Asheville, N.C. - Highlighted by the 2026 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Outdoor National Championships Most Valuable Performer Nicholas Altheimer, the St. Thomas University Men's Track and Field Program recorded their best finish in program history at Third Place while the Women's side recorded a top-10 showing.

ALL-AMERICANS (MEN):

• Altheimer earned MVP honors after claiming Individual National titles in the 100 and 200 meter races before contributing to a fifth-place effort in the 4x400 Relay with Avian Edwards, Elijah Smith and Jalen Tanner for his third All-American honor of the meet.
• Smith won the Long Jump event behind a 7.69m effort on top of a 14.97mm showing in the Triple Jump that earned him All-American status with a fifth-place finish.
• Jimmy Baptiste achieved All-American status behind an eighth-place finish in the 400m Hurdles while pairing with Khamauri Crabbe, Kenzie Knowles, Weaver and Jamal Walton in the 4x100 Relay in a third-place run.
• Walton placed fifth in the 400m.

ALL-AMERICANS (WOMEN):

• The 4x100 quartet of Tonyan Beckford, Nyrania Barr-Miller, Khila Darrisaw and Dominique Wilson won the first Relay Championship in program history, while the 4x400 troupe of Naelle Alexis-Pierre, Beckford, Barr-Miller and Wilson placed eighth for All-American accolades.
• Beckford ran a personal-best 53.82 in the 400m to finish second.
• Bri Hay achieved All-American status in the 100m behind an 11.87 time that earned fifth.