PELLA, Iowa- The Knights No. 10 ranked men's track and field team won their 14th Outdoor American Rivers Conference Championship (dating back to 1998) with 208 points and the Knights No. 11 ranked women's track and field team won their 26^th Outdoor American Rivers Conference Championship (dating back to 1998) with 268 points. Head Coach Marcus Newsom and the Wartburg staff took home coaching staff of the year honors for the 22^nd time on the women's side and 12^th on the men's – 34 total.
 
AJ Wright won the most valuable track performer for the first time in his career, JoJo Tyynismaa won the most valuable track performer for the first time in her outdoor career, and Abby Veld won the most valuable field performer for the first time in her career.
 
In addition, the Knights have completed the season sweep by winning every conference title this season. The Knights last won the women's indoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, and men's outdoor title in 2014.
 
Trent Polley (javelin throw), Hutton Edney (800m), AJ Wright (200m, 100m), the 4x400m relay team (Jeffrey Oestreicher, Cade Olson, Alex Kerr, Hutton Edney), and the men's 4x100m relay team (AJ Wright, Jordan Cleaves, Noah Schmidgall, Alex Kerr) were named conference champions today on the men's side.
 
Grace Braden (400m hurdles), JoJo Tyynismaa (200m, 100m hurdles, 100m), the women's 4x400m relay team (Olivia Tollari, Natalie Bork, Haley Meyer, JoJo Tyynismaa) and the women's 4x100m relay team (Aly Stahle, Grace Braden, Olivia Tollari, JoJo Tyynismaa) were named conference champions today on the women's side.
 
AJ Wright broke the program record in the 200m dash and JoJo Tyynismaa broke her second program record of the weekend in the 100m hurdles.
 
Award Winners
 
Men
Track- AJ Wright, Wartburg
Field- Tre'Jon Igess, Loras
Rookie- Tre'Jon Igess, Loras
Staff- Wartburg (HC: Marcus Newsom)
Women
Track- JoJo Tyynismaa, Wartburg
Field- Abby Veld, Wartburg
Rookie- Cailey Peterson, Dubuque
Staff- Wartburg (HC: Marcus Newsom)
 
Team Standings (Men)
1. Wartburg                                   208 points
2. Loras                                           141 points
3. Central                                       122.5 points
4. Nebraska Wesleyan            113.5 points
5. Dubuque                                   113 points
6. Simpson                                    88.5 points
7. Luther                                         36.5 points
8. Coe                                              25 points
9. Buena Vista                             6 points
 
Team Standings (Women)
1. Wartburg                                   268 points
2. Central                                       167 points
3. Loras                                           129 points
4. Dubuque                                   121 points
5. Nebraska Wesleyan            77 points
6. Simpson                                    49 points
7. Buena Vista                             24 points
8. Luther                                         17 points
9. Coe                                              4 points
 
Scoring Link
 
FIELD EVENTS
(M) Triple Jump: Jayden Maten finished in fourth place to lead the Knights with a 13.86m 45-05.75 mark.
 
(W) Triple Jump: Maddy Boulanger was the top finisher for the Knights with a 10.37m 34-00.25 mark.
 
(M) Pole Vault: Seneca Molstre led the Knights in the event with a 3.75m 12-03.50 mark.
 
(M) Javelin Throw: Trent Polley was named the conference champion with a 61.46m 201-07 mark, which is a facility record. Polley earned his first career individual outdoor conference title. Polley is the 10^th conference champion in the javelin throw in program history. Cael Schramm earned All-Conference honors with a 54.62m 179-02 mark to place second. Schramm ranks ninth on the program's top 10 list.
 
(W) Javelin Throw: Samantha Nielsen earned All-Conference honors with a 39.54m 129-08 mark to place third.
 
(M) Hammer Throw: Eli Keahna led the Knights in the event with a 42.85m 140-07 mark.
 
(W) Hammer Throw: Abby Veld earned All-Conference honors with a 49.14m 161-02 mark to finish in third place.
 
RUNNING EVENTS
(M) 5000m: Ander Julian earned All-American honors with a time of 14:46.70 to finish in the top three.
 
(W) 5000m: Lydia Maas earned All-Conference honors with a time of 17:47.73 to place second. Claire Hoyer earned All-Conference honors with a time of 18:09.81 to finish in third place.
 
(M) 1500m: Nathan Ahern earned All-Conference honors with a time of 3:49.67 to take second place. Ahern ranks fifth on the program's top 10 list and stands 15^th on the TFRRRS list for this season. Andrew Smith placed fourth with a time of 3:53.39 and Clay Warson followed with a time of 3:53.88.
 
(W) 1500m: Nadia Bowden led the Knights in the event with a time of 4:43.36.
 
(M) 800m: Hutton Edney was named the conference champion with a time of 1:52.11. Edney earned his first career individual outdoor conference title. Edney is the eighth conference champion in the outdoor 800m in program history. Additionally, Edney stands ninth on the program's top 10 list. Logan Rosas placed fourth with a time of 1:54.37 and Gage Heyne followed with a time of 1:55.31.
 
(W) 800m: Haley Meyer earned All-Conference honors with a time of 2:10.96 to finish in second place. Meyer ranks eighth on the program's top 10 list and stands 20^th on the TFRRS list for this season. Hannah Ramsey earned All-Conference honors with a time of 2:14.28 to place third. Janae Hansen finished with a time of 2:15.58 to finish fourth.
 
