Thursday, May 21 - Saturday, May 23
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Emporia, Kan. | Francis G. Welch Stadium
Thursday – Start Time: 10:30 a.m. CT
Friday – Start Time: 9:30 a.m. CT
Saturday – Start Time: 12 p.m. CT
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The Northwest Missouri State track and field teams will travel to Emporia, Kan., for the 2026 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, scheduled to take place from May 21–23. The Championships will be hosted by Emporia State University at Francis G. Welch Stadium.
 
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Meet Information:
The championships open Thursday with the combined events at 10:30 a.m., field events at 12:30 p.m. and track events at 4:50 p.m. Friday begins with combined events at 9:30 a.m., field events at 1:30 p.m. and running events at 5:30 p.m. The final day on Saturday features field events at noon, while track events begin at 3:30 p.m.
 
The track events will be streamed on NCAA.com, while the throwing events will be streamed on the MIAA Network.
 
In-person spectators can purchase single-day tickets for adults at $21.95 and $16.70 for students/senior citizens. Two-day passes are available at $40.75 for adults and $30.25 for students/senior citizens. Tickets for the championship meet can be purchased here.
 
The Bearcats will send 19 athletes to compete in the championships with nine members of the men's team and nine from the women's squad. Additionally, one more athlete will join them at the national meet.
 
MEN'S INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES
Truman Hare – 400m (Season-best: 45.90, 3rd overall)
·       Thursday – 5:40 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Saturday – 4:35 p.m. (Final)
Riley Witt – 800m (Season-best: 1:45.96, 2nd overall)
·       Friday – 6:00 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Saturday – 5:15 p.m. (Final)
Maxime Touron – 800m (Season-best: 1:48.50, 16th overall)
·       Friday – 6:00 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Saturday – 5:15 p.m. (Final)
Danny Jantzen – 400m Hurdles (Season-best: 51.07, 5th overall)
·       Thursday – 7:40 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Saturday – 5:40 p.m. (Final)
Aziz Mohammed – 1500m (Season-best: 3:38.68, 2nd overall)
·       Thursday – 5:10 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Saturday – 3:55 p.m. (Final)
Maxime Touron – 1500m (Season-best: 3:42.37, 9th overall)
·       Thursday – 5:10 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Saturday – 3:55 p.m. (Final)
Drew Atkins – 5000m (Season-best: 13:40.86, 4th overall)

• Saturday – 6:30 p.m. (Final)

Drew Atkins – 10000m (Season-best: 28:43.25, 2nd overall)

• Thursday – 8:10 p.m. (Final)

Tyrus Smith – Shot Put (Season-best: 17.48m, 19th overall)

• Saturday – 3:45 p.m. (Final)

 
MEN'S RELAYS
Danny Jantzen, Logan Arellano, Christian Lanphier, Truman Hare - 4x400m (Season-best: 3:05.85, 2nd overall)
·       Friday – 7:50 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Saturday – 7:20 p.m. (Final)
 
WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES
Krysta Abel – 100m (Season-best: 11.56, 17th overall)
·       Thursday – 6:25 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Saturday – 5:05 p.m. (Final)
Jaurdin Mallory – 100m (Season-best: 11.60, 22nd overall)
·       Thursday – 6:25 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Saturday – 5:05 p.m. (Final)
Melanie Roland – 400m (Season-best: 52.15, 2nd overall)
·       Thursday – 5:55 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Saturday – 4:45 p.m. (Final)
Kennedi Cline – 400m (Season-best: 53.57, 10th overall)
·       Thursday – 5:55 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Saturday – 4:45 p.m. (Final)
Marie Dea – 800m (Season-best: 2:06.35, 5th overall)
·       Friday – 6:15 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Saturday – 5:25 p.m. (Final)
Kendall Tietjen – 400m Hurdles (Season-best: 59.71, 21st overall)
·       Thursday – 7:55 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Saturday – 5:50 p.m. (Final)
Kiki Witt – 3000m Steeplechase (Season-best: 10:24.67, 7th overall)
·       Thursday – 7:10 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Friday – 7:30 p.m. (Final)
 
