaf finished third with a tally of 139.
| MEET RESULTS | CHAMPIONSHIP HOMEPAGE | CHAMPIONSHIP APPAREL |
The MIAC would like to thank St. Olaf College and Carleton College, their coaches, and staff for hosting the 2025 Outdoor Track & Field Championships and Multi-Event Championships.
RECORD BREAKERS
-Bethel's 4x400 relay team set new meet and facility records with a winning time of 3:49.34. Concordia's relay team also surpassed the previous facility mark.
-Bethel senior Ellie Hernes set new meet and facility records in the triple jump with a leap of 12.04 meters (39' 6").
-Bethel junior Shalom Sulungaine set a new facility record in the 400 meters with a time of 55.28.
-The Bethel and Saint Mary's 4x100-meter relay teams both surpassed the previous facility record in the event. The Royals' winning time of 47.38 is the new facility mark.
-Carleton senior Hannah Preisser set a new facility record in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 35:30.60 on Friday night.
-Saint Benedict senior Mary Kenney broke the facility record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:56.27.
-St. Olaf first-year Claire Stein and Saint Benedict senior Lauren Berg both surpassed the facility record in the 400-meter hurdles. Stein's time of 1:01.45 is the new Manitou-best mark.
CHAMPIONSHIP APPAREL
Official championship apparel is available for online purchase via the MIAC Shop powered by UNRestricted MKTG. The online MIAC Shop features officially licensed short-sleeve t-shirts, long-sleeve t-shirts, hooded sweatshirts, tank tops, and shorts to commemorate the 2026 men's and women's conference championship meets.
Final Women's Team Standings
1. Concordia – 172
2. Bethel – 151
3. St. Olaf – 139
4. Gustavus – 94
5. Saint Benedict – 78
6. Saint Mary's – 71
T7. Carleton – 59
T7. Macalester – 59
9. Hamline – 18
10. St. Scholastica – 16
11. Augsburg – 1
HANDING OUT THE HARDWARE
The top three finishers in each event automatically earn All-Conference honors, and the 4th-through-6th place finishers receive Honorable Mention distinction. All-Conference honorees are listed below.
Women's 100-Meter Dash
1. Zari Young, Saint Mary's – 11.93
2. Samantha Munson, Saint Mary's – 12.11
3. Emily Rengo, Concordia – 12.12
Women's 200-Meter Dash
1. Samantha Munson, Saint Mary's – 25.22
2. Izzi Jaeckle, St. Olaf – 25.30
3. Shalom Sulungaine, Bethel – 25.35
Women's 400-Meter Dash
1. Shalom Sulungaine, Bethel – 55.28 #
2. Madi Pelowski, Bethel – 55.67
3. Izzi Jaeckle, St. Olaf – 56.53
Women's 800-Meter Run
1. Mya Slavin, Saint Mary's – 2:10.85
2. Lauren Tittel, Carleton – 2:12.40
3. Kyla Nygaard, Concordia – 2:12.59
Women's 5000-Meter Run
1. Hannah Preisser, Carleton – 17:22.10
2. Molly Liston, Gustavus – 17:29.69
3. Kate Fox, Macalester – 17:42.43
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
1. Michaela Zenz, Bethel – 14.76
2. Claire Stein, St. Olaf – 14.77
3. Lauren Pearson, Concordia – 14.86
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
1. Claire Stein, St. Olaf – 1:01.45 #
2. Lauren Berg, Saint Benedict – 1:01.49 #
3. Josie Brown, Concordia – 1:01.84
Women's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
1. Mary Kenney, Saint Benedict – 10:56.27 #
2. Abigale Lindquist, St. Olaf – 11:08.01
3. Kelyn Henry-Perlich, Concordia – 11:13.68
Women's Shot Put
1. Arabella Sutch, Gustavus – 13.52m (44' 4.25")
2. Tessa Myatt, Macalester – 13.36m (43' 10")
3. Chloe Mueffelmann, Concordia – 13.35m (43' 9.75")
Women's Hammer Throw
1. Anna Speratos, Bethel – 55.12m (180' 10")
2. Ella Stritesky, St. Scholastica – 53.83m (176' 7")
3. Jessica Lin, Macalester – 48.85m (160' 3")
Women's Pole Vault
1. AnnaGrace Nelson, Bethel – 3.63m (11' 10.75")
2. Abigail Frei, St. Olaf – 3.63m (11' 10.75")
3. Jaylyn Ahlberg, Saint Benedict – 3.53m (11' 7")
Women's Triple Jump
1. Ellie Hernes, Bethel – 12.04m (39' 6") *#
2. Kaylee Hawks, Gustavus – 11.74m (38' 6.25")
3. Ava Loftness, Gustavus – 11.52m (37' 9.50")
Women's 4x100-Meter Relay
1. Bethel (Paulson, Maki, Kaping, Olson-Skog) – 47.38 #
2. Saint Mary's (Young, M. Munson, Saamanen, S. Munson) – 47.43 #
3. Concordia (Fynboh, Rengo, Osborne, Sandman) – 48.22
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
1. Bethel (Pelowski, Slaybaugh, Bingham, Sulungaine) – 3:49.34 *#
2. Concordia (Rengo, Brown, Warner, Nygaard) – 3:50.55 #
3. St. Olaf (Jaeckle, Mickelson, DiNardo, Semple) – 3:56.04
* Meet Record
# Facility Record