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