PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Washburn women's track and field team delivered its second-consecutive third-place finish at the 2026 MIAA Indoor Championships recording 90 points overall.

Lexie Fontaine highlighted the final day with a dominant showing in the distance events. The senior captured the MIAA title in the mile, running an NCAA provisional time of 4:46.65, setting an MIAA Championship meet record and a Washburn record in the process. She doubled back for an impressive second-place finish in the 800m (2:10.02), scoring 18 points on her own.

Washburn was equally strong in the field events as  Reagan Housley delivered a sixth-place finish in the pole vault at 3.88m. In the throws, Adriel Holloway finished and 6th in the shot put (13.70m).

The Ichabods also showed their depth in the sprints. Ta'Mijha Nichols led the group with a fourth-place finish in the 60m (7.61), backed up by scoring performances from McKenzie Hayse (7th, 7.64) and Isabella Garcia (8th, 7.71). Hayse later added a fifth-place finish in the 200m finals (24.49) while Mellanie Neudinger scored two points with a seventh-place finish in a time of 24.63.

Washburn's relay crews capped the weekend with major points, placing third in the 4x400m relay (3:44.43) as the team of Kennedi Knowles, Isabella Garcia, Naiuri Krein and Kereser Augustin came in just off school-record pace.

The Ichabods now await NCAA qualifier announcements, with multiple athletes sitting inside provisional marks following their championship performances.

WASHBURN'S COMPLETE  MIAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

• 60m Dash (Finals)
  • Ta'Mijha Nichols — 4th, 7.61
  • McKenzie Hayse — 7th, 7.64
  • Isabella Garcia — 8th, 7.71
• 200m (Finals)
  • McKenzie Hayse — 5th, 24.49
  • Mellanie Neudinger — 7th, 24.63
  • Additional prelims: Kereser Augustin 24.80; Nichols 25.40; Reid 25.46
• 60m Hurdles (Prelims)
  • Rigo-Krein — 12th, 9.13
  • Chard — 13th, 9.21
  • Gerasimova — 14th, 9.53

400m (Finals)                                       
• Kereser Augustin — 3rd, 55.12

• 600y (Finals)
  • Isabella Garcia — 5th, 1:23.74
  • Ashley Heavner — 13th, 1:29.16
• 800m (Finals)
  • Lexie Fontaine — 2nd, 2:10.02
• Mile
  • Lexie Fontaine — 1st, 4:46.65
  • Jordyn Cleary — 6th, 5:04.76

• 3000m
  • Kyla Lochtefeld — 6th, 10:01.69
  • Grace Collins — 20th, 10:30.29
  • Jolie Evans — 22nd, 10:35.68
• 5000m
  • Kyla Lochtefeld — 6th, 17:14.22
  • Grace Collins — 18th, 18:16.18

• High Jump
  • Alexandra Hart — 3rd, 1.72m
  • Molly Worley — 9th, 1.62m
  • Shaydin Myers — 11th, 1.57m
• Pole Vault
  • Reagan Housley — 6th, 3.88m
  • Jayden Herl — NH
• Long Jump
  • McKenzie Hayse — 8th, 5.70m
  • Kyra Ray — 14th, 5.31m
  • Mellanie Neudinger— 4th, 5.95m
• Triple Jump
  • Kaylee Hagerman — 14th, 10.57m
• Shot Put
  • Adriel Holloway — 6th, 13.70m
• Weight Throw
  • Adriel Holloway — 8th, 17.74m
  • Jadyn Falley — 19th, 14.56m

• Distance Medley Relay — 3rd, 12:09.86
• 4x400m Relay — 3rd, 3:44.43

• Pentathlon
  • Naiuri Krein — 2nd, 3,934 pts
  • Vera Gerasimova — 9th, 3,349 pts