GAINESVILLE, Fla. [RESULTS] - The second day of the 2026 NAIA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship began with the 3,000m race walk, featured two field event finals and concluded with seven national champions crowned at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center.

3,000m Race Walk

• The first champion of the day was decided in the 3,000m race walk as Izabelle Trefts of Evergreen State (Wash.) delivered a record-breaking performance. Trefts clocked a personal-best 13:11.95, shattering the previous NAIA meet record of 13:23.29 set by Heather Durrant in 2024. After also winning the event in 2025, Trefts secures back-to-back national titles.
• Ashlyn Poulin of Southeastern (Fla.) placed second in a personal-best 14:15.58, while Cumberlands' (Ky.) Heather Durrant finished third with a time of 14:20.10.

Weight Throw

• Kori Nagel of Dickinson State (N.D.) captured her first NAIA national championship in the weight throw with a mark of 19.22m (63' 0.75"), more than two feet farther than the rest of the field. The title marks her third NAIA Indoor Track & Field All-America honor after placing third in 2025 and seventh in 2023.
• Oliviyah Thornton of Dakota State (S.D.) earned silver with a throw of 18.58m (60' 11.5"), while Maelie Hope of Aquinas (Mich.) took third at 17.95m.

Long Jump

• Imani Skanes of College of Saint Mary (Neb.) secured the long jump title with a leap of 5.99m (19' 8") on her fifth attempt.
• JayOnna Perry of Ottawa (Kan.) finished second with a personal-best mark of 5.91m, followed by Jadyn Vermillion of Montana Tech in third at 5.87m.

4x800 Relay

• Indiana Wesleyan's quartet of Elizabeth Barrett, Makena Cruse, Sophia Haslett and Sydney Liddle claimed the relay crown with a winning time of 9:00.62, finishing four seconds ahead of the field.
• Saint Xavier (Ill.) (Yanira Deana Paninka, Olivia Mathis, Amaya Rique and Alexandrea Clarke) placed second in 9:04.65, while Oklahoma City (Isabella Gutierrez, Florencia Cabrera, Isabelle Spiller and Erika Pena) finished third in 9:07.52.

Preliminary rounds were contested in the women's 1600m run, 60m hurdles, 400m dash, 600m run, 60m dash, 800m run, 1000m run, and 200m dash.

Through seven scored events, Dickinson State (N.D.) leads the team standings with 20 points. Central Methodist (Mo.) sits in second with 19 points from day one, while Ottawa (Kan.) holds third with 16.

Competition resumes Saturday, March 7, beginning with the women's high jump and shot put at 11:30 a.m. ET. Track finals will start at 12:25 p.m., with the championship awards ceremony scheduled for 6:15 p.m. ET