INFO | National Championships meet central
 
Emporia, Kan.----Wingate University freshman Klaus Scholz qualified for the men's 800 meters final in the NCAA Division II outdoor national championship meet Friday. This year's event is hosted by Emporia State University on the Zola Witten Track inside the Francis G. Welch Stadium.
 
The NCAA Division II indoor 800 meters silver medalist, Scholz ran a time of 1:48.71 Friday. He won the South Atlantic Conference title in his signature event both indoors and outdoors. Scholz holds Wingate's outdoor 800 meters' school record with his time of 1:47.09, which he posted at the Wake Forest Invitational in April.
 
Twelve Bulldogs will compete in Saturday championship finals on the meet's third and final day. Wingate women will see action in the shot put, the high jump and the 5000 meters. The Bulldog men will compete in the triple jump, the 1500 meters, the 800 meters and the 5000 meters.
 
Wingate will have six student-athletes in the 5000 meters, four men and two women. The men's 5000 meters is slated for 7:30 p.m. EDT, while the women's 5000 meters concludes the 2026 NCAA Division II outdoor national championship meet at 7:55 p.m. EDT. A complete list of Wingate's Friday results and Saturday competitions can be found below…
 
Friday, May 22, 2026
Wingate University results
 
Women's Triple Jump finals, 5:45 p.m. EDT
 
19th - Hayat Abdeselam, 11.82 meters
 
Men's 800 meters prelims, 7 p.m. EDT
 
8th - Klaus Scholz, 1:48.71 (q)
21st - Levente Palvolgyi, 1:52.37
 
Women's 100 meter hurdles prelims, 7:50 p.m. EDT
 
15th - Dounia Routbi, 13.89
 
KEY
Q = Student-athlete qualifies for championship finals (listed below)
 
On the horizon for the Bulldogs
 
Saturday, May 23 NCAA T&F schedule (times EDT)
 
1:30 p.m.
Women's Shot Put: Amber Lawless
 
3:15 p.m.
Men's Triple Jump: Dequan Thompson
 
4:15 p.m.
Women's High Jump: Assiya El Hafyan
 
4:55 p.m.
Men's 1500 meters final: Mohamed Dahmouch, David Holman
 
5:05 p.m.
Women's 1500 meters final: Evie Brooks
 
6:15 p.m.
Men's 800 meters final: Klaus Scholz
 
7:30 p.m.
Men's 5000 meters: Joaquin Campos, Lars Laros, Luca Poppe, Charlie Stephenson
 
7:55 p.m.
Women's 5000 meters: Brooks, Abigail Bester
 
NCAA live results and video
 
- 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 
 
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