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π ALL-AMERICANS! π
π½ Congrats to the @cunetfxc women's 4x4 relay on a sixth-place finish in a time of 3:47.36!
1 - Adysen McCarter
2 - Adrianna Rodencal
3 - Tayden Kirchner
4 - Kayla Kirchner
π½ | The NAIA Outdoor Championships are in the books!
In the team standings, @cunetfxc placed tied for 7th (25 pts) on the women's side and tied for 37th (7 pts) on the men's side.
All-Americans:
β’ Emry Gutz: JAV (5th)
β’ Jonny Jurchen: RW (6th)
β’ Kayla Kirchner: 4x4 (6th)
β’ Tayden Kirchner: 4x4 (6th)
β’ Adysen McCarter: TJ (5th); 4x4 (6th)
β’ Adrianna Rodencal: 100H (1st); 400H (2nd); 4x4 (6th)
π NATIONAL CHAMPION! π
π½ Adrianna Rodencal wins the 100-meter hurdle national title!!! Her winning time is 13.57!
Rodencal will be back on the track at 4:15 pm ET for the finals of the 400 hurdles.
NAIAπ½ | It's not quite official, but we're pretty sure the @cunetfxc women's 4x4 is moving on to the finals! In NAIA track after dark, the Bulldogs clocked in at 3:47.33. The group of Adysen McCarter, Adrianna Rodencal, Tayden Kirchner and Kayla Kirchner will be back on the track on Friday! (We're about 99% sure).
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π½ | @cunetfxc NAIA DAY 2 RECAP: Jurchen, McCarter achieve All-America status - https://t.co/4CVo7Wgvw1
Action will resume with Nathan Baldwin in the discus at 9 am ET on the third and final day in Asheville.
π ALL-AMERICAN! π
π½ The β―βοΈ is an All-American for a third time! Jonny Jurchen placed sixth in the 5,000-meter race walk, finishing in 21:51.86. This marks his first outdoor All-America medal.
π ALL-AMERICAN! π
π½ @mccarterA1 has achieved All-America distinction in the triple jump! The Overton native placed fifth with a mark of 39β 5 ΒΌ.β It's the first career All-America award for the @cunetfxc triple jump record holder.
π½ | @cunetfxc NAIA DAY 1 RECAP: Gutz claims All-America honors, Rodencal reaches 400-hurdle finals - https://t.co/fYK6OiL9Ug
The Bulldogs' first action on Thursday is scheduled for 10 am CT / 11 am ET in Asheville.
π½ | The NAIA Outdoor Championships begin on Wednesday! Nineteen @cunetfxc athletes will compete over three days (May 20-22) in Asheville, North Carolina.
NAIA π PREVIEW β‘οΈ https://t.co/6IwwoEE9Ae
π½ | @cunetfxc NEWS: Rodencal earns third career NAIA Midwest Region Women's Track Athlete of the Year award (as named by the USTFCCCA) - https://t.co/gv6GqnWBxE
π¨ SCHOOL RECORD! π¨
π½ Makenna Starkey has broken the @cunetfxc women's high jump record! Her mark of 5' 7" eclipses the previous standard of 5' 6" shared by Bonnie Jelinek and Zoey Walker. Starkey won the competition at today's Loper Twilight.
π½ | @cunetfxc RECAP: Women's 4x1, Eaves achieve school records; Bulldogs make national moves at Twilight - https://t.co/2gui7oqdnf
πΈ: https://t.co/pWCdJaDAwy
π½ | @cunetfxc NEWS: Rodencal's GPAC dominance nets national awards from NAIA, USTFCCCA - https://t.co/2MQCGdc927
π In 2026, Rodencal has been tabbed the national athlete of the week three times by the NAIA (April 1, April 22 and May 6) and twice by the USTFCCCA (Feb. 9 and May 4).
π½ | We caught up with Coach Matt Beisel, Adrianna Rodencal, Hayden Kluthe and Trey Robertson on day two of the GPAC Outdoor Championships. Check out those interviews via our YouTube channel. https://t.co/UVLl692OD6
π GPAC CHAMPION! π
π½ The Jet does it AGAIN! Jonny Jurchen has captured his fourth career GPAC race walk title. He clocked a 5,000m RW personal best of 21:34.19 for a GPAC meet record!
Jack Habegger (22:25.20) and Luke Hammang (23:25.07) placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively, with PRs that also met the NAIA A standard!
π GPAC CHAMPION! π
Trey Robertson is the winner in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase! He clocked in at 9:38.21. The @cunetfxc men have compiled 61.5 team points (3rd place).
π GPAC CHAMPIONS! π
π½ The @cunetfxc women's 4x400-meter relay finished the meet with a SCHOOL RECORD time of 3:47.14! That requires a selfie with Coach Samuels!