Indoor Track & Field | 3/16/2026 8:05:00 AM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (pacathletics.org) - Four student-athletes from President's Athletic Conference (PAC) programs brought home All-American recognition following their performances at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, held at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Alabama, March 13-14.
Earning First Team All-American honors was Allegheny College junior Evie Ellenberger (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) in the women's long jump, Bethany College freshman Jason Ellman (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep) in the men's long jump and Westminster College freshman pole vaulter Aubrey Rock (Butler, Pa./Butler), while Washington & Jefferson College senior Claire Anderson (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown) collected Second Team All-American in the 5,000.
Ellenberger recorded the weekend's top finish. After qualifying for the finals with a jump of 5.58 meters/18-3.75, Ellenberger jumped up to fifth place when she hit a mark of 5.68m/18-7.75 on her fifth jump of the competition.
Ellenberger is the first Gator in Allegheny track and field program history to garner All-America accolades in the long jump. She's also the first women's track and field student-athlete to receive an All-America award during the indoor season since Emily Forner '19 won the 3,000-meter national championship as a senior in 2019.
Ellman also collected First Team All-American honors in the long jump when he earned seventh place out of 20 competitors. He secured a spot on the podium with his initial jump of the event, measuring out at 6.99m/22-11.25 to take seventh.
Ellman is the first Bison male to gather All-America laurels at Indoor championships since Umar Moore placed eighth in the long jump at the 2015 NCAA meet.
Rock continued Westminster's long history of All-America pole vaulters when she finished in a tie for eighth at this year's national meet. Both Rock and MIT senior Hailey Surace cleared 3.85m/12-7.5 on their first attempts, respectively, and finished with five total misses to tie for eighth place and All-America honors.
Westminster now has 23 All-Americans in the pole vault all-time between indoor and outdoor and Rock is the first to earn the honor at indoor championships since Madison Conley placed seventh in 2024.
Anderson had to battle back in her 5,000, falling within the first three minutes of the race. She recovered to take 14th place overall with a time of 17:08.29 and earn Second Team status.
Competing in her fifth NCAA Championship overall in her career, this was Anderson's second All-American award of the year. Her first came at the 2025 Division III Cross Country Championships when she finished third overall.
Three others from PAC programs qualified for NCAAs and competed at the Championships over the weekend. Westminster senior Missy Treharne (Burton, Ohio/Beaumont School) also competed in the pole vault. A No. 16 seed, she was one of two competitors to enter with a qualifying mark of 3.88m/12-8.75.
Also on Friday, Geneva College sophomore Abe Konneh (Sharon Hill, Pa./Chester Charter Scholars Academy) competed in the men's 200-meter dash. He finished the race in 22.07 seconds to place 20th at the national championship meet.
The final PAC qualifier in action was Westminster sophomore Rylan Dye (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory) in the men's high jump on Saturday. Dye was one of five competitors to tie for 14th place after clearing 1.98 meters/6-6.
Photo credits
Ellenberger - David Beach, d3photography.com / Ellman - Nico Klementzos / Rock - Westminster Athletic Communications / Anderson - d3photography.com