Teams Head to Iowa for 2026 MWC Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships

Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
 
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – Grinnell College is the site of the 2026 Midwest Conference Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships, hosted inside the Bear Recreation and Athletic Center this weekend (February 27-28).
 
The championship starts with field events on both days, beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Friday and 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. The men will race first in all track events.
 
Illinois College claimed last season’s indoor conference title, its first in school history. Grinnell College was picked to win this season’s crown in the preseason coaches poll.
 
In Tuesday’s latest USTFCCCA Midwest Region Rankings, Illinois College is 12th, while Cornell College is 16th and Monmouth College is 18th. Outside the top 20, Grinnell College stands in 21st, while Lake Forest College is ranked 28th and Knox College is 32nd. In the North Region, Ripon College leads the league in 15th, while Lawrence University (23rd) and Beloit College (27th) follow.
 
For all updates throughout the championship, visit the 2026 MWC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship page.
 
Below are the top three performers in each championship event heading into the weekend.
 
2025-26 Top 3 Indoor Track & Field Marks
 
Event Women’s
Shot Put Kayla Braun, Monmouth - 12.89m
Jillian Toth, Monmouth - 12.30m
Ellie Bartling, Illinois College - 11.98m
Long Jump Deja Anderson, Illinois College - 5.65m
Maddie Rusk, Monmouth - 5.30m
Sidney Hoffa, Ripon - 5.26m
Pole Vault Naomee Casey, Beloit - 3.10m
Clara Lyford, Lawrence - 2.80m
Haley Carlin, Beloit - 2.65m
High Jump Riley Gardner, Illinois College - 1.69m
Hailey Carolan, Cornell - 1.66m
Chloe Studinski, Ripon - 1.61m
5000m Joley Berger, Ripon - 17:29.11
Lillian Courtnage-Dyke, Lawrence - 17:57.38
Alyza Koppes, Cornell - 18:04.43
Mile Hannah Roark, Grinnell - 5:05.79
Mila Westra, Lawrence - 5:07.32
Joley Berger, Ripon - 5:08.03
4x200m Relay Illinois College - 1:44.70
Grinnell - 1:48.04
Ripon - 1:48.28
Weight Throw Jillian Toth, Monmouth - 16.28m
Natalie Hasting, Illinois College - 15.86m
Kayla Braun, Monmouth - 15.78m
Triple Jump Rajanea Landers, Grinnell - 10.57m
Kate Solano, Grinnell - 10.24m
Deniyah Lockman, Illinois College - 10.15m
Distance Medley Relay Beloit - 13:50.31
Illinois College - 13:59.07
60m Hurdles Aleese Trimingham, Illinois College - 9.02
Elena Hartung, Lawrence - 9.32
Jessie Goodman, Grinnell - 9.70
60m Dash Haley Garrett, Illinois College - 7.89
Deja Anderson, Illinois College - 7.93
Makaiha Moore-Bell, Monmouth - 7.98
400m Jayda Carnes, Cornell - 59.91
Kate Solano, Grinnell - 1:00.62
Madylyn Woyak, Ripon - 1:00.64
800m Ava Claussen-Tubbs, Cornell - 2:15.16
Jenny Cortes, Ripon - 2:16.14
Mila Westra, Lawrence - 2:16.46
200m Haley Garrett, Illinois College - 26.07
Syniyah Quenga, Beloit - 26.47
McKenzie Murray, Illinois College - 26.48
3000m Joley Berger, Ripon - 9:51.39
Lillian Courtnage-Dyke, Lawrence - 10:10.07
Alyza Koppes, Cornell - 10:27.80
4x400m Relay Ripon - 4:04.93
Grinnell - 4:07.32
Lawrence - 4:08.14

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