(M) 400m Hurdles: Seneca Molstre earned All-Conference honors with a time of 53.47. Molstre ranks fifth on the program's top 10 list. Weston Johnson took fourth place with a time of 54.65 and Christian Timmerman followed with a time of 55.57.
 
(W) 400m Hurdles: Grace Braden was named the conference champion with a time of 1:02.72. Braden earned her second career individual outdoor title. Braden is the 15^th conference champion in the outdoor 800m in program history. The Knights have won the event for the fourth straight season. Lillian Olson earned All-Conference honors with a time of 1:04.33 to finish in the top three.
 
(M) 400m: Cade Olson was the leader for the Knights and finished with a time of 48.83.
 
(W) 400m: Olivia Tollari was the top performer for the Knights in the event with a time of 57.90.
 
(M) 200m: AJ Wright was named the conference champion with a time of 20.84, which is a meet record. Wright earned his second career outdoor individual conference title. Wright is the seventh conference champion in the outdoor 200m in program history. AJ Wright broke the program record and stands third on the TFRRS list for this season.
 
(W) 200m: JoJo Tyynismaa was named the conference champion with a time of 24.19 to win her third conference title of the day. Tyynismaa earned her eighth individual outdoor conference title. Tyynismaa is the 12^th conference champion in the outdoor 200m in program history. Tyynismaa ranks third on the program's top 10 list and stands fourth on the TFFRS list for this season. Adalyn Sporleder earned a top five finish with a time of 24.19.
 
(M) 110m Hurdles: Weston Johnson finished in fourth place with a time of 14.72, which ranks seventh on the program's top 10 list.
 
(W) 100m Hurdles: JoJo Tyynismaa was named the conference champion with a time of 13.83. Tyynismaa has won the event three times in her career and is the 16^th conference champion in the 100m hurdles in program history. Tyynismaa broke her second program record of the weekend and set a meet record. Additionally, Tyynismaa stands fourth on the TFFRS list for this season. Grace Braden earned All-Conference honors with a time of 13.96. Braden is now tied for second on the program's top 10 list and stands seventh on the TFRRS list for this season.
 
(M) 100m: AJ Wright was named the conference champion with a time of 10.54. Wright is the fifth conference champion in the 100m in program history. Jordan Cleaves finished in fourth place with a time of 10.86.
 
(W) 100m: JoJo Tyynismaa was named the conference champion with a time of 11.89. Tyynismaa is the eighth conference champion in the 100m in program history. Adalyn Sporleder earned a top five finish with a time of 12.55.
 
RELAYS
(M) 4x400m: The Knights were represented by Jeffrey Oestreicher, Cade Olson, Alex Kerr, and Hutton Edney. They were named conference champions with a time of 3:13.73. They are the 15^th conference champions in the outdoor 4x400m in program history and have won the event in back-to-back seasons. They set a facility record and stand 16^th on the TFFRS list for this season.
 
(W) 4x400m: The Knights were represented by Olivia Tollari, Natalie Bork, Haley Meyer, and JoJo Tyynismaa. They were named conference champions with a time of 3:47.83. They are the 10^th conference champions in the outdoor 4x400m in program history. Additionally, they stand eighth on the TFFRS list for this season.
 
(M) 4x100m: The Knights were represented AJ Wright, Jordan Cleaves, Noah Schmidgall, and Alex Kerr. They were named conference champions with a time of 40.73, which is a facility record. They are the sixth conference champions in the 4x100m in program history. They rank third on the program's top 10 list and stand eighth on the TFRRS list for this season.
 
(W) 4x100m: The Knights were represented by Aly Stahle, Grace Braden, Olivia Tollari, and JoJo Tyynismaa. They were named conference champions with a time of 46.94, which is a facility record. They are the 18th conference champions in the 4x100m in program history.
 
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
Grace Braden, 4827 points – Heptathlon
(Grace Braden, JoJo Tyynismaa, Ryann Decker, Caitlin Benesh), 58.05 – (W) Shuttle Hurdle
(Weston Johnson, Austin Rindels, Seneca Molstre, Mitchell Darst), 1:00.59 – (M) Shuttle Hurdle
JoJo Tyynismaa, 11.64 - (W) 100m
AJ Wright, 20.84 – (M) 200m
JoJo Tyyismaa, 13.83 – (W) 100m Hurdles
 
Top 10 Wartburg Men's 200m Dash
1. AJ Wright – 2026, 20.84
2. Dallas Wright – 2022, 21.09
3. Derrick Smith – 2021, 21.28
4. Miradieu Joseph – 2001, 21.29
5. Jimmy Weispfenning – 2026, 21.51
6. Josh Hauser – 2005, 21.56
7. Riley Nolan – 2022, 21.65
8. Justin Anderlik – 2017, 21.71
9. Jensen Clapp – 2025, 21.75
10. Brent Showalter – 2004, 21.78
 
Top 10 Wartburg Women's 100m Hurdles
1. JoJo Tyynismaa – 2026, 13.83
2. Grace Braden – 2026, 13.96
2. Camesha Goods – 2013, 13.96
4. Tashina Mcallister – 2012, 14.10
5. Brittnay Thomas – 2010, 14.16
6. Lucy Joseph – 2007, 14.32
7. Kelsey Steffens – 2009, 14.44
8. Sarah Boraas – 2013, 14.48
9. Courtney Sowle – 2017, 14.51
9. Maggi Bjustrom – 2019, 14.51
 
Day One Recap
Day Two Recap
 
Up Next:
A select group will compete at the NCAA Qualifier in Waverly on May 8 (Fri).