BROOKINGS, S.D. – It was a record setting run by the Indiana Wesleyan University Women’s 4x800-Meter Relay team as the Wildcats earned a runner-up finish and NAIA All-American honors. The team of Erica Stutsman, Kendra Frieden, Sterling Simek, and Jessica Sprinkles ran a time of 9:15.65 to earn the second place finish and set a new program record in the event.

Besides a runner-up finish in the relay, Jessica Sprinkles found success as an individual in the 800-Meter semis. She ran a time of 2:15.42 and qualified for Saturday’s final with the third fastest time in the prelims.

Chad Ellens     |     800-Meter Run

SEMIS:  1:56.72, 14th of 17

Abby Karnes     |     Pole Vault

PRELIMS + FINALS:  3.47-meters / 11-4.5 feet, 14th of 21

Alex McFarland     |     60-Meter Dash

SEMIS:  7.77 seconds, 19th of 35

Jessica Sprinkles     |     800-Meter Run

SEMIS:  2:15.42, 3rd of 14 – QUALIFIED FOR FINALS

FINALS:  Saturday at 3:10 PM ET

4x800-Meter Relay     |     Erica Stutsman, Kendra Frieden, Sterling Simek, Jessica Sprinkles

SEMIS:  9:18.15, 1st of 19 – QUALIFIED FOR FINALS

FINALS:  9:15.65, 2nd of 8 – NAIA ALL-AMERICANS!

COACH SNYDER SAYS…

“Day two was an incredible day. Out of the five events we competed in, four finished with season best performances. In addition, our women’s 4x800-meter relay finishing second overall and breaking the program record by about seven seconds was really fun. We couldn’t be more proud of how they raced, how they represented IWU, and how they display Christ-like love for each other and their competitors.”

NEXT FOR THE WILDCATS

Indiana Wesleyan closes out the national championships on Saturday with six Wildcats competing in finals. Wildcats that will be in action on Saturday are Brennan Coil in the Shot Put, Chris Maxon in the 5,000-Meter, Landon Miller and Jesse Saxton in the 3,000-Meter, Lorna Bechtel in the High Jump, and Jessica Sprinkles in the 800-Meter.