Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Two Midwest Conference athletes competed at last weekend’s (March 13-14) 2026 NCAA Division III Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Birmingham CrossPlex.
Cornell College’s Ava Claussen-Tubbs ran in the 800-meter run, while Illinois College’s Riley Gardner was a participant in the high jump.
Gardner had the conference’s best showing, earning All-American honors with an eighth-place finish (1.70m). Claussen-Tubbs took 16th in the 800 prelims, clocking a 2:14.26 time, to earn second team All-American laurels.
The full list of qualifiers competing and their respective finishes can be found below.
| Student-Athlete |
Institution |
Classification |
Event |
Rank |
Finish |
| Ava Claussen-Tubbs |
Cornell |
Senior |
800-meter |
16th (p) |
2:14.26 |
| Riley Gardner |
Illinois College |
Freshman |
High Jump |
8th |
1.70m |