Cooper named All-Conference as Simpson competes at A-R-C Indoor Championships

DECORAH, Iowa - Emma Cooper, Chloe Wierson, and Gabby Akin shined for Simpson as the women's track and field took sixth overall at the A-R-C Indoor Championships.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS

• Emma Cooper not only shattered her school record once again in the 60m dash, but her 7.70 time earned her A-R-C All-Conference after placing second overall.
• In the Pentathlon, Chloe Wierson and Gabby Akin finished top-five in the event and both set top-five scores in Simpson history.
• Emma Lueck finished fourth overall in the long jump, posting the fourth best mark in program history at 5.38m.

TOP PERFORMERS

60m Prelims - 2. Emma Cooper - 7.76 | 9. Molly Moore - 7.96 (T-4th best in school history)
60m Finals - 2. Emma Cooper - 7.70 (School Record)
200m - 8. Emma Cooper - 26.07
400m - 15. Zoe Ackerman - 1:02.90
800m - 9. Ava Carder - 2:19.84 (6th best in school history)
Mile - 15. Kalia Stover - 5:37.08
3000m - 17. Kalli Titus - 12:02.43
5000m - 15. Ava French - 20:01.32
60m Hurdles Prelims - 8. Gabby Akin - 9.40
60m Hurdles Finals - 8. Gabby Akin - 10.19
High Jump - 6. Chloe Wierson - 1.53m (9th best in school history)
Long Jump - 4. Emma Lueck - 5.38m (T-4th best in school history)
Shot Put - 13. Olivia Merrill - 11.73m
Weight Throw - 19. Ava Tichy - 12.89m (7th best in school history)
4000m DMR - 4. Stover, Middents, Winther, Huisinga - 12:49.67 (6th best in school history)
4x400 Relay - 6. Wierson, Middents, Thornburg, Seehase - 4:05.65 (8th best in school history)
4x800 Relay - 4. Carder, Huisinga, Metzgar, Winther - 9:51.58 (4th best in school history)

Pentathlon - 4. Chloe Wierson - 2903 points (4th best in school history) | 5. Gabby Akin - 2864 points (5th best in school history)

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Wartburg - 216 points
2. Central - 149.5
3. Loras - 112
4. Nebraska Wesleyan - 93.5
5. Dubuque - 71
6. Simpson - 44
7. Luther - 11
8. Coe - 3
9. Buena Vista - 0

UP NEXT

Simpson will see action in the Wartburg qualifier on Saturday, March 7 for one final meet before the NCAA Indoor National Championships.