Imani Ogunribido at CCIW Outdoor Championships 5-2-26

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Track and Field Takes Off for National Championships

Six Titans aim to earn national honors

5/19/2026 2:00:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University track and field teams prepare for the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in La Crosse, Wis. Thursday-Saturday, May 21-23. Six Titans made their way into the field, being one of the top-22 ranked individuals in Division III in their respective events.

According to the latest U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association national rankings, released Tuesday, May 19, the IWU women's team moved up 10 spots to No. 22 in the Division III rankings.

Seniors Evan Lowder (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community), Adriana Crabtree (Normal, Ill.-University High), and Taylor French (Romeoville, Ill.-Plainfield East), juniors Mackenzie Huber (Lombard, Ill.-Glenbard East) and Imani Ogunribido (Hanover Park, Ill.-Lake Park), along with freshman Tori Brown (Glasford, Ill.-Illini Bluffs) are set to compete for the Green and White.

Lowder, Crabtree, and Ogunribido bring six combined outdoor national championships appearances into the week, while French, Huber, and Brown will each make their outdoor championship debuts.

The defending national champion in the women's outdoor triple jump, Ogunribido has never finished worse than sixth at the outdoor national championships. The junior finds herself at the top of the rankings this season as she most recently leaped 12.51m at the Midwest Twilight Final Qualifier Thursday, May 14.

Lowder is a two-time First Team All-American in the men's outdoor 400m and is prepared to make his third career appearance at the outdoor national championships. He is seeded sixth in the event via a season-best time of 46.99 at the Uncaged Eagle Open.

Crabtree finished seventh at the 2025 outdoor championships in the 3000m steeplechase and looks to improve in her senior campaign. The current program record holder in the event, Crabtree will lead off the Titans in the prelims of the 3000m steeplechase Thursday evening.

After an impressive indoor national championship debut, Huber will try her luck at the outdoor championships in the women's 800m. Huber finished fourth in Division III at the indoor championships, and is currently ranked No. 15 headed into the week.

Brown and French will make their first national championship appearances in the women's triple jump and women's javelin, respectively. Both are in their first seasons with the Titan track and field program and each are ranked No. 12 national in their respective events. French has the fifth-best javelin throw in program history with a personal-best throw of 43.05m. Brown leaped a personal-best 12.02m in her final attempt at the Midwest Twilight Final Qualifier Thursday, May 14.

Live results will be available and can be found here. Crabtree will be the first Titan to take to the track Thursday at 6:10 p.m. for the women's 3000m steeplechase prelims.

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