May 23, 2025

Photo credit by Indiana Wesleyan Sports Information

MARION, Ind. – The three-day U.S. Marines NAIA Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship at Wildcat Classic, hosted by Indiana Wesleyan, officially concluded Friday.  Four Frontier conference schools scored in the meet, ending the 2025 outdoor track & field season.

Four athletes were in action on the final day of the outdoor track & field national meet.

Carroll’s Madalen Shipman earned the NAIA All-America status in the 800-meter run.  She clocked a career best time of 2 minutes, 11.53 seconds to place fifth in the national final.

Grace Timm of Rocky Mountain ran in the 3000-meter steeplechase, finishing 12^th with a time of 11 minutes, 16.93 seconds. 

Abby Clark cleared a mark of 1.61 meters (5 feet, 3.5 inches) to earn a tie for 14^th place in the high jump for Montana Tech.

Lauren Cima closed the national meet with 40.50 meters (132 feet, 10 inches), finishing 21^st in the discus for Providence.

The Orediggers and Argos finished in a tie for 31^st place in the women’s team standings with eight points each (with Valley City State, N.D. and Midland, Neb.).  The Fighting Saints scored four points (tied for 51^st with Warner, Loyola, Morningside, Cornerstone, and host-team Indiana Wesleyan).  The Battlin’ Bears scored one point in the national meet.