NCAA D2 distance rankings, 2026 Outdoor

1Colorado School of MinesDawson Gunn #1 5000m · Max Bonenberger #2 3000 Steeplechase · Braden Struhs #5 10,000m · Paul Knight #6 10,000mSquad of 4240

2NW MissouriAziz Mohammed #2 1500m · Riley Witt #2 800m · Drew Atkins #2 10,000m · Maxime Touron #11 1500mSquad of 4238

3WingateLuca Poppe #2 5000m · Klaus Scholz #3 800m · David Holman #4 1500m · Lars Laros #9 1500mSquad of 4236

4Grand Valley State UniversityFlynn Pumpa #3 1500m · Koby Fraaza #3 5000m · Owen Westerkamp #5 3000 Steeplechase · Kyler Dean #9 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 4232

5Adams StateJulian Campos #1 10,000m · Housem Hrabi #4 3000 Steeplechase · Kidus Begashaw #8 5000m · Danyom Yosief #11 10,000mSquad of 4230

6IndianapolisJosue Le Cadre #1 800m · Felix Rivet #1 3000 Steeplechase · Yanis Le Mouillour #4 800mSquad of 3221

7Chico StateDamian Garcia #1 1500m · Mario Giannini #7 10,000m · Adrian Hipolito #28 3000 Steeplechase · Alex Lamoureux #29 1500mSquad of 4190

8Western ColoradoTyler Nord #5 5000m · Jan Thewes #6 3000 Steeplechase · Oliver Diaz #28 5000m · Esteban Reyes #29 5000mSquad of 4183

9Lee (Tenn.)Stephen Clark #7 3000 Steeplechase · Parker Campbell #15 3000 Steeplechase · Pierre Chauveau #18 1500m · Luke Gaddis #31 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 4173

10TiffinRamon Rodriguez #7 5000m · Louis Ginane #9 10,000m · Isaac Houghton #26 10,000mSquad of 3162

11Pittsburg State UniversityDylan Sprecker #6 1500m · Eli Gilmore #13 800m · Caden Uthe #24 800mSquad of 3162

12LewisEvan Horgan #6 5000m · Brendon Shea #8 3000 Steeplechase · Jack Roberts #34 10,000mSquad of 3158

13CSU-PuebloTim Anstett #5 800m · Jon Sweepe #10 5000mSquad of 2149

14West Texas A&MEmil Meggle #7 800m · Tobias Ritter #13 10,000mSquad of 2136

15Mississippi CollegeGabe Hodson #6 800m · Christian Balcer #25 1500m · Samuel Hodson #30 800m · Baxter Friedman #41 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 4136

16Nebraska-KearneyNick Abdalla #13 3000 Steeplechase · Carter Hohlen #20 3000 Steeplechase · Mesuidi Ejerso #29 3000 Steeplechase · Conner Wells #35 800mSquad of 4134

17University of Colorado Colorado SpringsBrett Davis #12 5000m · Joseph Impellitteri #14 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 2126

18Saginaw ValleyJacob Walker #8 10,000m · Dominic Suliman #26 1500m · Adam Thomas #33 10,000m · Corey Bowers #37 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 4125

19Oklahoma BaptistKorban Murphy #9 800m · Damien Williams #23 10,000m · Emory Crayton #34 3000 Steeplechase · Cameron Langdon #43 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 4124

20Northwest NazareneBrody Kemble #10 10,000m · Grady Mylander #21 5000mSquad of 2116

21Alabama-HuntsvilleAhmed Ibrahim #18 5000m · Adam Taylor #26 800m · Cole Robinson #33 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 3101

22ShippensburgGarrett Quinan #18 10,000m · Tommy Crum #20 1500m · Chase Hensinger #39 800mSquad of 3100

23Alaska AnchorageJohn Peckham #11 3000 Steeplechase · Ty Elliott #31 5000mSquad of 298

24FlaglerKaleb Hollins #16 800m · Will Stone #30 1500m · Finnian Russell #36 5000mSquad of 395

25HardingBenson Lingokal #3 10,000mSquad of 195

26University of Wisconsin-ParksideDoug Martin #19 800m · Cayton Cratch #21 800mSquad of 293

27AshlandWes Taylor #18 3000 Steeplechase · Colton Thress #28 800mSquad of 285

28AugustaGabriel Best #17 3000 Steeplechase · Nasrudin Mohamed #28 10,000mSquad of 284

29Simon FraserColton Plummer #8 800mSquad of 183

30Fort LewisElijah Smith #20 10,000m · Brady Burrough #25 800mSquad of 280

30Southern Connecticut State UniversityJonathan Volpe #19 1500m · Jack Mulcunry #29 800mSquad of 280

32Cal Poly PomonaRicardo Vargas #17 10,000m · Juan Ramos #37 5000mSquad of 270

33FindlayBenjamin Hall #16 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 164

34Colorado Christian UniversityMateo Luna #17 1500mSquad of 162

35TampaZachary Kehler #17 800mSquad of 160

36HillsdaleRoss Kuhn #21 1500m · Jefferson Regitz #40 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 259

37Southwest BaptistGavin Duchscherer #19 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 157

37Charleston (W.V.)Mathew Meli #19 5000mSquad of 157

39West ChesterJosh Miller #19 10,000mSquad of 153

40Roberts WesleyanJackson Doran #22 1500mSquad of 150

1Colorado School of MinesGrace Strongman #1 5000m · Emily LaMena #1 3000 Steeplechase · Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge #1 10,000m · Sierra Wall #3 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 4249

