Forester Women Excel at Crossroads Championships
Upland, Ind. – The Huntington University women's indoor track team finished third in the overall point standings this weekend in Upland at the Crossroads League Championships. Erica Xayarath's leap in the long jump earned her conference champion honors. The first place finish gives Xayarath back-to-back conference championships in the long jump. Anna Jeannin finished second in the pentathlon while the 4x400m Relay team of Trysta Hilton, Lydia Baker, Mackenzie Brewer, and Olivia Howell also had a strong runner-up finish. Olivia Howell (600m), Emily Tedder (3000m), Abbey Gentz (5000m), Josey Reineman (High Jump), and Aanyah Wright (Weight Throw) each earned third place finishes. Additionally, the Distance Medley Relay team of Olivia Howell, Trysta Hilton, Mackenzie Brewer, and Emily Tedder turned in a third-place finish. With these top three finishes, 12 Foresters earned All-Conference honors. Huntington also had several athletes who qualified for the NAIA National Championships that will take place in Gainesville, Florida from February 27th- March 1st.
THE ESSENTIALS
Meet Name: Crossroads League Championships
Location: Kesler Student Activities Center
Host: Taylor University
Date: 2/14-2/15/2025
TOP 10 FINISHES IN HUNTINGTON HISTORY
Weight Throw- Aanyah Wright (1st, 15.93m)
Pole Vault- Emma Schiffli (1st, 3.30m)
60m- Addyson Dowler (T6th, 8.06)
High Jump- Anna Jeannin (10th, 1.45m)
FULL RESULTS
Pentathalon Overall- Anna Jeannin (2nd place, 2929 points); Trysta Hilton (WD); Erica Xayarath (WD)
Pentathlon 60m Hurdles- Trysta Hilton (3rd, 9.56); Anna Jeannin (6th, 9.83); Erica Xayarath (11th, 10.86)
Pentathlon High Jump- Erica Xayarath (2nd, 1.60m); Anna Jeannin (3rd, 1.57m);Trysta Hilton (5th, 1.51m)
Pentathlon Long Jump- Erica Xayarath (1st, 5.51m); Trysta Hilton (3rd, 4.98m); Anna Jeannin (4th, 4.95m)
Pentathlon Shot Put- Erica Xayarath (2nd, 10.45m); Anna Jeannin (4th, 8.89); Trysta Hilton (8th, 8.10m)
Pentathlon 800m- Anna Jeannin (5th, 2:48.35); Trysta Hilton (WD); Erica Xayarath
60m- Addyson Dowler (10th, 8.06) Katie Bolt (22nd, 8.57)
200m- Addyson Dowler (13th, 27.42); Jaymie Clere (20th, 29.19)
400m- Lydia Baker (12th, 1:01.90); Jaymie Clere (19th, 1:06.43)
600m- Olivia Howell (3rd, 1:37.96); Lydia Baker (9th, 1:43.67)
800m- Mackenzie Brewer (5th, 2:20.48); Stacy Stutzman (24th, 2:40.72); Morgann Hart (25th, 2:52.43)
1000m- Olivia Howell (4th, 3:02.05); Brielle Fehlmann (20th, 3:30.41)
3000m- Emily Tedder (3rd, 10:17.64); Deann Fry (22nd, 11:55.75); Abbey Gentz (DNS)
5000m- Abbey Gentz (3rd, 17:52.41), Amelia Strzechowski (DNS); Lily Spaulding (DNS)
4000m DMR- Olivia Howell, Trysta Hilton, Mackenzie Brewer, Emily Tedder (3rd, 12:20.89)
Mile- Emily Tedder (5th, 5:03.14, * B standard)
4x400m Relay- Trysta Hilton, Lydia Baker, Mackenzie Brewer, Olivia Howell (2nd, 4:05.18)
Long Jump- Erica Xayarath (1st, 5.51m)
High Jump- Josey Reineman (3rd, 1.65m); Erica Xayarath (7th, 1.55m); Anna Jeannin (12th, 1.45m)
Weight Throw- Aanyah Wright (3rd, 15.93m); Ashley Gunkelman (15th, 10.65m); Madison Birky (17th, 9.24m)
Shot Put- Erica Xayarath (17th, 9.96m); Ashley Gunkelman (20th, 8.97m);
Pole Vault- Emma Schiffli (8th, 3.30m); Elaina Moore (14th, 3.00m); Maeve Wilkinson (16th, 2.85m)
LOOKING FORWARD
The NAIA National Championships will take place in Gainesville, Florida from February 27th- March 1st.
The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men 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.