Ten student-athletes from Centennial State colleges and universities have qualified for the final round of the men’s and women’s outdoor track & field championships in Eugene, Ore.

The five men and five women competitors earned their spot in the finals by qualifying this past week at the NCAA Division I Western Regionals in Fayetteville, Ark.  The NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships will take place at Hayward Field in Eugene from June 10-13.

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•  Texas Tanner, hammer throw, 1st, 74.49 meters / 244-feet-4 inches & discus, 4th, 57.04 meters / 187-feet-2 inches.

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• Kole Mathison, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 4th, 8:30.36
• Abbey Nechanicky, 10,000-meter run, 12th, 32:33.14
• Avery Pearson, 800-meter run, 11th, 2:02.04
• Danny Tragarz, 400-meter hurdles, 12th, :50.10

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• Kenny Carpenter, 400-meter run, 12th, :45.61
• Catherine Garrison, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 3rd, 10:07.09
• Trenton Givens, 110-meter hurdles, 12th, :13.49
• Klaire Kovatch, discus, 2nd, 58.39 meters, 191-feet-7 inches
• Makayla Long, shot put, 6th, 17.10 meters/56-feet-1.25 inches

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In the 2026 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Emporia, Kan., on May 21-23, Colorado Mines and CSU Pueblo paced the Centennial State efforts by combining for three individual titles, 11 medals, and 13 podiums, while placing among the top 15 in team scoring.

After Emily LaMena and Sierra Wall finished one-two in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Friday, Grace Strongman’s championship run in the 5,000 meters propelled the Colorado Mines women to their first-ever team podium finish as the Orediggers tied for third with 40 points.  READ MORE

In the men’s competition, Mines finished 11th with 25 points, highlighted by Dawson Gunn’s second-place finish in the 5,000 meters on Saturday after Max Bonenberger collected the silver medal on Friday in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

For CSU Pueblo, the ThunderWolves’ Caleb McLeod captured the men’s 1,500-meter run, and Xavier Freeman placed second in the shot put to earn a 15th-place finish for the Steel City crew with 18 points.  READ MORE

The Pack tied for 13th in the women’s competition with 20 points as Helen Braybrook and Jadyn Herron placed second and fifth in the 1,500 meters after Febe Wessels had placed second in the shot put for CSUP.

Also scoring points in the men’s competition were Adams State (16th, 17 points), Western Colorado (49th, 2), and UCCS (57th, 1).  Adams State (30th, 10 points), Western Colorado (tied for 56th, 2), and Fort Lewis (tied for 56th, 2) also scored points in the women’s competition.

• Emily LaMena, Colorado Mines, women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase
• Grace Strongman, Colorado Mines, women’s 5,000 meters
• Caleb McLeod, CSU Pueblo, men’s, 1,500 meters

• Sierra Wall, Colorado Mines, women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase
• Emily LaMena, Colorado Mines, women’s 5,000-meter
• Helen Braybrook, CSU Pueblo, women’s 1,500 meters
• Febe Wessels, CSU Pueblo, women’s shot put
• Davson Gunn, Colorado Mines, men’s 5,000-meter
• Xavier Freeman, CSU Pueblo, men’s shot put

• Tristian Spence, Adams State, women’s 5,000 meters
• Paul Knight, Colorado Mines, men’s 10,000 meters
• Max Bonenberger, Colorado Mines, men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase
• Julian Campos, Adams State, men’s 10,000 meters

• Housem Hrabi, Adams State, men’s 3,000-steeplechase
• Kidus Begashaw, Adams State, men’s 5,000 meters

• Jennifer Jarnagin, Colorado Mines, women’s hammer
• Jadyn Herron, CSU Pueblo, women’s 1,500 meters

• Marie Garrett, Adams State, women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase

• Hannah Hartwell, Fort Lewis, women’s 5,000 meters
• Peyton Weiss , Western Colorado, women’s 1,500 meters
• Jan Thewes, Western Colorado, men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase

• Haley Harkrider, Adams State, women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase
• Josian Billington, UCCS, men’s long jump
• Julian Campos, Adams State, men’s 5,000 meters