Anna Gladstone, Northwest Women End 25 Year Title Drought

Anna Gladstone and the Northwest Missouri State women won the MIAA track title for the first time in 25 years. The last time Northwest won the MIAA title was back in 1998. They had won it once before, in 1997.

Northwest had 137 team points. Pittsburg State had 133, Fort Hayes 108, Lincoln 85, Missouri Southern 84, Central 82.5, Washburn 70, Nebraska-Kearney 52, Missouri Western 36, Emporia State 23, Central Oklahoma 4, and Rogers State 3.

Anna Gladstone competed in the Heptathlon and finished fifth with 4,723 points. She was sixth in the 100 Hurdles with a time of 14.76, around a second and a half better than her time in high school. She was sixth in the High Jump with a height of 5’1”. 

She didn’t throw in high school, but Anna’s best results came as a thrower. She was third in the Shot Put with a throw of 36’11¼”. She was also third in the Javelin with a throw of 109’9”. 

Gladstone was sixth in the 200 with a time of 26.50. She was fifth in the Long Jump with a jump of 16’10¾”. She was seventh in the 800 with a time of 2:32.46.

Anna Gladstone Competes in MIAA Track Championship

The Northwest Missouri State indoor track and field teams got started with day one of the 2023 MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on the campus of Pittsburg State.

The Bearcats had two athletes participating in the women's pentathlon with Worth County track standout Anna Gladstone and Shelby Butterfield getting the MIAA Championships underway.

Shelby Butterfield earned an 11th place finish in the event with 3,398 points and Anna Gladstone earned a 12th place finish with 3,362 points. Butterfield's 3,398 points is a personal record and puts her at No. 9 in school history.

In the 60 meter hurdles, Gladstone finished ninth in 9.08 and Butterfield finished 12th in 9.49.

Butterfield earned third in the high jump with a mark of 5' 4.25" (1.63m), while Gladstone cleared 5' 1.75 (1.57m) to tie for seventh.

Gladstone placed fourth in the shot put with a distance of 35' 10.25" (10.93m). Butterfield placed 14th as she had a distance of 26' 10.5" (8.19m).

Butterfield took sixth in the long jump as she hit a mark of 17' 7" (5.36m), and Gladstone took 12th with a mark of 16' 4.5" (4.99m).

Butterfield ran the 800 meter run in 2:25.93 for an eight place finish, and Gladstone came in with a time of 2:35.94 for a 12th place finish.

(Northwest Missouri State University)