27 NCAC Athletes Head to NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The North Coast Athletic Conference will be represented by 27 student-athletes across seven conference institutions at the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which are set to take place on May 21-23, at Veteran's Memorial Field Sports Complex in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
 
On the women’s side, DePauw junior Liberty Scott enters the NCAA Division III Championships with the third-fastest time in the 100-meter hurdles (13.73) and the 15th best time in the 400-meter hurdles (1:01.37), while teammate Shelby Stall owns the 14th-fastest time in the 400-meter dash (55.41) and John Carroll sophomore Sandra King will join Stall in the event with the 22nd-fastest time (56.01). Denison senior Emily Brennan will join Scott in the 400-meter hurdles with the 11th-fastest qualifying time (1:01.19). Blue Streak sophomore Dakota Houston is tied for the sixth-fastest 100-meter dash time (11.67) and also enters with the 11th-fastest mark in the 200-meter dash (24.21). The John Carroll 4x100-meter relay team enters tied for the 14th-fastest time nationally (46.84), while the 4x400-meter relay also qualified with the 14th-fastest time in the nation (3:46.67). Ohio Wesleyan sophomore Katherine Dortmund owns the fifth-fastest 100-meter hurdle time (13.77) and the Battling Bishops’ 4x100-meter relay team is tied for the 14th-fastest qualifying time in the country (46.84). Kenyon senior Anna Brown qualified in the 800-meter run with the 22nd-fastest time nationally (2:10.65). In the field events, Wittenberg sophomore Cayla Eaton enters tied for the 14th-best high jump clearance (1.69m) and John Carroll senior Leah Fritsch holds the 15th mark in the javelin (42.78m).

On the men’s side, Wittenberg first-year Kory Davis enters the national meet with the 18th-fastest time in the 110-meter hurdles (14.17), while sophomore Jack Kittle owns the sixth-fastest 400-meter dash time (46.56) and the 11th-fastest mark in the 200-meter dash (21.06). The Tiger’s 4x400-meter relay team has the seventh-fastest time in the nation (3:10.75), while the John Carroll 4x400-meter relay team enters with the eighth-fastest time (3:10.83). Blue Streak senior Tyler Gast enters the 400-meter dash with the eighth-fastest qualifying time nationally (47.03), while classmate Basheer Alramahi sits 12th in the event (47.25) and Wabash first-year Brock DeBello is fifth in the event (46.95). The blue Streaks' Sam Su qualified in the 1500-meter run with the seventh-fastest time nationally (3:46.83). Three NCAC men will compete in the field events with Ohio Wesleyan sophomore Connor Smith sitting tied for the eighth-best high jump mark (2.07m), Wabash senior Quinn Sholar owning the fourth-best shot put mark (17.84m) and the 15th-best discus throw (51.77m), and Little Giant senior Sylvester Williams holding the 22nd-best triple jump mark (14.64m).
 

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