PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Northwest Missouri State University track and field teams shattered an MIAA Championship meet record, reset two school records, and qualified nine additional athletes for Sunday's finals during Day 2 of the MIAA Outdoor Championships.
 
Both the Bearcat men's and women's teams remain in seventh place after day two, with the women's squad tallying 20 points and the men's team tallying 12.Both the Bearcat men's and women's teams remain in seventh place after day two, with the women's squad tallying 20 points and the men's team tallying 12.

Kiki Witt stole the spotlight by shattering the MIAA Championship meet record and the Northwest school record in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase to capture the event title. Both records were previously held by former Bearcat athlete Caroline Cunningham.
 
In the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, Barnabe Gabillet secured a podium finish for the 'Cats, claiming third place overall.
 
On the track, Riley Witt lowered his own school record in the men's 800-meter run for the second time this season while clocking the top qualifying time heading into the finals.
 
2026 MIAA OUTDOOR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
Kiki Witt – 3000m Steeplechase (10:24.67)
 
Running Events 
(W) 200-meter Prelims: Junior Hallie Henfling claimed a qualifying time of 24.74, securing sixth place in the prelims. Jaurdin Mallory placed 10th with a time of 24.92. Henfling is scheduled to run in the finals tomorrow at 5:10 p.m.
 
(M) 800-meter Prelims: Riley Witt broke his own school record for the second time this season with a new Div. II provisional time of 1:48.07 and placed first. Witt also broke the Russ Jewett Outdoor Track & Field Complex facility record for the 800-meter run. Coming in behind Witt was Aziz Mohammed with a second-place finish with a time of 1:50.89 – earning him the eighth-fastest time in the Northwest record books. Maxime Touron (1:50.93), Josh Fraker (1:50.96), and Christian Lanphier (1:51.99) claimed fifth, seventh, and 10th, respectively. Fraker set a new personal best along with the 10th-fastest 800-meter time in school history. Witt, Mohammed, Touron, and Fraker all qualified to run in the finals which are set for 4:15 p.m. tomorrow.
 
(W) 800-meter Prelims: Junior Jadyn Barnes crossed the finish line with a qualifying time of 2:13.84 and earned a second-place finish. Sophomore Marie Dea (2:16.89) and senior Lydia McGlocklin (2:16.91) both qualified for finals by earning third and sixth respectively. The finals are scheduled for tomorrow at 4:25 p.m.
 
(M) 110-meter Hurdle Prelims: Frank Sparks secured a fifth-place finish with a new provisional time of 14.11 – beating his own third-fastest time in school history. Sparks is scheduled to run in the finals tomorrow at 3:05 p.m.
 
(M) 3,000-meter Steeplechase: Senior Barnabe Gabillet captured a third-place finish for the 'Cats with a Div. II provisional time of 9:04.56. 
 
(W) 3,000-meter Steeplechase: Senior Kiki Witt captured the event title along with breaking the MIAA Championship meet record and the Northwest school record in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase, with a new Div. II provisional time of 10:24.67. Witt also broke the Russ Jewett Outdoor Track & Field Complex facility record. Junior Mayson Hartley also secured a podium finish by placing third overall with a new personal best time of 11:05.29- beating her own seventh-fastest time in school history. 
 
Field Events
(M) High Jump: Jeremiah Rainey-Dunlap placed 10th with a jump of 2.01m (6-7.25).
 
(M) Discus Throw: Freshman Ethan Gaschler placed eighth overall and secured a Div. II provisional mark of 51.23m (168-1.00).
 
Up Next:
Northwest will be back in action for the final day of the MIAA Championships tomorrow, Sunday, May 3 in Pittsburg, Kan. Field events are scheduled to start at 11 a.m., with running events set to begin at 2 p.m.
 
