Best NJCAA programs for the 5000m, 2026 Outdoor

1OdessaJustus Soget Kiplagat #1 · 13:59.41 · Ethan Gioko #14 · 14:28.562 on the list99

2Butler CCItumeleng Ngxabazi #3 · 14:11.78 · Sfiso Makolomakwa #12 · 14:27.76 · Kamohelo Ramatsebe #13 · 14:27.95 · Alberto Torres #119 · 16:07.624 on the list98

3South PlainsDennis Cheruiyot #8 · 14:21.51 · Ylies Mihoubi #9 · 14:22.89 · Abdirisak Saidgurhan #15 · 14:35.413 on the list97

4Ranger CCAmantle Modingwane #10 · 14:22.90 · Khanya Yali #46 · 15:14.182 on the list93

5Iowa Western CCMiguel Angel Lopez Carranza #4 · 14:14.29 · Joey Hartnett #41 · 15:06.28 · Mohamed Boutaguia #51 · 15:18.74 · Pierre Carlier #59 · 15:22.924 on the list92

6Iowa Central CCChakib Cherkaoui Rhazouani #11 · 14:24.46 · Brian Kirwa #42 · 15:06.60 · Emmanuel Kiplagat #56 · 15:20.89 · John Ferguson #87 · 15:47.494 on the list86

7Hutchinson CCCornelius Kogo #6 · 14:18.08 · Esteban Oses Campos #24 · 14:51.40 · Esteban Ortega #38 · 15:06.01 · Dennis Cheruiyot #43 · 15:08.884 on the list86

8VincennesIheb Slimani #2 · 14:10.83 · Anis Abdaoui #17 · 14:39.93 · Youssef Dridi #44 · 15:10.84 · Evan Dailey #81 · 15:43.074 on the list86

9Garden City CCElias Mebitil-Libert #7 · 14:18.51 · Thaddaeus Rotich #30 · 14:58.87 · Matteo Lagant #37 · 15:05.54 · Brayan Herrera-Ramirez #101 · 15:54.464 on the list84

10Lansing CCNate Carmody #5 · 14:17.97 · Lucas Hopkins #48 · 15:16.86 · Evan Suydam #49 · 15:17.68 · Aiden Janes #52 · 15:19.074 on the list84

11Crowder CCAugustine Atodonyang #20 · 14:47.28 · Brian Koech #26 · 14:56.70 · Daniel Kipchumba #32 · 15:01.213 on the list83

12Snow CollegeJake Seegmiller #18 · 14:41.85 · Carter Day #31 · 14:59.65 · Steven Keogh #54 · 15:19.76 · Dallin Przybyla #57 · 15:20.994 on the list83

13Central ArizonaGabrial Escanuela #25 · 14:54.23 · Fausto Pianciola #33 · 15:01.70 · Carson Wetzel #40 · 15:06.07 · Joel Barros #53 · 15:19.544 on the list83

14Des Moines AreaJoseph Lawry #21 · 14:47.34 · Eli Page #36 · 15:02.82 · Christian Choate #47 · 15:16.223 on the list82

15Pima CCJackson Koontz #28 · 14:57.50 · Jose Hernandez #45 · 15:14.10 · Brent Clark #58 · 15:22.40 · Andrew Smith #69 · 15:32.514 on the list80

16Southern IdahoRaivio Manzer #16 · 14:36.80 · Finn Rutledge #70 · 15:33.08 · Grayden DeVries #72 · 15:34.20 · Kaleb Burnett #75 · 15:37.934 on the list79

17Colby CCKenan Delestre #29 · 14:58.25 · Japhet Kiprono #65 · 15:30.382 on the list76

18Cowley CollegeEsteban Boisseau #27 · 14:56.97 · Wilson Navarrate #90 · 15:49.04 · Samuel Lovell #104 · 15:56.743 on the list75

19Indian Hills CCBailey Taig #19 · 14:44.85 · Presley Berns #118 · 16:07.252 on the list75

