May 22, 2025

MARION, Ind. – Amelie Steins of Dakota State (S.D.) continued her action in the women's heptathlon on the second day of the 2025 U.S. Marines NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Thursday at Wildcat Stadium.  Indiana Wesleyan was the host for the three-day national meet.

Steins kicked off the day with a 5.17 meters long jump mark (16 feet, 11.5 inches) for 606 points.  She followed up with 480 points after throwing 30.17 meters (99 feet) in the javelin.

She finished the 800-meter run with a time of 2 minutes, 52.25 seconds, tallying 440 points for the Trojans. 

Steins placed 12^th overall in the NAIA women's heptathlon with a total of 4,324 points.  She improved her national seed to two spots from No. 14 to No. 12.  It was her first appearance at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships at Dakota State.

Abi Stevens of Southern Oregon claimed the national heptathlon title with 4,961 points.

Casey Olson received her NAIA All-America medal and plaque on the podium stand Thursday afternoon.  She finished sixth during Wednesday's evening javelin with her school record 41.97 meters (137 feet, 8 inches). 

Olson was the first women's javelin thrower to be named NAIA All-America, the sixth female outdoor track & field athlete in program history at DSU.

Thursday marked the end of the Dakota State women's outdoor track & field season at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships.  It also marked the final women's national meet for DSU's head coach Anthony Drealan.