The Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU) men's and women's track and field teams are preparing to compete in the 2025 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. The event will be hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University from May 21 to May 23.
Eight student-athletes from MVNU have qualified for the national competition. Evan Hodkinson will participate in the 1500m preliminaries on May 21 at 4:10 pm, with finals scheduled for May 23 at 2:10 pm. He is seeded 11th with a B Standard time of 3:50.14.
Bryce Wiles is set to run in the 200m preliminaries on May 21 at 5:35 pm, with finals on May 23 at 4:20 pm. He holds a seed of 30th with a B Standard time of 21.13 seconds.
The team comprising Simon Rohwer, Daron Porter, Hodkinson, and Ryan Lehman will compete in the 4x800m relay preliminaries on May 21 at 6:50 pm, with finals on May 22 at 6:30 pm. They are seeded in the 16th position with a B Standard time of 7:39.29.
Mason Hendrickson will take part in the 3000m Steeplechase on May 21 at 7:55 pm, with finals on May 23 at 1:20 pm. He is seeded eighth with an NAIA A Standard time of 9:14.38.
Hodkinson is also competing in the 800m preliminaries on May 22 at 2:50 pm, with finals on May 23 at 4:00 pm. His seed is tenth with an NAIA B Standard time of 1:50.58.
Wiles will also run in the preliminaries for the100m event on May22 at 3:40 pm,with finals on May 23 at 3:00 pm. His seed is 28th with an NAIA B Standard time of 10.43 seconds.
Tyler Shipley will compete in the Pole Vault Finals on May 23 at 1:00 pm. His seed is fourth with an NAIA A Standard vault of 5.04 m. Lyssi Snouffer will participate in the High Jump Finalson May 23 at 2:00 pm.She resides in third position with an NAIA A Standard jump of 1.76 m.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University describes itself as "a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university" that serves traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults across its main campus located in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
