ELSAH, Ill. – The W women's and men's track & field squads will be on display on Friday and Saturday (Feb. 27-28), at the 2026 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Indoor Championships, hosted by Principia College.
MUW Head Coach
Dedrick Burnett, now in his fifth season at the Owls' helm, is looking forward to his young charges competing.
"We're excited to compete in another indoor championship meet," Burnett said. "I'm looking forward to seeing the results of our hard work that started in the fall. We're expecting to have a strong showing in the field events and sprints."
On the women's side, returning sophomore – and an all-SLIAC finisher in 2025 –
Brooklyn Kelley is poised for a repeat in the shot put, where she ranks second coming in and is also sixth in the weight throw. Junior teammate
Arie'Onna McCollum sits in fifth in the shot put rankings.
MUW's 4x400 meter real quartet of
Armoni King,
Princess Lofton, Cassidy Talley, and
Kamiyah Whiting sits in the No. 2 position in the SLIAC.
Sophomore
Hali Sinegal is third in the women's triple jump stats.
For The W men, the team's best hope for SLIAC gold looks to be freshman
Malachi Morgan. Morgan, a two-time SLIAC Performer of the Week, currently holds the league's top marks in both the high jump (1.99m) and long jump (6.86m).
MUW is also stacked in the 60-meter hurdles, with three of the top five entries.
Allen Fields is No. 2 (8.87), followed by
Mikendall Morris at No. 3 (8.96), and
Cortland Earl at No. 5 (9.06).
The men's 4x400-meter relay team of
Bryson Boler, Earl,
Noel Kellum, and
Jarvis Sellers is ranked third.
The complete list of The W's entrants in the SLIAC indoor finals, as well as their events (with SLIAC ranking in parentheses).
WOMEN:
CeCe Cowan- 60m Dash (13), Shot Put (9)
Makayla Givan- Shot Put (8), Weight Throw (12)
Ariella Jones- 60m Dash (11), Long Jump (6), Triple Jump (4)
Brooklyn Kelley- Shot Put (2). Weight Throw (6)
Armoni King- 200m Dash (6), 400m Dash (4), 4x400m Relay (2)
Princess Lofton- 60m Hurdles (5), 4x400m Relay (2)
Arie'Onna McCollum- Shot Put (5), Weight Throw (14)
Talitha McKennis- 60m Dash (24)
Hali Sinegal- High Jump (NR), Long Jump (9), Triple Jump (3)
Cassidy Talley - 60m Dash (8), 200m Dash (10), 4x400m Relay (2)
Kamiyah Whiting- 800m Run (11), 4x400m Relay (2)
Sacaria Wofford- Long Jump (10)
MEN:
Bryson Boler- 60m Dash (9), 200m Dash (11), 400m Dash (9), 4x400m Relay (3)
Adrian Brownell Jr.- Long Jump (24)
Cortland Earl - 60m Hurdles (5), 4x400m Relay (3)
Allen Fields- 60m Hurdles (2)
Noel Kellum- Shot Put (11), 4x400m Relay (3)
Nick Martin- Long Jump (26), Triple Jump (11)
Willie McKennis - 60m Dash (NR)
Malachi Morgan - 60m Dash (7), High Jump (1), Long Jump (1)
Mikendall Morris- 60m Hurdles (3), Long Jump (24), Triple Jump (12)
James Nesby- Shot Put (12), Weight Throw (14)
Jarvis Sellers- 800m (8), 4x400m Relay (3)
Kobe Smith-60m Dash (14), 200m Dash (10)
Jailon Warner- 60m Dash (NR), 200m Dash (27)
