Best NJCAA programs for the 800m, 2026 Outdoor

1Iowa Central CCSoufyane Laaziz #2 · 1:47.33 · Said Rifi Loutfi #5 · 1:47.71 · Taha Ouchene #9 · 1:48.56 · Saad Rifi Loutfi #46 · 1:53.044 on the list99

2Indian Hills CCRaynier Galvez #1 · 1:44.14 · Kohlby Newsom #6 · 1:47.89 · Kemarrio Bygrave #7 · 1:48.09 · Jaquan Coke #11 · 1:48.844 on the list98

3Iowa Western CCPierre Carlier #4 · 1:47.53 · Ali Benzem #10 · 1:48.59 · Lucas Nelson #29 · 1:52.10 · Moustafa Tiea #31 · 1:52.214 on the list91

4South PlainsYassine Bounasri #3 · 1:47.35 · Joshem Sylvester #18 · 1:50.49 · Ylies Mihoubi #26 · 1:51.87 · Abdirisak Saidgurhan #102 · 1:56.744 on the list86

5Mesa CCCorbin Pyle #14 · 1:49.72 · Josef Iker #34 · 1:52.38 · Michael Valenzuela #42 · 1:52.89 · Caden Hardison #49 · 1:53.384 on the list86

6Barton County CCShavan Jarrett #16 · 1:50.02 · Keandro Gordon #36 · 1:52.62 · Sergi Gonzalez #40 · 1:52.82 · McDonald Jansen #48 · 1:53.334 on the list81

7New Mexico JCAdolf Kauba #35 · 1:52.53 · Nathan Bonavida #62 · 1:54.80 · Ronald Jecky #143 · 1:58.723 on the list81

7Ranger CCAmantle Modingwane #19 · 1:50.53 · Zachary Roome #24 · 1:51.64 · Khanya Yali #43 · 1:52.91 · Joseph Simon #78 · 1:55.704 on the list81

9Pima CCNoah Macias #22 · 1:50.93 · Danny Knapp #33 · 1:52.36 · Tayvien Biancuzzo #63 · 1:54.86 · Eduardo Aviles #71 · 1:55.364 on the list80

10Coffeyville CCAaron Lippman #8 · 1:48.42 · Xander Roberts-Bogin #53 · 1:53.84 · Montre Harris #76 · 1:55.683 on the list79

11Garden City CCDaniel Aboagye #17 · 1:50.48 · Andreas Laursen #50 · 1:53.41 · Landen Leonard #56 · 1:54.243 on the list79

12Neosho County CCTyler Landrum #13 · 1:49.48 · Denner Dos Santos #28 · 1:52.01 · Jaden Perry #129 · 1:58.29 · Noah Laird #136 · 1:58.574 on the list79

13Colby CCAlexandre Leroy #21 · 1:50.93 · Thomas Calas #39 · 1:52.82 · Jairus Turrbiates #125 · 1:58.113 on the list78

14Central ArizonaJahshani Farrington #41 · 1:52.88 · Emmanuel Simiyu #45 · 1:53.04 · Micah Peynado #82 · 1:55.89 · Carson Wetzel #86 · 1:56.004 on the list77

15VincennesIheb Slimani #15 · 1:49.82 · Anis Abdaoui #52 · 1:53.782 on the list77

16Southeastern CCPeyton Stowers #30 · 1:52.16 · Peyton Lambert #80 · 1:55.87 · Nick Powell #95 · 1:56.48 · Carter Easton #154 · 1:59.244 on the list75

17Cloud County CCAbdelaziz Benbrahim #44 · 1:52.92 · Nick Johnson #64 · 1:54.86 · Zeb Schultze #135 · 1:58.51 · Gage Taylor #149 · 1:58.944 on the list75

18OdessaBarrain Smith #20 · 1:50.731 on the list73

19Heartland CCKaleb Kilgore #25 · 1:51.67 · Sawyer Filliman #153 · 1:59.242 on the list73

20Lansing CCLucas Hopkins #38 · 1:52.74 · Matthew Schrauben #138 · 1:58.682 on the list72

21Hill CollegeBeyon Prins #37 · 1:52.691 on the list72

1Butler CCAmanda Kotambe #1 · 2:07.37 · Terrica Clarke #8 · 2:13.592 on the list99

2Indian Hills CCCindy Rose #2 · 2:08.63 · Abby George #11 · 2:13.65 · Rebecca Duran #55 · 2:23.84 · Shmyhia Morris #59 · 2:24.444 on the list92

3Iowa Western CCJuliana Sakat #3 · 2:09.78 · Antonella Lanuza #4 · 2:11.18 · Elizabeth Ewusie #18 · 2:15.54 · Alyssa Kulesa #34 · 2:19.024 on the list90

4Iowa Central CCAbbigail Hutchinson #5 · 2:12.18 · Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula #7 · 2:13.15 · Alivia Edens #28 · 2:18.16 · Allecia Johnson #47 · 2:22.574 on the list86

5South PlainsNour Rahou #9 · 2:13.61 · Morgane Lenoir #20 · 2:15.81 · Jennifer Lozano #23 · 2:16.52 · Alison Guaman Tisalema #46 · 2:22.544 on the list84

6Cloud County CCScholastica Herman #6 · 2:13.04 · Tahlia Lienert #51 · 2:22.87 · McKenzie Baker #65 · 2:25.573 on the list84

7Mesa CCLucy Melzer #12 · 2:13.94 · Katie Munoz #15 · 2:14.72 · Kinley Jackson #27 · 2:17.47 · Evalyn Perez #62 · 2:25.034 on the list84

8Cowley CollegeEuvia Bennett #13 · 2:13.98 · Linda Filipova #22 · 2:16.20 · Zuzana Bokova #37 · 2:20.59 · Marta Herrero-Lombardo #49 · 2:22.704 on the list83

9Monroe University (NR)Brooke Sheppard #19 · 2:15.77 · Sarah Cohen #21 · 2:15.82 · Tanesia Gardiner #25 · 2:16.53 · Analissa Redmond #69 · 2:26.154 on the list83

10Hinds CCAkaree Roberts #16 · 2:15.00 · Queen Usunobun #17 · 2:15.312 on the list80

11Southern IdahoIsabella Beilke #24 · 2:16.52 · Audrey Lemon #33 · 2:18.59 · Alyssa Bradshaw #41 · 2:21.55 · Ava Daniel #42 · 2:21.764 on the list80

12Pima CCSofia Cambridge #26 · 2:17.27 · Cassidy Davidson #45 · 2:22.34 · Hannah Droeg #70 · 2:26.333 on the list76

13OdessaSalma Saddoug #10 · 2:13.611 on the list76

14Hutchinson CCSabrina McDonald #14 · 2:14.141 on the list75

Programs need at least one athlete inside the championship field (the number of 800m 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 800m program?

Iowa Central CC in 2026 Outdoor, ahead of Indian Hills CC and Iowa Western CC. 21 NJCAA programs had an athlete inside the national championship field.

What is the best NJCAA women's 800m program?

Butler CC in 2026 Outdoor, ahead of Indian Hills CC and Iowa Western CC. 14 NJCAA programs had an athlete inside the national championship field.

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