2West Texas A&MAbigail Abugire #1 800m · Kalkidan Vincendeau #4 5000m · Naomi Addo #7 10,000m · Sarah Koomson #14 5000mSquad of 4230

3Chico StateIresh Molina #3 10,000m · Della Molina #5 10,000m · Paulina Martins #13 5000m · Megan Malloy #13 10,000mSquad of 4217

4Adams StateTristian Spence #3 5000m · Marie Garret #7 3000 Steeplechase · Haley Harkrider #17 3000 Steeplechase · Tanya Bouet #18 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 4205

5Grand Valley State UniversityAbby VanderKooi #6 10,000m · Anastasia Tucker #10 10,000m · Megan Postma #11 800m · Daisy Speet #12 800mSquad of 4204

6CSU-PuebloHelen Braybrook #2 1500m · Jadyn Herron #7 1500m · Charlotte Young #13 800mSquad of 3198

7WingateSira Bo #9 3000 Steeplechase · Evie Brooks #11 1500m · Abigail Bester #16 5000m · Firdaouss Hriche #23 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 4182

8Lee (Tenn.)Maria Mitchell #2 3000 Steeplechase · Aria Hawkins #4 1500m · Ava Sparks #32 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 3181

9NW MissouriKiki Witt #4 3000 Steeplechase · Marie Dea #8 800m · Jadyn Barnes #30 800mSquad of 3171

10LewisMary Edwards #5 3000 Steeplechase · Megan Garrett #22 3000 Steeplechase · Josephine Bober #24 10,000m · Madilyn Calloway #36 10,000mSquad of 4155

11University of Colorado Colorado SpringsKate Henderson #8 3000 Steeplechase · Molly Breuer #15 3000 Steeplechase · Megan Ericksen #34 3000 Steeplechase · Madison Brosig #38 5000mSquad of 4148

12Simon FraserRaiya Matonovich #5 1500m · Veronica Dee #15 800m · Stephanie Millar #38 800mSquad of 3147

13Mississippi CollegeBre Bell #11 3000 Steeplechase · Lauren Wallace #14 1500m · Taylor Benoit #28 5000mSquad of 3146

14CatawbaMadison Clay #11 10,000m · Eden Barnwell #16 800m · Hannah Caudill #31 5000mSquad of 3139

15Western ColoradoPeyton Weiss #10 1500m · Lauren Willson #23 5000m · Annaka Rudolph #23 10,000mSquad of 3138

16AshlandJade Avance #4 800m · Reese Landis #27 10,000m · Hope Sievert #32 800mSquad of 3135

17Embry-RiddleLaura McBride #17 800m · Taylor Roth #18 800m · Allegra Triner #24 800mSquad of 3129

18BiolaBethany Mapes #11 5000m · Madison Ebright #15 10,000m · Hailey Wurzbach #43 1500mSquad of 3127

19Oklahoma BaptistTrista Etheridge #6 800m · Mekenzie Connell-Lyda #26 800mSquad of 2119

20TiffinOlivia Drozd #6 1500m · Amilia Wise-Sweat #27 800mSquad of 2117

21University of Wisconsin-ParksideJohanna Ebert #6 3000 Steeplechase · Abbi Steiner #32 10,000mSquad of 2109

22Nebraska-KearneyKassidy Stuckey #8 1500m · Brynn Hirschfeld #36 3000 Steeplechase · Abigail Burger #37 10,000m · Ella Buhlke #42 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 4106

23Point LomaMadeline Reeves #4 10,000m · Elizabeth Satterlee #37 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 2105

24Ouachita BaptistKate Nachtigal #20 3000 Steeplechase · Elise Knight #24 3000 Steeplechase · Addi Durand #35 800mSquad of 399

25Cal Poly PomonaArissa Hatcher #7 800m · Galilea Jimenez #39 5000m · Miranda Palacios #41 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 398

25HillsdaleAllison Kuzma #2 10,000mSquad of 198

25Cal Poly HumboldtIsabel Perez-Zoghbi #2 800mSquad of 198

28Dallas BaptistEllie Frye #14 800m · Kylie Himes #31 3000 Steeplechase · Lesli Salas #39 10,000mSquad of 397

29HardingJosie Parks #10 3000 Steeplechase · Tetiana Kharashchuk #34 800mSquad of 296

30Fort LewisHannah Hartwell #8 5000mSquad of 183

30Anderson (S.C.)Kennedy Roush #8 10,000mSquad of 183

32Alaska AnchorageJess Chisar #21 800m · Ryann Smith #26 1500mSquad of 283

33WashburnLexie Fontaine #10 800m · Kyla Lochtefeld #42 5000mSquad of 282

34Fort Hays State UniversityEmily McCullough #9 10,000mSquad of 181

35CedarvilleEmily Walsh #12 1500m · Aubrey Hayes #40 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 281

36Illinois-SpringfieldMaddie Miller-Ross #10 5000mSquad of 179

37Winona StateElla Voit #12 3000 Steeplechase · Kylie Anderson #43 10,000mSquad of 276

38TampaHannah Diete #15 1500mSquad of 167

39Black Hills State UniversityEvie Boyd #16 3000 SteeplechaseSquad of 164

40Southwest BaptistOlivia Littleton #18 10,000m · Emily Young #42 800mSquad of 263

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