Michigan
NCAA Championships East First Round
Fourteen Individuals, Two Relays Selected for NCAA East First Round
5/21/2026 4:37:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Fourteen individuals and two relays will represent the University of Michigan women's track and field team at the NCAA East First Round hosted by Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., from Wednesday through Saturday, May 27-30.
Michigan finished 12th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships last weekend, with Sidney Green earning silver in the 400-meter hurdles (57.46 seconds) for the second straight year.
Freshman Emmry Ross landed on the podium in the 800-meter run, finishing fourth with a time of 2:04.80, while Hannah Pricco finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:14.87).
Kourtney Rathke cleared a personal-best 4.13 meters (13 feet, 6.5 inches) in the pole vault to finish 11th for the No. 6 mark on the program performers list.
For each individual event contested at each of the first-round sites, the top 48 declared student-athletes will be accepted into the competition. For each relay event, the top 24 declared relay teams will be accepted. Combined events (heptathlon and decathlon) are not contested at the first-round sites.
Twelve competitors from each individual event and twelve teams from each relay event advance from each first-round site. The 2026 NCAA Division I Track and Field Championship will be hosted by Oregon at Hayward Field from Wednesday through Saturday, June 10-13.
Michigan's qualifiers are listed below by event and scheduled days of competition.
200-meter Dash | First Round: Thursday, May 28 at 8:45 p.m. / Quarterfinals: Saturday, May 30 at 7:50 p.m.
Keyanna O'Tey – 23.00
Myla Wilkes – 23.38
400-meter Dash | First Round: Thursday, May 28 at 7:25 p.m. / Quarterfinals: Saturday, May 30 at 6:50 p.m.
Payton Smith – 51.77
800-meter Run | First Round: Thursday, May 28 at 7:50 p.m. / Quarterfinals: Saturday, May 30 at 7:05 p.m.
Emmry Ross – 2:03.13
3,000-meter Steeplechase | Semifinals: Saturday, May 30 at 5:40 p.m.
Hannah Pricco – 10:04.56
400-meter Hurdles | First Round: Thursday, May 28 at 8:20 p.m. / Quarterfinals: Saturday, May 30 at 7:25 p.m.
Sidney Green – 57.09
Sydney Kuhn – 58.08
4x100-meter Relay | Quarterfinals: Saturday, May 30 at 5 p.m.
Alyssa Bean, Amare Harlan, Myla Wilkes, Keyanna O'Tey – 44:17
4x400-meter Relay | Quarterfinals: Saturday, May 31 at 8:45 p.m.
Alyssa Bean, Payton Smith, Trinity Henderson, Sydney Glee – 3:31.35
Pole Vault | First Round: Thursday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Kourtney Rathke – 4.13m
Long Jump | First Round: Thursday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Amare Harlan – 6.37m
Shot Put | First Round: Thursday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Elizabeth Tapper – 17.22m
Abigail Russell – 16.71m
Trinity Franklin – 15.84m
Discus Throw | First Round: Saturday, May 30 at 1 p.m.
Abigail Russell – 54.09m
