Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
 
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – Cornell College is set to host the 2026 Midwest Conference Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday (May 8-9).
 
The championship starts with field events on both days, beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Friday and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. The men will race first in all track events.
 
Illinois College claimed last season’s outdoor conference title, its first in school history. Grinnell College was picked to win this season’s crown in the preseason coaches’ poll.
 
In Tuesday’s latest USTFCCCA Midwest Region Rankings, Illinois College is 14th, Monmouth College is 15th and Grinnell is 20th. Outside the top 20, Cornell sits 21st and Knox College is 27th. In the North Region, Ripon College leads the league at 20th, while Lawrence University (26th) and Beloit College (32nd) follow.
 
For all updates throughout the championship, visit the 2026 MWC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship page.
 
Below are the top three performers in each championship event heading into the weekend.
 
2026 Top 3 Outdoor Track & Field Marks
 

Event	Women’s
Hammer	Jillian Toth, Monmouth - 53.73m
	Stephanie Nelson, Knox - 47.18m
	Kayla Braun, Monmouth - 45.19m
Shot Put	Kayla Braun, Monmouth - 14.00m
	Jillian Toth, Monmouth - 12.67m
	Carlie Priesgen, Ripon - 11.85m
Long Jump	Deja Anderson, Illinois College - 5.60m
	Parker Wooderson, Illinois College - 5.31m
	Sidney Hoffa, Ripon - 5.27m
Pole Vault	Naomee Casey, Beloit - 3.20m
	Meredith Clark, Ripon - 2.94m
	Clara Lyford, Lawrence - 2.75m
10000m	Joley Berger, Ripon - 36:17.66
	Lillian Courtnage-Dyke, Lawrence - 37:17.78
	Lidia Dahlman, Cornell - 37:57.49
Discus	Kayla Braun, Monmouth - 40.80m
	Stephanie Nelson, Knox - 40.27m
	Natalie Hasting, Illinois College - 39.12m
Javelin	Keyleigh Thomas, Illinois College - 40.21m
	Juniper Schwartzman, Grinnell - 39.79m
	Elle Haddon, Knox - 34.54m
100m Hurdle	Aleese Trimingham, Illinois College - 14.43
	Elena Hartung, Lawrence - 15.37
	Jessie Goodman, Grinnell - 15.85
400m	Jayda Carnes, Cornell - 59.53
	Madylyn Woyak, Ripon - 59.54
	Kami Rhoades, Illinois College - 1:00.34
100m	Haley Garrett, Illinois College - 12.19
	McKenzie Murray, Illinois College - 12.53
	Tatum Trudell, Ripon - 12.53
400m Hurdle	Aleese Trimingham, Illinois College - 1:03.44
	Elena Hartung, Lawrence - 1:04.98
	Jessie Goodman, Grinnell - 1:07.97
200m	Syniyah Quenga, Beloit - 25.56
	Haley Garrett, Illinois College - 25.57
	McKenzie Murray, Illinois College - 25.70
Triple Jump	Rajanea Landers, Grinnell - 10.54m
	Steph Kama Kama, Grinnell - 10.50m
	Deniyah Lockman, Illinois College - 10.49m
High Jump	Riley Gardner, Illinois College - 1.71m
	Hailey Carolan, Cornell - 1.63m
	Chloe Studinski, Ripon - 1.60m
3000m Steeple	Hannah Roth, Grinnell - 11:21.28
	Gabby Allard, Ripon - 11:26.49
	Emma Wharton-Hsieh, Grinnell - 11:39.68
5000m	Joley Berger, Ripon - 16:56.06
	Morgan Karow, Grinnell - 17:26.63
	Lidia Dahlman, Cornell - 17:40.41
4x400m Relay	Illinois College - 4:06.29
	Beloit - 4:06.63
	Ripon - 4:07.44
4x100m Relay	Illinois College - 48.12
	Ripon - 50.09
	Grinnell - 50.12
800m	Ava Claussen-Tubbs, Cornell - 2:13.91
	Jenny Cortes, Ripon - 2:16.22
	Hannah Roark, Grinnell - 2:18.35
1500m	Ava Claussen-Tubbs, Cornell - 4:37.78
	Jenny Cortes, Ripon - 4:40.81
	Mila Westra, Lawrence - 4:41.51