Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
 
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – The NCAA announced the qualifiers for the 2026 Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday night, with five Midwest Conference men’s athletes earning berths to nationals in five different events. The three-day event will take place on May 21-23 at Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex in La Crosse, Wisconsin, hosted by The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
 
Beloit College will send two athletes to La Crosse, as Nathaniel Otis qualified in the 400 hurdles and Joshua Martinez Marte will compete in the discus. Cornell College’s Isaac vanWestrienen will run in two distance events, as the senior holds the top times in the country in the 5K and 10K. Illinois College’s Melvin Hodge (hammer) will also compete in La Crosse.
 
For each individual event, the top 22 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
Nathaniel Otis	Beloit College	Senior	Men’s 400 hurdles	19th – 52.74
Joshua Martinez Marte	Beloit College	Junior	Men’s discus	14th – 52.21m
Isaac vanWestrienen	Cornell College	Senior	Men’s 10K	1st – 28:52.66
Isaac vanWestrienen	Cornell College	Senior	Men’s 5K	1st – 13:53.13
Melvin Hodge	Illinois College	Senior	Men’s hammer	6th – 60.60m