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Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

Events Results

2026 Women's Track & Field Roster

Joe Craven
Joe Craven
Joe Craven
Joe Craven
Scott Huck, Cedarville University
Logan Howard
Scott Huck, Cedarville University
Scott Huck, Cedarville University
Scott Huck, Cedarville University
Alan Steible

Sydney Yoder

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wellman, IA
  • High School Mid-Prairie

Biography

CAREER STATS

2025-26 (Senior)
  • Ran in four cross country meets for G-MAC champion Lady Jackets
  • Best 6K of the season was 22:58.0 at Alabama-Huntsville
  • Placed 33rd of 281 competitors at the All-Ohio in 23:16.2 to help CU to its third straight title
  • NCCAA Scholar-Athlete
 
2024-25 (Junior)
  • NCCAA Indoor All-American in the 5,000 meters with a third-place time of 17:59.58
  • Placed eighth in the 5K at the G-MAC Indoor Championship (18:10.58)
  • Set an indoor mile PR of 5:21.11 at the Cedarville Collegiate
  • Established outdoor career-bests in the 1,500 (5:00.10) and 5K (17:38.68)
  • Finished fifth in the 5K at the G-MAC Outdoor Championship in 17:50.91
  • Competed in the first four meets of the cross country schedule
  • Turned in a career-best 6K of 22:01.5 to place 41st of 279 runners at Alabama-Huntsville
  • Finished 22nd of 135 competitors in the G-MAC Championship in 22:43.1
  • NCCAA Scholar-Athlete and G-MAC Academic Team
 
2023-24 (Sophomore)
  • NCCAA Indoor All-American in the 5,000 meters with a third place finish in 18:24.46
  • Set indoor PR’s in the 3K (10:22.11) at Wittenberg and 5K (18:14.25) at the G-MAC Championship
  • Produced outdoor career bests in 1,500 (5:03.10) at Ohio University and 5K (17:39.66) at Bellarmine
  • Ran in four of the seven cross country meets on the 2023 docket
  • Posted a 5K time of 18:55 as the Lady Jackets were second of 41 schools at the Alabama-Huntsville Invitational
  • Finished as CU’s #6 runner with season-best 6K time of 23:15.9 in the All-Ohio Challenge for the champion Lady Jackets
  • G-MAC Academic Team
 
2022-23 (Freshman)
  • Competed in five indoor meets and six outdoor track & field meets as a rookie
  • Produced a runner-up finish in the 5K with a time of 18:31.16 at the Wittenberg Indoor Showcase
  • Top effort in the 3K was 10:34.87 as CU won a fifth straight NCCAA Indoor banner
  • Placed fourth in the 5,000 meters (18:25.25) at the NCCAA Indoor
  • Registered an outdoor season-best time of 5:03.18 in the 1,500 meters at the Tiffin Track Carnival
  • Best effort in the 5,000 meters was 18:09.96 at the Lee Flames Invitational
  • Finished tenth in the 5K at the G-MAC Outdoor Championship in 18:11.83
  • Participated in the first six of the eight cross country meets
  • Top outing in the 6K was a 23:02 as the Lady Jackets won the Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational
  • Registered a 23:38.6 effort as USTFCCCA Division II No. 6 Cedarville won their second consecutive G-MAC trophy
  • Produced a 5K best time of 18:38.6 as No. 7 CU won the 44-team Alabama-Huntsville Invitational
  • G-MAC Academic Team
 
High School
  • Two-year letter winner in track & field at Mid-Prairie High School
  • Member of 2021 and 2022 Iowa 2A State Track & Field Championship teams
  • Earned three letters in cross country
  • Member of 2019, 2020 and 2021 Iowa 2A State Championship squads
  • Placed seventh at the state cross country meet with a time of 19:22
  • Two-time runner-up at River Valley Conference and state qualifying meets
  • Two-time all-state and all-conference selection
  • Earned one letter in soccer
  • National Honor Society student
 
Personal
  • Dean’s List student as a social work major
  • Born March 22, 2004 in Iowa City, Iowa
  • Daughter of Brent and Tara Yoder
  • Has an older sister and a younger brother

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2024Sophomore

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2025Junior

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2026Senior

    Distance
    5'7"