Northwest Bearcat XC/TF

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𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐒 👑

Northwest Missouri State University senior Melanie Roland has been honored as the 2026 @USTFCCCA Central Region Female Track Athlete of the Year.

Roland (Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe) produced a pair of All-America performances including a national championship in the 400M at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Emporia, Kan. Roland also anchored the 4x400M relay squad that tallied a second-place finish.
📰: https://t.co/JFi8c44hjf

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𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉𝙎 🇺🇸🚨

4x400m (W) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
🥈: Northwest (Jadyn Barnes, Kennedi Cline, Marie Dea, Melanie Roland) - 3:35.21

Kendall Tietjen was part of the Bearcat 4x400m qualifying relay.

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𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉𝙎 🇺🇸🚨

4x400m (M) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
5th: Northwest (Danny Jantzen, Logan Arellano, Christian Lanphier, Truman Hare) - 3:06.92

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𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉 🇺🇸🚨

5,000m (M) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
5th: Drew Atkins - 14:09.33

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𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉 🇺🇸🚨

400m Hurdles (M) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
6th: Danny Jantzen - 55.27

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𝙎𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙉𝘿 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉 🇺🇸🚨

Shot Put (M) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
9th: Ty Smith - 18.08m (59' 4")

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𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉𝙎 🇺🇸🚨

800m (M) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
🥉: Riley Witt - 1:47.84
7th: Maxime Touron - 1:53.63

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𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉 🇺🇸🚨

400m (W) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
🥉: Kennedi Cline - 52.98

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👑𝘽𝙀𝘼𝙍𝘾𝘼𝙏 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙈𝙋𝙄𝙊𝙉👑

400m (W) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
🏆: Melanie Roland - 52.25

Melanie earns the women's program its 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙍𝘿 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙈𝙋𝙄𝙊𝙉 in Northwest school history

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𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉 🇺🇸🚨

400m (M) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
4th: Truman Hare - 45.86
↳🚨𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙎𝘾𝙃𝙊𝙊𝙇 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿🚨

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𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉𝙎 🇺🇸🚨

1500m (M) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
🥈: Aziz Mohammed - 3:49.71
8th: Maxime Touron - 3:50.46

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𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉𝙎 🇺🇸🚨

4x100m (W) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
4th: Northwest (Krysta Abel, Kennedi Cline, Jaurdin Mallory, Hallie Henfling) - 45.15

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𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙈𝙋𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎𝙃𝙄𝙋 𝙎𝘼𝙏𝙐𝙍𝘿𝘼𝙔‼️
↳ It's 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩𝘿𝙖𝙮!

🏆: @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
🏟️: Welch Stadium
📍: Emporia, KS
⏰: 3:40 PM (First Northwest event)
📷: https://t.co/Qfj8ABNCmz
📊: https://t.co/f06gvFXaMU

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4x400m Prelims (W) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗷𝗲𝗻, 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱𝗶 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗝𝗮𝗱𝘆𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 ⮕ 𝘾𝙇𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙃𝙀𝘿‼️

Tomorrow's championship final is set for 7:30 p.m.

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4x400m Prelims (M) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗻, 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼, 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿, 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⮕ 𝘾𝙇𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙃𝙀𝘿‼️

Tomorrow's championship final is set for 7:20 p.m.

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𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉 🇺🇸🚨

3,000m Steeplechase (W) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
🥉: Kiki Witt - 10:17.74
↳🚨𝙎𝘾𝙃𝙊𝙊𝙇 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿🚨

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𝙎𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙉𝘿 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉 🇺🇸🚨

800m Prelims (W) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
10th: Marie Dea - 2:08.27

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800m Prelims (M) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗻 ⮕ 𝘾𝙇𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙃𝙀𝘿‼️
𝗥𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝘁 ⮕ 𝘾𝙇𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙃𝙀𝘿‼️

The men's 800m final is set for 5:15 p.m. on Saturday at Welch Stadium.

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𝘿𝘼𝙔 ✌️ 𝘼𝙏 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇𝙎.
↳ It's 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩𝘿𝙖𝙮!

🏆: @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
🏟️: Welch Stadium
📍: Emporia, KS
⏰: 6:00 PM (First Northwest event)
🎟️: Day 2
📺: https://t.co/Qfj8ABNCmz
📊: https://t.co/f06gvFXaMU

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𝙎𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙉𝘿 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙇𝙇-𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉 🇺🇸🚨

100m (W) ||| @NCAADII Outdoor Championships
9th: Krysta Abel - 11.72

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