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)
Danny Jantzen, 51.51 – (M) 400m Hurdles (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)
Riley Witt, 1:48.07 – (M) 800m Run (MIAA Championships)
Kiki Witt, 10:24.67 – (W) 3,000m Steeplechase (MIAA Championships)
 
2025-26 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times - MEN
Truman Hare, 46.41 – 400m Dash
Logan Arellano, 47.10 – 400m Dash
Frank Sparks, 14.11 – 110m Hurdles
Danny Jantzen, 51.51 – 400m Hurdles
Aiden O'Leary, 52.43 – 400m Hurdles
Riley Witt, 1:48.07 – 800m Run
Maxime Touron, 1:48.50 – 800m Run
Christian Lanphier, 1:49.84 – 800m Run
Charlie Kinslow, 1:50.20 – 800m Run
Aziz Mohammed, 3:38.68 – 1,500m Run
Maxime Touron, 3:42.37 – 1,500m Run
Riley Witt, 3:44.12 – 1,500m Run
Drew Atkins, 13:40.86 – 5,000m Run
Barnabe Gabillet, 8:58.96 – 3,000m Steeplechase
Drew Atkins, 28:43.25 – 10,000m Run
Jantzen, Arellano, Lanphier, Hare, 3:09.19 – 4x400m Relay
Frank Sparks, 7.41m – Long Jump
David Parker II, 14.97m – Triple Jump
Tyrus Smith, 17.20m – Shot Put
Ethan Gaschler, 51.23m – Discus Throw
Tyrus Smith, 51.14m – Discus Throw
Dustin Wurtz, 58.50m – Hammer Throw
Josh Shelly, 57.44m – Hammer Throw
 
2025-26 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times - WOMEN
Jaurdin Mallory, 11.60 – 100m Dash
Krysta Abel, 11.61 – 100m Dash
Melanie Roland, 24.02 – 200m Dash
Jaurdin Mallory, 24.07 – 200m Dash
Melanie Roland, 52.92 – 400m Dash
Kennedi Cline, 53.94 – 400m Dash
Marie Dea, 55.37 – 400m Dash
Kendall Tietjen, 59.71 – 400m Hurdles
Marie Dea, 2:06.35 – 800m Run
Jadyn Barnes, 2:10.16 – 800m Dash
Kiki Witt, 10:24.67 – 3,000m Steeplechase
Abel, Cline, Mallory, Henfling, 45.39 – 4x100m Relay
Kalyn Washburn, 42.69m – Javelin Throw
 
Top 10 Northwest Men's 800M Run
Riley Witt - 5/2/26 - 1:48.07
Maxime Touron - 4/17/26 - 1:48.50
Christian Lanphier - 4/17/26 - 1:49.84
Charlie Kinslow - 4/17/26 - 1:50.20
Philip Dew - 1987 - 1:50.69
Cliff Nichols - 4/19/19 - 1:50.75
Eric Isley - 5/12/07 - 1:50.77
Aziz Mohammed - 5/2/26 - 1:50.89
David Watkins - 1987 - 1:50.90
Josh Fraker - 5/2/26 - 1:50.96
 
Top 10 Northwest Men's 110M Hurdles
Moses Koroma - 5/10/25 - 13.99
Tyler Shaw - 5/22/09 - 14.03
Frank Sparks - 5/2/26 - 14.11
Dustin Ellis - 4/19/17 - 14.37
Travis Manning - 5/10/13 - 14.40
Khai Berry - 5/10/13 - 14.44
Joel Terry - 2002 - 14.44
Renwick Bovell - 1989 - 14.49
Emmai Brown - 5/5/17 - 14.51
Rodney Edge - 1983 - 14.52
 
Top 10 Northwest Women's 3000M Steeplechase
Kiki Witt - 5/2/26 - 10:24.67
Caroline Cunningham - 5/6/23 - 10:28.69
Brittany Poole - 4/28/12 - 10:31.13
Anne Herbert - 5/8/14 - 10:46.10
Whitney Post - 5/4/24 - 10:53.44
Taylor McCreedy - 4/12/24 - 11:02.76
Mayson Hartley - 5/2/26 - 11:05.29
Amber Owens - 4/10/21 - 11:20.07
Ava Gehlen - 4/25/25 - 11:48.99
Dia McKee - 5/7/06 - 11:53.35