The 2026 SCIAC Track & Field Championships are set to begin on Saturday, May 2 and conclude Sunday, May 3 on Ashel Cunningham Track in Ted Runner Stadium at the University of Redlands.
Championship Central
Meet Schedule
Meet Program
SCIAC All-Time Top 10 lists
Women’s
National Top 25 Marks/Times:
Elle Marsyla (CMS) – 1st, 10k (33:51.05)
Riley Capuano (CMS) – 5th, 1500m (4:25.67)
Josephine Jett (CMS) – 5th, 100h (13.86)
Sophia Laudi (CMS) – 5th, Javelin (43.79m)
Elle Marsyla (CMS) – 8th, 5k (16:33.31)
Madeline Seifert (CMS) – t-16th, Pole Vault (3.80m)
Chapman 4x400 Relay – 18th (3:49.54)
Josephine Jett (CMS) – t-20th, 100m (11.92)
Olivia Backholm (CMS) – 21st, 3k steeple (10:53.47)
Hope Dragseth (CMS) – 22nd, 5k (16:52.65)
Delphine Way (Oxy) – 22nd, 800m (2:11.48)
Elisabeth Eichinger (UR) – 23rd, Heptathlon (4461)
Emily Kendrick (CMS) – 25th, 3k steeple (11:03.01)
Eva Ndoye (CU) – t-25th, Javelin (40.92m)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges have claimed three of the past four championship titles after edging out Chapman University by four points last year. Once again, an enviable mix of top talent and depth has CMS positioned as favorites, though several challengers will fancy their own chances. Eight top seeds will be key to the Athenas’ hopes, with last year’s 100-meter hurdles meet record-setter Josephine Jett, a three-time champion in 2025, also the favorite in the 100-meter dash, second in the 200m and part of the leading 4x100 Relay team. Cross country champion Elle Marsyla leads a strong CMS distance contingent as the top seed in the 5k while Shriya Velichala tops the 400h starting list, former champion Riley Capuano heads the 1500m field and Olivia Backholm holds the top seed in the 3k steeplechase. In the field events, pole vault champion Madeline Seifert is expected to repeat along with Sophia Laudi in the javelin throw and Emily Ortiz in the hammer.
The Panthers have back-to-back runner-up finishes to their name in the past two years. Last year’s meet-record 4x400 Relay team returns as the top seed by four seconds and three others hold top seeds entering the weekend – Lindsey Gray (long jump), Chloe Mitchell (discus) and Eva Ndoye (shot put). Brenda Daza will look to defend the SCIAC title in a thin but competitive 10k field.
Hosting this year’s Championship could give the University of Redlands a boost on its home track just one year removed from winning a second title in four years. Sabrina Semmere is the top seed in the 200m and tied for third in the 100m while Elisabeth Eichinger headlines the heptathlon and ranks second in the 100h. High jump runner-up Mari Evonuk is this year’s favorite as Madison Eaton sits second behind Eichinger and Evonuk. Both relays are also seeded among the top three.
Just Ella Bowers leads an event (triple jump) for Pomona-Pitzer Colleges but the Sagehens have their share of podium hopefuls as well. Eva Novy-Hildesley ranks second in the 1500m while rookie Siobhan Ong is second on the pole vault list and Felicia Akinde third in both the long and triple jumps.
Occidental College could be set up for a big meet after back-to-back fifth-place finishes. Phoebe Ogden and Delphine Way top the 400m and 800m lists, respectively, while the 4x400 Relay ranks second and numerous other Tigers lurk just out of the podium picture.
The top-ranked competitors for California Lutheran University are two-sport standout Kaitlyn Brongiel (third, high jump) and Gracie Gervacio (tied-third, 100m) with Niani Jones close behind in both the long and triple jumps. Another two-sport women’s basketball star, Kyra Phaychanpheng, holds Caltech’s top seed at fifth in the discus while Ryleigh LaRue is sixth in the 800m for the University of La Verne and Samantha Avila is sixth in the 10k field for Whittier College.
