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Huntington kicks off season with Warrior Open, four Foresters qualify for nationals
Posted: Dec 06, 2024

Huntington kicks off season with Warrior Open, four Foresters qualify for nationals

Results

Fort Wayne, Ind. – The HU women's indoor track and field program opened their season Friday at the Warrior Open hosted by Indiana Tech. Four individuals qualified for nationals and the Foresters won six events. Trysta Hilton broke her own HU record in the pentathlon by racking up 3,149 points. As part of the pentathlon, she also set a new Huntington record in the 60 meter hurdles by clocking in at 9.48.   

THE ESSENTIALS
Host: Indiana Tech
Meet Name: Warrior Open
Location: Doug Edgar Track Facility, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Date: 12/6/24

NATIONAL QUALIFYING PERFORMANCES
Olivia Howell – 1000m (B standard)
Josey Reineman – High Jump (B standard)
Emily Tedder – 3000m (B standard)
Erica Xayarath – High Jump (B standard)

TOP 10 FINISHES IN HUNTINGTON HISTORY
Pentathlon - Trysta Hilton (1st), Anna Jeannin (2nd); Erica Xayarath (3rd)
60m hurdles - Trysta Hilton (1st); Anna Jeannin (3rd); Erica Xayarath (6th)
60m – Addyson Dowler (T 7th)
600m – Olivia Howell (7th)
3000m – Emily Tedder (8th)
Pole Vault – Emma Schiffli (3rd)
Long Jump – Kadynce Hutsell (T 10th)
Shot Put – Maya Gerber (8th); Erica Xayarath (9th)

LOOKING FORWARD
HU is off until January when they compete in the YSU Collegiate Invitational on the 17th. 

FULL RESULTS
Pentathlon – Trysta Hilton (1st, 3149 points); Anna Jeannin (3rd, 2821 points); Erica Xayarath (5th, 2589 points)
60m – Addyson Dowler (5th, 8.08)
200m – Addyson Dowler (7th, 27.46); Kadynce Hutsell (12th, 28.10)
400m – Emma Schiffli (10th, 1:05.93); Stacy Stutzman (11th, 1:06.81)
600m – Olivia Howell (1st, 1:38.45); Lydia Baker (5th, 1:44.07)
800m – Morgann Hart (3rd, 3:05.86); Josie Goble (4th, 3:09.97)
1000m – Olivia Howell (2nd, 3:00.57); Morgann Hart (5th, 3:59.68); Josie Goble (6th, 4:04.30)
3000m – Emily Tedder (1st, 10:12.49); Mackenzie Brewer (2nd, 10:39.31); Molly Harding (4th, 10:49.31)
High Jump – Josey Reineman (1st, 1.65m); Erica Xayarath (2nd, 1.65m)
Pole Vault – Emma Schiffli (5th, 2.95m)
Long Jump – Erica Xayarath (1st, 5.57m); Kadynce Hutsell (6th, 4.91m)
Shot Put – Maya Gerber (3rd, 10.96m); Elle Schweitzer (9th, 10.44m); Ashley Gunkelman (10th, 10.24m)
Weight Throw – Aanyah Wright (1st, 14.99m); Maya Gerber (9th, 11.24m); Elle Schweitzer (12th, 9.60m); Madison Birky (15th, 8.75m); Ashley Gunkelman (16th, 8.71m)

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men-3-3. and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 160 NAIA All-America honors and 567 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.