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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Wilme Els

  • Position Throws
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Highschool Pro-Ed Academy
  • Hometown Swakopmund, Namibia

Biography

2024-25
Outdoor:
  • Competed in the javelin at five meets
  • Had the second-best throw in school history and hit a PR of 40.20m at the GLIAC Championships to take 2nd place (Second Team All-GLIAC)
  • Earned a pair of victories at the St. Norbert Invite (39.41m) and the UW-Oshkosh Invite (39.45m)
Before NMU
  • Participated in field hockey, indoor hockey and track and field
  • National champion in the javelin from 2018-2021 
  • Finished in second place at the All-African Games in 2018 
Personal
  • Daughter of Ronel and Willem Els
  • From Swakopmund, Namibia
  • Sister Caro Tripp golfed at NMU
  • Enjoys hiking, swimming, fishing, and reading

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Graduate Student

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  • 2025-26Fifth Year

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