BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Five Mountain East Conference athletes will compete in this week’s NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The three-day event will be held May 21-23 in Emporia, Kansas at Welch Stadium. Emporia State University will serve as the host of the championships.
 
A pair of men’s student-athletes and a trio of women’s student-athletes qualified for the NCAA championships. Charleson’s Mathew Meli, Colette Patti, and Mia Huber; Glenville State’s Janae Scott; and West Virginia Wesleyan’s Michael Hansford.
 
For each individual event contested, the top 22 declared student-athletes were accepted into the competition, the top 16 declared relay teams, one per institution, were accepted, and for the heptathlon and decathlon the top 16 declared student-athletes were accepted into the competition. 
 
2026 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Mountain East Conference Qualifiers
 
Women’s 100 | Colette Patti, Charleston
Women’s Shot Put | Janae Scott, Glenville State
Women’s Hammer | Mia Huber, Charleston
 
Men’s 5000 | Mathew Meli, Charleston
Men’s Triple Jump | Michael Hansford, West Virginia Wesleyan