https://athletics.wheaton.edu/rss.aspx?path=wtrackLatest news items for Wheaton College Athleticsen-us60https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/22/womens-track-and-field-grace-crowder-concludes-her-season-at-the-ncaa-diii-outdoor-track-field-championships.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/22/womens-track-and-field-grace-crowder-concludes-her-season-at-the-ncaa-diii-outdoor-track-field-championships.aspxWomen's Track and Field

La Crosse, Wis. -- Wheaton College junior Grace Crowder competed in the women's high jump on Friday at the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Crowder finished 19th in the 22-woman field in the high jump.]]>Grace CrowderFri, 22 May 2026 18:07:00 CST2515417https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/15/womens-track-and-field-grace-crowder-is-selected-to-compete-at-the-ncaa-diii-outdoor-track-field-championships.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/15/womens-track-and-field-grace-crowder-is-selected-to-compete-at-the-ncaa-diii-outdoor-track-field-championships.aspxWomen's Track and Field

Wheaton, Ill. -- The selections for the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships have been announced, and Wheaton junior Grace Crowder has qualified for the upcoming national meet in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The New Hampshire native will compete in the women's high jump event on Friday, May 22 as the first Thunder women's track & field athlete to participate in the outdoor national championships since 2023. Crowder is set to make her debut at the outdoor finals after collecting Second Team All-America recognition from the USTFCCCA in the high jump at the DIII indoor championships in March.]]>Grace CrowderFri, 15 May 2026 19:57:00 CST2515411https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/14/mens-track-and-field-track-field-closes-out-season-at-midwest-twilight-qualifier-mens-400-meter-relay-team-breaks-school-record.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/14/mens-track-and-field-track-field-closes-out-season-at-midwest-twilight-qualifier-mens-400-meter-relay-team-breaks-school-record.aspxMen's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Rock Island, Ill. -- Select members of the Wheaton track & field teams traveled to western Illinois this week to take part in the two-day Midwest Twilight Final Qualifier hosted by Augustana College. 20 student-athletes represented the Thunder at Wednesday and Thursday's meet, and both the men's and women's squads enjoyed multiple noteworthy performances in the last team competition on the spring schedule. Wheaton's slate of results was highlighted by the men's 4x100-meter relay group of Dan Sanoussi, Isaac Bledsoe, Joseph Rosenthal, and Aidan Langan, who set a new program record in the race.]]>Men's 400-meter relay teamThu, 14 May 2026 21:10:00 CST2415409https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/9/womens-track-and-field-thunder-track-field-teams-compete-at-the-st-francis-fighting-chance-invite.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/9/womens-track-and-field-thunder-track-field-teams-compete-at-the-st-francis-fighting-chance-invite.aspxWomen's Track and Field

Joliet, Ill. – The Wheaton men's and women's track and field teams sent members to the St. Francis Fighting Chance Invite this weekend. The event was a "last chance meet" as competitors participated with the purpose of qualifying for the upcoming national championships.]]>Heidi KrekelbergSat, 9 May 2026 23:26:00 CST2515405https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/3/womens-track-and-field-the-thunder-womens-track-field-team-places-fourth-at-the-cciw-outdoor-t-f-championships.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/3/womens-track-and-field-the-thunder-womens-track-field-team-places-fourth-at-the-cciw-outdoor-t-f-championships.aspxWomen's Track and Field

Kenosha, Wis. – The Wheaton track and field teams competed in the 2026 CCIW Outdoor Track & Field Championships opened this weekend on the campus of Carthage College. The Wheaton women's program finished fourth and the Thunder men's program placed fifth.]]>Heidi KrekelbergSun, 3 May 2026 04:45:00 CST2515396https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/29/womens-track-and-field-grace-crowder-earns-cciw-womens-outdoor-field-student-athlete-of-the-week-recognition.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/29/womens-track-and-field-grace-crowder-earns-cciw-womens-outdoor-field-student-athlete-of-the-week-recognition.aspxWomen's Track and Field

Naperville, Ill. -- The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) announced its latest round of winners in the weekly track & field awards on Wednesday afternoon. Wheaton junior Grace Crowder earned the league's recognition as the field athlete of the week honor for her recent performance at the Drake Relays. Today's CCIW Women's Outdoor Track Student-Athlete of the Week nod marks the first time in Crowder's career that she has earned the recognition. Her award marks the first time Wheaton's first weekly award winner in track & field since distance runner Susannah Bennett earned the track athlete of the week award on April 26, 2023. Crowder is the first Wheaton women's student-athlete to pick up the league's field athlete of the week award in outdoor track & field since Heidi Considine earned the honor on March 26, 2019.]]>Grace CrowderWed, 29 Apr 2026 13:01:00 CST2515382https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/27/general-thunder-student-athletes-in-winter-sports-earn-academic-recognition-from-the-cciw.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/27/general-thunder-student-athletes-in-winter-sports-earn-academic-recognition-from-the-cciw.aspxMen's Basketball, Wrestling, General, Women's Basketball, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

]]>Soren Richardson and Tess BoyerMon, 27 Apr 2026 15:24:00 CST1615379https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/25/womens-track-and-field-grace-crowder-sets-school-record-in-outdoor-high-jump.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/25/womens-track-and-field-grace-crowder-sets-school-record-in-outdoor-high-jump.aspxWomen's Track and Field

Des Moines, Iowa - A select number of Wheaton student-athletes participated in the prestigious Drake Relays this weekend.]]>Grace CrowderSat, 25 Apr 2026 22:44:00 CST2515375https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/23/womens-track-and-field-track-and-field-teams-compete-in-old-fashioned-track-meet.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/23/womens-track-and-field-track-and-field-teams-compete-in-old-fashioned-track-meet.aspxWomen's Track and Field

Wheaton, Ill. – The Wheaton track and field teams participated in the "Old Fashioned Track Meet" on Wednesday. The recently created event featured Wheaton, North Central and Elmhurst participating in events at Lawson Field and McCully Stadium on Wheaton's campus.]]>Wheaton College at CCIW Indoor Track & Field Championships, Carthage CollegeThu, 23 Apr 2026 00:14:00 CST2515366https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/18/womens-track-and-field-krekelbergs-three-wins-leads-wheaton-womens-track-field-to-runner-up-finish-at-don-church-twilight-meet.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/18/womens-track-and-field-krekelbergs-three-wins-leads-wheaton-womens-track-field-to-runner-up-finish-at-don-church-twilight-meet.aspxWomen's Track and Field

WHEATON, Ill. – The Wheaton College women's outdoor track & field team picked up seven event victories on Saturday as hosts of the annual Don Church Twilight Meet.]]>Heidi KrekelbergSat, 18 Apr 2026 21:41:00 CST2515354