Outdoor Track & Field | 5/26/2026 3:40:00 PM

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (pacathletics.org) - The 2026 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium in La Crosse, Wis. May 21-23, featured five individuals and one relay from Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) programs earning All-American honors with their performances.

Earning First Team All-American honors was Washington & Jefferson College senior Claire Anderson (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown) in the 10,000 and 5,000, as well as Allegheny College junior Evie Ellenberger (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) in the women's long jump.

Collecting Second Team All-America laurels was Westminster senior Missy Treharne (Burton, Ohio/Beaumont School) in the pole vault, Westminster sophomore Rylan Dye (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory) in the high jump, Geneva College sophomore Abe Konneh (Sharon Hill, Pa./Chester Charter Scholars Academy) in the 200 and the 4x100 relay of freshman Jamari Curlett (Erie, Pa./North East), freshman Ziacheas White (Waycross, Ga./Ware County), freshman Jason Ellman (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep) and junior Caliyph McClinton (Pittsburgh, Pa./Neighborhood Academy) from Bethany College.

Posting the top finish of the weekend was Anderson, who raced her way to a First Team All-American nod following her third-place performance in the 10k. Anderson ran to a time of 34:18.15 to finish as the first W&J All-American since Cheyenne Mangold '14 in the 2014 season. The placement from Anderson matches the second-best track & field finish by an individual at nationals in program history.

Anderson added to her honors collection on Saturday when she raced to sixth place in the 5k with a time of 16:36.23. Anderson had to dig deep and come from behind by passing eight runners in the final mile to come across the line in the top eight. In the process, she became the first W&J runner to earn All-American in the 5,000-meter run.  

Competing in her sixth NCAA Championship overall in her career, this was Anderson's third and fourth All-American awards of the year. Her first came at the 2025 Division III Cross Country Championships when she finished third overall and then she earned Second Team All-American in the 5,000 at Indoor Championships with a 14th-place finish.

Ellenberger is also a multi-time All-American this year. Following a fifth-place finish at indoor national championships, Ellenberger came in sixth place at the NCAA outdoor meet to once again collect All-America First Team distinction and become the first Gator woman to repeat as an All-American during both the indoor and outdoor seasons in the same year in nearly two decades.

Already in sixth place entering her sixth and final attempt, Ellenberger cemented her spot when she tied her personal record – and her own outdoor program record – by clearing 5.88 meters/19-3.5. Ellenberger is the first Gator since Liz Earley '08 to garner All-America accolades indoors and outdoors in the same year, and she's the seventh athlete in program history to do so.

Treharne continued Westminster's tradition of All-American pole vaulters when she finished ninth after clearing 3.85m/12-7.25. It was her second appearance at a national meet this year after she also qualified for indoor championships in March.

Treharne's accomplishment now gives Westminster 24 All-Americans in the pole vault all-time between the Titan indoor and outdoor programs.

The first Westminster male student-athlete to earn Indoor All-America laurels after he tied for 14th in the high jump, Dye added a second All-America award at outdoor championships. He finished 11th after clearing 2.06m/6-9, which tied his career-best mark from Mount Union's Last Chance on May 13 that qualified him for the NCAA meet. 

Bethany entered the 4x100 prelims with the fifth-fastest time among 16 teams on the start list. Curlett, White, Ellman, and McClinton ultimately ran a 40.83 to finish fourth in their heat and just miss the qualifying cutoff by .09 seconds. Their time did put them 11th overall for Second Team All-America status.

Also an indoor national qualifier in the 200 in March, Konneh ran to Second Team All-America accolades at the outdoor meet. Konneh ran in the second of three heats, and finished in a time of 21.48 seconds. Although he was just .12 seconds from qualifying for the final, Konneh did place 12th overall for the initial All-American honor of his career.

Two other PAC athletes competed in field events on the women's side. Making her first NCAA Championships appearance was Geneva junior Daphne Alexander (Millersburg, Ohio/West Holmes) in the high jump. She finished 17th overall after clearing the opening height of 1.59m/5-2.5.

In the pole vault, Westminster freshman Aubrey Rock (Butler, Pa./Butler) finished 19th overall. A First Team Indoor All-American in March after she tied for eighth, Rock cleared 3.60m/11-9.75 at the outdoor championships.

Photo credits
Anderson - Nico Klementzos / Konneh & Ellman - Caleb Williams, d3photography.com / Dye/Treharne - Westminster Athletic Communications / Ellenberger - d3photography.com