WOMEN'S RELAYS
Krysta Abel, Kennedi Cline, Jaurdin Mallory, Hallie Henfling - 4x100m (Season-best: 44.90, 6th overall)
·       Thursday – 5 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Saturday – 3:40 p.m. (Final)
Marie Dea, Kennedi Cline, Jadyn Barnes, Melanie Roland - 4x400m (Season-best: 3:36.73, 3rd overall)
·       Friday – 8:10 p.m. (Prelim)
·       Saturday – 7:30 p.m. (Final)
 
Additional Competitor
Josh Fraker
 
2025 NCAA DIVISION II OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Bearcats recorded 17 USTFCCCA All-America honors at the 2025 NCAA Div. II Outdoor Championships in Pueblo, Colo.
 
The Bearcat men landed 10 All-America efforts, while the Northwest women collected seven All-America performances.
 
The Northwest men gained All-America honors from nine different student-athletes led by Gavyn Monday securing two awards (4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay).
 
The Northwest women's relay squad produced the fourth-fastest time (3:32.91) recorded for a women's 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Div. II national championship meet and on the NCAA Div. II all-time 4x400 list.
 
2025 NORTHWEST ALL-AMERICANS
FIRST TEAM
Tiffany Hughey – 400M
Grant Bradley – 3,000M Steeplechase
Chloe Saenz, Jaedy Commins, Jadyn Barnes, Melanie Roland, Tiffany Hughey – 4x400 Relay 
 
SECOND TEAM
Chloe Saenz – 400M
Riley Witt – 800M
Moses Koroma, Dominic Sedlacek, Gavyn Monday, Joel Dos Santos – 4x100 Relay
Keith Griffin III, Gavyn Monday, Logan Arellano, Christian Lanphier – 4x400 Relay
 
All-Time All-America Selections for Championship Qualifiers
Men
Logan Arellano (5)

• Indoor –  4x400M Relay, 6th, 2026
• Indoor – 4x400M Relay, 3rd, 2025
• Indoor – Distance Medley, 2nd, 2025
• Outdoor – 4x400M Relay, 10th, 2025 
• Outdoor – 4x400 Relay, 1st, 2024 

Truman Hare (7)

• Indoor – 400M Dash, 8th, 2026
• Indoor – 4x400M Relay, 3rd, 2025
• Indoor – 400M Dash, 4th, 2025
• Indoor – 4x400M Relay, 2nd, 2024
• Indoor – 400M Dash, 1st, 2023
• Indoor – 4x400M Relay, 10th, 2023
• Outdoor – 4x400 Relay, 1st, 2024

Danny Jantzen (5)

• Indoor – 4x400M Relay, 6th, 2026
• Indoor – 4x400M Relay, 2nd, 2024 
• Indoor – 4x400M Relay, 10th, 2023 
• Outdoor – 4x400 Relay, 1st, 2024 
• Outdoor – 4x400 Relay, 10th, 2023

Aziz Mohammed (7)

• Indoor – Distance Medley, 4th, 2026 
• Indoor – Mile, 12th, 2026 
• Indoor – Distance Medley, 8th, 2025
• Indoor – Distance Medley, 2nd, 2024
• Indoor – 800M Run, 11th, 2024 
• Outdoor – 1500M Run, 6th, 2025
• Outdoor – 1500M Run, 1st, 2024

Christian Lanphier (2)

• Indoor – 4x400M Relay, 6th, 2026
• Outdoor – 4x400M Relay, 10th, 2025

Riley Witt (8)

• Indoor – Distance Medley, 4th, 2026 
• Indoor – Mile, 8th, 2026 
• Indoor – Distance Medley, 2nd, 2025 
• Indoor – Mile, 7th, 2025 
• Indoor – Distance Medley, 3rd, 2024 
• Indoor – Distance Medley, 2nd, 2023 
• Outdoor – 800M, 12th, 2025 
• Outdoor – 800M, 10th, 2024 

 
Women
Jadyn Barnes (5)

• Indoor – 4x400 Relay, 3rd, 2026
• Indoor – Distance Medley, 8th, 2026
• Indoor – 4x400 Relay, 5th, 2025
• Indoor – Distance Medley, 6th, 2024
• Outdoor – 4x400M Relay, 2nd, 2025

