BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Day one of the 2026 NCAA Div. III Indoor Track & Field National Championships is in the books, and the No. 2 Washington University in St. Louis women's track & field team is in ninth place with 10 points, including a national championship for the Distance Medley Relay!
The team of sophomore
Lauren Raley, senior
Kylie Spytek, sophomore
Kalena Riemer, and sophomore
Lucinda Laughlin not only claimed the DMR National Championship but did so in dominating fashion.
They finished with a time of 11:29.59, marking several records: a new WashU record, a National Championship Meet Record, and a new Division III Record. Their time was over seven seconds ahead of the national runner-up team from Johns Hopkins.
In the pole vault, senior
Mackenzie Walker finished in 14th place with a clearance of 3.75m.
In the 60m prelims, senior
Jasmine Wright qualified for the finals on Saturday with a seventh-place finish in a time of 7.53.
Senior
Jillian Heth qualified for the Mile final on Day 2 with a 10th place finish in 4:51.81, grabbing the final spot.
In the 800m prelims, first-year
Kate Delia and junior
Cate Christopher both qualified for the final with fourth and fifth place finishes, respectively. Delia finished with a time of 2:10.61, and Christopher finished with a time of 2:11.18.
Junior
Caroline Echols narrowly missed out, finishing in 11th place.
The team of junior
Julia Coric, sophomore
Quinn Bird, junior
Caroline Echols, and sophomore
Hailey Weir finished third in the prelims of the 4x400m relay to earn a spot in Saturday's final.
WashU has several event finals and one round of finals for many other events when the 2026 National Championships conclude on Saturday, Mar. 14!
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