NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships Preview

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 2025 NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships will take place from Thursday through Saturday in Gainesville, Florida. Midland University will have eight individual athletes and a pair of relay teams competing on the track and in the field inside the Alachua County Sports & Events Center.

On the women's side, Krista Hardy will compete in the high jump, while Maggie Heesch is set to take part in both the shot put and weight throw. Kerrigan Myers will be a key contender in the pentathlon and will also compete in the high jump and 60-meter hurdles. Hannah Newton rounds out the women's squad in the high jump.

The Midland men's team will be led by Robert Atwater, who will compete in five events: the heptathlon, high jump, triple jump, long jump, and pole vault. Lucas Hjortkjaer will race in the 1,000 meters, Shandon Reitzell in the 600 meters, and Henri Stoeckermann in the 800 meters.

Midland will also be represented in the 4x400-meter relay and the 4x800-meter relay.

The NAIA Indoor Championships begins on Thursday, Feb. 26, and runs through Saturday, March 1. Fans can follow along at home via a video feed [VIDEO LINK] and live results [RESULTS LINK]. A complete schedule of events for Midland athletes is listed below (all times listed are Central).

Thursday, Feb. 27

• 9:00 a.m. – Men's Heptathlon – Robert Atwater
• 9:30 a.m. – Women's Pentathlon – Kerrigan Myers
• 2:15 p.m. – Men's 4x800m Relay: Prelim
• 3:15 p.m. – Men's 4x400m Relay: Prelim
• 3:30 p.m. – Men's Triple Jump – Robert Atwater
• 4:00 p.m. – Men's High Jump – Robert Atwater

Friday, Feb. 28

• 10:00 a.m. – Men's Heptathlon (cont.) – Robert Atwater
• 11:00 a.m. – Women's Weight Throw – Maggie Heesch
• 11:50 a.m. – Women's 60m Hurdles: Prelims – Kerrigan Myers
• 1:15 p.m. – Men's 600m: Prelims – Shandon Reitzell
• 2:30 p.m. – Men's 800m: Prelims – Henri Stoeckermann
• 3:00 p.m. – Women's High Jump – Krista Hardy, Kerrigan Myers, Hannah Newton
• 3:00 p.m. – Men's Long Jump – Robert Atwater
• 3:00 p.m. – Men's 1000m: Prelims – Lucas Hjortkjaer
• 5:25 p.m. – Men's 4x800m Relay: Final

Saturday, March 1

• 10:00 a.m. – Women's Shot Put – Maggie Heesch
• 12:15 p.m. – Men's Pole Vault – Robert Atwater
• 12:35 p.m. – Men's 600m: Final – Shandon Reitzell
• 1:10 p.m. – Women's 60m Hurdles: Final – Kerrigan Myers
• 1:25 p.m. – Men's 800m: Final – Henri Stoeckermann
• 1:45 p.m. – Men's 1000m: Final – Lucas Hjortkjaer
• 4:40 p.m. – Men's 4x400m Relay: Final