VIRGINA BEACH, Va. – The Northwest Missouri State University indoor track and field squads finished off the 2026 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships Saturday at the Virginia Beach Sports Center with a pair of top-eight team finishes.
 
The Northwest women scored 22 points, placing seventh, and tying the team's highest finish in program history that it earned in 2024. The Bearcat men secured their fourth-highest team finish in program history, placing eighth overall with 22 points.
 
It is the eighth top-10 national finish for the Bearcat men at the NCAA indoor championships. It is the fourth top-10 finish for the Northwest women at the NCAA indoor championships. 
 
The Bearcats totaled 27 All-America honors over the course of the two-day meet. With four relay squads and seven individuals claiming first-team status and four individuals earning second-team recognition. 
 
Melanie Roland earned a runner-up finish for the Bearcats in the women's 400-meter dash along with posting her own second-fastest time in Northwest history. Kennedi Cline placed third in the finals and both Bearcats achieved first-team all-America performances.
 
Dominic Sedlacek captured a runner-up finish as well in the men's 60-meter dash, earning himself All-America first-team recognition.
 
The men's and women's 4x400-meter relay teams provided strong first team All-America finishes to cap off the meet the men claiming sixth and the women taking home third.
 
TOP 10 2026 NCAA DIV. II FINAL TEAM SCORES – MEN
1. Pittsburg State – 75.5 points
2. Grand Valley State – 51 points
3. Wingate – 50 points
4. Angelo State – 33 points
5. Indianapolis – 28 points
6. West Texas A&M – 23 points
6. Minnesota State – 23 points
8. Northwest Missouri State – 22 points
9. Colo. School of Mines – 21 points
10. Saginaw Valley – 19 points
 
TOP 10 2026 NCAA DIV. II FINAL TEAM SCORES – WOMEN
1. Pittsburg State – 69.5 points
2. West Texas A&M – 59 points
3. Adams State – 47 points
4. CSU-Pueblo – 33 points
5. Minnesota State – 32 points
6. Grand Valley State – 24.5 points
7. Northwest Missouri State – 22 points
8. Simon Fraser – 20 points
9. Colo. School of Mines – 19 points
10. Ashland – 18 points
 
A full list of team scores can be found here.
 
NCAA DIVISION II INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 
(M) 60-meter Dash: Senior Dominic Sedlacek captured second place in the finals with a time of 6.62. Sedlacek's second-place finish earned him his fourth indoor and outdoor all-America distinction.
 
(M) 60-meter Hurdles: Sophomore Frank Sparks crossed the finish line with a time of 7.89 earning him sixth place overall. Sparks earned his first ever all-America first-team honor from finishing in the top eight. 
 
(M) 400-meter Dash: Senior Truman Hare claimed a time of 47.05 and placed eighth overall. Hare earned his seventh indoor and outdoor all-America distinction with his eighth-place finish.

(W) 400-meter Dash: Senior Melanie Roland captured a runner-up finish for the Bearcats with a time of 53.36 – beating her own second-best time in school history. Just a little under a second behind was sophomore Kennedi Cline with a time of 53.98, securing third place. Roland earned her fourth indoor and outdoor all-America honor along with Cline who secured her third.

(M) 1-mile Run: Senior Riley Witt crossed the finish line with a time of 4:12.99, claiming eighth place. Witt's finals finish earned him his seventh indoor and outdoor all-America recognition.

(M) 4x400-meter Relay: Northwest's 4x400-meter relay team, consisting of Danny Jantzen, Logan Arellano, Josh Fraker and Christian Lanphier placed sixth overall with a time of 3:10.87. Their time ranks as the fifth-fastest time in school history and earned the squad all-America first-team honors.
 
(W) 4x400-meter Relay: Melanie Roland, Kennedi Cline, Jadyn Barnes and Marie Dea captured third place in the women's 4x400-meter relay, posting a time of 3:39.35. Their mark ranks as the second-best time this season and earned each member of the team all-America first-team recognition. 
 
(W) Pentathlon: Sophomore Anjelena Carder placed eighth overall in the women's pentathlon and secured a score of 3732 points. Carder's placement earned her first-ever first-team all-America distinction.
 
Starting off the women's pentathlon, Carder took third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.83 – tying her for the fifth-fastest 60-meter time in school history. Next up, in the pentathlon high jump, Carder tied for 14th with a leap of 1.53m (5-0.25). Carder then claimed 13th in the shot put event with a throw of 11.08m (36-4.25). In the pentathlon high jump, Carder leaped 5.39m 17-8.25 to earn 11th place in the event. In her final event, Carder placed fourth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:17.13. Carder set new personal bests in the 60-meter hurdles and shot put along with tying her long jump personal best.
 
(M) Shot Put: In his NCAA championships debut, freshman Ethan Gaschler finished ninth overall with a throw of 17.80m (58-4.75), earning him second-team all-America honors.
 
