T&F Bears Make Their Mark in CUSA Championships

Thursday, May 14

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

9:30 a.m./ 9:00 a.m./ 11:00 a.m.

Missouri State University

CUSA Outdoor Championship

T&F Bears Make Their Mark in CUSA Championships

May 15, 2026 | Women's Track & Field

Day 1 Results Day 2 Results Day 3 Results

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Missouri State track and field closed the 2026 Conference USA Outdoor Championships with a seventh-place team finish Saturday at Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium.

Missouri State totaled 57.5 points over three days of competition, with scoring efforts spread across the sprints, distance races, hurdles, jumps, relays and multi-events. Podium finishes from Olivia Rogers, BreAna Garrett and Shiloh Cross led the Bears' championship weekend, while several personal-best performances helped Missouri State stay in the team race throughout the meet.

"This team battled so hard all weekend and I'm so proud of their effort," head coach Jordan Fife said. "In just a few short months, we went from 10th at the indoor championship to battling for 4th all meet long. We came up just short of that goal but we're proving we have what it takes to compete in this conference and we feel like we're closing that gap. It was a tremendous season and we're looking forward to having some representation at the NCAA preliminary round in two weeks."

Day 1 Recap
Missouri State opened the meet Thursday with an immediate scoring effort in the 10,000-meter run.

Amy Gotfredson set the tone for the Bears, placing fourth with a personal-best time of 36:12.17 to earn five points. Riley Bryan followed in seventh at 36:22.96, while Addysen Clark added the final point of the race for Missouri State with an eighth-place, personal-best finish of 36:31.26.

Elsa Henry gave the Bears another personal best in the event, finishing 10th in 36:54.53. Madilyn Moore rounded out the group in 16th with a time of 37:56.32.

On the track, Ella Cronhardt moved into the 1,500-meter final after placing sixth in prelims with a time of 4:31.06. Rogers advanced in the 100-meter dash with an 11.70, while Claire Farrell secured a spot in the 400-meter final after finishing fourth in prelims at 54.78.

Missouri State had seven entries in the 100-meter dash prelims. Delaney Weimer finished 10th in 11.90, followed by Kayleigh Jenkins in 18th at 12.03, Shackera Douglas in 19th at 12.07, Brianna Howard in 21st at 12.14, Rakiya Lang in 22nd at 12.16 and Alyssa Ball in 26th at 12.28.

Cheria Galbreath placed 13th in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.59. In the 400-meter prelims, Whitney Farrington finished 10th in 55.54, Jordyn Buckley placed 11th in 55.57 and Raegan Foster finished 19th in 57.88.

Shiloh Cross also represented the Bears in the long jump, finishing 22nd with a mark of 5.52 meters.

Day 2 Recap
Friday brought another scoring surge for Missouri State, led by the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the conclusion of the heptathlon.

The Bears placed three athletes in the top seven of the steeplechase. Cronhardt led the group with a fourth-place finish in 10:25.06, while Adrien Martens took sixth in 10:42.40 and Mary Margaret Harris finished seventh in 10:44.33.

Ella Rew narrowly missed the scoring column, placing ninth with a personal-best time of 10:48.48. Emily Nuttall finished 14th in 11:26.42.

Sadie McCulloh added points in the heptathlon, finishing seventh overall with a personal-best 4,715 points.

Missouri State also put two athletes into the 400-meter hurdles final. BreAna Garrett earned an automatic qualifying spot with the second-fastest prelim time at 1:01.28. Galbreath joined her in the final after running a personal-best 1:02.21 to place seventh. Bella Redman finished ninth in 1:03.06.

Rogers led the Bears in the 200-meter dash prelims, finishing ninth with a time of 23.92. Weimer placed 14th in 24.34, while Lang finished 20th in 25.01.

In the 800-meter prelims, Kaitlyn Hatley finished 13th in 2:13.33, Abby Meyer placed 16th in 2:14.79 and Faith Fotiades finished 19th in 2:15.22.

Missouri State entered the final day fifth in the team standings with 23.5 points.

Day 3 Recap
The Bears closed the championship with their most productive day of the meet, adding points in the 100 meters, 400 meters, 400-meter hurdles, 1,500 meters, high jump, triple jump and both relays.

Rogers earned Missouri State's first podium finish of the day in the 100-meter dash, placing third with a personal-best time of 11.39. The performance gave the Bears six points and capped one of the strongest sprint weekends of her career.

