Women’s Track and Field Finish Runner-Up at AMC Championships

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Columbia College women’s track and field team competed at the 2024 American Midwest Conference (AMC) Championships, finishing runner-up. The Cougars totaled 162 points, 14 points behind the top finisher, William Woods (Mo.).
 
Ten Cougars were named to the AMC All-Conference team, while Madeline Burton also qualified for Nationals in javelin.
 
All-Conference Athletes

• Caleigh Huot (200 Meter Dash, 4×100 Meter Relay, 4×400 Meter Relay)
• Rachel Hargis (4×100 Meter Relay, 4×400 Meter Relay)
• Marianna Tomc (4×100 Meter Relay)
• Whitney Shinn (4×400 Meter Relay)
• Taylor Yoder (4×400 Meter Relay)
• Gracie Schultz (4×100 Meter Relay)
• Madeline Burton (Triple Jump, Javelin)
• Jeanette Woehrle (Shot Put, Discus)
• Kaitlyn Hatfield (Discus)
• Ellie Berendzen (Hammer)

 
AMC Champions

• Kaitlyn Hatfield (Discus – 38.51m)
• Madeline Burton (Javelin – 41.48m)

 
100 Meter Dash
Rachel Hargis – 13th (13.44)
Gracie Schultz – 15th (13.59)
 
200 Meter Dash
Caleigh Huot – 2nd (26.90)
Rachel Hargis – 10th (27.49) 
Gracie Schultz – 12th (28.08)
Madeline Burton – 20th (29.86)
 
400 Meter Dash
Rachel Hargis – 4th (1:02.47)
Whitney Shinn – 6th (1:08.01)
 
800 Meter Run
Taylor Yoder – 4th (2:26.55)
Kierstin Maddox – 11th (2:36.49)
Carly Dorson – 13th (2:47.54)
 
5000 Meter Run 
Xavia Cullers – 5th (20:47.77)
Paige Thielen – 7th (21:05.95)
Landry Johnson – 9th (21:27.09)
 
10000 Meter Run 
Paige Thielen – 5th (45:20.33)
Xavia Cullers – 6th (45:55.78)
 
100 Meter Hurdles
Marianna Tomc – 7th (19.34)
Gracie Schultz – 8th (19.50)
 
400 Meter Hurdles
Gracie Schultz – 6th (1:19.26)
 
3000 Meter Steeple
Landry Johnson – 4th (12:38.29)
 
4×100 Meter Relay
Tomc,Hargis,Schultz,Huot – 3rd (51.06)
 
4×400 Meter Relay
Hargis,Shinn,Yoder,Huot: – 3rd (4:14.71)
 
4×800 Meter Relay
Johnson, Maddox, Dorson, Yoder – 5th (10:52.02)
 
High Jump
Ellie Reynolds – 6th (1.42m)
Marianna Tomc – 8th (1.37m)
 
Long Jump
Gracie Schultz – 5th (4.81m)
Rachel Hargis – 7th (4.76m)
Jalyn Leible – 11th (4.29m)
 
Triple Jump
Madeline Burton – 3rd (10.59m)
Gracie Schutlz – 5th (10.08m)
Whitney Shinn – 7th (9.89m)
Jalyn Leible – 8th (9.84m)
 
Shot Put
Jeanette Woehrle – 2nd (12.70m)
Madison Haley – 5th (11.52m)
Kelsi Fair – 8th (11.11m)
Tirzah Dodorico – 9th (11.01m)
Kaitlyn Hatfield – 10th (10.89m)
Emma Prettyman – 11th (10.50m)
 
Discus
Kaitlyn Hatfield – 1st (38.51m)
Jeanette Woehrle – 3rd (36.95m)
Hayden Kramer – 4th (35.49m)
Emma Prettyman – 5th (34.50m)
Ellie Berendzen – 7th (31.91m)
Tirzah Dodorico – 9th (30.98m)
Madison Haley – 12th (28.29m)
 
Hammer
Ellie Berendzen – 2nd (40.81m)
Jeanette Woehrle – 3rd (40.35m)
Hayden Kramer – 4th (40.04m)
Tirzah Dodorico – 5th (39.74m)
Kaitlyn Hatfield – 8th (35.85m)
Madison Haley – 10th (33.72m)
Brynn Hanway – 12th (33.42m)
Evelyn Roland – 13th (33.35m)
Emma Prettyman – 16th (30.79m)
 
Javelin
Madeline Burton – 1st (41.48m)
Evelyn Roland – 6th (34.24m)
Emma Prettyman – 8th (33.17m)
Ellie Reynolds – 10th (31.44m)
Brynn Hanway – 11th (31.23m)
 
Columbia will return to action at the USF Fighting Chance Invite on May 10-11 before heading to the NAIA Outdoor Championships May 22-24.