EMPORIA, Kan. -- In a thrilling conclusion to the 2025 MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Emporia, the Washburn Ichabod women delivered a championship finale for the ages, clinching a program-best second-place finish with 117 points. The Ichabods shattered multiple school records, posted NCAA provisional marks, and showed their depth across sprints, relays, and field events.
Washburn record four point scorers in the 100m finals, tallying 18 points behind
Ta'Mijha Nichols' silver-medal performance (11.78 – All-MIAA), followed by
Alyssa Hutcherson (4th, 11.96),
Maya Pattison (6th, 12.08), and
McKenzie Hayse (7th, 12.10). In the 200m, Hayse ran a personal-best 24.36 for 4th, while
Isabella Kupka also PR'd (24.45, 5th), and Nichols added key points in 7th.
Kereser Augustin put up a school record of 54.03 for 4th and NCAA provisional status. Kupka joined her in 7th (55.59, PR).
Lexie Fontaine notched 2 points in the 800m (7th, 2:13.08), while
Naiuri Krein delivered in the 100m hurdles with a school record 14.26 (5th) and was joined by
Kaylee James (8th).
Ashley Heavner added 3 more points with a 6th-place finish in the 400m hurdles.
The Ichabods scorched the track in the relays. The 4x100m team of Nichols, Hutcherson, Pattison, and Hayse clocked 44.87 – a new school record and NCAA provisional time, finishing 2nd and earning All-MIAA honors. The 4x400m squad (James, Kupka, Krein, Augustin) added more fireworks with another school record 3:43.48, good for 2nd and another All-MIAA nod.
Theresa Osei soared to victory in the triple jump at 11.87m (38-11.50), grabbing 10 huge points and All-MIAA honors with an NCAA provisional leap. In the shot put,
Adriel Holloway earned 6th with a personal best 13.94m, also an NCAA provisional mark.
Final standings saw Pittsburg State take the title with 271.5 points, while Washburn made program history with 117 points in second place. The Ichabods' historic run included four school records, multiple NCAA provisional marks, and 16 All-MIAA performances, marking a new era for Washburn Track and Field.
2025 MIAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Individual Champions
Naiuri Krein – Heptathlon
Eve Weber – 3000m Steeple
Theresa Osei – Triple Jump
100m finals
Nichols,Ta'Mijha – 2nd – 11.78 – All-MIAA – 8 points
Hutcherson,Alyssa – 4th – 11.96 – 5 points
Pattison,Maya – 6th – 12.08 – 3 points
Hayse,McKenzie – 7th – 12.10 – 2 points
200m finals
Hayse,McKenzie – 4th – 24.36 – PR – 5 points
Nichols,Ta'Mijha - 7th – 25.44 – 2 points
Kupka,Isabella – 5th – 24.45 – PR – 4 points
400m finals
Augustin,Kereser – 4th – 54.03 – PR – NCAA Provisional – School Record – 5 points
Kupka,Isabella – 7th – 55.59 – PR – NCAA provisional – 2 points
800m FINALS
Fontaine,Lexie – 7th – 2:13.08 – 2 points
1500m
Evans,Jolie – 12th – 4:51.36 - PR
Ammons,Riley – 17th – 5:08.86
5000m
Weber,Eve – 13th – 18:02.24
Wendell,Sofia – 19th – 18:50.73
Menke,Katy – 23rd – 18:59.41 - PR
100m HH finals
Krein,Naiuri – 5th – 14.26 – PR – 4 points – school record
James,Kaylee – 8th – 14.71 – 1 point
400m HH finals
Heavner,Ashley – 6th – 1:04.33 – 3 points
4x100m
Simeon,Roni - NM
TRIPLE JUMP
Osei,Theresa – 1st - 11.87m (38-11.50) – NCAA provisional – All-MIAA – 10 points
Shot put
Holloway,Adriel – 6th – 13.94m (45-09.00) – NCAA provisional – PR – 3 points
Villa,Ilaria – 11th – 12.74m (41-09.75)
Women's Point Totals
1) Pittsburg State 271.50
2) Washburn 117
3) NW Missouri 108
4) Missouri Southern 91.50
5) Central Missouri 66
6) Nebraska-Kearney 59
7) Fort Hays State 44
8) Emporia State 26
9) Central Oklahoma 16
10) Missouri Western 9
11) Rogers State 8
