ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Dickinson State closed the 2026 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a third-place team finish on the women's side and a 20th-place finish on the men's side.
Top-eight finishers earned NAIA All-America honors, and Dickinson State collected 12 All-American performances across the meet.
Adarra Hagelund led the Blue Hawk women with a national championship in the high jump, clearing 1.81 meters (5 feet, 11.25 inches). The mark was a personal best and the top NAIA performance of the 2026 season.
"In track and field it's easy to think of things in terms of individual performances," Dickinson State head coach Shayne Wittkopp said. "Only a couple times a year does the final score count more than anything else.
"This week it was very gratifying to see this special group of student-athletes pull together with one singular focus."
The Blue Hawk women scored heavily in the throws. Kori Nagel earned three All-American honors, placing third in the discus at 46.99 meters (154-2), third in the shot put at 14.86 meters (48-9) and seventh in the hammer throw at 53.33 meters (174-11). Her shot put mark ranked fourth in the NAIA for the 2026 season.
Codi Nagle added a national runner-up finish in the javelin with a throw of 45.02 meters (147-8) and placed fourth in the shot put at 14.58 meters (47-10), a mark ranked sixth nationally. Chloe Gunderson also earned All-American honors in the shot put, placing sixth at 14.46 meters (47-5.25).
Rebecca Eacker placed 15th in the women's discus at 39.38 meters (129-2), Gunderson was 16th in the discus at 39.06 meters (128-1) and 21st in the hammer at 48.78 meters (160-0), and Mya Sheldon finished 35th in the javelin at 37.70 meters (123-8).
On the men's side, Dylan Dahlgren highlighted the meet with a second-place finish in the hammer throw at 60.37 meters (198-0). Dahlgren also placed seventh in the discus at 50.38 meters (165-3) to earn a second All-American honor, and finished 12th in the shot put at 16.18 meters (53-1).
Caleb Sarsland earned All-American honors in the 10,000 meters, finishing seventh in 30 minutes, 42.98 seconds. Adrien Calderon and Ty Leischner each cleared 4.65 meters (15-3) in the pole vault, tying for sixth and adding All-American finishes for the Blue Hawk men.
Kaden Juhnke placed 16th in the javelin at 56.81 meters (186-4), Ty Bennick was 23rd in the shot put at 15.22 meters (49-11.25), and Kohbe Smith finished 13th in the triple jump at 14.57 meters (47-9.75).
"I'm very proud of the performance the men and the women's teams put together," Wittkopp said. "I'm most proud of how they supported each other and competed hard for each other.
"It will be hard to say goodbye to this special group of seniors. They've done a lot for the program and represented the university with class and made us all proud. They are Forever Hawks."
The third-place finish capped a standout national meet for the Dickinson State women, while the men's 20th-place finish was powered by All-American efforts in the distance events, throws and pole vault.
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