Five Track Student-Athletes Qualify For NCAA Regional

HANOVER, N.H. – Five Dartmouth track and field student-athletes have qualified for the NCAA First Round Regional at the University of Kentucky, as announced by the selection committee on Thursday afternoon.

Student-athletes must be in the top 48 of their respective events to qualify for the first round. Following the first round, the top 12 in each event will advance to the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which are being held in Eugene, Ore., from June 10-13.

Andie Murray, Mariella Schweitzer, Max Klein, J'Voughnn Blake and Noe Kemper will be representing Dartmouth in Lexington, Ky.

Murray punched her ticket to Kentucky when she became the Ivy League Champion in the 800m, recording a time of 2:04.23 and pushing her ranking to 28th in the region. This marks the senior middle-distance runner's second straight appearance in the NCAA East First Round. Schweitzer ranks 25th regionally after setting a 6.28m program record in the long jump at the Ivy League Outdoor Championships, marking her first appearance in the regional.

Klein earned his third career appearance in the NCAA regional with an 18.25m throw in the shot put at the Ivy League Championships. Blake brought home a silver medal in the 800m with a 1:47.09 finish at the championships, marking his second career appearance at the regional, with a 31st-place ranking.

Kemper will travel to the regional for the first time, ranking 39th regionally after an 8:49.89 finish in the 3000m steeplechase at the Penn Relays.

The NCAA East First Round is set to start next Wednesday at 6 p.m. You can follow live results on DartmouthSports.com.

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