Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
 
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – Five Midwest Conference women’s outdoor track and field athletes have qualified for the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. 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.
 
Both Cornell College’s Ava Claussen-Tubbs (800-meter run) and Ripon College Joley Berger (10K) punched their tickets to nationals with strong performances in last chance meets this week. Illinois College’s Riley Gardner qualified in the women’s high jump, while Monmouth College will send Kayla Braun to compete in the women’s shot put and Jillian Toth to compete in the women’s hammer.
 
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
Ava Claussen-Tubbs	Cornell College	Senior	Women’s 800-meter run	15th – 2:10.12
Riley Gardner	Illinois College	Freshman	Women’s high jump	7th – 1.71m
Kayla Braun	Monmouth College	Senior	Women’s shot put	6th – 14.00m
Jillian Toth	Monmouth College	Senior	Women’s hammer	6th – 55.15m
Joley Berger	Ripon College	Sophomore	Women's 10K	13th – 35:20.76