Kennedi Cline (4)

• Indoor – 400M Dash, 3rd, 2026
• Indoor – 4x400M Relay, 3rd, 2026
• Indoor – 400M Dash, 8th, 2023
• Indoor – 4x400M Relay, 1st, 2023

Marie Dea (2)

• Indoor – 800M Run, 10th, 2026
• Indoor – 4x400M Relay, 3rd, 2026

Lydia McGlocklin (3)

• Indoor – Distance Medley, 8th, 2026
• Indoor – 800M Dash, 11th, 2025
• Indoor – Distance Medley, 6th, 2024
• Outdoor – 800M, 9th, 2024

Melanie Roland (5)

• Indoor – 400M Dash, 2nd, 2026
• Indoor – 4x400M Relay, 3rd, 2026
• Indoor – 4x400 Relay, 5th, 2025 
• Indoor – 400M Dash, 9th, 2025
• Outdoor – 4x400M Relay, 2nd, 2025

Kendall Tietjen (1)

• Indoor – Distance Medley, 8th, 2026

Kiki Witt (1)

• Indoor – Distance Medley, 8th, 2026

 
Northwest Men's NCAA Outdoor Team Finishes
1975 - T40th
1979 - T21st
1982 - T40th
1983 - T16th
1984 - T27th
1985 - T31st
1986 - T25th
1987 - T8th
1988 - 18th
1989 - 18th
1990 - 17th
1991 - T15th
1992 - T43rd
1994 - T25th
1999 - T22nd
2000 - T47th
2001 - T20th
2002 - 10th
2003 - T17th
2005 - T7th
2006 - 32nd
2007 - 32nd
2009 - 19th
2010 - T42nd
2011 - T38th
2017 - T38th
2018 - 76th
2019 - T32nd
2021 - T30th
2022 - T23rd
2023 - 22nd
2024 - 15th
2025 - 27th
 
Northwest Women's NCAA Outdoor Team Finishes
1983 - 47th
1987 - T29th
1988 - T15th
1989 - 21st
1995 - 25th
1996 - 30th
1997 - 13th
1998 - T20th
2003 - T37th
2004 - T30th
2007 - T51st
2010 - T38th
2012 - T17th
2014 - T67th
2016 - T56th
2017 - T62nd
2018 - T38th
2019 - T46th
2021 - T13th
2023 - 13th
2024 - 11th
2025 - 19th
 
2025-26 OUTDOOR SEASON CHECK-IN:
In the final USTFCCCA TFRI rankings prior to the 2026 NCAA National Championships, the men's squad checked in at No. 10 nationally and the women's team rose to No. 9 in the country. 
 
Both teams hold steady with their Central Region rankings, with the men at No. 3 and the women at No. 7. At the 2026 MIAA Outdoor Championships, both the Bearcat men (116 points) and women (123 points) claimed third-place team finishes.
 
2025-26 Northwest Outdoor Track School Records:
Drew Atkins, 13:40.86 – (M) 5,000m Run (WashU Distance Carnival)
Drew Atkins, 28:43.25 – (M) 10,000m Run (Bryan Clay Invitational)
Marie Dea, 2:06.35 – (W) 800m Run (Bryan Clay Invitational)
Aziz Mohammed, 3:38.68 – (M) 1,500m Run (Bryan Clay Invitational)
Olivia Bakker, 36:10.69 – (W) 10,000m Run (MIAA Championships)
Kiki Witt, 10:24.67 – (W) 3,000m Steeplechase (MIAA Championships)
Krysta Abel, Kennedi Cline, Jaurdin Mallory, Hallie Henfling, 44.90 – (W) 4x100m Relay (MIAA Championships)
Truman Hare, 45.90 – (M) 400m Dash (MIAA Championships) 
Danny Jantzen, 51.07 – (M) 400m Hurdles (MIAA Championships)
Danny Jantzen, Logan Arellano, Christian Lanphier, Truman Hare, 3:05.85 – (M) 4x400m Relay (MIAA Championships)
Riley Witt, 1:45.96 – (M) 800m Run (Arkansas Twilight)
 
