LA CROSSE, Wis. – The NCAA has announced the 2026 Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship qualifiers. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's and women's track & field teams will send their biggest squad in program history for a second consecutive season to UW-La Crosse this weekend with 32 Blugolds slated for the competition.
 
Between the two squads, the men's team will see 15 Blugolds compete, and the women's team will send 17. Eau Claire will look to continue their dominance on the national level after a 2^nd place finish by the men and an 4^th place by the women during the 2025 Outdoor Championships.

Men's Qualifiers

• Gage Stankiewicz – Shot Put, Discus
• Soren Johnson - Discus
• Johnny Botsch – Pole Vault
• Jace Stolte - Decathlon
• Jack Campbell - Decathlon
• Tyler Botz - 110m Hurdles
• Jackson Schulz – 4x100
• Connor Jankuski – 4x100
• Nick Odom – 4x100
• Reilly Templeton – 200m, 4x100, 4x400
• Cam Pease – 4x400
• Fischer Wait – 4x400
• Blake Postler – 110 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles, 4x400
• Izaak Clendenning – 4x400 (alternate)
• Harry Cull – 4x100 and 4x400 (alternate)

Women's Qualifers

• Kayla Behnke – Discus, Hammer
• Kristin Behnke - Discus
• Kendall Thurston - Hammer
• Amaria Kejo – Shot Put
• Laura Bertrang - Javelin
• Alyssa Draheim – High Jump
• Anna Thaler – Triple Jump
• Lauren Dimler – Heptathlon, 4x400 (alternate)
• Hope Schueller – 4x100
• Elia Happe – 4x100
• Kylee Grabarski – 400m, 4x100, 4x400
• Allyson Kakes – 100m, 200m, 4x100
• Britt Fitzgerald – 4x400
• Mya Cinnamo – 400m Hurdles, 4x400
• McKenzie Kruse – 4x400
• Michaela Dick – 400m Hurdles
• Bella Hooker – 1500m

The 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships are set to begin on Thursday, May 21 from the Veterans Memorial Field in La Crosse, Wisconsin. First events are scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m.

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