COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Missouri State track and field's Ella Cronhardt concluded the outdoor season in the West First Round of the NCAA Track and Field Championship this evening. The distance runner posted a time of 10:57.09 in the 3000-meter steeplechase, finishing 45^th overall in the event.
 
Cronhardt became MoState track and field's first NCAA Regional Qualifier since 2022 (Rochelle Etienne and Jamilah James) and the first in the steeplechase event since Grace Breiten in 2019. 
 
The final event of the track and field season also concludes Missouri State's tenure in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Bears will join Conference USA on July 1, 2025.