UCM Track & Field Claims Three MIAA Titles, Two Runner-Up Honors on Final Day of MIAA Indoor Championships

Men's Track & Field | 3/1/2026 7:20:00 PM

PITTSBURG, Kan. – University of Central Missouri Track & Field wrapped up the 2026 MIAA Indoor Championships on Sunday, March 1, at the Robert W. Plaster Center with three MIAA Conference Championships and two runner-up showings.

For the three-day meet, the Mules and Jennies tallied three conference crowns, four runner-up honors, and three third-place performances.

Sprints/Hurdles

Nolan Vancauwemberghe captured the MIAA men's 60m hurdles conference title after running a school record, provisional, and personal best time of 7.70.
Grizell Scarlett won two MIAA championships on the day, capturing the conference crowns in both the women's 60m dash and 200m dash. She posted a provisional time of 7.31 in the 60m dash before running a provisional, personal-best, and school-record time of 23.56 in the 200m dash.
The Jennies finished fourth, sixth, and seventh in the women's 60m hurdles final. Michenainda Aritus just missed getting on the podium, placing fourth with a provisional time of 8.62, while Chika Bekwunye was sixth with a provisional time of 8.77, and Pau Martinez was eighth with a time of 8.84.
Jayson Williams finished sixth in the men's 200m dash with a time of 21.72. Ariel Kerr was eighth at 21.94.
Emily Meeks finished eighth in the women's 200m dash with a time of 24.99.

Distance

Marianna Bizon finished second in the women's 3,000m run with a provisional and personal best time of 9:49.53. Her time ranks second-fastest in indoor school history.
Cooper Palmer collected his second runner-up finish of the indoor championships, placing second in the men's 3,000m run with a time of 8:20.09. Palmer was also second in the men's 5,000m run on Saturday.
Yunus Altinay was seventh in the men's 600-yard run with a personal best time of 1:12.13.

Relays

The Mules 4x400m relay of Yunus Altinay, Kye Mason, Jensen Schrickel, and Rawley Chard ran a provisional time of 3:13.30 to place third.
The Jennies 4x400m relay of Emily Meeks, Anayla Waters, Abigail Gilliatt, and Grizell Scarlett finished fourth with a provisional time of 3:46.24, which is third-fastest in indoor school history.

Jumps

Myah Morris placed seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 11.18m (36-08.25).
Landon Childs posted a top 10 performance in the men's pole vault, placing ninth with a mark of 4.89m (16-0.50).

Throws

Briley Wishard and Madison Mears both finished in the top 10 in the women's shot put. Wishard was seventh with a mark of 13.52m (44-04.25), and Mears was eighth with a mark of 13.49m (44-03.00).

Team Results