INDIANAPOLIS --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference will be well represented at the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, set for May 21-23 at Veteran's Memorial Field Sports Complex in La Crosse, WI, with 52 total athletes qualified for the national meet.
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On the women's side, the NJAC will send 15 student-athletes from six different institutions competing across 10 events. Stockton and TCNJ lead the way with four qualifiers each.
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The NJAC men's contingent features 37 student-athletes from six institutions competing in 13 events, with Rowan accounting for 26 qualifiers to the national meet. The conference boasts particularly deep representation in several events, including five entries each in the long jump, high jump, 110-meter hurdles, and 400-meter hurdles, along with four entries in the 800 meters.
Rowan's Damitrius Hester enters as the top seed in the javelin and the Rowan men's 4x400 relay also enters with the nation's top seed time.Â
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| 2026 NJAC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD PARTICIPANTS AT THE NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| WOMEN'S PARTICIPANTS |
| Date |
Time |
Name |
Institution |
Event |
Seed |
Notes/Result |
| May 21 |
11:40 AM |
Elaina Styer |
Stockton |
Heptathlon |
5,050 Points |
|
| May 21 |
6:10 PM |
Nyla Jones |
Rowan |
400 Meter Hurdles |
1:00.26 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:15 PM |
| May 21 |
6:10 PM |
Emma Petrolia |
Stockton |
400 Meter Hurdles |
1:00.89 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:15 PM |
| May 21 |
6:10 PM |
Mackenzie Burke |
TCNJ |
400 Meter Hurdles |
1:01.40 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:15 PM |
| May 21 |
6:40 PM |
Lucia Garcia-Beltran |
TCNJ |
200 Meter Dash |
24.19 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:40 PM |
| May 21 |
6:40 PM |
McKay Alby |
Montclair State |
200 Meter Dash |
24.32 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:40 PM |
| May 22 |
3:00 PM |
Tonna Ogina |
NJCU |
High Jump |
1.73m |
|
| May 22 |
3:00 PM |
Micel Martinez |
Montclair State |
High Jump |
1.68m |
|
| May 22 |
4:00 PM |
Mackenzie Burke |
TCNJ |
4x100 Meter Relay |
46.83 |
Finals on May 23 at 2:05 PM |
| Petra Doherty |
| Kelsey Thomas |
| Lucia Garcia-Beltran |
| May 22 |
4:20 PM |
Dale Leonard |
Ramapo |
800 Meter Run |
2:10.42 |
Finals on May 23 at 3:50 PM |
| May 22 |
4:20 PM |
Kayla Kass |
Stockton |
800 Meter Run |
2:10.43 |
Finals on May 23 at 3:50 PM |
| May 22 |
5:05 PM |
Nyla Jones |
Rowan |
100 Meter Hurdles |
13.92 |
Finals on May 23 at 2:50 PM |
| May 22 |
6:20 PM |
Lucia Garcia-Beltran |
TCNJ |
100 Meter Dash |
11.74 |
Finals on May 23 at 3:30 PM |
| May 23 |
3:00 PM |
Joie Buxton |
Stockton |
Javelin |
44.25m |
|
| May 23 |
3:00 PM |
Ava Reardon |
Rowan |
Javelin |
42.34m |
|
| May 23 |
5:00 PM |
Gabriella Pagano |
Rowan |
5000 Meter Run |
16:34.81 |
|
| MEN'S PARTICIPANTS |
| Date |
Time |
Name |
Institution |
Event |
Seed |
Notes/Result |
| May 21 |
3:30 PM |
Ahmad Fogg |
Stockton |
Long Jump |
7.43m |
|
| May 21 |
3:30 PM |
Christopher Ross |
Rowan |
Long Jump |
7.35m |
|
| May 21 |
3:30 PM |
Anthony Parker |
Rowan |
Long Jump |
7.33m |
|
| May 21 |
3:30 PM |
Damarion Potts |
Rowan |
Long Jump |
7.31m |
|
| May 21 |
3:30 PM |
Bright John |
Rowan |
Long Jump |
7.30m |
|
| May 21 |
6:25 PM |
Angel Gonzalez |
Rowan |
400 Meter Hurdles |
51.26 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:25 PM |
