Catholic University 2026 Track Has Fantastic Landmark Conference Championships
Catholic University came in third place, for both the men and the women, in the Landmark Conference Championships. Several athletes set season bests and/or won conference titles. They are peaking at the right time as the National Championships loom.
So much happened in this great event that there is much to report. Head Track and Field Coach Steve Rahn said, “It was an all-around amazing effort this past weekend culminating from a great year of focus, determination, training, and positive team culture.” How do you think the Cardinals will do at the national championships?
Catholic University At Landmark Conference Championships
Catholic University’s track and field did great at the 2026 Landmark Conference Championships. There were several conference titles and personal and season bests. Here they all are, track first, in order of distance.
Calvin Hernandez qualified in the 100-meter race with a season-best time. In the final, he ran another season best and finished second for Catholic University. The women in the 100-meter race did very well. Kortney Clipper and Sarah Schumacher both qualified for the final with personal bests. They finished second and fifth in the finals and set more personal bests.
The 110-meter hurdles were even more successful. For the women, Alicia Vo, Edith Tomasek, and Corina Colmenares Bittar all set personal bests in the preliminaries. Then in the finals, Vo ran a personal best again and finished fifth. Tomasek ran a season best in the final, but finished in eighth. The men did well, too. Drew Madden and Gade Devaney both ran personal bests in the preliminaries. Then, they did it again in the finals and finished fifth and eighth.
Other Successful Races By Catholic University
Cardinal athletes also did well in the 200-meter race. For the men in the preliminary race, Romell Randolph ran a personal best, then he ran another one in the final and finished third. In the women’s 200-meter preliminaries, Schumacher and Ainsley Reisman set personal records.
The story was much the same in the 400-meter race. In the women’s race, Zoey Brown set a personal record on the way to finishing sixth in the final. Sean Owens and Randolph set personal records in the men’s 400-meter race; Gabe Stypul also set a season best.
In the women’s 400-meter hurdles, there were six runners, and five of them set records. Mia McConnel had a season best. Vo, Keira Webster, Rachel Sprauer, and Bittar all set personal records. In the men’s race, Emmanuel Olarewaju finished second, but Devaney had a personal best, and so did Josh Phillips.
In the men’s 800-meter race, Peter Winter won, and both Gus Howard and Brady Falcon set personal bests for Catholic University. In the 800-meter race for the women, Mya Sampong finished third and set a personal record. Personal bests were also recorded by Erin Roche and Sara Roberts.
In the men’s 1,500-meter race, Michael Brunet finished second. Peter Winter and Josh Leon both set personal bests. In the women’s race, the results were just as good. Alexa Grassi, Erin Roche, and Sara Roberts set personal records. Bridgid Cavanaugh finished sixth in the race.
In the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, Catholic University had three participants, and they all recorded the best. Tim Bown got a season best, while Shane Waring and Matt Hough both got personal bests.
In the men’s 5,000-meter race, Brunet set a personal record and finished second. In the women’s race, there were no records set, though Olivia Sobkowicz and Laurel McMahon finished in third and fourth.
Finally, for the track events in the 10,000-meter race, those same two girls finished in second and third. In the men’s race, there were four Catholic University athletes, and they all set personal records: Joseph Locke, Richard Harrington, Patrick Morris, and Daniel Ponciano were the record setters.
Wrapping Up a Great Outing
In the field events, personal bests were set by Sean Ellis and Bethany Riddle in the discus. In the javelin throw, personal bests were set by Caden Lopez and Maggie McNulty. Pauline Kennedy got a season’s best in the women’s shot put. In the triple jump, Nick Chang and Adrian Villatoro had bests, personal bests for the former and a season’s best for the latter.
In the women’s triple jump, Kate Quashane set a personal best, and both Tomasek and Alyssa Oscar had season’s bests. Finally, for Catholic University, the women’s 4×100 and 4×400 and the men’s 4×400 teams all won and had season bests in the process.
