EMPORIA, Kan. – Five Pittsburg State University track & field athletes earned All-America honors Thursday (May 21) to highlight day one action of the 2026 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships at Francis G. Welch Stadium on the campus of Emporia State University.

The Pitt State women garnered a pair of national championship performances from freshman Breanne Peter and redshirt senior Blakelee Winn. Peters cleared 13 feet, 11.25 inches to claim the national title in the pole vault, while Winn popped a big mark of 20-9.25 to hit the top of the podium in the long jump.

Redshirt senior Isabelle Peters (5^th, 13-7.25) and sophomore Cannon Booker (6^th, 13-3.5) also garnered All-America accolades in the pole vault.

On the men's side, senior Jack Haukap closed out his decorated Pitt State career with a fourth place All-America finish in the hammer throw (222-1).

The Pitt State women exited day one action in first place with 27 points. Hillsdale trails by 11.5 in second place with 15.5 points. The Pitt State men sit in a tie for eighth place with five points. Grand Valley State leads the way with 29 points.

On the track, several Pitt State athletes advanced to finals, including the women's 4x100m relay (45.33), the men's 4x100m relay (39.87), junior Ilias Garcia in the men's 100m (10.58), junior Caden Williams in the men's 400m (46.28) and redshirt junior Dylan Sprecker in the men's 1,500m (3:49.00).

Additionally, senior Leo Chauchard exited day one action of the men's decathlon in first place with 3,986 points, while Winn compiled 3,527 points to sit in second place after day one action in the women's heptathlon.

Chauchard placed second in the 100m (10.80) and long jump (23-4.75) and third in the shot put (47-2.25) Friday. Winn was tops in the shot put (44-9) and 200m (23.64) and second overall in the 100m hurdles (13.81).

Junior Payton Phillips (3,178 pts) and sophomore Lily Brown (3,020 pts) also exited day one action in the heptathlon in seventh and 12^th place. Freshman Matthew Malmstrom is 10^th in the decathlon (3,671 pts), while junior Drew Wilhite is 15^th (3,215 pts).

In other action Thursday, senior Abby Lasiter placed 10^th in the women's hammer throw (183-9); senior Makayla Pavelka placed 10^th in the women's long jump (19-2.75); sophomore Brooklyn Baker finished 11^th in the women's long jump (19-2); freshman Evan Williams finished 15^th in the women's pole vault (12-5.5); and sophomore Quincey Turner placed 19^th in the women's pole vault (11-11.75). On the men's side, junior Brennan Boord finished 16^th in the hammer throw (196-6) and sophomore Isaiah Webster placed 21^st in the long jump (22-6.25).

On the track, sophomore Mikah Edwards raced in the women's 400m (55.36), but did not advance to Saturday's finals. Junior Logan Davis (46.69), junior Nate Watson (46.99) and graduate Woyn Chatman (47.00) all raced in the men's 400m, but did not qualify to finals. Junior Braylon Thompson was clocked in 10.71 in the men's 100m.

Day two action gets under way at 9:30 a.m. (CDT) Friday with the conclusion of the multi event competitions.

 
Links to Live Results and Live Web Stream are available.
 
Day Two Action • Friday, May 22 (All Times CDT)

9:30 a.m. – Chauchard, Malmstrom, Wilhite, men's decathlon
10:30 a.m. – Winn, Phillips, Brown, women's heptathlon
1:30 p.m. – Drake Stapleton, Boord, men's discus
3:30 p.m. – Xavier Byers, men's high jump
4:30 p.m.- Kelci Locke, women's discus
4:45 p.m. – Brown, Pavelka, Alexa Binkley, women's triple jump
5:45 p.m. – Kiara Brown, women's 200m (prelims)
6 p.m. – Eli Gimore, men's 800m (prelims)
6:35 p.m. – Tyrone Jackson, Na'Koriyon James, men's 110m hurdles (prelims)
6:50 p.m. – Zyra Shivers, Kayvon Nubine, McKinlee Walker, women's 100m hurdles (prelims)
7:50 p.m. – Men's 4x400m Relay, Prelims (Chatman, Watson, Davis, Williams)
8:10 p.m. – Women's 4x400m Relay, Prelims (Cozort, Abdouch, Kinleigh Hall, Edwards)

Day Three Action • Saturday, May 23 (All Times CDT)

Noon – Trace Hanchett, men's javelin
2 p.m. – Grayson Smith, Gage Britton, men's pole vault
2:15 p.m. – Antwan Dawson, Webster, men's triple jump
3 p.m. – Alycia Cosens, Madi Olds, Claire Vanderweide, women's javelin
3:15 p.m. – Bethany Umbarger, Jazmine Williamson, Brown, women's high jump
3:30 p.m. – Men's 4x100m Relay, Finals
3:40 p.m. – Women's 4x100m Relay, Finals
3:55 p.m. – Men's 1500m, Finals
4:15 p.m. – Men's 110m Hurdles, Finals
4:25 p.m. – Women's 100m Hurdles, Finals
4:35 p.m. – Men's 400m, Finals
4:45 p.m. – Women's 400m, Finals
4:55 p.m. – Men's 100m, Finals
5:15 p.m. – Men's 800m, Finals
6:20 p.m. – Women's 200m, Finals
7:20 p.m. – Men's 4x400m Relay, Finals
7:30 p.m. – Women's 4x400m Relay, Finals
7:45 p.m. – Team Awards