| May 21 |
6:25 PM |
Samuel Agbessi |
Rowan |
400 Meter Hurdles |
51.70 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:25 PM |
| May 21 |
6:25 PM |
Jason Agyemang |
Rowan |
400 Meter Hurdles |
52.11 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:25 PM |
| May 21 |
6:25 PM |
Nathaniel Adams |
TCNJ |
400 Meter Hurdles |
52.39 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:25 PM |
| May 21 |
6:25 PM |
Matthew Suero |
Ramapo |
400 Meter Hurdles |
52.44 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:25 PM |
| May 21 |
6:55 PM |
Eli Hendricks |
Rowan |
200 Meter Dash |
20.95 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:50 PM |
| May 21 |
6:55 PM |
Rajahn Dixon |
Rowan |
200 Meter Dash |
21.02 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:50 PM |
| May 21 |
6:55 PM |
Evan Corcoran |
Rowan |
200 Meter Dash |
21.09 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:50 PM |
| May 21 |
8:15 PM |
Marquis Taylor |
Rowan |
4x400 Meter Relay |
3:08.97 |
Finals on May 23 at 6:00 PM |
| Samuel Agbessi |
| Teddy Wilson |
| Dallas Hohney |
| May 21 |
8:15 PM |
Noah Traverso |
TCNJ |
4x400 Meter Relay |
3:11.49 |
Finals on May 23 at 6:00 PM |
| Nathaniel Adams |
| Lebron Rose |
| Maxim Rychkov |
| May 21 |
9:15 PM |
Seth Clevenger |
Rowan |
10,000 Meter Run |
29:06.90 |
|
| May 21 |
9:15 PM |
Brandon Chen |
TCNJ |
10,000 Meter Run |
29:51.14 |
|
| May 22 |
12:00 PM |
David Brown |
Rowan |
High Jump |
2.14m |
|
| May 22 |
12:00 PM |
Noah Wampole |
Rowan |
High Jump |
2.14m |
|
| May 22 |
12:00 PM |
Damarion Potts |
Rowan |
High Jump |
2.11m |
|
| May 22 |
12:00 PM |
Jamile Gantt |
Rowan |
High Jump |
2.10m |
|
| May 22 |
12:00 PM |
Jayden Deleon |
Rutgers-Camden |
High Jump |
2.06m |
|
| May 22 |
4:10 PM |
Masai Byrd |
Rowan |
4x100 Meter Relay |
40.82 |
Finals on May 23 at 2:15 PM |
| Evan Corcoran |
| Eli Hendricks |
| Madiajoudou Diawara |
| May 22 |
4:35 PM |
Dallas Hohney |
Rowan |
800 Meter Run |
1:49.26 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:00 PM |
| May 22 |
4:35 PM |
Jacob Dinerman |
Rutgers-Camden |
800 Meter Run |
1:49.75 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:00 PM |
| May 22 |
4:35 PM |
Teddy Wilson |
Rowan |
800 Meter Run |
1:49.80 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:00 PM |
| May 22 |
4:35 PM |
Blaik Slavinski |
Rowan |
800 Meter Run |
1:50.25 |
Finals on May 23 at 4:00 PM |
| May 22 |
5:25 PM |
Jason Agyemang |
Rowan |
110 Meter Hurdles |
13.72 |
Finals on May 23 at 3:00 PM |
| May 22 |
5:25 PM |
Kwaku Nkrumah |
Rowan |
110 Meter Hurdles |
13.72 |
Finals on May 23 at 3:00 PM |
| May 22 |
5:25 PM |
Valentin Augustin |
Rowan |
110 Meter Hurdles |
14.09 |
Finals on May 23 at 3:00 PM |
| May 22 |
5:25 PM |
Eric Foster, Jr. |
Rowan |
110 Meter Hurdles |
14.15 |
Finals on May 23 at 3:00 PM |
| May 22 |
5:25 PM |
Anaias Hughes |
Rowan |
110 Meter Hurdles |
14.22 |
Finals on May 23 at 3:00 PM |
| May 22 |
6:35 PM |
Rajahn Dixon |
Rowan |
100 Meter Dash |
10.32 |
Finals on May 23 at 3:40 PM |
| May 22 |
6:35 PM |
Evan Corcoran |
Rowan |
100 Meter Dash |
10.39 |
Finals on May 23 at 3:40 PM |
| May 22 |
6:35 PM |
Maxim Rychkov |
TCNJ |
100 Meter Dash |
10.43 |
Finals on May 23 at 3:40 PM |
| May 23 |
12:00 PM |
Joshua Justin |
Rowan |
Triple Jump |
15.01m |
|
| May 23 |
12:00 PM |
Bryant Nelson |
Stockton |
Triple Jump |
14.69m |
|
| May 23 |
12:00 PM |
Damitrius Hester |
Rowan |
Javelin |
73.38m |
|
| May 23 |
12:00 PM |
Markos Hantsoulis |
Montclair State |
Javelin |
67.55m |
|
| May 23 |
5:25 PM |
Seth Clevenger |
Rowan |
5,000 Meter Run |
14:06.23 |
|