PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Pittsburg State University women’s track and field program won its fifth consecutive indoor title at the 2026 MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by the Gorillas February 28-March 1 in Pittsburg. Northwest Missouri women finished as the league’s indoor runner-up, also for the fifth consecutive season.
 
MIAA track and field teams filled the Gorillas’ Robert W. Plaster Center this weekend for the 2026 Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships. The three-day event crowned 16 individual MIAA champions, two MIAA champion relay teams, and had six indoor record-breaking performances.
 
Pittsburg State totaled over 200 points in the MIAA indoor championship meet for the third straight season to win the program’s ninth indoor title in the last ten seasons (212 points in 2026, 222 points in 2025, 221 points in 2024). Northwest Missouri was the championship’s runner-up for the fifth consecutive season with 106 points, and Washburn finished third with 90 points.
 
The Gorillas walked away with 18 All-MIAA performances and eight champion titles. Northwest Missouri totaled nine All-MIAA performances, had two individual champions, and swept the championship’s relay team events, taking first place in the 4x400 meter relay and the distance medley relay.
 
Three student-athletes won two individual titles at the 2026 indoor championships. Central Missouri sprinter Grizell Scarlet won both the 60 meters and 200 meters, Missouri Southern thrower Dailynn VanDeren took home MIAA titles in the shot put and weight throw, and Pittsburg State distance runner Paige Mullen was crowned the MIAA champion in both the 3,000 and 5,000-meter races. Mullen also earned the MIAA High Point Award for a second straight year, totaling 26 points in the meet.  
The final team scores and a list of all the All-MIAA performances from the 2026 MIAA Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship are listed below. To receive All-MIAA recognition, competitors had to place in the event’s top three.
 
NCAA Division II indoor national qualifiers will be announced on Tuesday, March 3. The 2026 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field National Championships are March 13-14 at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Va. For more information about the Division II Indoor Track & Field National Championship, visit NCAA.com.
 

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60 METER DASH
1ST     Grizell Scarlett, Central Missouri — 7.31*
2ND     Krysta Abel, Northwest Missouri — 7.52
3RD     Stella Agbokpah, Emporia State — 7.54
* MIAA Indoor Meet Record

200 METER DASH
1ST     Grizell Scarlett, Central Missouri — 23.56
2ND     Stella Agbokpah, Emporia State — 23.93
3RD     Kennedi Cline, Northwest Missouri — 24.16

400 METER DASH
1ST     Melanie Roland, Northwest Missouri — 54.18
2ND     Kennedi Cline, Northwest Missouri — 54.72
3RD     Kereser Augustin, Washburn — 55.12

600 YARD RUN
1ST     Reba Mader, Fort Hays State — 1:21.44
2ND     Anjelena Carder, Northwest Missouri — 1:22.16
3RD     Piper Hula, Pittsburg State — 1:23.48

800 METER RUN
1ST     Marie Bea, Northwest Missouri — 2:13.86
2ND     Kassidy Stuckey, Nebraska Kearney — 2:15.14
3RD     Charis Robinson, Nebraska Kearney — 2:15.44

MILE RUN
1ST     Lexie Fontaine, Washburn — 4:46.65*
2ND     Kassidy Stuckey, Nebraska Kearney — 4:50.49
3RD     Paige Mullen, Pittsburg State — 4:56.42
* MIAA Indoor Meet Record

3000 METER RUN
1ST     Paige Mullen, Pittsburg State — 9:49.15
2ND     Marianna Bizon, Central Missouri — 9:49.53
3RD     Kaci Singer, Pittsburg State — 9:49.61

5000 METER RUN
1ST     Paige Mullen, Pittsburg State — 16:37.43
2ND     Emily McCullough, Fort Hays State — 16:40.59
3RD     Hannah Gibson, Pittsburg State — 16:41.18

60 METER HURDLES
1ST     Kayvon Nubine, Pittsburg State — 8.29
2ND     Zyra Shivers, Pittsburg State — 8.34
3RD     Aryah Moore, Missouri Southern — 8.55

4X400 METER RELAY
1ST     Northwest Missouri — 3:38.89*
Melanie Roland, Marie Dea, Jadyn Barnes, Kennedi Cline
2ND     Pittsburg State — 3:40.50
Nikole Cozort, Isabel Abdouch, Kinleigh Hall, Mikah Edwards
3RD     Washburn — 3:44.43
Kennedi Knowles, Isabella Garcia, Naiur Rigo-Krein, Kereser Augustin
* MIAA Indoor Meet Record

DISTANCE MEDLEY
1ST     Northwest Missouri — 12:04.20
Mayson Hartley, Audrey Gibson, Taylor McCreedy, Kiki Witt
2ND     Rogers State — 12:04.95
Sisely Mitchell, Kenzie Gilliam, Stella Jones, Cadence Cordova
3RD     Washburn — 12:09.86
Jordyn Cleary, Kennedi Knowles, Riley Ammons, Jolie Evans                                                                                                                                               

HIGH JUMP
1ST     Bethany Umbarger, Pittsburg State — 1.75 meters (5-9)
2ND     Katie Linenberger, Fort Hays State — 1.75 meters (5-9)
3RD     Alexandra Hart, Washburn — 1.72 meters (5-7.75)

POLE VAULT
1ST     Belle Peters, Pittsburg State — 4.28 meters (14-0.5)
2ND     Cannon Brooker, Pittsburg State — 4.28 meters (14-0.5)
3RD     Annabeth Baalmann, Fort Hays State — 4.08 meters (13-4.75)

LONG JUMP
1ST     Jazmine Williamson, Pittsburg State — 6.23 meters (20-5.25)*
2ND     Michenainda Artius, Central Missouri — 6.15 meters (20-2.25)
3RD     Brooklyn Baker, Pittsburg State — 6.07 meters (19-11)
* MIAA Indoor Meet Record
 
TRIPLE JUMP
1ST     Lily Brown, Pittsburg State — 12.27 meters (40-3)
2ND     Jazmine Williamson, Pittsburg State — 12.17 meters (39-11.25)
3RD     Makayla Pavelka, Pittsburg State — 11.82 meters (38-9.25)

SHOT PUT
1ST     Dailynn VanDeren, Missouri Southern — 16.55 meters (54-3.5)*
2ND     Makenzie Garr, Missouri Western — 15.71 meters (51-6.5)
3RD     Briar Gillum, Missouri Southern — 15.54 meters (50-11.75)
* MIAA Indoor Meet Record
 
WEIGHT THROW
1ST     Dailynn VanDeren, Missouri Southern — 20.38 meters (66-10)
2ND     Kirsten Womack, Missouri Southern — 19.51 meters (64-1)
3RD     Lily Novacek, Nebraska Kearney — 18.92 meters (62-1)

PENTATHLON
1ST     Payton Phillips, Pittsburg State — 4037 points*
2ND     Naiuri Rigo-Krein, Washburn — 3934 points
3RD     Anjelena Carder, Northwest Missouri — 3756 points
* MIAA Indoor Meet Record