Texas Tech University Athletics
NCAA West T&F First Round Qualifiers announced
May 23, 2026 | Track and Field
The four-day competition will take place at John McDonnell Field
LUBBOCK, Texas – Official qualifiers for the NCAA West First Round Championships have been announced for next week's competition in Fayetteville, Ark.
Men
100m - Kimarlie Stewart, John Sherman
200m – Shaemar Uter, Kimarlie Stewart, Johnathan Crawford
400m – Brian Tinega, Desean Boyce, George Garcia
800m – Kyzer Dunbar, Stephen Mutai
3k steeplechase – Titus Kimaru
10k – Victor Kipkoech
110mH – Malachi Snow, Joel Nyatusah, Daniel Clarke
400mH – Sean Dixon
4X100 – Braylin Byrd, Johnathan Crawford, Josiyah Taylor, Kimarlie Stewart, Kamron Neal, John Sherman, Malachi Snow
4x400 – George Garcia, Shaemar Uter, Elijah Ferguson, Desean Boyce, Josh Bour, Johnathan Crawford, Kyzer Dunbar
High jump – B.J. Jennings, Sam Hurley
Pole vault – Sean Gribble, Jackson Bragg, Sam Hurley
Long Jump – Zaid Latif
Triple Jump – Jonathan Seremes, Soumaila Sabo
Shot put – Trey Wilson III
Javelin – Isaac Woodward
Women
100m – Alyssa Colbert, Olayinka Olajide, Brianna Howard
200m - Olayinka Olajide, Brianna Howard, Mekenze Kelley, Anita Afrifa
400m – Collinique Farrington, Mekenze Kelley
800m – Fanny Arendt
3k steeplechase – Lily Mather
100mH – Tonie-Ann Forbes, Symoria Adkins, Auceane Bouijoux, Siiri Siirtola
400mH – Vanessa Balde, Lovina Ewusi
4x100 – Alyssa Colbert, Olayinka Olajide, Anita Afrifa, Brianna Howard, Symoria Adkins, Adriane Nwonumah
4x400 – Collinique Farrington, Mekenze Kelley, Vanessa Balde, Lovina Ewusi, Anita Afrifa, Olayinka Olajide
High jump – Temitope Adeshina, Claire Lowrey, Evelyn Lavielle
Pole vault – Kashlee Dickinson
Long jump – Tamiah Washington
Triple jump - Tamiah Washington, Olga Szlachta, Grace Oshiokpu
Shot put – Amori Pierson
Discus – McKenzie Davis, Amori Pierson
Javelin – Leah Howard
The four-day competition features alternate days of competition for each gender as the men compete on Wednesday and Friday, while the women go on Thursday and Saturday. A majority of the running events feature a first round followed by a quarterfinals on the second day for each gender. Athletes who make the cut to the quarterfinals day, will need to finish in the top-12 to secure their spot in the 2026 Outdoor Championship meet in Eugene, Oregon (June 10-13). Meanwhile, in throwing/field events, athletes are only allowed three attempts to secure a top-12 spot. In distance races like the 3k steeplechase, 5k and 10k, athletes will only run them once this week with the top-12 moving on to Eugene.
