Women’s Track & Field Qualifies Two Individuals To The 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships

3/8/2026 7:13:00 PM | By: Jamie Dailey '22, SID Assistant

Dakota Houston & Alyssa Vis Qualify To The 2026 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships In Birmingham, Alabama Next Weekend

BIRMINGHAM, AL – History rolls on for the Blue Streaks as they have earned a couple of individual qualifying marks to the biggest in Division III.

With only one individual qualifier from last year, the women's track & field program will be represented by two athletes for one more week of championship racing.

This year's NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships will take place next Friday-Saturday, March 13th-14th in Birmingham, Alabama at the Birmingham Crossplex.

The women that earned a spot in this year's indoor championships include:

Dakota Houston - 60 Meter Dash (7.54), 200 Meter Dash (24.21), & Long Jump (5.86 (19' 2.75"))
Alyssa Vis - Mile (4:56.09) *Converts to a 4:53.19

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It has been an incredible season for the Blue Streaks and now they have earned the opportunity to extend their season for one more week after earning a conference title for the first time since 2021.

Sophomore Dakota Houston returns for her second indoor national meet of her career. Last season, she placed seventh overall with a time of 7.62 seconds in the 60 meter dash, earning First-Team All-American honors; the first one of her career.

At the NCAC Championships, Dakota became a four-time All-Conference sprinter/jumper and earned two championships in the long jump and 60 meter dash races.

Going into this year, she will be competing in three events and will look to make a huge contribution to the point total for JCU. Houston is ranked in the top 10 for all three events.

Making her indoor national meet debut will be senior Alyssa Vis after placing third overall at the NCAA Final Qualifier hosted at Wartburg College this past weekend. Her time of 4:56.09 with a conversion of 4:53.19 puts her at 20th in Division III.

For the program, Vis has broken the mile school record twice this season and was named First-Team All-NCAC in the event at the conference championships.

These two individuals have been instrumental in what the team has accomplished this year and they will look to continue their push of making even more historical marks for the program next weekend against the very best in Division III.

Meet information and schedule will be posted this evening, followed by a meet preview the day before the national championships.

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