Friday, March 27
WashU Distance Carnival| St. Louis, Mo. | Francis Olympic Field
Friday – Running Events: 7:30 p.m.
LIVE RESULTS | MEET SCHEDULE | MEET INFORMATION | HEAT SHEETS
 
Friday, March 27
ESU Spring Open | Emporia, Kan. | Francis G. Welch Stadium
Field Events: 11 a.m.
LIVE RESULTS | MEET SCHEDULE | MEET INFORMATION

Saturday, March 28
Central Invitational | Pella, Iowa | Ron & Joyce Schipper Stadium
10 a.m.
LIVE RESULTS | MEET INFORMATION
 
The Northwest Missouri State University outdoor track and field teams will take their talents to Emporia, Kan, St. Louis, Mo., and Pella, Iowa, to compete in the ESU Spring Open and WashU Distance Carnival on Friday, March 27, and the Central Invitational Saturday, March 28.
 
WashU Distance Carnival Meet Information:
The Bearcats will send senior Drew Atkins to compete in the men's 5,000-meter run on Friday. Atkins is scheduled to run as a part of section 10 at 8:25 p.m.
 
ESU Spring Open Meet Information:
Field events will begin at 11:00 a.m. with running events starting at 1:00 p.m. Admission is free to the public.

Central Invitational Meet Information:
The meet will get underway at 10 a.m. in Pella, Iowa.
 
2025-26 OUTDOOR SEASON CHECK-IN:
Northwest begun the 2025-26 indoor season strong, with two event titles and a school record broke at the Spire Distance Carnival hosted by the University of Saint Mary.
 
Aziz Mohammed started off the season with a bang by breaking the school record in the In the men's 1,500-meter run and claiming the event crown. Mohammed won the race in a close finish, beating Pittsburg State junior, Dylan Sprecker, by one millisecond. The race also featured strong performances from Maxime Touron who set the second-fastest time in school history and Riley Witt who grabbed his first provisional time of the season.
 
Kiki Witt found similar success in the women's 3000-meter run by securing the event title and earning a Division II provisional time.
 
Both Aziz Mohammed and Kiki Witt were selected as the MIAA's men's and women's track and field athletes of the week respectively after their performances at the Spire Distance Carnival. 
 
2025-26 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times - MEN
Aziz Mohammed, 3:40.69 – (M) 1,500-meter run
Maxime Touron, 3:43.97 – (M) 1,500-meter run
Riley Witt, 3:47.98 – (M) 1,500-meter run 
 
2025-26 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times - WOMEN
Kiki Witt, 10:48.15 – (W) 3000-meter Steeplechase

2025-26 Northwest Outdoor Track School Records:
Aziz Mohammed, 3:40.69 – (M) 1,500-meter run (Spire Distance Carnival)
 
NORTHWEST'S MIAA TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (2025-26)
Melanie Roland - MIAA Female Track (Dec. 9, 2025)
Kennedi Cline - MIAA Female Track (Jan. 20, 2026)
Aziz Mohammed - MIAA Male Track (Jan. 20, 2026)
Kennedi Cline - MIAA Female Track (Jan. 27, 2026)
Riley Witt - MIAA Male Track (Feb. 17, 2026)
Aziz Mohammed - MIAA Male Track (Mar. 24, 2026)
Kiki Witt - MIAA Female Track (Mar. 24, 2026)
 
The USTFCCCA Program of the Year Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding cross country/track & field programs in each of the NCAA's three divisions, the NAIA and the NJCAA for each gender in those levels. The award honors the institution that has achieved the most success in each academic year (spanning the cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field seasons) based on the institution's finish at their respective national championships.
 
Based on the team's finish at each championship (1st = 1 point, 2nd = 2 points, etc.) with the lowest total score for all three championships combined determining the award recipient. Ties among schools split points for positions taken.
 
Northwest's men's squad currently ranks sixth among Division II programs with 19 points. The Bearcats earned 11 points from an 11th-place finish at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships and added eight points following an eighth-place finish at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships.
 
Top 10 - USTFCCCA DII Damon Martin Men's Program of the Year (After Indoor Standings)
1. Wingate University – 4.0 points
2. Grand Valley State University – 6.0 points
3. Colorado School of Mines – 12.0 points
4. Adams State University – 15.0 points
5. Saginaw Valley State University – 16.5 points
6. Northwest Missouri State University – 19.0 points
7. West Texas A&M University – 20.5 points
8. Lewis University – 25.0 points
9. Pittsburg State University – 28.0 points
10. Washburn University of Topeka – 44.0 points
 
Northwest was picked second in both the MIAA men's and women's preseason coaches' polls. Both Bearcat teams were the only other MIAA programs besides the Pittsburg State Gorillas to place in the top ten at the 2026 indoor national championships, with the Bearcat women placing seventh with 22 points and the Bearcat men placing eighth, also with 22 team points.
 
2026 MIAA MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
PRESEASON RANKINGS
1. Pittsburg State [9] – 81 points
2. Northwest Missouri State [1] – 72 points
3. Missouri Southern – 63 points
4. Washburn – 57 points
5. Central Missouri – 47 points
6. Nebraska Kearney – 42 points
7. Emporia State – 36 points
8. Fort Hays State – 26 points
9. Rogers State – 14 points
10. Missouri Western – 12 points
 
2026 MIAA WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
PRESEASON RANKINGS
1. Pittsburg State [10] – 100 points
2. Northwest Missouri State [1] – 91 points
3. Washburn – 82 points
4. Missouri Southern – 71 points
5. Central Missouri – 65 points
6. Nebraska Kearney – 56 points
7. Fort Hays State – 46 points
8. Emporia State – 34 points
9. Missouri Western – 21 points
10. Rogers State – 20 points
11. Central Oklahoma – 18 points