BROOKINGS, S.D. – [RESULTS] Indiana Tech erupted for 103 points Saturday to win the NAIA Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship back-to-back at Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex on the campus of South Dakota State University.  

The Warriors racked up 127 points, 16 more points from last year’s national meet. It was the most points scored in the women’s indoor track & field national meet since the 2014 meet (Oklahoma Baptist with 133 points). 

Indiana Tech collected its third team title in the program history in the past six years (2017, 2021, 2022).  The Warriors tied for the fourth most women’s indoor track & field national team titles in NAIA history with three other schools. 

William Carey (Miss.) earned the runner-up honor for the third consecutive year, collecting 55 points.  Concordia (Neb.) was third with 45 points, followed by Hastings (Neb.) fourth with 38 points. 

A total of 15 national titles were crowned on Saturday while one NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championship meet record broken. 

• Saturday began the day with Doane (Neb.) capturing their second women’s shot-put national title in three years.  Allison Skala tossed 14.48 meters (47 feet, 6.25 inches) to win the title for the Tigers. 
• Destiny Copeland claimed her second jumping national title during the meet for Indiana Tech.  After winning Friday’s long jump national title, she leaped 12.19 meters (40 feet) to win the triple jump national title for the second time in three years.   
• Becca Richtman became the first Montana Tech runner to win a 1-mile run national title.  She crossed the finish line by the time of 4:55.76 seconds. 
• William Carey (Miss.) earned the top two finishes in the 60-meter hurdles, led by Joy Abu with a time of 8.23 seconds.  Her time set the NAIA Championship meet record, breaking the previous record of 8.31 seconds set by Akela Jones of Oklahoma Baptist in 2014.  Abu’s teammate Salieci Myles collected the runner-up honor in 8.35 seconds. 
• Abu ran in the next event as she earned her second national title on the same day, winning the 400-meter dash national title in 53.49 seconds for the Crusaders.  
• Keiser (Fla.) produced the first 600-meter run national title by freshman Harriet Tuson, registering a time of 1:32.66 seconds in the race.  Five freshmen competed in the 600-meter dash national finals. 
• Life (Ga.) notched the first women’s 60-meter dash national title as Iantha Wright edged Raheema Westfall of Wayland Baptist (Texas) by .02 seconds. 
• Maggie Whitney of Aquinas (Mich.) won the women’s 800-meter run title after recording a time of 2:13.09.  Veronica Pinkerton was second in 2:13.54, followed by defending champion Aubry Donley of Friends (Kan.) with a third-place finish in 2:13.84. 
• Lisa Voyles won back-to-back 1000-meter run title for two different schools – Cumberlands (Ky.) in the 2021 national meet.  She won this year’s event in 2:48.46, widening Indiana Tech’s lead by nearly 40 points after 15 events scored. 
• Richtman captured her second national title for the day for the Montana Tech Orediggers, running a time of 9:58.87 to win the 3000-meter run national title. 
• Westfall of WBU won the thrilling 200-meters race, capturing the title in 23.56 seconds.  Praise Idamadudu of Cumberland (Tenn.), who had the top semifinals time, finished second in 23.62 seconds followed by Abu of William Carey third in 23.74 seconds. 
• Indiana Tech’s lead grew as they secured a national champion and a third-place finish in the high jump.  It was the second straight year that the Warriors won the national high jump champion.  Jaunita Webster-Freeman cleared the height of 1.74 meters (5 feet, 8.5 inches), while her teammate Erica Xayarath placed third with 1.71 meters (5 feet, 7.5 inches).  Emma Pavelek of Point Park (Pa.) earned the runner-up honor with 1.71 meters (owns tiebreaker after a successful second attempt). 
• Kelli Dorn of Vanguard (Calif.) denied Richtman’s attempt for a third national title on the same day.  Dorn won the 5000-meter run national title in 17:05.70 (first Vanguard runner to win the 5000-meter run national title), edging Richtman by .34 seconds. 
• Indiana Tech captured the distance medley relay title.  Krista Boese, Xuxa Peart, Lilly Griewe, and Voyles posted a time of 11 minutes, 53.84 seconds. 
• The Warriors wrapped the day in a dominating fashion after winning the 4x400-meter relay title.  The team of Jo’Deci Irby, Soyinne Grenyion, Olaide Olapade, and Destinee McGrady produced a time of 3 minutes, 42.31 seconds as the Warriors won the 4 x 400-meter relay title for the first time since 2014. 
• The awards were presented at the conclusion of the national meet.  Joy Abu of William Carey was awarded as the Women’s Outstanding Performer.  She won the 60-meter hurdles in the NAIA championship meet record time and the 400-meter dash.  She was also third in the 200-meters. 
• The NAIA Women’s Indoor Track & Field most valuable performer went to Becca Ritchman of Montana Tech.  She captured the 1-mile and 3000-meter run national titles, as well as runner-up in the 5000-meter run. 
• Doug Edgar of Indiana Tech was named to the 2022 NAIA Women’s Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year award after guiding his squad to their second consecutive team title.