CLAREMORE, Okla. – Rogers State track and field begins postseason competition this weekend at the 2026 MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championship in Pittsburg, Kansas. The conference meet will be held Saturday and Sunday at Harvey Dean Track, located inside the Robert W. Plaster Center.
MEN'S COMPETITORS
Senior
Isaac Conder is aiming to replicate his performance from last year's MIAA Indoor Championships in the 600y, which takes place at 3:45 p.m. Conder earned All-MIAA honors last season with a second-place finish and achieved a personal best time of 1:11.26. This season, he has secured two top-10 finishes in the 600 yards, with his season-best time being 1:13.84, which earned him sixth place at the Rumble in the Jungle D2 Invitational.
Fellow teammates
Sam Russell (1:56.93 PR) and
Jaxson Wheeler (1:57.24 PR) will compete in the 800 meters on Saturday at 4:25 p.m., marking their first MIAA Championship appearance.
In the 5000m on Saturday at 5:35 p.m.,
Lee Davis (15:40.10 PR),
Nathan Hernandez (15:13.98 PR),
Cade McCall (15:08.09 PR),
Cohen McIntosh (15:17.11 PR) and
Jack Morgan (15:26.72 PR) will take the track. McCall finished 14th at last year's MIAA Indoor Championships in the 5000m, with a personal record of 15:08.09.
The night will conclude with the distance medley relay (DMR), featuring
Phillip Owens (600),
Ian Conder (800),
Blake Feron (1200) and
Nathaneal Gibson (mile). Last season, the DMR team finished eighth at the MIAA Championships with a time of 10:10.99. The school record, set at the 10th Annual Russ Jewett Indoor Gorilla Classic in 2025, stands at 10:07.95.
On Sunday, the meet will kick off with the mile at 1:30 p.m., where Gibson is expected to be a favorite after breaking his own school record at the Pittsburg State Invitational with a time of 4:11.87 earlier this season. Feron and
Clint Stapleton, who recorded personal bests of 4:17.54 and 4:19.92, respectively, at the 11th Annual Russ Jewett Indoor Gorilla Classic, will also look to make a strong impact in the race.
The final event for the men will be the 3000m, scheduled for 4:15 p.m. on Sunday night. Feron (8:36.70 PR), Gibson (8:32.02), Hernandez (8:37.13 PR) and
Aidan Jimenez (8:53.51 PR) will represent the Red and Navy. RSU Hall of Famer Baylor Harvey holds the school record in this event with a time of 8:15.86.
WOMEN'S COMPETITORS
The Hillcat women will compete in two events on Saturday, starting with the 5000m race at 6:15 p.m. The lineup features
Kiera Blumhof (18:35.98 PR),
Emily Cruz (18:11.35),
Brooklyn Garafola (17:24.68 PR),
Brooke Martin (18:21.01 PR) and
Kaylee Nay (18:25.17 PR). The school record in the event is held by former RSU standout Gloria Butts, who clocked a time of 17:11.46.
The women's DMR will conclude Saturday's events at 7:15 p.m. The team includes
Kenzie Gilliam (400),
Stella Jones (800),
Sisely Mitchell (1,200) and
Cadence Cordova (mile). Last year's DMR team excelled at the conference meet, setting a school record of 11:48.89 seconds for an All-MIAA third-place finish.
Cordova and Mitchell will open the action for the women on Sunday with the mile at 1:45 p.m. Last year, Cordova collected a sixth-place finish at the indoor championships with a personal best time of 4:57.83, while Mitchell crossed the finish line in 11th with a personal best time of 5:06.21. Junior
Amy Morefield, who is not competing this weekend, broke the indoor school record in the mile earlier this season with a time of 4:55.03 at the Pittsburg State Invitational.
The conference meet will conclude with the women's 3000 meters on Sunday at 4:15 p.m. Runners include Cordova (9:59.28 PR), Cruz (10:22.71 PR), Garafola (10:10.15 PR) and Nay (10:16.30 PR). Morefield also set the school record in this race earlier this season at the Rumble in the Jungle D2 Invite with an NCAA provisional time of 9:42.86.
UP NEXT
The Hillcats will open their outdoor season on March 12 at the Dean Pryor Invite in Coffeyville, Kansas, at Veteran Memorial Stadium. The NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held that weekend from March 13-15 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, at the Virginia Beach Sports Center.
