Week 2: GPAC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following women's indoor track & field athletes-of-the-week for events held March 23-29, 2026. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2025-2026 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Athletes-of-the-Week

Field Events – Makenna Walhof, Dordt University

Makenna Walhof from Dordt University is this week's field athlete-of-the-week.  Walhof, a junior from Sioux Center, Iowa, hit two qualifying marks in her first meet of the outdoor season, the Wildcat Classic. On Friday, Walhof placed third in the hammer with a school-record mark of 55.35m, easily hitting the 'A' standard and is currently ranked No.1 in the NAIA. Walhof followed with a second-place finish on Saturday in the discus with a provisional mark that ranks first in the GPAC and No.5 in the NAIA.

Track Events – Adrianna Rodencal, Concordia University

Adrianna Rodencal of Concordia University is this week's track athlete-of-the-week. Rowe, a senior, from Lincoln, Nebraska, kicked off her outdoor season by running two NAIA automatic national qualifying times in hurdles events while also helping the 4x100 relay to a B standard at the Central Nebraska Challenge. Rodencal currently sports national rankings of first in the 100 hurdles (13.55) and second in the 400 hurdles (59.32). The 4x1 ranks 10th nationally. Rodencal is coming off a 60-meter hurdles national title this past indoor season.