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24 Panthers Secure USTFCCCA All-Region Laurels

The 2026 Middlebury women's outdoor track and field team posing at the NESCAC Championships.
The Middlebury women's track & field team had 19 individuals and two relay squads tally all-region selections from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

RELAY HIGHLIGHTS INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS
  • A trio of Panthers tallied regional praise in multiple individual events. Claire Palmer headlined the track contingent with nods in the 1,500 (fifth - 4:31.89) from the conference meet and the 5,000 (fourth - 16:36.62) at the Farley Inter Regional Extravaganza (FIRE). Her final all-region accolade came in the 10,000, as the rookie slotted eighth with her time of 36:09.65 from the Mangrum Invitational.
  • Lilly Wurtz was the other Panther to land three laurels in solo events. A program-record distance of 45.55 meters in the discus from the league meet spearheads the Mideast region, while her heave of 12.74m in the shot put slotted second in the region. She also ranked fourth among her Mideast peers in the hammer throw (49.59m) recorded at the Amherst Spring Fling.
  • The final Middlebury athlete to claim multiple regional selections is Emily Rubio. The multi-event competitor cleared 1.65m in the high jump at the Mangrum Invitational to claim fifth in the Mideast. At the Amherst Spring Fling, Rubio hit the sand at 5.56m to share eighth regionally with Eastern Connecticut State's Casondra Caldwell.
  • Olive Lawrence logged a school-record effort of 12.11 seconds in the 100 at Amherst, tying St. Lawrence's Ella Baker for the third-best clocking.
  • Lily Haskins-Vaughan claimed the NESCAC Championship crown with a high-jump effort of 1.71m. That mark landed third in the Mideast.
  • In the 3,000 steeplechase, Grace Kaelber and Shea Fajen hold the third and fourth-best times among their regional counterparts. Kaelber posted her effort of 10:44.34 at the UMass Commonwealth Invitational, while Fajen logged a 10:58.70 during the FIRE meet in Williamstown.
  • A pair of pole vaulters nabbed praise in the Mideast. Claire Miller shared fifth place in the region with Coast Guard Academy's Mollie Brinker and Smith's Cadence Sorenson after clearing the bar at 3.25m at the Mammoths' meet. With a height of 3.21m at the UMass event, Helen Moak slotted eighth regionally.
  • Three of the top eight spots in the 800 belong to the navy and white. Bulczynski slotted in fifth after clocking a 2:11.14 at the NESCAC Championships. Annelise Jensen resides in seventh following a time of 2:12.66 at the MIT Final Qualifier, while Naomi Atwood secured the final regional nod with a showing of 2:13.26 at the conference meet.
  • Joining Wurtz with honors in the discus are Maggie Kim (sixth - 40.11m) and Lauren Sheffield (eighth - 39.44m). Both Panthers achieved the feat at the conference meet. Julia Tulimieri rounded out the throwing honorees with a shot put toss of 12.49m in California to rank fifth.
  • Anna Mazur and Emma Mills paced the hurdlers. Mazur clocked in at 1:04.12 during the 400 hurdles at MIT for sixth in the region, while Mills secured the final placement in the 100 hurdles with a time of 14.79 at the league event.
  • In the triple jump, Lucy Pollitt ranked sixth after hitting at the 11.52m mark at the Middlebury Invitational.
  • Pate slots sixth in the 400 after posting a 56.73 at the NESCAC meet.
Athletes must finish in the top eight in each event or be part of a relay squad to tally all-region laurels. The full list of honorees can be found here.
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