MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Davis & Elkins men's and women's track and field delivered a strong three-day performance at the 2026 Mountain East Conference Outdoor Championships, highlighted by multiple individual conference champions, meet records, and podium finishes.

The Senators saw success across distance and middle-distance events, with the women finishing seventh overall with 66 points and the men also placing seventh with 53 points in the 10-team field.

On the men's side, senior Jordan Thomas claimed a Mountain East Conference title in the 10,000 meters, winning the event in 31:40.62. Thomas also added a runner-up finish in the 5000 meters (14:47.41), scoring a total of 18 points across the two events. Senior Cooper Gibson delivered a strong performance in the 1500 meters, finishing second with a meet-record and personal-best time of 3:52.24, while freshman Fletcher van Heuven placed fifth (3:55.77).

In the 800 meters, senior Tommy Bildheiser earned a third-place finish in 1:54.41, while freshman Max Wildbore added an eighth-place finish after posting the top preliminary time of 1:52.99. Konnor Allison contributed a third-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase (9:39.34), and Andrew Bowen placed sixth in the 10,000 meters with a personal-best time of 32:15.26.

Junior Ian Wood competed in both hurdle events, placing fifth in the 110-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 15:07 after running 14.85 in the prelims. Wood also qualified for the finals in the 400-meter hurdles with a season-best 55.51 but did not finish the final.

The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Fletcher van Heuven, Tommy Bildheiser, Cooper Gibson, and Tristan Blatt placed sixth with a season-best time of 3:26.59.

On the women's side, senior Lauren Twyman captured a Mountain East Conference title in the 1500 meters, winning in 4:36.02. She also placed sixth in the 800 meters (2:20.26) and added points in the 5000 meters with a seventh-place finish (18:13.00).

The Senators dominated the women's 5000 meters, sweeping the top three spots. Freshman Jeanne Pelissier won the conference championship with a meet-record time of 17:19.21. Junior Rebecca Tellez finished second with a personal-best and meet-record 17:22.48, while senior Savanna Hardman placed third in 17:31.01, also a meet-record performance.

Pelissier also placed fifth in the 1500 meters (4:41.52), while Hardman added a third-place finish in the 1500 meters (4:36.73). Sierra Taylor recorded a personal-best fourth-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase (11:28.19) and competed in multiple events for the Senators.

Tellez added a second-place finish in the 10,000 meters with a personal-best time of 37:11.21, while Brooke Jacobs scored in the same event with a sixth-place finish (39:10.41).

The women's 4x400-meter relay team of Taytum Walls, Sierra Taylor, Quinn Hazelett, and F. Morin placed eighth with a time of 4:27.14.

Davis & Elkins will now await potential qualifiers for upcoming postseason competition.

Results

Men's 110m Hurdles
5th – Ian Wood – 15.07 (PB)

Men's 400m Hurdles
DNF – Ian Wood –

Men's 800m
3rd – Tommy Bildheiser – 1:54.41
8th – Max Wildbore – 2:07.53

Men's 1500m
2nd – Cooper Gibson – 3:52.24 (MR, PB)
5th – Fletcher van Heuven – 3:55.77
11th – Andrew Stein – 4:03.53 (PB)
12th – Slate Swiger – 4:06.35

Men's 3000m Steeplechase
3rd – Konnor Allison – 9:39.34
11th – Paul Langkopf – 10:00.85

Men's 5000m
2nd – Jordan Thomas – 14:47.41
12th – Jack Waggy – 15:42.94

Men's 10000m
1st – Jordan Thomas – 31:40.62
6th – Andrew Bowen – 32:15.26 (PB)

Men's 4x400m Relay
6th – 3:26.59 (SB)

Women's 800m
6th – Lauren Twyman – 2:20.26

Women's 1500m
1st – Lauren Twyman – 4:36.02
3rd – Savanna Hardman – 4:36.73
5th – Jeanne Pelissier – 4:41.52
11th – Zoe Belshan – 4:55.35
13th – Sierra Taylor – 5:01.54

Women's 3000m Steeplechase
4th – Sierra Taylor – 11:28.19 (PB)
13th – Quinn Hazelett – 12:32.52

Women's 5000m
1st – Jeanne Pelissier – 17:19.21 (MR)
2nd – Rebecca Tellez – 17:22.48 (MR, PB)
3rd – Savanna Hardman – 17:31.01 (MR)
7th – Lauren Twyman – 18:13.00
10th – Zoe Belshan – 18:37.69
13th – Brooke Jacobs – 19:08.65

Women's 10000m
2nd – Rebecca Tellez – 37:11.21 (PB)
6th – Brooke Jacobs – 39:10.41 (PB)

Women's 4x400m Relay
8th – 4:27.14