May 13, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced final rosters and entry lists for the 2026 Women's and Men's Outdoor Track & Field National Championships.  The three-day national meet starts next Wednesday (May 20) and runs through Friday, May 22, at Karl Straus Track in Asheville, N.C.

The Trojans will be sending 11 women's athletes to the national meet.  The qualifiers included (events in parenthesis):

• Amelie Steins – heptathlon, 100-meter hurdles, 4 x 400-meter relay
• Casey Olson – heptathlon, javelin
• Oliviyah Thornton – hammer throw, shot put, discus
• Bella Maxwell – hammer throw, shot put
• Daynica Witzel – javelin
• Anna Schneider – 4 x 800-meter relay
• Valerija Curikova – 4 x 800-meter relay
• Lindsey Roth – 4 x 800-meter relay
• Caitlin Dyer – 4 x 800-meter relay, 4 x 400-meter relay
• Molli Thornton – 4 x 400-meter relay
• RayLee Wallis – 4 x 400-meter relay

Brooke Beaucaire and Kierra Miller will serve as alternates for the Trojan women's 4 x 800-meter relay.  Schneider will also serve as an alternate for the women's 4 x 400-meter relay.

Dakota State will send seven men's athletes to the national outdoor track & field national meet.  The qualifiers include (events in parenthesis):

• Nolan Slominski – 4 x 800-meter relay
• Cody Farland – 4 x 800-meter relay
• Franklin Johns – 4 x 800-meter relay
• Tyler Nicke – 4 x 800-meter relay
• Tysen Grinde – decathlon
• Zachary Haugen – hammer throw
• Oliver Tordsen – discus

Mohamed Muse will serve as an alternate for the Trojan men's 4 x 800-meter relay.

Dakota State kicks off their outdoor track & field national meet next Wednesday at 9 a.m. (Eastern Time)/8 a.m. (Central Time), starting with the men's hammer throw.  Multi-events will also take place next Wednesday and continue next Thursday.