Outdoor Track & Field

NACC Announces Final 2026 Outdoor Track and Field Weekly Honors

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Concordia University Wisconsin junior Emma Ahrens (women's track), Illinois Institute of Technology senior Olivia Jameson (women's field), and Milwaukee School of Engineering junior AJ Springer (men's track) and freshman Daniel Franklin IV (men's field) have been named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for the period spanning May 4-14, 2026, as selected by the league's athletics communications professionals.

Men's Field --- Daniel Franklin IV, Fr., Milwaukee School of Engineering
Franklin, a freshman from Oak Creek, Wisconsin, finished second in the triple jump at the UW-La Crosse Uncaged Eagle Open, leaping 14.43 meters (47-4 1/4). The mark is a new MSOE school record and sits 37th on the NCAA Division III performance list.

Men's Track --- AJ Springer, Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering
Springer, a junior from Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, won the 800-meter run at the UW-La Crosse Uncaged Eagle Open with a new NACC and MSOE record of 1:48.99. He went under the 1:50 barrier for the first time in his career and takes the nation's fourth-best time into the NCAA Championships. Springer broke his own NACC all-time mark of 1:51.38 set in mid-April, also at UW-La Crosse - site of this year's national meet.

Women's Field --- Olivia Jameson, Sr., Illinois Institute of Technology
Jameson, a senior from Cloquet, Minnesota, jumped won the high jump at the Augustana Penultimate Qualifier on May 8 with a leap of 1.68 meters (5-6). The mark, which is tied for 15th in NCAA Division III this season, allowed Jameson to make the cut for the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Women's Track --- Emma Ahrens, Jr., Concordia University Wisconsin
Ahrens, a junior from Stephens City, Virginia, won the 10,000-meter run at the St. Francis (Ill.) Fighting Chance Invitational with a season-best time of 35:38.04. The mark placed Ahrens 22nd on the NCAA Division III performance list - good enough to clinch a spot at the upcoming NCAA Championships.