HISTORY. MADE.
The Evangel Women’s Track & Field Program finish in the top 8 of the team standings at the NAIA Indoor National Championships. This is the highest finish in program history, and is tied for the highest team finish in all sports at Evangel Athletics since 2005.
The Evangel women were led at the championships by three national runner-up finishes in the Triple Jump, High Jump, and 600m.
This was a historic year for the women and a great team accomplishment. This was the programs first Top 10 finish and the highest finish for a KCAC women’s track & field program since 2021.
‼️NATIONAL RUNNER-UP‼️
Delaney Miller shows up big again at the biggest stage! She finished with a jump of 1.75m to finish as this years runner-up in women’s high jump!
VALOR UP!!🐴🤘🏼
‼️NATIONAL RUNNER-UP‼️
April Phillips is coming home an All-American and the National Runner-Up in women’s triple jump!! April’s first jump of the meet was a 12.06m and strong enough to earn her the award!
VALOR UP!!🐴🤘🏼
Our men’s and women’s cross country runners have made it to Tallahassee and are set to run in the NAIA National Championships on Friday (Nov. 21) morning! More information will be provided in a preview released tomorrow on our athletics website. Go Valor!
🇺🇸ALL-AMERICAN🇺🇸
Just 40 short minutes after earning the national championship in the 400, Devyn Wright places fifth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 20.98 seconds to earn All-American honors! Congratulations, Devyn!
DEVYN WRIGHT, NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPION!
Devyn ran a 46.19 second 400 meter dash, beating the field of eight competitors to claim Evangel’s first track and field national championship since 2003!
Going to be a busy, action-packed day in Marion! Follow along with the links below!
Live Stats - https://t.co/ZfMf30dJTt
Live Stream - https://t.co/ep97spMQdS
Evangel’s Devyn Wright thought he was a college baseball player. He turned out to be a record-breaking sprinter. @rwcollingwood has the story of how the Ozark High School graduate shifted gears.
Read it: https://t.co/hjh0RNCLJF