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CEDARVILLE, Ohio - For the eighth year in a row, Cedarville University clinched the NCCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championship, winning the 2026 national championship on Saturday, February 14.

The Yellow Jackets scored 195 points to win their 12th NCCAA women's indoor track & field national championship in school history, taking gold in the DMR, 4x200 meter relay, 5000-meter run, mile, 800-meter run, 3000-meter run, and 4x400 meter relay, silver in the 5000-meter run, 4x800 meter relay, mile, 400-meter dash, and 3000-meter run, and bronze in the 60-meter hurdles, mile, 400-meter dash, 800-meter run, and 200-meter dash. Bethel University finished second with 98 points, while Malone University finished third with 73 points.

Allea Graves of Malone was named Women's Track Athlete of the Meet, while Gabrielle Zeilenga of Bethel University was named Women's Field Athlete of the Meet. Cedarville University earned Coaching Staff of the Year. A full list of award winners and All-Americans from the 2026 Women's Indoor Track & Field National Championship can be found here.

Track Highlights:

• In the women's 4x200 meter relay, the Crown College team of Mia Arroyo, Lindsey Morrison, Ella Dufault, and Ruth Brueckner rolled to their second straight gold medal after winning the event championship last year, winning the 2026 race by almost 24 seconds with a time of 9:38.31, as the quartet earn All-American honors for the second year in a row.
• After finishing second in the prelims, Allea Graves from Malone University took home first in the 60-meter dash, winning the championship with a time of 7.73 seconds, beating out Nicanta Smith of Bethel University, who finished second with a time of 7.79 seconds. Ohio Christian University's Faith Yancey finished in third with a time of 7.82 seconds, a new personal best.
• For the second year in a row, Makiyah Allen from Campbellsville University took home first place in the 60-meter hurdles, as she was the lone runner to finish the race in under nine seconds, winning her second straight gold medal with a time of 8.82 seconds. Crown's Camille Ring finished second with a time of 9.14 seconds, while Cedarville's Addison Buckley finished third at 9.27 seconds.
• Cedarville had runners finish in the top five spots in the mile to earn 33 total points, led by Audrianna Enns winning the race with a time of 5:04.18. Abby Kaiser finished second at 5:11.65, while Ruby Gross finished third at 5:14.90.
• Graves picked up her second gold medal of the meet, winning the 400meter run by over three seconds, as the Malone runner won the race with a time of 56.55 seconds. Cedarville's Jessica Furguson and Julie Tompkins finished second and third respectively, with Ferguson earned silver with a time of 59.65 seconds, while Tompkins claimed bronze with a time of 59,78 seconds.
• Enns also continued to add to her trophy case, winning the 800-meter run, winning the race with a time of 2:19.74. Crown's Brueckner also added another medal to her tally, finishing second with a time of 2:20.51. Enns' Cedarville teammate earned third place in the race with a time of 2:20.82.
• Graves completed the trifecta, closing her time at the NCCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships with a gold medal for Malone in the 200-meter run, winning the race by just under 0.50 seconds with a time of 25.38 seconds. Yancey recorded another silver medal for Ohio Christian, finishing second with a time of 25.82 seconds, while Mallory Gasper from Cedarville just beat out Nicanta Smith from Bethel to finish third with a time of 26.13 seconds.
• Caroline Hamilton and Jane Manthei clinched two more medals for Cedarville in the 3000-meter run, with Hamilton winning gold at 10:15.07 and Manthei finishing second at 10:26.32. Malone's Kristin Yeager finished third with a time of 10:35.37 to earn bronze, as the top three all finished the race in under 11 minutes.
• The 4x400 relay team of Julie Tompkins, Jessica Ferguson, Angela Williams, and Ari Tompkins from Cedarville clinched the banner for the Yellow Jackets once again, winning the race by almost five seconds with a time of 4:02.06.

Field Highlights:

• Mia Gray picked up a gold medal for Wayland Baptist University in the shot put, as her toss of 12.86 meters won the event championship by 0.43 meters. Bethel University took home silver and bronze in the event, with Alecia Parker earning second place with a throw of 12.43 meters, while Sydney Rice finished third with her toss of 11.90 meters.
• Gabrielle Zeilenga continued to roll for Bethel, winning her second gold medal of the weekend, taking home first in the long jump by 0.23 meters with a jump of 5.78 meters. Yancey earned her second medal of the weekend, finishing second with a distance of 5.55 meters, beating out Wayland Baptist's Nathaniela King, who jumped 5.51 meters to finish third.
• Coral Curry earned gold in the weight throw for Columbia International University, winning the event with a toss of 14.26 meters. Kayla Barr joined her as the only other thrower to cross 14 meters, as the Campbellsville Tiger finished second with a throw of 14.16 meters. Trinity Christian College's Paige Stefanek rounded out the podium with a toss of 13.67 meters to finish third.
• Judson University's Aayla Marie-Adams was the lone triple jumper to clear 11 meters, winning gold by 0.57 meters with a jump of 11.12 meters. Kariana Harrigan of Campbellsville finished second at 10.55 meters, just beating out Elly Bruner from Lancaster Bible College who finished third at 10.54 meters.

Full results from the 2026 NCCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships can be found here.