Josephine Jett of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges and
Elisabeth Eichinger of the University of Redlands earned Track and Field Athlete of the Year distinction following the 2026 SCIAC Championship.
Jett claimed four gold medals at the SCIAC Championship, including three individually. A 13.78 in the 100-meter hurdles set a new meet record and tied the overall SCIAC mark as Jett also repeated as 100m and 200m dash champion while also leading the 4x100 Relay team to victory.
Eichinger improved on last year's double-silver performance with gold and a new meet record 4767 points in the heptathlon, silver in the 4x100 Relay and bronze in the long jump.
Newcomer of the Year recognition went to Occidental College's
Kayla Sepulveda, who was runner-up in the shot put with a mark of 11.85 meters.
Oxy's Eliza Hawley was presented the Jennifer Stary Award in acknowledgement of exemplifying the conference's high ideals including ability, leadership, determination, sportsmanship and sincerity of academic pursuit. A sociology major with a 3.94 cumulative GPA who is also a two-time SCIAC champion in the 200- and 400-meter dashes and an All-American in the 400m, the seior has been the heart and soul of the Tigers team the past few years, setting the standard for sprinters in terms of work ethic and competitiveness while also being compassionate and collaborative with teammates. After suffering a career-ending injury, Hawley has continued to remain upbeat and supportive of the team.
Glenn Stewart and the Athenas assistants were named Coaching Staff of the Year after leading CMS to a repeat Championship title. Athenas won 13 events and totaled 23 All-Conference performances during the meet, including a sweep of the 100h podium to win by 83 points.
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Track
Athlete of the Year |
Field
Athlete of the Year |
Newcomer
of the Year |
Jennifer Stary
Award |
Coaching
Staff of the Year |
Josephine Jett
CMS |
Elisabeth Eichinger
Redlands |
Kayla Sepulveda
Occidental |
Eliza Hawley
Occidental |
Glenn Stewart
CMS |
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| Women's 100-meter Dash |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Josephine Jett |
11.74 |
CMS |
| 2. Sabrina Semmere |
12.04 |
Redlands |
| 3. Makenna Lizarde |
12.29 |
Chapman |
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| Women's 200-meter Dash |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Josephine Jett |
24.03 |
CMS |
| 2. Sabrina Semmere |
24.58 |
Redlands |
| 3. Makenna Lizarde |
25.21 |
Chapman |
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| Women's 400-meter Dash |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Phoebe Ogden |
56.73 |
Occidental |
| 2. Sarah Charles |
57.88 |
Chapman |
| 3. Audrey Helwig |
58.69 |
Chapman |
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| Women's 800-meter Run |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Delphine Way |
2:15.35 |
Occidental |
| 2. Ryleigh LaRue |
2:16.92 |
La Verne |
| 3. Rhiannon Root |
2:19.09 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
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| Women's 1500-meter Run |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Riley Capuano |
4:32.17 |
CMS |
| 2. Eva Novy-Hildesley |
4:37.23 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
| 3. Sloan Pullen |
4:38.25 |
Cal Lutheran |
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| Women's 5000-meter Run |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Elle Marsyla |
17:31.41 |
CMS |
| 2. Brenda Daza |
18:00.18 |
Chapman |
| 3. Megan Walter |
18:01.04 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
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| Women's 10000-meter Run |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Hope Dragseth |
35:43.15 |
CMS |
| 2. Brenda Daza |
37:30.63 |
Chapman |
| 3. Jie Yi Denise Chen |
38:00.83 |
CMS |
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| Women's 100-meter Hurdles |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Josephine Jett |
13.78 |
CMS |
| 2. Kaitlyn Creighton |
14.84 |
CMS |
| 3. Georgia Rogers |
14.96 |
CMS |
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| Women's 400-meter Hurdles |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Shriya Velichala |
1:03.36 |
CMS |
| 2. Brooke Tompkins |
1:05.22 |
Occidental |
| 3. Kaitlyn Creighton |
1:06.48 |
CMS |
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| Women's 3000-meter Steeplechase |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Olivia Backholm |
10.53.87 |
CMS |
| 2. Megan Cover |
11:04.47 |
Occidental |
| 3. Revere Schmidt |
11:10.05 |
CMS |
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| Women's 4x100-meter Relay |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Luna Young, Josephine Jett, Kaitlyn Creighton, Shriya Velichala |
47.38 |
CMS |
| 2. Sabrina Tanouye, Sabrina Semmere, Koi Perry, Elisabeth Eichinger |
47.89 |
Redlands |
| 3. Caitlin Thompson, Sarah Charles, Audrey Helwig, Makenna Lizarde |
47.98 |
Chapman |
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| Women's 4x400-meter Relay |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Amelia Vena, Phoebe Ogden, Skylar Cottell, Delphine Way |
3:52.64 |
Occidental |
| 2. Sydney Mills, Makenna Lizarde, Audrey Helwig, Sarah Charles |
3:53.30 |
Chapman |
| 3. Lily Drye, Luna Young, Kailyn Creighton, Shriya Velichala |
3:59.49 |
CMS |
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| Women's High Jump |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Mari Evonuk |
1.62m |
Redlands |
| 2. Madison Eaton |
1.57m |
Redlands |
| 3. Georgia Rogers |
1.52m |
Cal Lutheran |
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| Women's Pole Vault |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Madeline Seifert |
3.63m |
CMS |
| 2. Zoey Hrabe |
3.48m |
Occidental |
| 3. Malia Ortiz |
3.33m |
CMS |
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| Women's Long Jump |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Lindsey Gray |
5.56m |
Chapman |
| 2. Madeline Seifert |
5.45m |
CMS |
| 3. Elisabeth Eichinger |
5.43m |
Redlands |
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| Women's Triple Jump |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Ella Bowers |
11.46m |
Pomona-Pitzer |
| 2. Lindsey Gray |
11.36m |
Chapman |
| 3. Sophia Knowles |
11.17m |
Redlands |
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| Women's Shot Put |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Eva Ndoye |
12.42m |
Chapman |
| 2. Kayla Sepulveda |
11.85m |
Occidental |
| 3. Shauna Anders |
11.67m |
Chapman |
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| Women's Discus Throw |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Emily Ortiz |
41.54m |
CMS |
| 2. Chloe Mitchell |
41.29m |
Chapman |
| 3. Kyra Phaychanpheng |
40.63m |
Caltech |
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| Women's Hammer Throw |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Emily Ortiz |
47.81m |
CMS |
| 2. Jadyn Ayala |
45.45m |
Chapman |
| 3. Ellabelle Higgins |
44.07m |
CMS |
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| Women's Javelin Throw |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Sophia Laudi |
45.07m |
CMS |
| 2. Eva Ndoye |
39.68m |
Chapman |
| 3. Quinn Smith |
39.32m |
CMS |
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| Women's Heptathlon |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Elisabeth Eichinger |
4767 |
Redlands |
| 2. Shaylee Heron |
3994 |
Redlands |
| 3. Madison Eaton |
3883 |
Redlands |
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