Adriana Crabtree with CCIW Lexie 2026 Track Student-Athlete of the Meet

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Titans Claim Eight League Titles on Final Day of CCIW Championships

Crabtree named Track Student-Athlete of the Meet

2/28/2026 8:10:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's track & field teams earned eight event wins on Saturday, Feb. 28 inside the Shirk Center to wrap up the 2026 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Indoor Track & Field Championships. Both squads earned third-place from a team perspective, as the men's team garnered 86 points, while the women's team earned 94.33.

The Titans garnered 19 All-CCIW selections on Saturday in addition to the six individual and two relay champions. In total throughout the two-day championship, 26 Titans earned all-conference honors, while three relays and seven individual titles.

Senior Adriana Crabtree (Normal, Ill.-University High) earned the CCIW's Track Student-Athlete of the Meet award after her two-event win day. Crabtree is the first Titan to claim top honors among women's track student-athletes since Tara Clemens did so in 2013. Freshman Gwendolyn Boettinger (Palos Park, Ill.-Stagg) additionally earned one of the CCIW's specialty awards, reeling in CCIW First-Year Field Athlete of the Year award after her runner-up finish in the women's high jump.

On the final day of the league championship, the Titans saw Crabtree, senior Evan Lowder (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community), juniors Mackenzie Huber (Lombard, Ill.-Glenbard East) and Imani Ogunribido (Hanover Park, Ill.-Lake Park), sophomore Jacob Pinkston (Tinley Park, Ill.-Lincoln-Way East) stand atop the podium, along with the men's and women's 4x400m relay teams.

Crabtree's victory, her second of the championship after running the final leg of IWU's DMR Friday night, came in the mile. The senior was the lone harrier to crack five minutes, crossing the finish line in 4:58.64. Crabtree also notched a win in the 3000m, besting the field by over 10 seconds. Her three event wins throughout the championship helped her earn highest regards among women's track student-athletes.

Lowder defended his title in the 400m race, winning with a time of 48.40 to etch his name into the conference record book. Lowder led three of his Titan teammates into All-CCIW honors in the same event. Topping the podium for the fourth consecutive year, Lowder is the first student-athlete in program history to do so in any event as well as the first male to do so in CCIW laurels.

The Titans swept the men's and women's 800m race, as Pinkston and Huber each earned their first career CCIW titles. In the men's race, Pinkston stayed in the middle of the pack until the last lap. With an unbelievable kick at the end of the race, Pinkston became the first Titan to claim a CCIW indoor 800m title, crossing the finish line in personal-best fashion, 1:55.69.

Huber, who ran a similar race to Pinkston, posted a time of 2:13.67 to earn her third CCIW title of the two-day championship. Huber also notched victories as part of the distance medley relay and 4x400m relays.

After already earning All-CCIW honors in the women's long jump on Friday, Ogunribido earned first-place in the triple jump Saturday. Posting a mark of 12.19m, Ogunribido now owns the top mark in CCIW Championship history, as she beat Abigail Calhoun's jump of 12.05m set last season. The title is her second CCIW indoor triple jump championship.

Finally, the men's and women's 4x400m relays teams each earned conference championships. The men's squad of Lowder, junior Carson Green (Centralia, Ill.-Centralia), sophomore Alex Maas (Heyworth, Ill.-Heyworth), and freshmen Dylan Hodges (Sycamore, Ill.-Sycamore) crossed the finish line in 3:21.91, which beat out the North Central team by just four seconds.

Meanwhile, the women's team consisting of seniors Jordynn Griffin (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community), Bella Gonzalez (Itasca, Ill.-Lake Park), Huber, and freshman Mallory Short (Lincoln, Ill.-Lincoln) claimed top honors in the women's relay. With a time of 3:56.20, Huber's last leg of the relay also bested the Cardinals of North Central.

Several Titans will participate in Last Chance meets next weekend, Saturday, March 6, while the 2026 NCAA Division III National Championship is set to be contested Friday-Saturday, March 13-14 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Women's Track Student-Athlete of the Meet
Adriana Crabtree, Illinois Wesleyan

Women's Field Student-Athlete of the Meet
Madison Payne, Carthage

Women's First-Year Track Student-Athlete of the Meet
Dylan Moeller, North Central

Women's First-Year Field Student-Athlete of the Meet
Gwen Boettinger, Illinois Wesleyan

Women's Coaching Staff of the Year
Elmhurst

Women's CCIW Elite 26 Award Winners
Hana Smith, Carroll
Jenna Weis, Carroll
Sarah Hahn, Elmhurst
Molly Roberts, Elmhurst
Pola Kubrak, North Central

