Six Foresters Earn All-American Honors
Foresters excel at 2025 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships
Gainesville, Fla. – The Huntington indoor track and field program sent 21 athletes to the Sunshine State for the 2025 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. Between the men's and women's teams, the Foresters brought home eight All-American medals from four individual races and a relay. The 4x400 meter relay team of Zach Collins, Jan Busam, Celestin Trambloy and Nathan Farinha not only earned All-American honors by finishing fifth, their time of 3:11.28 proved a new HU record.
THE ESSENTIALS
Meet Name: NAIA National Indoor Track & Field Championships
Location: Alachua County Sports & Events, Celebration Pointe, Gainesville, Fla.
Date: February 27-March 1, 2025
Women's Finish: 35th of 60 teams (5 points)
Men's Finish: 33rd of 64 team (9 points)
ALL-AMERICANS (WOMEN)
Olivia Howell (Fr) – 800 meters | 6th place
Emily Tedder (Sr) – Mile | 7th place
ALL-AMERICANS (MEN)
Jan Busam (Fr) – 400 meters | 7th place
Zach Collins (Sr) – 400 meters | 6th place
4x400m – Zach Collins, Jan Busam, Celestin Trambloy, Nathan Farinha | 5th
TOP 10 FINISHES IN HUNTINGTON HISTORY
Women's Mile – Emily Tedder (5th)
Men's 4x400m – Collins, Trambloy, Busam, Farinha (1st)
FULL RESULTS (WOMEN)
800m – Olivia Howell (6th | 2:17.83); Mackenzie Brewer (20th | 2:27.20)
Mile – Emily Tedder (7th | 4:56.31)
3000m – Emily Tedder (11th | 10:22.91)
5000m - Abbey Gentz (16th | 17:53.02)
High Jump – Josey Reineman (13th | 1.60m); Erica Xayarath (NH)
Distance Medley Relay – Emily Tedder, Trysta Hilton, Olivia Howell, Abbey Gentz (10th | 12:07.57)
Distance Medley Relay alternates – Lydia Baker, Brielle Fehlmann, Anna Jeannin
FULL RESULTS (MEN)
200m – Zach Collins (11th | 21.40); Nathan Farinha (16th | 21.78)
400m – Zach Collins (6th | 48.05); Jan Busam (7th | 48.08);
800m – Jayden Williams (19th | 1:55.66)
3000 Race Walk – Tyler Loucks (DQ)
4x400m – Zach Collins, Jan Busam, Celestin Trambloy, Nathan Farinha (5th | 3:11.28)
4x800m – Jonah Lemmon, Reece Gibson, Wyatt Harrington, Jackson Smith (25th | 8:15.76)
4x400m alternates – Jayden Williams, Wyatt Harrington, Jonah Lemmon, Hawkins Marihugh
4x800m alternates – Hawkins Marihugh, Jayden Williams
LOOKING FORWARD
The Foresters now switch gears to the outdoor season with their first meet the IWU Polar Bear Classic scheduled for March 21-22.
The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men-3-3. and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 160 NAIA All-America honors and 567 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.
