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Air Force’s Tanner leads Centennial State’s D1 Track & Field NCAA entries

Led by Air Force’s Texas Tanner, 64 athletes from Colorado colleges and universities have qualified for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field West Regional on May 27-30 at Fayetteville, Ark.

Tanner is the No. 1-ranked performer in both the discus (66.30 meters) and hammer (78.87) in the country. Named the past three seasons at the Mountain West Conference’s championships, Tanner finished fourth in the 2025 NCAAs in the hammer (75.22m, 246′ 9″) and 20th in the discus (55.76m, 182′ 11″).

Here is a list of the other Colorado collegiates ranked among the top competitors in NCAA Division I:

Here is the complete list of NCAA Division I qualifiers, including their events, qualifying times, and provisional ranks.

Air Force (21 athletes, 8 women, 13 men)

  • Liliane Aittama, Women, 800-Meter Run, 2:03.1, 20th
  • Cadee Alder, Women, Javelin Throw, 48.60m, 42nd
  • Junior Allen, Men, Steeplechase, 8:40.5, 21st
  • Zach Ayers, Men, 5,000-Meter Run, 13:31.5, 22nd
  • Cam Bodine, Women, 800-Meter Run, 2:04.2, 27th
  • Zachary DeWalt, Men, 400-Meter Dash, :46.31, 48th
  • Rachel Fereday, Women, 1,500-Meter Run, 4:17.5, 32nd
  • Morgan Glaser, Women, 800-Meter Run, 1.87m, 5th
  • Trenton Groff, Men, Javelin Throw, 62.59m, 48th
  • Anna Harden, Women, 1,500-Meter Run, 4:16.7, 28th
  • Asher Jenkins, Men, 200-Meter Dash, :20.61, 42nd
  • India Jones, Women, 10,000-Meter Run, 33:08.3, 26th; 5,000-Meter Run, 15:50.8, 37th
  • Evan Keefe, Men, Discus Throw, 58.91m, 13th
  • Max McFarlane, Men, Pole Vault, 5.25m, 33rd
  • Jayden Nats, Men, 10,000-Meter Run, 27:59.3, 9th
  • Dominykas Remeikis, Men, 1,500-Meter Run, 3:39.4, 24th
  • Jettason Rose, Men, 100-Meter Dash, :10.24, 32nd & 200-Meter Dash, :20.45, 25th
  • Saketh Rudraraju, Men, 1,500-Meter Run, 3:40.0, 32nd
  • Ben Scheller, Men, 1,500-Meter Run, 3:39.7, 29th
  • Julie Segroves, Women, Pole Vault, 4.17m, 36th
  • Texas Tanner, Men, Discus Throw, 66.30m, 1st; Texas Tanner, Men, Hammer Throw, 78.87m, 1st

Colorado (10 athletes, 4 women, 6 men)

  • Gustavo Alfonso, Men, Javelin Throw, 65.86, 30th
  • Dean Casey, Men, 10,000-Meter Run, 28:17.2, 21st
  • Ashley Jones, Women, 10,000-Meter Run, 33:47.5, 44th
  • Kole Mathison, Men, Steeplechase, 8:32.4, 6th
  • Abbey Nechanicky, Women, 10,000-Meter Run, 32.23.93, 13th
  • Tanner Newkirk, Men, 5,000-Meter Run, 13:42.0, 44th
  • James Overberg, Men, 10,000-Meter Run, 28:11.6, 18th
  • Avery Pearson, Women, 800-Meter Run, 2:00.9, 5th
  • Hannah Prosser, Women, 10,000-Meter Run, 33:43.0, 39th
  • Danny Tragarz, Men, 400-Meter Hurdles, :49.84, 7th

Colorado State (27 athletes, 10 women, 17 men)

  • Daniel Baroumbaye, Men, Discus Throw, 56.32m, 41st
  • Kyle Bigley, Men, Shot Put, 18.55m, 25th
  • Kajsa Borrman, State Women, Discus Throw, 58.07m, 7th & Hammer Throw, 69.02m, 5th
  • Erin Brown, State Women, Shot put, 16.24m, 21st
  • Carsen Bruns, State Men, 400-Meter Hurdles, :50.88, 35th
  • Kenny Carpenter, State Men, 400-Meters, 45.82, 22th & 4X400 Relay, 3:06.3, 17th
  • Ismael Dembele, State Men, Long Jump, 7.72m, 23 & Triple Jump, 15.79m, 26th
  • Sean Donelson, Men 4X400 Relay, 3:06.3, 17th
  • Catherine Garrison, State Women, Steeplechase, 10:03.9, 9th
  • Trenton Givens, State Men, 100-Meter hurdles,  :13.55, 15
  • Adam Hellbom, State Men, Discus Throw, 58.48m, 17th & Hammer Throw, 67.33, 15th
  • Jesse Imemba, State Men, High Jump, 2.12m, 37th
  • Neya Jamison, State Women, 400-Meter Hurdles, :57.02, 18th
  • Alex Jensen, State Men, Discus Throw, 56.55m, 38th
  • Klaire Kovatch, State Women, Discus Throw, 59.55m, 3rd & Hammer Throw, 59.49m, 37th
  • Grace Lanfear, State Women, 400-Meter Hurdles, :58.51, 44th
  • Owen Langdon, State Men, 100-Meter hurdles, 13.61, 19th & 4X400 Relay, 3:06.3, 17th
  • Makayla Long, State Women, Discus Throw, 56.63m, 11th & Shot put, 17.70m, 5th
  • Jack Olsen, State Men, Javelin Throw, 64.51m, 40th
  • Leonardo Ramos, Men, Discus Throw, 57.76m, 29th, Hammer Throw, 65.52, 26th & Shot Put, 18.93m, 15th
  • Ruby Schwelm, Women, 1,500 meters, 7:07.8, 36th
  • Austin Shaffer, Men, Javelin Throw, 63.97m, 43rd
  • Ndayiragije Shukurani, Men, High Jump, 2.18m, 12th & Triple Jump, 16.13m, 15th
  • Colorado State, Men, 4X400 Relay, 3:06.3, 17th
  • Katy Taylor, Women, Discus Throw, 51.58m, 42nd
  • Jet Van Der Heijden, Women, Discus Throw, 51.55m, 43rd & Javelin Throw, 49.60m, 32nd
  • Ashton Whisler, Men 4X400 Relay, 3:06.3, 17th

Northern Colorado (6 athletes, 4 women, 2 men)

  • Alexia Austin, Women, 100-Meter hurdles, :13.35, 33rd
  • Daniel Beckord, Men, 100-Meter hurdles, :13.81, 37th
  • Camaria Corder, Women, Triple Jump, 13.09m, 23rd
  • Regina Mpigachai, Women, 1,500 meters, 4:17.6, 33rd
  • Tyler Rogers, Men, Long Jump, 7.67m, 30th
  • Monique Stewart, Women, 800-Meter Run, 2:05.3, 33rd

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