2016-17 Women's Track & Field News

S Club Hall of Fame welcomes four athletes, two coaches in class of 2017
S Club Hall of Fame welcomes four athletes, two coaches in class of 2017

August 17, 2017

Former student-athletes Janelle Claiborne Duffy '05 (women's golf), Tiffany Everding Goodchild '07 (volleyball), Lisa Simpson Klein '91 (women's track & field) and Jason Ripke '07 (football, men's track & field) and coaches Joe Blake '71 (assistant baseball coach) and Henry Christowski (head softball coach) will be inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame.

Storm track and field teams earn academic honor for 12th straight year
Storm track and field teams earn academic honor for 12th straight year

August 01, 2017

For the 12th straight season, the Simpson men's and women's track and field teams earned All-Academic Team honors, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Simpson places 34 on All-IIAC Academic Team
Simpson places 34 on All-IIAC Academic Team

June 07, 2017

Thirty-four Simpson student-athletes competing in spring sports earned a spot on the 2016-17 Iowa Conference All-Academic Team.

Junior Jackie Cullinan
Cullinan’s big PR paces Storm on final day of IIAC Championship

May 13, 2017

Jackie Cullinan posted a personal-best heave in the javelin throw to lead the Simpson women’s track and field team on the final day of the 2017 Iowa Conference Championships on Saturday.

Senior Jessica Lamb
McCloskey, 4x800 lead Storm at IIAC Championship

May 12, 2017

Briana McCloskey ran to an eighth-place finish in the 10,000 meters and the 4x800 relay team took sixth place to lead the Simpson women’s track and field team on the second day of the 2017 Iowa Conference Championships.

Freshman Audrey Klein (left) and senior Jessica Gronke
Storm host Kip Janvrin Open

April 28, 2017

The Simpson women’s track and field team posted 10, top-20 efforts at the highly competitive Kip Janvrin Open on Thursday and Friday.

2017 Kip Janvrin Open underway
2017 Kip Janvrin Open underway

April 27, 2017

With a field consisting of more than 1,000 athletes from around the country, the 2017 Kip Janvrin Open got underway today at the Storm throwing fields. The meet concludes Friday beginning at 2 p.m.

Junior Audrey LoVan (photo by Jayde Vogeler '18)
LoVan re-sets pole vault record, Storm win four event titles at Central

April 22, 2017

Audrey LoVan broke her own school record in the pole vault, Briana McCloskey, Sadie Timms and Alex Niemier all captured event titles and the Simpson women’s track and field team placed second of four teams at the Central Open on Saturday.

Junior Audrey LoVan
LoVan ties pole vault record at Jim Duncan Invitational

April 15, 2017

Audrey LoVan tied her own school record in the pole vault to lead the Simpson women’s track and field team at the Jim Duncan Invitational this weekend.

Timms posts big steeplechase effort
Timms posts big steeplechase effort

April 08, 2017

Sadie Timms posted one of the top times in school history in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the Simpson women’s track and field team placed 6th of 10 teams at the Cornell Invitational on Saturday.

Junior Audrey LoVan
Storm women open outdoor season at Central

April 01, 2017

Audrey LoVan turned in a pair of third-place finishes, Briana McCloskey and the 4x400 relay added two more and the Simpson women’s track and field team had eight, top-five efforts at the outdoor season-opening Central Invitational on Saturday.

Sophomore Jaycie Owens
Storm close weekend at IIAC Championships

February 25, 2017

Courtney Neuendorf and Sadie Timms paced the Simpson women’s track and field team on the final day of the Iowa Conference Championships on Saturday.

Senior Briana McCloskey
Storm begin IIAC Indoor Championships today

February 24, 2017

The Simpson track and field teams begin competition at the Iowa Conference Indoor Championships on Friday, Feb. 24 from McDonald Indoor Track at the University of Dubuque. The meet begins Friday and concludes Saturday.

Audrey LoVan
LoVan’s big vault highlights Storm women’s first day at the IIAC Championships

February 24, 2017

Audrey LoVan had a career-day in the pole vault as the Simpson women’s track team scored in three events on the first day of the 2017 Iowa Conference Championships on Friday.

Sophomore Jaycie Owens
Storm win five titles at Central dual

February 17, 2017

Audrey LoVan and Jaycie Owens each took home a pair of first place finishes to lead the Simpson women’s track and field team in a dual at Central on Friday, the final tune-up before next week’s Iowa Conference Championships.

Junior Sadie Timms
Neuendorf, Timms lead Storm at Grinnell

February 11, 2017

Courtney Neuendorf logged school top-five mark in the 3,000 meters and Sadie Timms had a personal-best in the Mile to lead four top-10 finishes for the Simpson women’s track and field team at Grinnell’s Darren Young Invitational on Saturday at Bear Athletic Center.