Cross followed with a bronze finish in the triple jump, posting a personal-best mark of 12.77 meters. Garrett added Missouri State's third podium finish Saturday, taking third in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.64. Galbreath also scored in the event, placing sixth in 1:03.45.

Missouri State added points in both relays. Jenkins, Weimer, Howard and Rogers finished fifth in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 45.48. The 4x400-meter relay team of Farrington, Farrell, Buckley and Garrett closed the meet with a third-place finish and season-best time of 3:39.02.

Farrell scored in the 400-meter final, placing seventh in 54.13. Cronhardt added points in the 1,500-meter final with a seventh-place time of 4:27.50.

In the 5,000-meter run, Clark led the Bears with a personal-best time of 17:15.87 to finish 12th. Bryan followed in 13th at 17:19.43, Moore placed 17th in 17:25.80 and Rew recorded her second personal best of the meet with a 21st-place time of 17:31.72. Henry finished 28th in 17:40.30.

Jenkins tied for sixth in the high jump, clearing 1.65 meters to add 2.5 points. In the javelin throw, Tommi Martin placed 14th with a mark of 40.35 meters, and Brooklynn O'Cain finished 16th at 37.23 meters.

Missouri State finished the championship seventh in the team standings with 57.5 points.

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Missouri State Results
100-Meter Dash (Prelims)
6. Olivia Rogers – 11.70q
10. Delaney Weimer – 11.90
18. Kayleigh Jenkins – 12.03
19. Shackera Douglas – 12.07
21. Brianna Howard – 12.14
22. Rakiya Lang – 12.16
26. Alyssa Ball – 12.28

100-Meter Dash (Final)
3. Olivia Rogers – 11.39 (PR)

100-Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
13. Cheria Galbreath – 14.59

200-Meter Dash (Prelims)
9. Olivia Rogers – 23.92
14. Delaney Weimer – 24.34
20. Rakiya Lang – 25.01

400-Meter Dash (Prelims)
4. Claire Farrell – 54.78q
10. Whitney Farrington – 55.54
11. Jordyn Buckley – 55.57
19. Raegan Foster – 57.88

400-Meter Dash (Final)
7. Claire Farrell – 54.13

400-Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
2. BreAna Garrett – 1:01.28q
7. Cheria Galbreath – 1:02.21q (PR)
9. Bella Redman – 1:03.06

400-Meter Hurdles (Final)
3. BreAna Garrett – 1:00.64
6. Cheria Galbreath – 1:03.45

800-Meter Run (Prelims)
13. Kaitlyn Hatley – 2:13.33
16. Abby Meyer – 2:14.79
19. Faith Fotiades – 2:15.22

1,500-Meter Run (Prelims)
6. Ella Cronhardt – 4:31.06q

1,500-Meter Run (Final)
7. Ella Cronhardt – 4:27.50

3,000-Meter Steeplechase
4. Ella Cronhardt – 10:25.06
6. Adrien Martens – 10:42.40
7. Mary Margaret Harris – 10:44.33
9. Ella Rew – 10:48.48 (PR)
14. Emily Nuttall – 11:26.42

5,000-Meter Run
12. Addysen Clark – 17:15.87 (PR)
13. Riley Bryan – 17:19.43
17. Madilyn Moore – 17:25.80
21. Ella Rew – 17:31.72 (PR)
28. Elsa Henry – 17:40.30

10,000-Meter Run
4. Amy Gotfredson – 36:12.17 (PR)
7. Riley Bryan – 36:22.96
8. Addysen Clark – 36:31.26 (PR)
10. Elsa Henry – 36:54.53 (PR)
16. Madilyn Moore – 37:56.32

4x100-Meter Relay
5. Kayleigh Jenkins, Delaney Weimer, Brianna Howard, Olivia Rogers – 45.48

4x400-Meter Relay
3. Whitney Farrington, Claire Farrell, Jordyn Buckley, BreAna Garrett – 3:39.02

High Jump
T6. Kayleigh Jenkins – 1.65m

Long Jump
22. Shiloh Cross – 5.52m

Triple Jump
3. Shiloh Cross – 12.77m (PR)

Javelin Throw
14. Tommi Martin – 40.35m
16. Brooklynn O'Cain – 37.23m

Heptathlon
7. Sadie McCulloh – 4,715 points (PR)

Final Team Standings