FINAL RESULTS
DAY ONE RECAP
DAY TWO RECAP
LA CROSSE, WIS.—Members of the Bethel University Royals competed on day three of the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship at Veterans Memorial Stadium in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Saturday. The women finished the outdoor championship in 12th place with 14 points. Host UW-La Crosse won the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field National Championship with 53 points.
The 400 meter dash finals resulted in a school-record time of 54.57 for Shalom Sulungaine, which put her in fourth place and secured her All-America First Team distinction. This is Sulungaine's second-straight Outdoor 400 Meter Dash All-America First Team standing after she notched eighth place in 2025.Â
The fourth-place trend continued for the 4x400 meter relay team of Madi Pelowski, Ashley Slaybaugh, Hannah Bingham, and Sulungaine, who registered a school-record time of 3:44.27. The previous school record time of 3:44.41 was accomplished by them in the prelims. The Royals now have four All-America finishes in the 4x400 meter relay in program history. The last one occurred in 2022.
The All-America First Team finishes continued in the hammer throw courtesy of Anna Speratos, who notched a fifth-place toss of 56.29m. Speratos has two-straight All-America finishes in the outdoor hammer throw after she achieved 10th place in 2025.Â
Ellie Hernes represented Bethel in the triple jump on day three. She fouled on her three attempts.