Top 10 NCAA Division II Men's 800m All-Time Performances
1. Josue Le Cadre - 4/18/26 - 1:45.09 (Indianapolis)
2. Savieri Ngidhi - 4/1/95 - 1:45.24 (Abilene Christian)
3. Oussama El Bouchayby - 3/30/23 - 1:45.31 (Angelo State)
4. Wes Ferguson - 5/27/23 - 1:45.46 (Nebraska-Kearney)
5. Reece Sharman-Newell - 4/13/22 - 1:45.56 (CSU Pueblo)
6. Wes Ferguson - 4/13/24 - 1:45.85 (Nebraska-Kearney)
7. Oussama El Bouchayby - 4/14/23 - 1:45.88 (Angelo State)
8. Riley Witt - 5/8/26 - 1:45.96 (Northwest Missouri State)
9. Wes Ferguson - 4/27/24 - 1:46.08 (Nebraska-Kearney)
10. Joseph Tengelei - 4/17/93 - 1:46.32 (Abilene Christian)
 
Top 10 NCAA Division II Men's 1500m All-Time Performances
1. Titouan Le Grix - 5/4/25 - 3:34.30 (Wingate)
2. Damian Garcia - 5/9/26 - 3:35.61 (Chico State)
3. Christian Noble - 4/22/22 - 3:36.00 (Lee (Tenn.))
4. David Ribich - 4/20/18 - 3:37.35 (Western Oregon)
5. James Young - 4/16/21 - 3:37.72 (Academy of Art)
6. James Young - 5/15/21 - 3:38.31 (Academy of Art)
7. Aziz Mohammed - 4/18/26 - 3:38.68 (Northwest Missouri State)
8. Kip Cheruiyot - 5/23/87 - 3:38.91 (Mount St. Mary's)
9. Christian Noble - 5/28/22 - 3:38.95 (Lee (Tenn.))
10. Mason Strader - 5/9/25 - 3:39.34 (Pittsburg State)
 
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 (March 24, 2026)
Kiki Witt - MIAA Female Track (March 24, 2026)
Drew Atkins - MIAA Male Track (March 31, 2026)
Aziz Mohammed - MIAA Male Track (April 21, 2026)
 
Top 10 - USTFCCCA DII Men's National Track & Field Rating Index (May 19)
1. Pittsburg State – 449.10 points
2. Grand Valley State – 412.51 points
3. Minnesota State – 305.11 points
4. Missouri Southern State – 302.86 points
5. Colo. School of Mines – 233.24 points
6. West Texas A&M – 210.92 points
7. Harding – 205.90 points
8. Wingate – 181.65 points
9. Angelo State – 178.74 points
10. Northwest Missouri State – 174.82 points
 
Top 10 - USTFCCCA DII Women's National Track & Field Rating Index (May 19)
1. Pittsburg State – 488.69 points
2. West Texas A&M – 458.65 points
3. Missouri Southern State – 237.95 points
4. Grand Valley State – 236.39 points
5. Minnesota State – 213.15 points
6. Colo. School of Mines – 200.09 points
7. Tusculum – 179.96 points
8. Central Missouri – 147.46 points
9. Northwest Missouri State – 145.01 points
10. Chico State – 141.82 points
 
Top 10 - USTFCCCA DII Men's Central Region Track & Field Rating Index (May 19)
1. Pittsburg State – 1019.73 points
2. Minnesota State – 668.51 points
3. Northwest Missouri State – 563.48 points
4. Missouri Southern State – 545.93 points
5. Harding – 514.97 points
6. Nebraska-Kearney – 513.57 points
7. Oklahoma Baptist – 355.94 points
8. Central Missouri – 309.65 points
9. Fort Hays State – 309.53 points
10. Emporia State – 293.13 points
 
Top 10 - USTFCCCA DII Women's Central Region Track & Field Rating Index (May 19)
1. Pittsburg State – 934.19 points
2. Missouri Southern State – 502.66 points
3. Minnesota State – 500.16 points
4. Oklahoma Baptist – 472.12 points
5. Harding – 464.90 points
6. UMary – 437.91 points
7. Northwest Missouri State – 382.73 points
8. Central Missouri – 373.62 points
9. Nebraska-Kearney – 317.06 points
10. Fort Hays State University – 302.22 points
 
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