Lindsey Novak
Steve Woltmann

Women's Track and Field

Women’s Track Fly High In Heenan Invite

Contact: Tyler Bremner, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Results

Jan. 18, 2025 – The North Central College women's track and field team flew past the competition in the annual Pat Heenan Invitational with four event wins and two additions to the program's top ten list.

The Cardinals eclipsed the next competitor, Olivet Nazarene University in points by 129. Olivet Nazarene held second with 87 points while DePaul (73), Concordia University Wisconsin (50.5), North Park University (39), St. Francis University (30), Concordia University Chicago (29), Benedictine University (16), Judson University (10), Coe College (8.5), and Harper College (5) followed.

Lindsey Novak, Gabrielle Harding, and Gwen Berenyi led the Cardinal effort, each earning wins. Novak won the 400-meter dash (57.38) which netted her a seventh-place spot in the Track and Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) national list. She also snagged a victory in the 200-meter dash to improve her program record time to 24.97 seconds and place fourth in the TFRRS national list. Novak also logged an improvement to her 60-meter dash time in the preliminaries clocking in at 7.71 seconds falling 0.01 seconds behind Marcedes Jackson's record but leapt to ninth on the TFRRS list.

The pole vault saw Berenyi measure in at 3.77 meters (12' 4.5") for fifth all-time and fifth in the TFRRS list while Natalie Johnson (3.55m, 11' 7.75"), Ariana Rivera (3.10m, 10' 2"), and Lilly Wintergerst (2.95m, 9' 8") followed behind. For weight throws Gabrielle Harding heaved a measure of 16.36m (53' 8.25") for a third-place spot in the program's all-time top ten while Arianna Teichman logged a third-place 13.54m (44' 5") throw.

The Cardinals in the 60-meter dash final had Allie Dockins clock in at 8.01 seconds for a fourth-place finish. In the 60-meter hurdle, Isabella Valentin finished third (9.33) while Anna Cotter followed in fifth (9.66). The 800-meter run saw Olivia Durbn take second with a finish of 2:29.62 and Segilola Smith-Pariola take fifth with 2:33.57. North Central ran uncontested with six runners taking all finishes in the 5000-meter run between Julia Benes (18:42.53), Lily Anderson (18:49.08), Brianna Ruiz (20:13.70), Paige Runkle (20:28.64), Emma Cecich (21:35.79), and Olivia Parmelee (21:54.38). For the mile run, Marissa Magana finished in second with 5:32.39. The high jumps saw Pola Kubrak measure in at fourth (1.56m, 5' 1.50") and Paulina Stachura mark at fifth (1.53m, 5' 0.25"). Faith Ladin marked in at second (5.33m, 17' 6") in the long jump with Katelyn McCann following in fourth (5.19m, 17' 0.25"). In triple jumps the Cardinals swept the second through fourth positions between Abbie Layne (10.63m, 34' 10.50"), Zainab Maiyaki (10.57m, 34' 8"), and Lily Wintergerst (10.47m, 34' 4.25").

North Central heads back on the road to travel to the Olivet Nazarene University Invitational on January 24th. Access the full schedule HERE.

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Players Mentioned

Julia Benes

Julia Benes

Distance
Junior
Gwen Berenyi

Gwen Berenyi

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Anna Cotter

Anna Cotter

High Jump
Senior
Marcedes Jackson

Marcedes Jackson

Sprints
Graduate Student
Natalie Johnson

Natalie Johnson

Pole Vault
Junior
Faith Ladin

Faith Ladin

Multi-Events
Senior
Lindsey Novak

Lindsey Novak

Sprints
Graduate Student
Ariana Rivera

Ariana Rivera

Pole Vault
Junior
Lily Anderson

Lily Anderson

Distance
Freshman
Pola Kubrak

Pola Kubrak

High Jumps
Junior
Zainab Maiyaki

Zainab Maiyaki

Jumps
Sophomore
Marissa Magana

Marissa Magana

Distance
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Julia Benes

Julia Benes

Junior
Distance
Gwen Berenyi

Gwen Berenyi

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Anna Cotter

Anna Cotter

Senior
High Jump
Marcedes Jackson

Marcedes Jackson

Graduate Student
Sprints
Natalie Johnson

Natalie Johnson

Junior
Pole Vault
Faith Ladin

Faith Ladin

Senior
Multi-Events
Lindsey Novak

Lindsey Novak

Graduate Student
Sprints
Ariana Rivera

Ariana Rivera

Junior
Pole Vault
Lily Anderson

Lily Anderson

Freshman
Distance
Pola Kubrak

Pola Kubrak

Junior
High Jumps
Zainab Maiyaki

Zainab Maiyaki

Sophomore
Jumps
Marissa Magana

Marissa Magana

Freshman
Distance