Posted: Jan 31, 2026

Cooper and Merrill break school records to lead Simpson at Grinnell Invite

GRINNELL, Iowa - Olivia Merrill and Emma Cooper made Simpson history, setting school records in the shot put and 60m dash respectively at the Grinnell Invitational on Saturday.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS

Merrill began the day by shattering the school record in the shot put, set in 2009 by Carissa Coopman, with her longest throw at 13.47m. Her mark was the 12th best in all of NCAA Division-III.
Cooper took down her own school record in the 60m dash, a record she set earlier this season, finishing in 7.82 seconds.
Cooper continued to break her own personal records, this time in the long jump, hitting 5.27m, marking her sixth best in program history.

TOP PERFORMERS

60m - 2. Emma Cooper - 7.82 (School Record)
200m - 3. Chloe Wierson - 27.18
800m - 10. Kalia Stover - 2:32.28
Mile - 6. Kate Huisinga - 5:25.17
3000m - 10. Ava French - 11:38.20
High Jump - 2. Chloe Wierson - 1.50m
Long Jump - 1. Emma Cooper - 5.27m (6th best mark in school history)
Triple Jump - 4. Emma Lueck - 9.75m
Shot Put - Olivia Merrill - 13.47m (School Record)
Weight Throw - 20. Maddy Berg - 11.19m
DMR - 1. Schechinger, Gessert, Stover, Thomas - 14:11.87
4x400 - 2. Middents, Wierson, Thornburg, Carder - 4:07.85