Kari Pingel

Wife, mom, instructional coach, Pella High track and field / XC coach.

[Andy McCallister @Scoop_DoaneTF]

After a delayed flight north from Dallas, the #DoaneTF team is on the final leg of their journey back to Crete at a bit after 1 a.m. Sunday. It has been another memorable season with some truly spectacular accomplishments by our Tiger athletes, and I’ve again been privileged to be right smack in the middle of it all. Thanks to all of you out there who follow along, and we’ll see you for cross country season!

[Andy McCallister @Scoop_DoaneTF]

#NAIATrack women's 4x400-meter relay final: #DoaneTF 4th, 3:45.19

@katv157 + @Jaydenmeyer2006 1:52.04
@kileyhejtmanek1 :57.86
@TaniaGleason2 :55.29

[Andy McCallister @Scoop_DoaneTF]

#NAIATrack women's 4x100-meter relay final: #DoaneTF 2nd, :45.44

RaeAnn Thompson
@TaniaGleason2
@WemhoffLiz
@neryah_12

[Andy McCallister @Scoop_DoaneTF]

Ladies and gentlemen, the #DoaneTF women's 4x100 relay team…extremely tense just prior to their prelim victory today

Just the right amount of goofy? Yes.

Very, very fast and dedicated to their mission? Also yes.

Posing in the wrong order? Certainly.

@WemhoffLiz, RaeAnn Thompson, @neryah_12, @TaniaGleason2

[Great Plains Athletic Conference @GPACSports]

Recaps - @DoaneAthletics Claims 2026 GPAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Fremont at Midland University.

Women's Release -> https://t.co/ad1dYda6cC

Men's Release -> https://t.co/5T6YIMUSss

[Andy McCallister @Scoop_DoaneTF]

That’s 18 event wins for #DoaneTF

[Kentucky Derby @KentuckyDerby]

The moment Cherie DeVaux became the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby.

[Andy McCallister @Scoop_DoaneTF]

I've posted more than a few of these types of posts below, down through the years…and I just hope that it never seems routine or blasé to us out of sheer repetition.

Because we should never take results like this for granted. They don't just happen because we put our orange and black shirts on and show up to the meets.

Results like this are created over days and weeks and months through a painstaking process undertaken by #DoaneTF athletes and coaches. What would seem to most like mind-numbing details attended to every day at practice (and plans for those practices) by the dedicated practitioners of our sport yield these kinds of numbers.

Every exercise, every lift, every jump, every 150-meter repeat and every mile, every day means something.

So, let's celebrate! But at the same time, let's not forget what got us here.

Curtis, time to order two more new banners.

[Andy McCallister @Scoop_DoaneTF]

#GPACTF women's 100-meter dash prelims: #DoaneTF's @TaniaGleason2, @neryah_12, RaeAnn Thompson, @WemhoffLiz (PR) are all headed to the final

[Andy McCallister @Scoop_DoaneTF]

#DrakeRelays women’s university-college 400 meters: #DoaneTF’s @katv157 2nd, :53.92 🐯💪🏼

[Andy McCallister @Scoop_DoaneTF]

#DrakeRelays women's college 4x400-meter relay final: #DoaneTF takes 5th in a new outdoor program-record time of 3:44.46 (currently No. 3 on 2026 NAIA list)

@katv157 + @Danie_Parriott 1:51.57
@kileyhejtmanek1 :56.82
@Jaydenmeyer2006 :56.08

[Andy McCallister @Scoop_DoaneTF]

*DELAYED POST (sorry folks)*

#DrakeRelays women's college 4x400 relay prelims: #DoaneTF wins their heat in 3:48.49 (NAIA auto, No. 6 on NAIA list at the moment, season best) and qualifies for Saturday's final

@katv157 + @Danie_Parriott 1:53.74
@kileyhejtmanek1 :57.59
@Jaydenmeyer2006 :57.17

[Andy McCallister @Scoop_DoaneTF]

#DrakeRelays women's college 4x100-meter relay: #DoaneTF wins! Tigers clock :45.82 to take the Blue Flags!

RaeAnn Thompson
@TaniaGleason2
@WemhoffLiz
@neryah_12

[Andy McCallister @Scoop_DoaneTF]

Kat's time today at Drake was No. 2 on the #DoaneTF all-time list, second only to her school record-breaking and NAIA-leading time of :53.32 two weeks ago

[Andy McCallister @Scoop_DoaneTF]

#DrakeRelays Women's College Division 4x100-meter relay prelims: #DoaneTF wins their heat (:46.78), advances to Saturday's final (4:20)

RaeAnn Thompson
@TaniaGleason2
@WemhoffLiz
@neryah_12

Note: Four heat winners covered by 0.25 of a second!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

NASA Artemis passing close to the Moon

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

He is Risen.

[Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN @Wendi_Irlbeck]

💪Fuel like an athlete and you'll perform like an athlete 💪

Elite athletes:
-Sleep 8-11 hrs/night
-Eat two breakfasts
-Snack on protein + carbs
-Eat 2-5 fruits and veggies daily
-Avoid screens before bed and before activity
-Fuel up with 3-4 meals that contain all food groups
-Drink milk at meals & H20 in between to stay hydrated
-Refuel & rehydrate post-training with plenty of carbs + protein + fluid

Gushers, candy bars, soda, or a bag of potato chips aren’t healthy snacks for anyone let alone student athletes on game day! https://t.co/Hdd6iA1CBy

Nutrition is your secret weapon!

[Jon Root @JonnyRoot_]

“I trusted in Him not just in the good, but in the bad [this season]. I understand that suffering is good for us, as followers of Jesus. I’m taking that into my next route in [pastoral] ministry - Just leading people by example, as a servant, like Jesus was.”
- High Point Guard Chase Johnston after their loss vs Arkansas

Johnston was wearing a “Jesus Wins” shirt too 👏

[Andy McCallister @Scoop_DoaneTF]

WATCH NOW: The #DoaneTF women’s 4x400-meter relay team talks about their #NAIATrack title and school record following the meet Saturday…

@katv157 @Jaydenmeyer2006 @kileyhejtmanek1 @TaniaGleason2