Nathaniela King and Men's 4x400m Relay Win National Titles at 2026 NCCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships

WILMORE, KY. --- The NCCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships provided a strong showing for the Wayland Baptist Pioneers as multiple student-athletes earned All-American finishes and scored valuable team points over three days in Wilmore, Kentucky.

Overall, the Pioneers earned 15 All-American awards after placing Top 3 in their respective event. Both men's and women's teams finished in 7^th place overall as a team.

Freshman Nathaniela King capped off her outstanding weekend by earning Co-Field Athlete of the Meet honors. King was recognized with this award after winning the individual national championship in the women's long jump (5.65m) and 2^nd place in the triple jump (10.89m). These two finishes lifted King to two All-American awards.

Austin Reeves, Case Drum, Daeandre Harris, and Jesus Zubia secured the national championship in the men's 4x400m relay with a time of 3:18.82. With the win, these four athletes received All-American honors.

Drum and Harris, along with Branden Brown and Anthony Willis, earned All-American honors after taking 3^rd place in the men's 4x100m relay (41.82). Willis later earned his second All-American award by taking 3^rd place in the men's long jump (7.04m).

Sophomore Mia Gray received two All-American awards after taking 2^nd place in the women's shot put (12.87m) and discus throw (41.13m).

Elizabeth Egwunwoke and Inmaculada Delgado round out the Pioneers who earned All-American honors at the NCCAA National Championships. Egwunwoke took 2^nd place in the women's 200m (25.70), while Delgado took 3^rd place in the women's 5000m (18:18.92).
 
Other Notable Men's Results

• Case Drum took 4^th place in the 400m (48.81)
• Marcus McLemore took 6^th place in the 400m hurdles (57.36)
• McLemore took 4^th in the triple jump (13.06m)
• McLemore took 6^th in the 110m hurdles (15.90)
• Anthony Willis took 6^th in the high jump (1.85m)
• Edmundo Avalos took 6^th in the shot put (14.18m)
• Lonnie Irving Jr. took 4^th place in the decathlon
• Irving Jr. took 7^th place in the 110m hurdles (16.63)

 
Other Notable Women's Results

• Nathaniela King took 6^th place in the 100m (12.79)
• Jazmine Jackson took 11^th place in the 400m hurdles (1:10.97)
• King, Egwunwoke, Tannia Diaz, and Letticia Campbell took 6^th in the 4x100m relay (49.69)