Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
 
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – The NCAA announced the qualifiers for the 2026 Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on Sunday night, with four Midwest Conference men’s athletes earning berths to nationals. The two-day event will take place on March 13-14 at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama, hosted by the city of Birmingham.
 
Beloit College’s Josh Yearby will run in the 60-meter dash, while Cornell College’s Isaac vanWestrienen qualified in both the 3000-meter run and the 5000-meter run. vanWestrienen’s teammate, Jacob Bach, is a participant in the mile. Grinnell College’s Lucas Fadden also was a multi-event qualifier – doing so in the 60-meter dash and the 200-meter dash – while Illinois College’s Melvin Hodge will compete in the weight throw.
 
For each individual event, the top 20 declared student-athletes earned a place in the championship field.
 
The full list of MWC qualifiers and their entry rankings can be found below:
 

Student-Athlete	Institution	Classification	Event	Rank
Josh Yearby	Beloit	Junior	Men’s 60-meter	14th – 6.77
Isaac vanWestrienen	Cornell	Senior	Men’s 3000-meter	2nd – 7:58.25
			Men’s 5000-meter	10th – 14:07.22
Jacob Bach	Cornell	Junior	Men’s mile	19th – 4:08.40
Lucas Fadden	Grinnell	Junior	Men’s 60-meter	2nd – 6.66
			Men’s 200-meter	10th – 21.40
Melvin Hodge	Illinois College	Senior	Men’s weight throw	15th – 18.85m