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Women's Track & Field

Kennedy & Messer win events at Yellow Jacket Open

CEDARVILLE, Ohio - The Northern Kentucky Men's and Women's track and field teams continued their 2025 outdoor campaign at the Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open, held by Cedarville University. The Norse saw major contributions on the women's side from many different athletes, as seven different Norse athletes earned top-eight finishes. On the men's side, NKU performed best in a single event, the 800m, with Brady Messer, Jacob Messer, and Brayden Holland all finishing in the top four in the run. 

THE BASICS
MEET: Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open
LOCATION: Cedarville, Ohio - Yellow Jacket Track and Field

NOTABLES (WOMEN)
- Olivia Kennedy continued her dominant stretch in the 800m, winning the event with a time of 2:14.88. Grace Biddle grabbed a third-place finish in the race, finishing in 2:16.91
- Sierra Kendall finished second in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:03.57, just 11 hundredths behind the first-place finisher.
- Julia Pohl notched a third-place finish in the high jump with a leap of 1.58 meters. 
- Cameron Bitterman finished fifth in the 200m dash, running a 24.31.
- NKU's 4x100 relay team of Meredith Goff, Cameron Bitterman, Madison McDaniel, and Sierra Kendall finished 6th with a time of 48.15.
- Kayla Willging lept 3.49 meters in the pole vault, earning points for NKU with an eighth-place finish. 

NOTABLES (MEN)
- Northern Kentucky dominated in the 800m race, collecting 23 points. Brady Messer won the event with a time of 1:53.80, while Jacob Messer followed that up with a 1:55.74, finishing in second. Brayden Holland grabbed a fourth-place finish with a time of 1:56.55.
- Nathan Ruth was the only other Norse to place in an event, running the 1500m in 3:59.30, a sixth-place finish. 

NEXT UP
NKU heads to the University of Cincinnati this 
 
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Players Mentioned

Jacob Messer

Jacob Messer

Freshman
Olivia Kennedy

Olivia Kennedy

Freshman
Cameron Bitterman

Cameron Bitterman

Freshman
Meredith Goff

Meredith Goff

Freshman
Sierra Kendall

Sierra Kendall

Freshman
Julia Pohl

Julia Pohl

Sophomore
Grace Biddle

Grace Biddle

Sophomore
Madison McDaniel

Madison McDaniel

Freshman
Kayla Willging

Kayla Willging

Freshman
Brayden Holland

Brayden Holland

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jacob Messer

Jacob Messer

Freshman
Olivia Kennedy

Olivia Kennedy

Freshman
Cameron Bitterman

Cameron Bitterman

Freshman
Meredith Goff

Meredith Goff

Freshman
Sierra Kendall

Sierra Kendall

Freshman
Julia Pohl

Julia Pohl

Sophomore
Grace Biddle

Grace Biddle

Sophomore
Madison McDaniel

Madison McDaniel

Freshman
Kayla Willging

Kayla Willging

Freshman
Brayden Holland

Brayden Holland

Freshman