20Southeastern CCParker Quinlan #22 · 14:50.091 on the list75

21North Iowa Area CCGavin Grunhovd #23 · 14:51.231 on the list74

22Macomb CCMichael Nivala #34 · 15:02.591 on the list73

23Mesa CCCal Schnepf #35 · 15:02.701 on the list73

1Iowa Western CCJuliana Sakat #1 · 15:44.87 · Hafssa Boutrich #3 · 16:57.78 · Elizabeth Ewusie #4 · 16:59.84 · Mya Curtis #27 · 18:30.714 on the list99

2Ranger CCElizabeth Nakito #7 · 17:03.49 · Victaline Mutai #28 · 18:32.85 · Sheilah Chepkoech #57 · 19:22.563 on the list91

3New Mexico JCLisel Ndlovu #25 · 18:25.691 on the list87

4VincennesIkram Dorai #5 · 17:01.45 · Liz Smith #16 · 17:48.31 · Alexis Hale #62 · 19:25.573 on the list86

5Southern IdahoEdith Neslen #9 · 17:22.44 · Indianna Lundell #15 · 17:47.26 · Mia Beightol #21 · 18:15.86 · Lily Griffith #22 · 18:21.094 on the list86

6Garden City CCMeryeme Mai #6 · 17:01.89 · Umahan Sahin #74 · 19:51.882 on the list83

7Hutchinson CCMildred Rono #2 · 16:41.60 · Ashara Frater #17 · 18:07.31 · Kimberlin Lovell #40 · 18:52.68 · Eva Ramey #46 · 19:03.354 on the list82

8Snow CollegeSophie Starr #18 · 18:12.49 · Ambree Jones #23 · 18:22.73 · Reese Moss #24 · 18:23.69 · Sage Johnson #52 · 19:14.814 on the list80

9OdessaSalma Saddoug #8 · 17:08.04 · Roukia Mouici #11 · 17:36.552 on the list79

10Wallace StateBrookelyn Morgan #12 · 17:41.91 · Cadence Rivera #51 · 19:08.39 · Payton Ridley #58 · 19:23.38 · Hanna Sheffield #77 · 19:55.754 on the list77

11Central ArizonaReshila Curley #26 · 18:29.13 · Lillian Kamm #41 · 18:53.90 · Joyce Hernandez #53 · 19:18.10 · Lorelai Yanez Perea #60 · 19:24.394 on the list77

12Iowa Central CCAbbigail Hutchinson #10 · 17:24.99 · Juliette Gavois #47 · 19:04.652 on the list76

13Mesa CCOlivia Baker #20 · 18:14.99 · Kinley Jackson #37 · 18:48.012 on the list76

14Muskegon CCTatum Dykstra #13 · 17:44.81 · Valerie Pollock #63 · 19:28.19 · Lauren Lee #66 · 19:38.363 on the list75

15Des Moines AreaJaycie Vohs #32 · 18:37.13 · Ava Manning #34 · 18:44.77 · Dakota Tromblay #76 · 19:55.043 on the list75

16Colby CCNadine Mcintyre #14 · 17:45.291 on the list73

17Indian Hills CCTiffani Koonce #19 · 18:13.781 on the list72

18Jacksonville CollegeRia Torres #29 · 18:33.16 · Chloe Ellis #70 · 19:44.282 on the list72

18North Central Texas Collegepurity kemboi #30 · 18:33.40 · naomi kipkeck #69 · 19:42.972 on the list71

20Texas Southmost CollegeIndra Ibarra #31 · 18:34.161 on the list71

21ParklandAleigha Garrison #33 · 18:41.591 on the list71

Programs need at least one athlete inside the championship field (the number of 5000m entrants at the NJCAA national meet) to be ranked. Marks are wind-legal; aided marks are replaced by the athlete's legal best.

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What is the best NJCAA men's 5000m program?

Odessa in 2026 Outdoor, ahead of Butler CC and South Plains. 23 NJCAA programs had an athlete inside the national championship field.

What is the best NJCAA women's 5000m program?

Iowa Western CC in 2026 Outdoor, ahead of Ranger CC and New Mexico JC. 21 NJCAA programs had an athlete inside the national championship field.

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