WAVERLY, Iowa- The Knights No. 5 ranked men's and No. 10 ranked women's track and field teams finished their day competing at the ESU Relays and UW-La Crosse Phil Esten Challenge. Today's performances by the Knights was highlighted by AJ Wright's performance in the 100m dash that shattered the program record.
 
Ayden Buchanan (10000m) earned an event victory at the UW-La Crosse Phil Esten Challenge and JoJo Tyynismaa (400m Hurdles) earned an event victory at the ESU Relays.
 
ESU Relays Scoring Link
UW-La Crosse Phil Esten Challenge Scoring Link
 
ESU Relays
(W) 400m Hurdles: JoJo Tyynismaa was victorious with a time of 1:00.13, which stands second on the TFRRS list for this season. Grace Braden placed fourth with a time of 1:04.42.
 
(W) 400m: Olivia Tollari was the lone competitor for the Knights and finished with a time of 58.31.
 
(M) 200m: The Knights had two finishers in the top five. AJ Wright took fourth place with a time of 21.28. Wright ranks second on the program's top 10 list and stands ninth on the TFRRS list for this season. Jimmy Weispfenning followed with a time of 21.51, which ranks fifth on the program's top 10 list.
 
(W) 200m: Olivia Tollari represented the Knights in the event and finished with a time of 25.42.
 
(W) 100m Hurdles: The Knights had two of the top three finishes in the event. Grace Braden was the runner-up with a time of 14.23, which stands eighth on the TFRRS list for this season. Braden remains fifth on the program's top 10 list, but improves her time. JoJo Tyynismaa earned a top three finish with a time of 14.26, which stands ninth on the TFRRS list for this season.
 
(M) 100m: AJ Wright broke the program record with a time of 10.42, which was previously set by Ben Frazier on Apr 11 (Sat) at the Mount Mercy Open. Additionally, Wright stands fifth on the TFFRS list for this season. Jimmy Weispfenning finished with a time of 10.54. Weispfenning ranks second on the program's top 10 list and stands ninth on the TFRRS list for this season.
 
UW-La Crosse Phil Esten Challenge
(M) 10000m: Ayden Buchanan earned the event win with a time of 30:31.09. AJ Schermerhorn earned a top three finish with a time of 30:57.03.
 
(W) 10000m: Lydia Maas led the Knights in the event and finished with a time of 38:13.56.
 
2025-26 Wartburg School Records:
Anthony Weaver Jr, 14.71m (48-03.25) – (M) Triple Jump
Haley Meyer, 2:55.24 – (W) 1000m
Lance Sobaski, 4:05.15 – (M) Mile
Isaiah Hammerand, 14:07.41 – (M) 5000m
Grace Braden, 3669 points – Pentathlon
Jimmy Weispfenning, 21.62 – (M) 200m
AJ Wright, 6.74 – (M) 60m
JoJo Tyynismaa, 7.62 – (W) 60m
(Nathan Kinzer, Jordan Cleaves, Nathan Ahern, Lance Sobaski), 9:45.77 – (M) DMR
(Haley Meyer, Hannah Ramsey, Nadia Bowden, Maddie Merna, 11:37.27 – (W) DMR
Lance Sobaski, 8:09.82 – (M) 3000m
Hutton Edney, 1:51.10 – (M) 800m
Isaiah Hammerand, 29:20.48 – (M) 10000m
AJ Wright, 10.42 – (M) 100m
 
Top 10 Wartburg  Men's 100m Dash
1. AJ Wright – 2026 – 2026, 10.42
2. Jimmy Weispfenning – 2026, 10.54
3. Ben Frazier – 2026, 10.57
4. Derrick Smith – 2021, 10.58
5. Aidan Gruver – 2024, 10.62
6. Denison Harrington – 2017, 10.69
7. Randy Williams – 2023, 10.70
8. Riley Nolan – 2022, 10.76
8.  Jacob Kamara – 2024, 10.76
10. Miranda Joseph – 2001, 10.79

Up Next:
The Knights will compete tomorrow for the first day of the Augustana Meet of Champions in Rock Island, Illinois.