Men’s
National Top 25 Times:
Kaden Cassidy (CMS) – 1st, Hammer (65.01m)
Luke Lamitina (Caltech) – 3rd, Javelin (67.57m)
Mason Fara (CU) – 5th, 400m (47.01)
Ellis DelVecchio (CMS) – 6th, 800m (1:50.13)
Shane Kawakami-Williams (Oxy) – 6th, 200m (20.95)
John Bard (PP) – 7th, 800m (1:50.36)
Jefferson Wright (PP) – 7th, 1500m (3:46.94)
Pomona-Pitzer 4x100 Relay – t-7th (40.75)
Pierce Clark (CMS) – 8th, 800m (1:50.37)
Jaden Rattay (CMS) – 8th, 400m (47.06)
Chapman 4x400 Relay – 8th (3:11.88)
Jacob Pippel (CMS) – 9th, 3k steeple (8:59.77)
Jude Holling (UR) – 10th, 400h (52.75)
Jonas Rickert (CMS) – 11th, 1500m (3:48.02)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 4x400 Relay – 11th (3:12.95)
Thatch Balady (CU) – t-11th, Pole Vault (5.00m)
Shane Kawakami-Williams (Oxy) – t-11th, 100m (10.40)
William Marquart (PP) – 14th, Shot Put (17.09m)
Peter Neid (PP) – 14th, 1500m (3:49.56)
Derek Amlicke (CU) – t-18th, Pole Vault (4.95m)
Jaiden Coleman (UR) – t-19th, 100m (10.44)
James Buellesbach (Oxy) – 20th, 110h (14.43)
Kavin Prasanna (CMS) – 20th, Hammer (57.12m)
Occidental 4x100 Relay – 20th (41.09)
Jack Stein (PP) – 22nd, 10k (30:09.74)
Occidental 4x400 Relay – 22nd (3:14.51)
Jacob Pippel (CMS) – 24th, 1500m (3:51.02)
Champion in each of the last four years and five straight dating back to 2019, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges could face a stiff challenge from the top half of the conference and will rely on their star power to retain the trophy. Two favorites in field events – Kaden Cassidy (hammer) and Jack Paavola (discus) – and another pair on the track in Ellis DelVecchio (800m) and Jacob Pippel (3k steeplechase) headline a Stags team that also has six runner-up seeds and another four favorites for bronze medals.
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges’ distance stars again feature prominently but are joined by some talent in the sprints with the top-rated 4x100 Relay. William Marquart is favored for top-two placements in three throwing events as the conference’s premier shot put talent while Jefferson Wright is the top seed in both the 1500m and 5k and rookie Matthew Yen tops the long jump list .
After tying the meet record in the 400m last year, Mason Fara is back for one final championship with Chapman University and will be looking to medal in four events, including both relays and the 200m. Former Field Athlete of the Year Isaac Robin again leads the triple jump field while Thatch Balady and Derek Amlicke continue the strong pole vault tradition that has developed on the Panthers squad.
Two dynamic talents in Jaiden Coleman and Jude Holling catch the headlines for the host University of Redlands but program record-holder Stian Asper also eyes a podium in at least the 10k. Holling is top-three in a trio of events including first in the 400h while Coleman is second in what is expected to be a particularly tight 100m and fourth in the 200m.
Shane Kawakami-Williams has more than made his presence felt since the 2024 Championship and enters this weekend with a 100m (10.40) time already faster than the SCIAC record. The junior also tops the 200m field and will contribute on at least the 4x100 Relay with both relay teams podium favorites. James Buellesbach also has taken the lead position in the 110h and ranks fourth in the 400h behind Peter Villano (second).
The Caltech duo of Luke Lamitina and Tyler Gatewood top the javelin and high jump lists, respectively, with Gatewood a former champion as a rookie in 2024. Stephen Goehringer holds the bronze medal position in the 3k steeplechase.
The University of La Verne will look to Hunter Bond as the top seed in the decathlon while Harrison Brown ranks third in the 400h and fifth in the 110h. California Lutheran University’s pair of two-sport stars in Camden Hyde (basketball) and Drew Nees (football) are each seeded second in the long jump and high jump, respectively. Whittier College’s top seed appears to be rookie Matthew Woods at seventh in the 110h, though David Tripp is expected to be their top scorer as one of just six competitors entered in the decathlon field.
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