2026 Indoor National Championship Qualifiers

Track and Field Sends Four to NCAA Division III Indoor Championships

Lowder, Crabtree, Huber, and Ogunribido selected to compete

3/9/2026 11:16:00 AM

INDIANAPOLIS - Seniors Evan Lowder (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) and Adriana Crabtree (Normal, Ill.-University High), along with juniors Mackenzie Huber (Lombard, Ill.-Glenbard East) and Imani Ogunribido (Hanover Park, Ill.-Lake Park) of the Illinois Wesleyan University track and field teams were selected to compete in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships Friday-Saturday, March 13-14, as the NCAA released its qualifiers. This year's championships will be hosted at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Ala.

Lowder is set to make his third career indoor national championship appearance in the men's 400m. In 2025, Lowder finished eighth to earn NCAA First Team All-American honors. Lowder is the all-time College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin record holder in the indoor 400m, as he recorded a season-best time of 47.56 at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet, Friday, Feb. 13. Lowder is seeded 12th in the event.

Crabtree looks to earn her first All-American honor in the women's 3000m, as she makes her second career appearance at the indoor championships. Crabtree previously earned 13th-place in the mile at the 2024 indoor championships. In the 3000m this season, Crabtree set both the program record and CCIW all-time record with her win in the event at the Keck Select Saturday, Feb. 7, with a time of 9:42.66. Crabtree is the 12th seed in the 3000m.

Ogunirbido is making her third indoor national championship appearance in three seasons in the women's triple jump. Fresh off of her outdoor national championship in the same event, Ogunribido has led Division III throughout this season, as she leaped a CCIW and program record 12.63m at the Friday Night Tri, Friday Feb. 20. Her mark is also the eighth-best jump in Division III indoor track and field history.

Huber is making her first career national championship appearance. In the women's 800m this season, the Lombard, Ill. native won the CCIW Championship Saturday, Feb. 28, as well as the open division at the GVSU Big Meet Friday, Feb. 13. Huber's best time of the season came at the GVSU Big Meet, running a time of 2:12.37, the third-best time in program history. She is seeded 18th in the event.

Lowder and Huber will compete in prelims for the men's 400m and women's 800m Friday, March 13. Finals of those two events will be held Saturday, March 14, as well as the women's triple jump and women's 3000m.

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