HILLSDALE, Mich. – The Ohio Dominican Panthers outdoor track and field team competed in the 2026 Great Midwest Outdoor Track & Field Championship this week.

The men finished 11^th of 11 teams with five points while the women were 12^th with one point.

5^th Place

• Merrick Shorter: 14:44.30 in the 5000 meters (school record)

8^th Place

• 4x100 Relay: 42.01 seconds
• Peyton Proffitt: 3.68 meters in the pole vault

Other Finishes

• Virtner Crews III: 11^th in 100 meter prelims at 10.78 seconds; 15^th in the 200 meter prelims at 22.09 seconds
• Eayuel Gebrtsadik: 9:44.22 in the 3000 meter steeplechase (12^th place)
• Matthew Thomas: 13^th place in the 200 meter prelims (22.07 seconds); 17^th in the 100 meter prelims at 10.96 seconds
• Kiera Archer: 14^th in the 400 meter prelims (59.77 seconds); 16^th in the 200 meter prelims (26.15 seconds)
• Ismael Obas: 19^th overall in the 200 meters with a 22.38 second time; 22^nd place for the 100 meter prelims with a 11.09 second time
• Shyla Pemberton: 20^th place in the 100 meter prelims at 12.95 seconds; 22^nd in the long jump (4.20 meters); 23^rd in the 200 meter prelims at 26.86 seconds
• Yagouba Barry: 23^rd in the 400 meter prelims at 51.77 seconds
• Anna Blackstone: 23^rd place in the 5000 meters with a 20:33.74 time
• Eva Dulle: 24^th in the 1500 meter prelims at 5:21.02
• Giovanni Louprasong: 25^th overall in the 400 meter prelims (52.79 seconds)
• Aileen Castillo: 27^th place in the 800 meter prelims (2:50.06); 28^th place in the 1500 meter prelims at 5:38.44
• Naomi Haring: 28^th in the 800 meter prelims with a 2:51.92 time
• Grace Pitt: 28^th in the 400 meter prelims at a 1:13.99 time
• Jonathan Chaney: 28^th place in the discus throw (38.92 meters); 41.22 meters in the hammer throw (30^th place)
• Alyza Camp: 31^st in the 1500 meter prelims (6:13.11)
• Abdou Jarju: 32^nd in the 200 meter prelims with a 23.45 second time
• Jalynn Fillmore: 33^rd place for the 100 meter prelims at 12.47 seconds
• Brandon Ammons: 36^th in the discus throw, topping out at 29.98 meters