WESTERVILLE, Ohio – As they look to secure NCAA Championship spots over the next few weeks, the No. 2 Washington University in St. Louis women's track and field team began to collect season honors this week with the University Athletic Association (UAA) releasing the outdoor season All-Association honors.
The Bears earned two of the top athlete awards while also earning a coaching award. Senior
Jasmine Wright was named the Most Outstanding Running Performer, while first-year
Kate Delia claimed the Women's Rookie of the Year award for their results at the 2026 UAA Outdoor Championships.
The coaching staff, led by head coach
Jeff Stiles, was named the 2026 UAA Women's Outdoor Coaching Staff of the Year. The staff includes associate head coach
Ray Williams and assistant coaches
Stephen Fleagle,
Nathan Freyling,
Richard Lincoff,
Lane Lohr,
Gordon Reiter, Konstandina Spanoudakis, and
Ebun Opata.
Wright won two individual and one relay UAA title at the championships. She first won the 100m sprint with a time of 11.77, breaking the UAA record of 11.78 that was held by former WashU standout Daisy Ogede in 2016. Wright also claimed the UAA crown in the 200m with a time of 24.69. For the relays, she was the anchor leg in the 4x100m relay that won with a time of 46.39. The team included junior
Julia Coric, sophomore
Quinn Bird, sophomore
Hailey Weir, and Wright.
Delia won a pair of titles at the championships, one individual and one relay. For the relay, she teamed up with junior
Caroline Echols, senior
Cate Stevens, and sophomore
Lauren Raley to win the 4x800m relay with a time of 9:00.08. Backing up her NCAA Indoor national title, Delia claimed the UAA outdoor title in the 800m with a time of 2:08.57.
Both Wright and Delia earned All-UAA honors. For their efforts across the two days, several team members secured All-UAA honors with their top-three finishes in both individual and relay events. Below is the list of the WashU honorees:
Name - Event(s)
Bird - 4x100m, 4x400m
Senior Jenae Bothe - Shot Put
Junior Cate Christopher - 4x400m
Senior Riley Clark - Steeplechase
Coric - 4x100m, 4x400m
Delia - 800m, 4x800m
Echols- 4x800m
Sophomore Lucinda Laughlin- 1500m, 5000m
First-year Campbell Pallera- Pole Vault
Raley- 4x800m
Senior Katie Rector- 1500m
Senior Kylie Spytek- 200m, 400m, 4x400m
Stevens- 4x800m
Junior Olivia Theisen- High Jump
Senior Mackenzie Walker- Pole Vault
Weir- 200m, 400m, 4x100m
Wright - 100m, 200m, 4x100m
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