Wilmore, KY – The 2026 Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships opened with the start of the men’s decathlon and women’s heptathlon on a cool day in Wilmore, Kentuck on the campus of Asbury University. Tomorrow, action will pick up at 9 a.m. ET with the conclusion of the multi events and the start of the men’s & women’s track & field events later in the afternoon. For more information on the 2026 NCCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, visit the link here. 
 
Decathlon Highlights:

• The decathlon began at 11:30 a.m. ET just as the sun began to come out. Nine total competitors opened competition with the 100-meter dash. Hunter McCaskill of Columbia International University recorded the top time at 11.52 seconds. Bethel University saw both of their competitors come in second and third respectively with a mark of 11.59 seconds from Christopher Korthuis and 11.62 from Jack Jewett. 
• In the decathlon long jump Bethel University’s Jack Jewett highlighted the action, as he got better on each of his three jumps to win the event with a personal best of 6.77 meters. The mark pushed Jewett into first place overall after two events scored with 1488 points. 
• Hunter McCaskill out of Columbia International University won his second event of the day taking the men’s decathlon shot put with a new personal best mark of 12.06 meters, the only decathlete to record a 12-meter throw. Lonnie Irving of Wayland Baptist University finished in the top three for the first time with a second-place mark of 11.93 meters to climb the leader board. Jack Jewett would take sixth in the shot put but continue to lead the overall scores with 1925 points through three events. 
• Bethel University dominated the fourth event of the decathlon high jump. Jack Jewett passed on every height until 1.74 meters, then cleared on his first attempt for his first two heights. Jewett would finish first overall in the event clearing 1.86 meters. Christopher Korthuis was the other Pilot athlete at the top of the event, earning second overall with a new personal best of 1.83 meters. Going into the final event of day one, the Bethel duo sat first and second respectively in the decathlon overall standings with 2604 points and 2466 points. 
• In the final event of day one, Hunter McCaskill would win his third event of the day for Columbia International University with a new personal best of 52.64 seconds. McCaskill would move over 3000 points and sit third in the overall standings. Jack Jewett of Bethel University continued to lead the field with five events to go with 3210 points. 

 
Heptathlon Highlights:

• The 2026 Outdoor Track & Field Women’s National Championship saw eight competitors in the heptathlon. The athletes opened action with the 100-meter hurdles where Morgan Wood of College of the Ozarks took the top spot with a mark of 15.80 seconds. Michaela Ogelsby of Columbia International University finished second with a time of 15.84 seconds, while Makayla Neal of Grace College rounded out the top three with a mark of 16.17 seconds. 
• In the women’s heptathlon high jump Grace College dominated with Makayla Neal taking first, clearing 1.54 meters. Teammate Molly Hofmann would take third with a mark of 1.45 meters. After two events, Makayla Neal of Grace held a point lead of 1360. 
• Grace College’s Molly Hofmann and Makayla Neal would trade positions in the women’s heptathlon shot put results, with Hofmann taking first with a mark of 9.21 meters. Neal took third with a mark of 8.06 meters. After three events, Makayla Neal continued to lead the overall standings with 1763 points. 
• In the final event of day one, Morgan Wood out of College of the Ozarks cruised to a 200-meter victory with a time of 26.41 seconds, over a second faster than the next best competitor. The mark put Wood under 30 points behind Makayla Neal out of Grace College for first place overall. Neal ended day one with 2384 points to lead the field. 

 
 
About the NCCAA
Established in 1968, the National Christian College Athletic Association uses intercollegiate athletics to further the Great Commission and is committed to equipping student-athletes and coaches to make a positive impact for Christ. The NCCAA currently holds 23 national championship events, along with one national invitational for 88 member schools across 28 states and two Canadian provinces. For more information on the NCCAA, visit our website, thenccaa.org, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram at @thenccaa.