2026 NORTHWEST ALL-AMERICANS
First Team
(Men's 60mH, 6th place) Frank Sparks – 1st Team
(Men's 60m, 2nd place) Dominic Sedlacek – 1st Team
(Men's 400m, 8th place) Truman Hare – 1st Team
(Women's 400m, 2nd place) Melanie Roland – 1st Team
(Women's 400m, 3rd place) Kennedi Cline – 1st Team
(Men's Mile, 8th place) Riley Witt – 1st Team
(Men's 4x400m Relay, 6th place) Danny Jantzen, Logan Arellano, Josh Fraker, Christian Lanphier – 1st Team 
(Women's 4x400m Relay, 3rd place) Melanie Roland, Kennedi Cline, Jadyn Barnes, Marie Dea – 1st Team
(Men's DMR, 4th place) Aziz Mohammed, Josh Fraker, Charlie Kinslow, Barnabe Gabillet – 1st Team
(Women's DMR, 8th place) Lydia McGlocklin, Jadyn Barnes, Kendall Tietjen, Kiki Witt – 1st Team
(Women's Pentathlon, 8th place) Anjelena Carder – 1st Team
 
Second Team
(Men's 60mH, 12th place) Moses Koroma – 2nd Team
(Women's 800m, 10th place) Marie Dea – 2nd Team
(Men's Mile, 12th place) Aziz Mohammed – 2nd Team
(Men's Shot Put, 9th place) Ethan Gaschler – 2nd Team
 
Northwest's NCAA Indoor Men's Team Finishes
1987 - 3rd
1989 - T16th
1990 - 14th
1991 - T18th
1992 - T14th
1995 - T25th
1997 - T19th 
1999 - T29th
2000 - T23rd
2001 - 6th
2002 - 6th
2003 - T36th
2005 - T9th
2006 - T21st
2007 - T24th
2009 - T18th
2010 - T20th
2011 - T30th
2019 - T17th
2021 - T12th
2023 - T7th
2024 - 6th
2025 - 5th
2026 - 8th

Northwest's NCAA Indoor Women's Team Finishes:
1987 - 8th
1988 - T22nd
1989 - T11th
1995 - T12th
1997 - T13th
1998 - 17th
2003 - T13th
2004 - T32nd
2005 - T39th
2009 - 49th
2010 - T35th
2012 - T38th
2014 - 50th
2021 - 40th
2022 - T25th
2023 - T10th
2024 - 7th
2025 - T36th
2026 - 7th
 
Up Next:
With the completion of the indoor season, the Northwest track and field squads will now move on to the outdoor season with the first meet scheduled for Friday, Mar. 20 in Leavenworth, Kan. hosted by the University of Saint Mary. 
 
Top 10 Northwest Women's 60-meter Hurdles
Ally Hammond - 2/25/24 - 8.52
Jordan Hammond - 2/28/20 - 8.56
Sarah Prickett - 2/26/22 - 8.75
Ashli Mosby - 2/22/13 - 8.79
Grace Hill - 3/2/25 - 8.83
Anjelena Carder - 3/14/26 - 8.83
Morgan McCormick - 12/9/16 - 8.84
Anna Gladstone - 2/23/24 - 8.85
Hannah Hatzenbuehler - 3/1/25 - 8.85
Kelsey Lacy - 2/27/15 - 8.89
Josie McGraw - 2/28/26 - 8.90
 
Top 10 Northwest Men's 4x400-meter Relay
Prince Griffin, Logan Arellano, Kieth Griffin III, Truman Hare - 3/15/25 - 3:08.18
Danny Jantzen, Christian Lanphier, Josh Fraker, Truman Hare - 2/19/26 - 3:09.67
Danny Jantzen, Truman Hare, Gavyn Monday, Prince Griffin - 3/9/24 - 3:09.86
Caelon Harkey, Gavyn Monday, R.J. Williams, Omar Austin - 2/6/21 - 3:10.37
Danny Jantzen, Logan Arellano, Josh Fraker, Christian Lanphier - 3/14/26 - 3:10.87
Caelon Harkey, Tyrell Maddox, Abdelrahim Mahgoub, Omar Austin - 2020 - 03:10.96
Prince Griffin, Federico Crisci, R.J. Williams, Truman Hare - 2/17/23 - 3:11.30
Marcus Klein, Caelon Harkey, Kevin Schultz, Omar Austin- 2/22/19 - 03:12.16
Christian Lanphier, Bentley St. John, Gavyn Monday, Keith Griffin III - 3/2/25 - 3:12.77
Caelon Harkey, Omar Austin, R.J. Williams, Federico Crisci - 2/28/21 - 3:12.91
Danny Jantzen, Christian Lanphier, Dylan Masters, Truman Hare - 2/7/26 - 3:12.95