Wilmore, KY – The 2026 NCCAA Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Championship came down to the 4x400-meter relay, as Malone University’s first-place finish gave them a one-point victory for the 2026 National Championship, their first since 2009. To see all results and championship information, visit the link here.
 
To highlight the individual performances, Tanique Taylor of Bethel University earned the 2026 NCCAA Track Athlete of the Meet. The duo of Morgan Wood from College of the Ozarks and Nathaniela King from Wayland Baptist University earned the 2026 NCCAA Co-Field Athletes of the Meet.
 
Track Highlights:

• After ending the night with the 10,000-meter run, the distance athletes came right back out early on Friday morning for the 5,000-meter. 20 athletes competed in the event, with a quintet of Grace College athletes finishing in the top eight to earn 24 points and separate the Lancers for the team point lead early on the final day of competition. Addi Dewey of Grace would win the individual national title with the 14^th best time in NCCAA meet history of 17:45.81. Her teammate CeCe Mitchell would finish right behind her with a mark of 17:46.00 to take 15^th all-time. Inmaculada Felipe Delgado of Wayland Baptist University rounded out the top three All-American spots with a time of 18:18.92. 
• Ella Dufault of Crown College dominated the 3000-meter steeplechase to win the individual national title in the event, recording a time of 11:21.82 to finish eight seconds faster than the next best finisher. Jenna Cassidy of Malone University was the next best and the lone other athlete to finish in under 12 minutes, earning second and All-American status with a time of 11:29.37. 
• The women’s 4x100 saw Bethel University earn the national title with a time of 47.75 seconds. The quartet of Jade Ferguson, Tanique Taylor, Nicanta Smith, and Grace Constable would earn the top spot and All-American honors. Malone University finished second to move their team score within six points of the leader Grace College, while Greenville took third with a time of 49.15 seconds.
• The women’s 1500-meter saw the host Asbury earn their first individual national championship with Bailey Gassmann crossing the line first with a time of 4:49.25. Grace College saw three finishers in the top eight in the event, including national runner-up Morgan Welch who tallied a time of 4:52.20. Grace would advance their lead over Malone University back to 13. 
• Bethel University highlighted the women’s 100-meter hurdles with Tanique Taylor recording a new personal best and the 10^th best mark in NCCAA history of 14.18 seconds to earn the title. Makiyah Allen of Campbellsville University took second and Camille Ring of Crown College took third to secure the All-American slots. 
• In the women’s 400-meter final, top-seeded Allea Graves of Malone University did not disappoint, recording the sixth best time in NCCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championship meet history with a time of 55.25 seconds. The 10 points once again moved Malone within just four team points of the leader Grace College with nine events left to score. 
• Just as she did in the prelim, Nicanta Smith would get out of the blocks with ease to earn the individual national title for Bethel University in the 100-meter with a time of 12.32 seconds. Camille Ring of Crown College would finish second with a time of 12.51 seconds and Alaina Wojtowski took third for the University of Northwestern with a time of 12.55 seconds. 
• In the women’s 800-meter final there were two heats of competition. Kristin Yeager of Malone University would take the first heat with a mark of 2:23.55 seconds. The time would be good for seventh overall, but not enough to keep Grace College from regaining the team lead. Cherish Ray would win the event for the Lancers with a time of 2:15.13, while Morgan Welch would take sixth to add 13 points for Grace. Grace would hold 77 points through 16 scored events to lead Malone by one. 
• NCCAA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship Tournament Most Outstanding Player Brayli Reimer of Crown College would win the 2026 NCCAA Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 400-meter hurdles with the 20^th fastest time in event history of 1:02.87. Rebekah Stoneman of Malone University finished third to earn All-American status and garnish six points to once again put the team lead back in the Pioneers favor with 84 team points. 
• Just after Coral Curry earned the first individual title for Columbia International University of the event, Arion Jefferson joined her with a 200-meter victory time of 25.58 seconds. Elizabeth Egwunwoke of Wayland Baptist University finished second with a time of 25.70 seconds and Caleya Holmes of Judson earned a time of 25.85 seconds to take third for Judson University. 
• Going into the final event of the 4x400 meter relay, Bethel University, Malone University, and Greenville University were separated by a total of seven points. Malone’s quartet of Amber Morris, Brooklyn McIntyre, Rebekah Stoneman, and SaRae Johnson would win the event with a time of 3:58.16. The mark pushed them one point over Bethel University for the National Championship, after the Pilots 4x400 relay team took sixth and only earned three team points. Malone would earn their first NCCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championship since 2009 with 97 points. 

 
Field Highlights:

• The women’s javelin opened the final day of field events at the 2026 NCCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championship. Freshman Rebekkah Yunck of Greenville University recorded the best throw in her heat only to beat it on her first throw of finals with a mark of 41.69 meters. That mark ranks sixth all-time in NCCAA Outdoor Track & Field history, earned a personal best, and would win the event. Joelle Barker of College of the Ozarks and Aliya McClanahan of Sterling College would finish second and third respectively recording throws over 36.5 meters on their last attempt. 
• Early strength highlighted the women’s shot put, as Bethel University’s Alecia Parker would win the event with a 12.88-meter throw on just her second attempt. Mia Gray of Wayland Baptist University would take second just .01 meters behind Parker on her first throw. Madison Farmer of Campbellsville University rounded out the top three with a 12.39-meter throw on her first attempt. Isabelle Perry of Malone University would take fourth in the event to earn five points and give the Pioneers their first team point lead of the day with 65 points. 
• Coral Curry of Columbia International University dominated the women’s hammer throw, recording her best throw on her sixth and final attempt to win the event with a mark of 46.42 meters. Curry’s individual title gave the Rams their first national championship of the event. 
• Gabrielle Zeilenga of Bethel University would win the women’s pole vault as the only athlete to clear 3.65 meters. She would continue to compete and clear 3.80 meters to earn fourth all-time in NCCAA Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Championship history. She would make her next attempt at 3.92 meters but was unable to clear. With her title, and teammate Sophia Sumer finishing second, the Pilots into first place overall in team points for the first time in the event with 93. 
• The last field event of the 2026 NCCAA Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship was the triple jump. All three athletes that finished as All-Americans, earning their best jump on their sixth and final attempt. Madison Kacevicius of Greenville University would win the title with a mark of 10.92 meters, Nathaniela King of Wayland Baptist University earned second with a jump of 10.89 meters, and Katelyn Shilts of University of Northwestern took third with a mark of 10.49 meters. 

 
About the NCCAA
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