ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Cumberlands (Ky.) captured the 2026 NAIA Men's Outdoor Track & Field National Championships today at Karl Straus Track.
The national championship is the second in three years for the Patriots. Cumberlands becomes just the 17th program to win multiple men's outdoor track & field national championships since the NAIA started the championship in 1952.
Cumberlands lapped the field, scoring 79 team points. The Patriots won four national titles over the three days -- 400 meters, 5,000-meter race walk, 10,000 meters, and the 4x100-meter relay.
Indiana Tech finished second with 49.2 points.
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) tied for 23rd with 12 points, while Campbellsville (Ky.) ended in a tie for 63rd with two points.
Cumberlands' Tavon Davis captured the 400-meter national championship today on the final day of the championship. Davis broke the tape in 45.88 seconds to earn 10 points for the Patriots and All-America Team honors.
The top eight individuals and ties in each event earn All-America Team honors.
The Cumberlands 4x100-meter relay team of Jordan Afolayan, Willy Mebena, Edwin Van Wyk, and Aarontae Wesley also captured a national championship today. The Patriot quartet won the title with a time of 39.57 seconds -- the fastest time in the NAIA this season.
Cumberlands also scored points in the 200 meters, 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters, and the 4x400-meter relay.
Lindsey Wilson picked up points in the triple jump and 100 meters.
The Blue Raider duo of Cambell Rawlings and Maxwell Wordui finished fifth and eighth, respectively to combine for five points for the Blue Raiders.
Campbellsville's Schavon Carr earned two points for the Tigers for his seventh-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles.
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Day 1
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Athlete
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School
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Event
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Result
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Place / Points
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Janer Caicedo Campaz
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Lindsey Wilson
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High Jump
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2.03
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6th / 1
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Day 2
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Athlete
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School
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Event
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Result
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Place / Points
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Mark Lawin
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Cumberlands
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Decathlon
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6,978 pts.
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5th / 4
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Seth Massie
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Cumberlands
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Decathlon
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6,874 pts.
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6th / 3
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Maxwell Wordui
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Lindsey Wilson
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Long Jump
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7.44m
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4th / 5
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Lucien Beardsley
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Cumberlands
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5,000m Race Walk
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20:36.79
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1st / 10
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Tomas Mencel
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Cumberlands
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5,000m Race Walk
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21:11.13
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3rd / 6
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Dillan Melchiore
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Cumberlands
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5,000m Race Walk
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22:07.24
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7th / 2
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Ryan Ehrler, Hugo Massa, Hauke Trost, Max Young
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Cumberlands
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4x800m Relay
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7:32.94
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6th / 3
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Luca Madeo
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Cumberlands
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10,000m
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29:50.28
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1st / 10
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Day 3
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Athlete
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School
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Event
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Result
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Place / Points
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Jayden Wentz
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Lindsey Wilson
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Triple Jump
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14.79
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8th / 1
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Jordan Afolayan, Willy Mebena, Edwin Van Wyk, Aarontae Wesley
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Cumberlands
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4x100m Relay
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39.57
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1st / 10
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Niklas Scherb
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Cumberlands
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1,500m
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3:59.82
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4th / 5
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Ishak Mekideche
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Cumberlands
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1,500m
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4:00.25
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7th / 2
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Schavon Carr
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Campbellsville
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110m Hurdles
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14.47
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7th / 2
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Tavon Davis
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Cumberlands
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400m
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45.88
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1st / 10
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Cambell Rawlings
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Lindsey Wilson
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100m
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10.48
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5th / 4
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Maxwell Wordui
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Lindsey Wilson
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100m
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10.62
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8th / 1
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Willy Mebena
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Cumberlands
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200m
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20.63
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2nd / 8
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Ishak Mekideche
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Cumberlands
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5,000m
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14:39.68
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7th / 2
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Luca Madeo
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Cumberlands
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5,000m
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14:42.78
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8th / 1
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Roy Miller, Jermaine Thompson, Tavon Davis, Zion Pruitt
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Cumberlands
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4x400m Relay
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3:12.34
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6th / 3
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