MARION, Ind. – (
RESULTS) The 2024 NAIA Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship closed with University of British Columbia raising the Red Banner after an impressive 137-point team performance.
British Columbia won its third consecutive championship and totaled its fourth championship in five years. The Thunderbirds totaled 137 points to win the title, winning the title by a margin of 54 points. In each of the last three years, UBC posted a total of over 100 points. Since they posted a score over 100 in 2022, no team has posted over 100 points since Indiana Tech in 2013. T-Birds head coach,
Laurier Primeau, was named the NAIA Coach of the Year.
On the final day, the Cascade Collegiate Conference saw four National Champions. 12 individuals reached All-American status.
National Champion- 3000m Steeple:
Kiana Gibson of British Columbia won the 3000m steeplechase for her first
National Title with a time of 10:31.23
Teammate
Elysse Fleming also earned
All-American status with a time of 10:45.15 for 3rd place.
National Champion- 5000m: British Columbia’s
Gibson also won the 5000m with a time of 17:15.54. This is the fourth title in the 5000m that has been won by a British Columbia student-athlete with a current three-year win streak.
Teammates
Amelia Pfohl (17:31.03) and
Zoe Doorenspleet (17:38.77), along with College of Idaho’s
Ellyse Tingelstad (17:33.77) and The Evergreen State’s
Alauna Carstens (17:43.21) also earned
All-American status.
National Champion- 1500m: Holly MacGillivray of British Columbia won her first
National Title and the Thunderbirds first 1500m title with a time of 4:20.19.
Teammates
Katelyn Cotterell (4:25.67) and
Sarah MacGillivray (4:30.20) also earned
All-American status, along with College of Idaho’s
Abbey Shirts (4:30.83).
National Champion- 800m: Rachel Mortimer of British Columbia won her first
National Title and the program's first 800m title with a time of 2:05.55 for a new PR.
Teammate
Abby Ylipahkala (2:10.32) came in 2nd place.
All-American- 100m Hurdles: Madigan Kelly of Lewis-Clark State College earned 7th place with a time of 13.91.
All-Americans- High Jump: Jennah Carpenter of Lewis-Clark State College and Abi Stevens of Southern Oregon University both tied for 6th place with a mark of 1.71m.