BIRMINGHAM, Alabama- The Wartburg men's and women's track & field teams have completed the final day of the 2026 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. The men's team finished in 9th place with 17 points and the women's team finished in 15th place with 13 points.
 
Jeffrey Oestreicher (4x400m First-team), Alex Kerr (4x400m First-team), Jimmy Weispfenning (4x400m First-team), Tonie Torboh Jr (Triple Jump Second-team), Lance Sobaski (3000m First-team), Isaiah Hammerand (3000m First-team), and Hutton Edney (4x400m First-team, 800m First-team) earned All-America honors on the men's side.
 
Olivia Tollari (4x400m First-team), Natalie Bork (4x400m First-team), Leah Cherry (4x400m First-team), and JoJo Tyynismaa (4x400m First-team, 60m Hurdles First-team, 60m First-team) earned All-America honors on the women's side.
 
Scoring Link
 
FIELD EVENTS
(M) Triple Jump (Finals): Tonie Torboh Jr finished 12^th with a 13.99m 45-10.75 mark. Torboh Jr earns Second-team All-America honors, which is the first in his career.
 
(W) Shot Put (Finals): Abby Veld placed 18^th with a 12.62m 41-5.00 mark.
 
RUNNING EVENTS
(M) 3000 (Finals): Lance Sobaski finished in seventh place with a time of 8:09.82, which is a program record. Sobaski earns First-team All-America honors, which is his fifth total career honor. It's Sobaski's first career honor in the event. Isaiah Hammerand finished in 10^th place with a time of 8:15.11. Hammerand earns Second-team All-America honors, which is his second total career honor. It's Hammerand's first career honor in the event.
 
(M) 800m (Finals): Hutton Edney earned a top three finish with a time of 1:51.10, which breaks his own program record. Edney earns First-team All-America honors, which is his second career honor in the event.
 
(W) 60m Hurdles (Finals): JoJo Tyynismaa finished in seventh place with a time of 8.68. Tyynismaa earns First-team All-America honors, which is her third consecutive honor in the event.
 
(W) 60m (Finals): JoJo Tyynismaa placed eighth with a time of 7.73. Tyynismaa earns First-team All-America honors, which is her first in the event.
 
RELAYS
(M) 4x400m (Finals): Jeffrey Oestreicher, Alex Kerr, Hutton Edney, and Jimmy Weispfenning represented the Knights. They finished in sixth place with a time of 3:14.46. They earn First-team All-America honors. This is Edney's third total career honor and first in the event. This is Weispfenning's second total career honor and first in the event. This is the first career honor for Oestreicher and Kerr.
 
(W) 4x400m (Finals): Olivia Tollari, Natalie Bork, Leah Cherry, and JoJo Tyynismaa represented the Knights. They finished in seventh place with a time of 3:47.76. They earn First-team All-America honors. This is Tyynismaa's eighth total career honor and second in the event. This is Tollari's second career honor and first in the event. This is Bork and Cherry's first career honor.
 
2025-26 Wartburg School Records:
Anthony Weaver Jr, 14.71m (48-03.25) – (M) Triple Jump
Haley Meyer, 2:55.24 – (W) 1000m
Lance Sobaski, 4:05.15 – (M) Mile
Isaiah Hammerand, 14:07.41 – (M) 5000m
Grace Braden, 3669 points – Pentathlon
Jimmy Weispfenning, 21.62 – (M) 200m
AJ Wright, 6.74 – (M) 60m
JoJo Tyynismaa, 7.62 – (W) 60m
(Nathan Kinzer, Jordan Cleaves, Nathan Ahern, Lance Sobaski), 9:45.77 – (M) DMR
(Haley Meyer, Hannah Ramsey, Nadia Bowden, Maddie Merna, 11:37.27 – (W) DMR
Lance Sobaski, 8:09.82 – (M) 3000m
Hutton Edney, 1:51.10 – (M) 800m
 
Top 10 Wartburg Men's 3000m

1. Lance Sobaski – 2026, 8:09.82
2. Isaiah Hammerand – 2026, 8:10.18
3. Tyler Schermerhorn – 2026, 8:12.34
4. Christopher Collet – 2023, 8:12.92
5. Michael Goodenbour – 2025, 8:15.68
6. Joe Freilburger – 2022, 8:16.55
7. Jack Kinzer – 2024, 8:17.83
8. Jacob Green – 2025, 8:18.92
9. Eli Larson – 2026, 8:21.77
10. Caleb Appelton – 2019, 8:23.99

 
Top 10 Wartburg Men's 800m

1. Hutton Edney – 2026, 1:51.10
2. Carter Cruise – 2023, 1:52.04
3. Nathan Ahern – 2026, 1:52.05
4. Daniel Bonthius – 2013, 1:52.25
5. Wyatt Schmidt – 2021, 1:52.39
6. Mark Schulz – 2019, 1:52.51
7. Dalton Martin – 2019, 1:52.93
8. Rylan Martin – 2025, 1:53.05
9. Cody Snider – 2018, 1:53.31
10. Matt Heinzman – 2021, 1:53.47

Day One Recap
 
Up Next:
The Knights will compete on Mar 26 (Thu) - Mar 27 (Fri) in St. Louis at the WashU Distance Carnival to begin the outdoor season.