PITTSBURG, Kan. -- The Northwest Missouri State women's 4x400-meter relay team posted a new all-time NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field record on the final day of the Indoor Championships. Senior
Tiffany Hughey claimed a 400-meter title.
As a team, the Northwest Missouri State track and field squads crowned two national champions, 22 individual All-America honors, and broke five school records at the 2024 NCAA Division II Indoor Championship meet.
The Northwest men finished in sixth place with 28 points, as the women placed seventh, also with 28 points. With the women's seventh-place finish, it is the highest finish in Bearcat history. On the men's side, the sixth-place finish is tied for second-highest in Bearcat history.
Field Events:
High jump (M): Senior
Blake Morgan cleared 2.03m (6-08) to finish in 15th place in the event.
Running Events:
400m dash (M): Junior
Prince Griffin claimed a third-place finish with a new season-best time of 47.32. With Griffin's finish, he also receives an All-America honor.
400m dash (W): Senior
Tiffany Hughey was crowned a National Champion in the women's 400-meter dash. Hughey set a new school record time of 52.58 and solidified her as an All-America honoree. Junior
Chloe Saenz placed sixth with a time of 55.15.
800m run (M): Sophomore
Maxime Touron claimed a fifth-place finish, clocking in at a school record time of 1:49.61. Touron has claimed an All-America honor with his performance.
800m run (W): Junior
Kaylee Harp claimed a sixth-place finish, crossing the finish line in 2:10.55. Harp has claimed an All-America honor with her finish in the event.
200m dash (M): Junior
Joel Dos Santos has received All-America status while finishing fifth place in the event. Dos Santos crossed the finished line in 21.35.
4x400 Relay (M): The quartet of
Danny Jantzen,
Truman Hare,
Gavyn Monday, and
Prince Griffin earned All-America status with a school record time of 3:09.86. The relay team's race came neck-and-neck with Pittsburg State as Northwest was .08 away from claiming the crown.
4x400 Relay (W): Another National Champion was crowned for Northwest in the event. The quartet of
Chloe Saenz,
Kaylee Harp,
Luisarys Toledo, and
Tiffany Hughey ran a new school record, meet record, and all-time Division II Indoor Track and Field record, and earned All-America status with a time of 3:35.30.
Men's Final Team Standings:
- Pittsburg State - 69 points
- Grand Valley State - 56.5 points
- Adams State - 55 points
- West Texas A&M - 37 points
- Missouri Southern - 29 points
- Northwest Missouri State - 28 points
- Minnesota State - 27 points
- Harding - 26 points
- Wingate - 23 points
- Western Colorado - 18 points
Women's Final Team Standings:
- Adams State - 67 points
- Pittsburg State - 64.5 points
- Minnesota State - 54 points
- Grand Valley State - 48 points
- West Texas A&M - 39 points
- Azusa Pacific - 29 points
- Northwest Missouri State - 28 points
- Angelo State - 21 points
- Lenoir-Rhyne - 20 points
- Colo. Sch. of Mines - 19 points
Northwest's NCAA Indoor Men's Team Finishes
1987 - 3rd
1989 - T16th
1990 - 14th
1991 - T18th
1992 - T14th
1995 - T25th
1997 - T19th
1999 - T29th
2000 - T23rd
2001 - 6th
2002 - 6th
2003 - T36th
2005 - T9th
2006 - T21st
2007 - T24th
2009 - T18th
2010 - T20th
2011 - T30th
2019 - T17th
2021 - T12th
2023 - T7th
2024 - 6th
Northwest's NCAA Indoor Women's Team Finishes:
1987 - 8th
1988 - T22nd
1989 - T11th
1995 - T12th
1997 - T13th
1998 - 17th
2003 - T13th
2004 - T32nd
2005 - T39th
2009 - 49th
2010 - T35th
2012 - T38th
2014 - 50th
2021 - 40th
2022 - T25th
2023 - T10th
2024 - 7th
