PUEBLO, Colo. – Emy Ntekpere of Central Washington University's track & field team led the Wildcats over the weekend, earning national champion honors in both the women's high jump and triple jump. She made history as the first woman in GNAC history to win two individual field events at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships. The women's team placed seventh in this meet, tying the GNAC record for best performance.
 
MEET INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, May 22^nd through Saturday, May 24^th
Meet: 2025 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Location: CSU Pueblo Thunderbowl | Pueblo, Colorado
RESULTS
 
QUOTING HEAD COACH JONATHAN HILL
"We're pleased with how we ended the season, and in some cases, careers today."

"Johan did such a great job running to sixth in the NCAA and garnering his fifth career All-American award. He and Coach Layten have worked so hard and set up a really strong plan leading to today. He ran to win, and we were all really hoping for a title for this man. He got a little tripped up and that hurt his momentum. In fields like this, that's all it takes. It was a great race and sixth in this field and the season he's had is just incredible. He's an instant legend here and a huge part of our success this weekend."

"Our women's team finished a program best 7th in the NCAA with Emy and E'Lexis scoring 20 and 11 points respectively." 

"Lauryn is top 10 in the NCAA as a sophomore and is now a two-time NCAA All-American. She had a great series and is ready to vault really high. I/We couldn't get our pole series figured out and missed out at 4.07. She's such a great competitor and she had such a great year, it's ok to be disappointed when we know what she's capable of and also be happy we achieved what we did."

"E'Lexis is another legend competing in her final NCAA Outdoor Championships. It's incredible what she's accomplished, capping it off with 100, 200, and 4x100 NCAA Finalist. Her weekend included an 11.10 & 11.25 100m dash, and 23.20 & 23.27 200m dash; some of the best times NCAA D2 has ever seen. E'Lexis has worked hard at her race plan and is executing better and better. It was amazing watching her put things together here and now. She leaves this weekend with two more First Team All American awards, a new GNAC record and three new School Records. Simply amazing watching her compete this weekend and the grit she exhibited."
 
"Emy competed like a warrior. Obviously winning two national titles is extraordinary but the story behind the win is the special part for me. Emy is just starting to realize she can win these meets. She's realizing she can be pretty good at this. It's ok to fail, but it's not ok to give up. She fought through a third attempt, 1.73 bar then rocked a 1.76 first attempt. It was her meet after that. Then, after leading through five rounds, was passed by 1cm. Surrounded by her teammates, Emy launched a lifetime best of 13.33 to win the meet. It was an incredible moment of resilience, character, toughness, everything we hope our kids will be when their moment comes. Emy is a once in a lifetime talent, teammate, and person. We're both locked in on our process and know how much more there is to work on…meanwhile she just won her third NCAA Title. Just incredible her potential in everything she does."
 
 
 ABOUT THE MEET

• Johan Correa advanced to the final round of the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:48.81. He went on to finish sixth in the final with a time of 1:50.11, earning First Team All-American honors.
• Lauryn McGough placed 10^th in the women's pole vault with 3.92 meters, earning Second Team All-American honors.
• Ashlyn Nielsen, E'Lexis Hollis, Elise Hopper, and Zoe Gonzales powered the women's 4x100 meter relay team to a 44.76 finish in the prelims, earning a spot in the final and setting new CWU and GNAC records.
• Emy Ntekpere captured the national title in the women's high jump on Friday with a mark of 1.82 meters, earning First Team All-American honors. She followed up on Saturday with another standout performance, winning the women's triple jump with 13.33 meters to secure her second First Team All-American recognition of the weekend.
• E'Lexis Hollis claimed national runner-up in the 100 meters, running 11.10 in prelims and 11.25 in the final to earn First Team All-American honors. She also qualified for the 200-meter final with 23.20 and placed sixth in 23.27, securing another First Team All-American title.

 
UP NEXT
Your Wildcats await their chance to be selected for the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, taking place at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The meet runs from Saturday, June 1^st through Monday, June 30^th.