Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
 
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – The Midwest Conference Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships head to Grinnell, Iowa, this weekend for the 2026 conference meet inside the Bear Recreation and Athletic Center on the campus of Grinnell College.
 
The action kicks off 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.
 
Last season, Cornell College snapped Ripon College’s streak of three consecutive indoor championships with the Rams’ first league title since 1989. Cornell was also picked to win MWC this season in a tightly contested preseason coaches poll.
 
As of Tuesday’s USTFCCCA, Men’s Midwest Region Rankings, Cornell College sits in ninth, while Grinnell College is 13th. Schools ranked outside the top 15 include Illinois College (16th), Monmouth College (17th), Lake Forest College (24th) and Knox College (32nd). In the North Region, Beloit College is slotted 19th, while Lawrence University is 21st and Ripon College is 26th.
 
For all updates throughout the championship, visit the 2026 MWC Men’s 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	Men’s
Shot Put	Joshua Martinez Marte, Beloit - 15.69m
	Melvin Hodge, Illinois College - 15.44m
	Landon Erxleben, Monmouth - 15.42m
Long Jump	Hadley Beaty, Cornell - 7.03m
	John-Charles Ify Deary, Beloit - 6.92m
	Finn Gruver, Lake Forest - 6.90m
Pole Vault	Matt Bright, Monmouth - 4.00m
	Lane Grice, Monmouth - 3.85m
	Kaden Foglesong, Monmouth - 3.55m
High Jump	Logan Morse, Monmouth - 1.95m
	Jack Novelle, Grinnell - 1.92m
	Ike Claussen-Tubbs, Cornell - 1.92m
5000m	Isaac vanWestrienen, Cornell - 14:16.29
	Lance Miller, Knox - 14:54.78
	Finn Lee, Lawrence - 14:59.01
Mile	Jacob Bach, Cornell - 4:14.16
	Finn Lee, Lawrence - 4:16.83
	Luke Robinson, Grinnell - 4:17.75
4x200m Relay	Illinois College - 1:28.50
	Grinnell - 1:29.80
	Monmouth - 1:30.81
Weight Throw	Melvin Hodge, Illinois College - 18.85m
	Deon Rodgers, Illinois College - 17.72m
	Ian Clawson, Grinnell - 17.50m
Triple Jump	Tashawn Ruffin, Monmouth - 13.70m
	Jacob Kollman, Illinois College - 13.34m
	Dylan Humphrey, Illinois College - 13.09m
Distance Medley Relay	Lawrence - 10:19.04
	Ripon - 11:09.47
	Monmouth - 11:09.96
60m Hurdles	Jess Christensen, Grinnell - 8.43
	Adam Hernandez, Illinois College - 8.43
	Zak Ladage, Ripon - 8.55
60m Dash	Lucas Fadden, Grinnell - 6.66
	Josh Yearby, Beloit - 6.78
	Kani Carson, Illinois College - 6.90
400m	Chase Staker, Cornell - 49.82
	Nathaniel Otis, Beloit - 50.19
	Jensen Meeker, Cornell - 50.33
800m	Ollie Francis, Lake Forest - 1:55.23
	Zach Meyer, Lawrence - 1:55.64
	Kembre Daniel, Beloit - 1:57.81
200m	Lucas Fadden, Grinnell - 21.78
	Josh Yearby, Beloit - 21.98
	Hadley Beaty, Cornell - 22.01
3000m	Isaac vanWestrienen, Cornell - 8:03.81
	Luke Robinson, Grinnell - 8:27.13
	Jacob Bach, Cornell - 8:31.84
4x400m Relay	Cornell - 3:22.23
	Grinnell - 3:25.91
	Illinois College - 3:27.38