Thursday, Apr. 16 | ESU Relays
Fran Welch Stadium | Emporia, Kansas | Emporia State University
Live Scoring | Meet Information | Schedule | Entries

Thursday, Apr. 16 | Dutch WeatherSaver Invitational 2.0
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium | Pella, Iowa | Central College
Schedule | Heat Sheets

Thursday, Apr. 16 | UW-La Crosse Phil Esten Challenge
Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex | La Crosse, Wisconsin | UW-La Crosse
Live Scoring | Meet Information | Schedule | Heat Sheets 

Friday, Apr. 17 - Saturday, Apr. 18 | Augustana Meet of Champions
Austin E. Knowlton Outdoor Athletic Complex | Rock Island, Illinois | Augustana College
Live Scoring | Schedule

The Knights are set to compete this weekend at the ESU Relays, Dutch WeatherSaver Invitational 2.0, UW-La Crosse Phil Esten Challenge, and Augustana Meet of Champions.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS (ESU Relays)
Central Missouri
Cloud County (KS) CC
Cowley (Kan.) 
Emporia State
Fort Hays State
Friends (Kan.)
Hutchinson (KS) CC
McPherson (Kan.)
Missouri Southern
Northwest Missouri State
Oklahoma Baptist
Rockhurst
Saint Mary's (Kan.)
Wartburg
Washburn
Wichita State

PARTICIPATING TEAMS (Dutch WeatherSaver Invitational 2.0)
Central
Loras
Simpson
Wartburg

PARTICIPATING TEAMS (Augustana Meet of Champions)
Augustana
Beloit
Benedictine
Carthage
Central
Clarke
Concordia Wisconsin
Des Moines Area CC
Dubuque
Edgewood
Elmhurst
Governors State
Grand View
Grinnell
Hawkeye CC
Illinois College
Illinois Wesleyan
Knox
Loras
Luther 
Millikin
Monmouth
North Central
Sauk Valley CC
Simpson
Southeastern CC
St. Ambrose
UW-Platteville
Wartburg
Western Illinois

NATIONAL RANKINGS
The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its week three national polls on Tuesday, Apr. 14 with the men's team improving to No. 5 and the women's team holding the No. 10 spot.

The men's team has 176.87 total points and the women's team has 115.41 total points.

USTFCCCA Men's Top 10 - Checkpoint #3
1) Rowan
2) UW-La Crosse
3) UW-Oshkosh
4) Lynchburg
5) Wartburg
6) Central (Iowa)
7) Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
8) SUNY Geneseo
9) Centre
10) Washington (Mo).

USTFCCCA Women's Top 10 - Checkpoint #3
1) Washington (Mo.)
2) Johns Hopkins
3) UW-La Crosse
4) Williams
5) Tufts
6) Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
7) Centre
8) Rochester (N.Y.)
9) Whitworth
10) Wartburg

Central is ranked No. 17 and Loras is ranked No. 24 on the women's side.

LAST TIME OUT
The men's and women's track and field teams competed on Apr 10 (Fri) - Apr 11 (Sat) at the UW-Platteville Invite and Mount Mercy Open. The Knights posted six event wins on both Friday at the UW-Platteville Invite and Saturday at the Mount Mercy Open. Isaiah Hammerand was named the American Rivers Conference Men's Track Performer of the Week. Hammerand delivered an exceptional performance in the 5000m at the UW-Platteville Invitational on Friday. Hammerand earned a second place finish with a time of 13:59.93 in a field with 343 total competitors. Ben Frazier put together a historic performance at the Mount Mercy Open on Saturday. Frazier broke the program record in the prelims of the 100 dash with a time of 10.57. The Wartburg College women''s 4x400m relay was named the American Rivers Conference Women's Track Performers of the Week. The Wartburg 4x400m relay earned the event victory at the Mount Mercy Open with a time of 3:50.17. They set both a facility and meet record. The Knights were represented by sophomore Natalie Bork, senior Haley Meyer, senior Olivia Tollari, and senior JoJo Tyynismaa.

2026 OUTDOOR SEASON MEET RECAPS
UCM Invite (Mar 20)
WashU Distance Carnival Day One (Mar 26)
WashU Distance Carnival Day Two/Wash U Invite Day One (Mar 27)
WashU Invite Day Two (Mar 28)
UW-Platteville Invite/Mount Mercy Open Day One (Apr 10)
Mount Mercy Open Day Two (Apr 11)