Women's RESPECT Award Recipients
McKenzie Meirhaeghe, Augustana
Kaitlyn Gregory, Carroll
Ellie Horton, Carthage
Julietta Contreras, Elmhurst
Taylor Fleury, Illinois Wesleyan
Alyssa Andreatta, Millikin
Hannah Galletti, North Central
Elsa Swanson, North Park
Meredith Eisses, Wheaton

Men's Track Student-Athlete of the Meet
Jacob Curulewski, Carthage

Men's Field Student-Athlete of the Meet
Tyler Rose, Carthage

Men's First-Year Track Student-Athlete of the Meet
Brian Smith, Carroll

Men's First-Year Field Student-Athlete of the Meet
Carlos Cadet, Carroll

Men's Coaching Staff of the Year
North Central

Men's CCIW Elite 26 Award Winners
Reece Peters, Millikin
BJ Sorg, North Central

Men's RESPECT Award Recipients
Jacob Brown, Augustana
Jerome Sassoe, Carroll
Kade Jaros, Carthage
Rashard Wraggs, Elmhurst
Jeffery Woodard, Illinois Wesleyan
Brody Robers, Millikin
Jacob Ahlberg, North Central
Leonardo Gonzalez, North Park
Josh Schuurman, Wheaton

IWU Individual Results
*indicates personal best

Women's Mile
1. Adriana Crabtree - 4:58.64
12. Brooke Nazos - 5:32.16
16. Ella Revell Beck - 5:33.72*
19. Emma Frazier - 5:38.02
22. Maddie Halstead - 5:53.58

Men's Mile
8. Zack Daniel - 4:25.18
13. Seth Hamerski - 4:30.39
23. Zach Marquardt - 4:39.65
32. David Humphreys - 5:08.33
34. Griffin Owens - 5:31.37

Men's 60m Hurdles - Finals
8. Bobby Mogged - 8.67

Women's 60m - Finals
4. Imani Ogunribido - 7.79*
8. Olivia Skibinski - 8.02

Men's 60m - Finals
7. Nyamedze Maison - 7.05

Women's 400m
6. Mallory Short - 59.29
11. Caroline Hill - 1:00.45*
13. Bella Gonzalez - 1:00.45
14. Corrina Fassino - 1:00.64*

Men's 400m
1. Evan Lowder - 48.40
4. Reece Dusek - 49.65
5. Dylan Hodges - 50.41
7. Alex Maas - 50.92
9. Carson Green - 51.69

Women's 800m
1. Mackenzie Huber - 2:13.67
11. Peyton Stinger - 2:24.96
12. Skyler Tomecki - 2:26.82*
27. Grace Grant - 2:32.81

Men's 800m
1. Jacob Pinkston - 1:55.69*
6. Seth Hamerski - 1:58.91
12. Aidan Nishimua - 2:00.04
29. Sam Fogerty - 2:06.17
34. Matt Lunsford - 2:11.71

Women's 200m
8. Caroline Hill - 26.10*
9. Mallory Short - 26.19
10. Olivia Skibinski - 26.24
16. Jordynn Griffin - 26.53
23. Corrina Fassino - 27.18

Men's 200m
6. Dylan Hodges - 22.66*
9. Danny Crawford - 22.87
10. Noah Sadowski - 22.93
14 Cole Marshall - 23.16

Women's 3000m
1. Adriana Crabtree - 10:29.80
12. Abby Quinn - 10:57.64
22. Victoria Lopez - 11:19.70
28. Annika Blackburn - 11:50.55
31. Taylor Fleury - 11:57.75

Men's 3000m
13. Zach Marquardt - 9:06.08
26. Zack Daniel - 9:28.65
16. Carson Davis - 9:07.77*
33. Martin Howley - 9:55.19*

Women's High Jump
2. Gwendolyn Boettinger - 1.60m
7. Cassidy Madden - 1.54m
8. Mackenzie Huber - 1.49m
13. Summer Clark - 1.49m

Men's Triple Jump
15. Cody Westerman - 12.77m
16. Jeffery Woodard - 12.53m
17. Kyler Williams - 13.30m

Men's Shot Put
7. Daniel Nash - 14.08m
13. Roman Flores - 13.11m
24. Corey Tucker - 11.39m
26. Nate Henderson - 11.35m
29. Julian Garcia - 11.10

Men's High Jump
7. Matt Lindberg - 1.97m
13. Justin Moon - 1.79m

Women's Triple Jump
1. Imani Ogunribido - 12.19m
3. Tori Brown - 11.60m
15. Loran Tate - 10.45m
17. Sarah Polley - 10.43m
22. Rylee Bramley - 10.18m

Women's Shot Put
8. Lauryn Moore - 11.34m
12. Kya Knox - 10.59*
15. Jolie Tracy - 10.18m
23. Takiyah Smith - 7.48m

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