CHICAGO, Ill. -- Seven Vikings will represent North Park University Track & Field at the 2025 Outdoor Championships this week. The Vikings will compete at the SPIRE Institute's Outdoor Track & Field facility in Geneva, Ohio.
Jereme Ombogo is the lone representative for the Viking men, qualifying for the 200m. His PR time of 20.95 in Augustana'a Midwest Twilight Qualifier places him as the seventh-ranked runner in the Division III event.
Thea Ring will be the only Viking to compete in an individual event, looking to match the highs of her winter championships Pentathlon finish in this spring's Heptathlon. Ring enjoyed a PR total of 4825 to handily win the CCIW Outdoor Championship back on may 3. She's ranked 10th in the country in the event.
North Park also saw its Women's 4x100m Relay Team qualify to compete on the national stage with a time of 46.49 at the Wheaton Invitational on April 12. Mariana Costa Riana Hayes, Meja Lindberg, and Ring are expected to race while Julia Klein and Kimoria Oliver will serve as the alternates.
