BOLIVAR, Mo. – Lewis secured its 16th overall and 10th consecutive women’s title at the 2026 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Plaster Stadium on the campus of Southwest Baptist.
The Flyers totaled 154 points to finished ahead of the runner-up – SBU (150) – by four points.
Indianapolis (133.5) placed third, while Lincoln (133) and McKendree (50) placed fourth and fifth, respectively. Sixth place went to Missouri S&T (47.5), while the respective seventh- and eighth-place teams were Maryville (47) and Drury (42). Truman State (20) was ninth and Rockhurst (18) finished in 10th. Rounding out the 11th through 14th place was Quincy (13), Illinois Springfield (10), William Jewell (1), and Upper Iowa (0).
Discus
- Gold: Vivian Osagie, UIndy (47.65m)
- Silver: Madelaine Fischer, Missouri S&T (46.58m)
- Bronze: Amanda Noel, UIndy (43.60m)
High Jump
- Gold: Francesca Maurino, UIndy (1.69m)
- Silver: Maia Maury, Rockhurst (1.64m)
- Bronze: Lily Simmons, Southwest Baptist (1.59m)
Javelin
- Gold: Savannah Manthey, Southwest Baptist (48.19m, GLVC Record)
- Silver: Graice Metzger, Maryville (41.43m)
- Bronze: Alexis O’Farrell, Southwest Baptist (41.16m)
Triple Jump
- Gold: Francesca Maurino, UIndy (12.63m)
- Silver: Denise Hernandez, Lewis (11.80m)
- Bronze: Taylor Adonya, McKendree (11.80m)
100m
- Gold: Stephanique Dean, Southwest Baptist (11.34)
- Silver: Sarai Brown, Maryville (11.52)
- Bronze: Aaliyannah Anderson, Lincoln (11.69)
100m Hurdles
- Gold: Aaliyannah Anderson, Lincoln (13.49, GLVC Record)
- Silver: Madison Davis, Southwest Baptist (14.10)
- Bronze: Kamoy Cole, McKendree (14.17)
200m
- Gold: Stephanique Dean, Southwest Baptist (23.14)
- Silver: Aaliyannah Anderson, Lincoln (23.95)
- Bronze: Sarai Brown, Maryville (23.96)
400m
- Gold: Mickayla Sutherland, McKendree (53.60)
- Silver: Alaina Spence, McKendree (54.79)
- Bronze: Dayjonique Cato, Lincoln (55.60)
400m Hurdles
- Gold: Odeshia Nanton, Lincoln (60.76)
- Silver: Madison Davis, Southwest Baptist (61.21)
- Bronze: Alya Diable, Drury (61.95)
800m
- Gold: Emily Young, Southwest Baptist (2:11.56)
- Silver: Hannah Fatade, Lincoln (2:12.55)
- Bronze: Hannah Charles, Lincoln (2:12.72)
1,500m
- Gold: Katie Park, Quincy (4:34.70)
- Silver: Jeneail Henry, Lincoln (4:37.19)
- Bronze: Cera Eckenroth, Drury (4:37.94)
5,000m
- Gold: Mary Edwards, Lewis (17:06.47)
- Silver: Cera Eckenroth, Drury (17:12.35)
- Bronze: Olivia Littleton, Southwest Baptist (17:16.09)
4x100m Relay
- Gold: Lincoln (46.14)
- Silver: Maryville (46.32)
- Bronze: Southwest Baptist (46.61)
4x400m Relay
- Gold: Southwest Baptist (3:39.29, GLVC Record)
- Silver: Lincoln (3:41.85)
- Bronze: McKendree (3:47.99)
The top-three finishers in all finals events were named All-Conference honorees.
At the conclusion of the championship, Dean earned Track Athlete of the Year, Maurino was chosen as Field Athlete of the Year, and Lincoln’s Kimeisha Francis earned the Freshman of the Year award. The league coaches also recognized Lewis mentor Dana Schwarting as Coach of the Year.
Additionally, SBU was honored as the GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award winner, while 14 student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior were also named as their sport’s honoree for the award. These individuals must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. The honorees are now eligible to become one of their school’s two Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners, which will be announced later this month.
GLVC TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Stephanique Dean, SBU
GLVC FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Francesca Maurino, UINDY
GLVC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Kimeisha Francis, LIN
GLVC COACH OF THE YEAR: Dana Schwarting, LEWIS
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP INDIVIDUAL HONOREES
Liberty Cragun, DU
Marissa Roggensack, UIS
Madison Schofield, UINDY
Jessica Flowers, LEWIS
Odeshia Nanton, LIN
Courteny Talley, MU
Mariah Creamer, MCK
Ali McClure, S&T
Katie Park, QU
Carrington Hessen, RU
Dylan Skinner, SBU
Destiny Zimdars, TSU
Haylie Hutchinson, UIU
Maddy Follmer, WJC
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM AWARD
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