La Crosse, Wisc. — WPI’s
Everett Mosher, who finished 13th in the 1,500 meters to earn second team All-America honors for the Engineers, was named the 2026 NCAA Division III Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship Elite Scholar Athlete.
Formerly the NCAA Elite 90 Award, the Elite Scholar Athlete is presented to the student-athlete competing at a championship finals site with the highest cumulative grade-point average.
Mosher graduated last weekend with a civil engineering degree and a perfect 4.00 GPA.
MIT’s
Anthony Meng earned All-America second team honors in the high jump on Friday at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex. After topping the opening height, Meng cleared 2.03 meters (6'8") on his last attempt to advance to the next progression. He then cleared a season-best 2.06 meters (6'9") to earn a tie for ninth. He did not clear at 2.09 meters (6' 10.25") as he attempted to match his career-best to earn a spot on the podium.
Babson College graduate student
Skyler Mott also earned All-America recognition in the event with a 12th-place finish. Making his first NCAA Championships appearance, Mott cleared six-feet, 9-inches (2.06 meters) on his third attempt to finish 12th in a field of 22 jumpers. He also cleared 6-feet-6 and 6-feet-8 on his first attempt at each height.
In the 800-meter preliminaries, MIT’s
Jared Steins earned an automatic qualifier with a second-place finish in the opening heat. Steins was second in his heat to Ryan Hagan of SUNY Geneseo, as Hagan posted the top time in qualifying at 1:49.36. Steins' time held up as the second-best mark across the three heats. Teammate David Whitaker finished fourth in the second heat to earn a place in the final. Austin Springer of Milwaukee School of Engineering pushed the pace down the stretch, passing Whitaker and two other runners to win the heat as a sprint to the finish helped the top-four finishers in the heat to advance to the final.
In the 110-meter hurdles, Springfield College’s
Michael Anderson earned a spot in the final, finishing third in his heat and ninth overall with a time of 14.27.
In the 100-meter preliminaries, WPI senior
Alex Cole turned in a time of 10.58 seconds to place sixth in his heat and 16th overall.
About the NEWMAC
The NEWMAC is an association of 13 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Saint Anselm College (beginning reclassification process with NCAA in 2027-28), Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with eight Associate Members: Brandeis University (Women's Lacrosse, 2026-2027), New York University (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), SUNY New Paltz (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), and Vassar College (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), while sponsoring 21 sports.