ELON – The Elon women's track & field team will send a school-record seven athletes to Lexington, Kentucky, next week for the 2026 NCAA East First Round, following the release of the regional qualifying list Thursday. The meet, which will be held May 27-30 at the UK Outdoor Track & Field Complex, will determine which athletes advance to the upcoming NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in June.
 
The Phoenix's seven qualifiers include Katie Blount (10,000m), Adriana Clarke (Hammer), Isabella Johnson (Hammer), Hannah Schonhoff (High Jump), Duna Viñals (400m Hurdles), Hannah Weber (10,000m) and Jaqueline Zacharias (Javelin).
 
The seven representatives break Elon's previous record of five NCAA regional qualifiers, which had been reached four times, most recently in 2024.
 
The full event schedule for the NCAA East First Round can be viewed on NCAA.com.
 
NCAA EAST FIRST ROUND – ELON'S QUALIFIERS
400m Hurdles – 37. Duna Viñals (58.37)
10,000m – 28. Katie Blount (33:31.63); 43. Hannah Weber (33:53.07)
Javelin – 38. Jaqueline Zacharias (48.16m/158'0")
Hammer – 24. Isabella Johnson (61.68m/202'4"); 34. Adriana Clarke (60.27m/197'9")
High Jump – 42. Hannah Schonhoff (1.76m/5'9.25")
 
NCAA EAST FIRST ROUND – ELON'S SCHEDULED START TIMES
Thursday, May 28
10 a.m. ET – Hammer First Round (Clarke, Johnson)
1 p.m. ET – Javelin First Round (Zacharias)
8:20 p.m. ET – 400m Hurdles First Round (Viñals)
9:10 p.m. ET – 10,000m Semifinal (Blount, Young)
 
Saturday, May 30
2 p.m. ET – High Jump Semifinals (Schonhoff)
7:25 p.m. ET – 400m Hurdles Quarterfinals (Viñals)
 
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