INFO | National Championships meet central
 
Indianapolis, Ind.----The Wingate University track and field team will send a program-best 21 student-athletes to the NCAA Division II outdoor national championship meet May 21-23 on the Zola Witten Track inside the Francis G. Welch Stadium on the campus of Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas. The 21 Navy Blue and Vegas Gold-clad athletes will compete in 24 total individual events.

What They Are Saying
Wingate director of cross country and track and field Matt van Lierop
 
"This is the most individuals we've ever qualified in school history. We are excited to see what this means for the NCAA championship weekend and the future of the program."

Three Bulldogs qualify to compete in two events

Three Wingate student-athletes will compete in two events each. Junior Joaquin Campos will log the most miles, as he will run the 10000 meters Thursday and the 5000 meters Saturday. Campos earns his fourth national championship berth and his second outdoor appearance.
 
Freshman Klaus Scholz looks to build on his '26 NCAA indoor successes in his two '26 outdoor events. Scholz will run in the 1500-meter preliminaries Thursday and the 800-meter prelims Friday. Finals for both events are slated for Saturday.
 
For the Bulldog women, junior Evie Brooks is scheduled to participate in two events. She will compete in the 1500-meter preliminaries Thursday. Brooks will run in the 5000 meters Saturday. The 1500-meter championship finals are slated for Saturday.
 
Wingate men's track and field complete list, in alphabetical order:

Matthew Brunnock (1500 meters)
Joaquin Campos (5000, 10000 meters)
Mohamed Dahmouch (1500 meters)
Samuel Gilson (3000-meter steeplechase)
David Holman (1500 meters)
Lars Laros (5000 meters)
Levente Palvolgyi (800 meters)
Luca Poppe (5000 meters)
Klaus Scholz (800, 1500 meters)
Charlie Stephenson (5000 meters)
Dequan Thompson (triple jump)
 
Wingate women's track and field complete list, in alphabetical order:
 
Hayat Abdeselam (triple jump)
Abigail Bester (5000 meters)
Sira Bo (3000-meter steeplechase)
Evie Brooks (1500, 5000 meters)
Assiya El Hafyan (high jump)
Hoyane Esper (400-meter hurdles)
Ally Holmberg (long jump)
Amber Lawless (shot put)
Karlijn Mesman (3000-meter steeplechase)
Dounia Routbi (100-meter hurdles)
 
NCAA fun facts, live results and video
 
- Twenty-one student-athletes are the most WU has sent to an NCAA outdoor track meet
- Nineteen WU student-athletes competed in the '25 outdoor NCAAs in Pueblo, Colorado
- Fourteen WU student-athletes traveled to the '24 outdoor NCAAs in Emporia, Kansas
- NCAA partner Leone Timing will provide live results at this link
- Bulldog fans can watch live NCAA indoor track and field video at this link
 
Wingate University 
 
Wingate University is a lab of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina and offers 60-degree pathways, including 37 undergraduate majors, 10 pre-professional tracks and five dual-degree programs. Graduate students choose from seven master's and five doctoral programs. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences, the Levine College of Health Sciences, the Byrum School of Business, the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a leader in healthcare education where nearly one in five undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 30 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 18 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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