The Purdue Northwest Women's track and field team headed to University Center, Michigan this Saturday and Sunday to compete in the 2026 GLIAC Indoor Championships. The week was highlighted by multiple scoring performances, personal bests, and strong finishes across the pentathlon, sprints, distance events, relays, and field events.
Alaina Schultze (Indianapolis, Ind./Heritage Christian) and
Cailey Weber (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) led the way in the indoor pentathlon with several top three event finishes and Schultze taking second place overall in the Women's Pentathlon.
The Basics
- GLIAC Indoor Championships
- Two-day indoor competition
- Multiple scoring performances and personal bests
Notable Women's Results:
Women's Indoor Pentathlon 60m Hurdles: Alaina Schultze (Indianapolis, Ind./Heritage Christian) placed 2nd in 9.23 (season best), while
Cailey Weber (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) finished 10th in 9.70 (personal best).
Women's Indoor Pentathlon High Jump: Schultze placed 7th with a clearance of 1.53m (5'0.25"), and Weber finished 12th at 1.44m (4'8.75").
Women's Indoor Pentathlon Shot Put: Schultze placed 8th with a throw of 8.79m (28'10.25"), while Weber finished 9th at 8.70m (28'6.50"), a personal best.
Women's Indoor Pentathlon Long Jump: Schultze placed 2nd with a personal-best leap of 5.21m (17'1.25"), and Weber finished 3rd with a personal-best mark of 5.09m (16'8.50").
Women's Indoor Pentathlon 800m: Weber placed 2nd in 2:34.83 (personal best), while Schultze finished 7th in 2:37.92 (season best).
Women's Indoor Pentathlon: Alaina Schultze (Indianapolis, Ind./Heritage Christian) placed 2nd with a score of 3182
Women's Long Jump: Malia Butler (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) placed 9th with a season-best jump of 5.15m (16'10.75").
Women's High Jump: Kelli Blissett (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) placed 13th with a season-best clearance of 1.49m (4'10.50").
Women's Weight Throw: Jada Addo placed 17th with a mark of 12.91m (42'4.25").
Kaelin Kreischer (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) finished 19th at 12.75m (41'10.00"), and
Aubree Gleason (Gilbert, Ariz./Williams Field) placed 23rd with a throw of 11.60m (38'0.75").
Women's Shot Put: Gleason placed 17th with a mark of 10.92m (35'10.00").
Women's 60m Hurdles – Prelims: McKenna Kelley (Weatherford, Texas/Trinity Christian Academy) placed 13th in 9.74 (personal best).
Women's 60m – Prelims: Chisom Chukwuocha (Indianapolis, Ind./) placed 8th in 7.85 (personal best), while
Isis Mitchell (Grayslake, Ill./Grayslake North) finished 22nd in 8.42 (personal best).
Women's 60m – Final: Chukwuocha placed 8th in 7.95 (personal best).
Women's 200m – Prelims: Chukwuocha placed 6th in 25.53 (personal best), and Mitchell finished 18th in 27.88.
Women's 200m – Final: Chukwuocha placed 7th in 25.81.
Women's 400m – Prelims: Anastasia Kudin (Princeton, N.J./West Windsor Plainsboro) placed 6th in 57.34 (personal best).
Mary Allen (Mesa, Ariz./Mesquite) finished 15th in 1:00.05, and
Da'Ja Jones (Portage, Ind./Portage) placed 19th in 1:01.59.
Women's 400m – Final: Kudin placed 8th in 59.69.
Women's 800m: Sara McGraw (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli) placed 15th in 2:18.54 (season best).
Women's 3000m: Myrriam Dhoore (LaPorte, Ind./LaPorte) placed 9th in 10:26.21 (personal best). Kayla Guajardo finished 19th in 10:49.27 (personal best), and
Kayla Garza (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) placed 21st in 11:04.30 (personal best).
Women's 5000m: Dhoore placed 16th in 18:19.91.
Women's Distance Medley Relay: The 'A' team of
Kayla Garza (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central),
Charli Slater (Gilbert, Ariz./Mesquite),
Lizeth Flores Bernal (Harvard, Ill./Harvard), and Kayla Guajardo placed 8th in 13:29.92.
Women's 4x400m Relay: The squad of
Mary Allen (Mesa, Ariz./Mesquite),
Da'Ja Jones (Portage, Ind./Portage),
Sara McGraw (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli), and
Anastasia Kudin (Princeton, N.J./West Windsor Plainsboro) finished 7th in 4:01.14.