Taylor Track and Field Prepared for NAIA National Championships

Women's Championships Central | Men's Championships Central

UPLAND, Ind. – Taylor Track and Field begins competition at the NAIA National Championships on Wednesday, May 20th in Asheville, North Carolina.

The women have five individual competitors and a pair of relay teams set to compete after turning in their best finish a year ago, finishing sixth with 29 points.

Jaynie Halterman and Kiana Siefert will compete in a pair of individual events as Halterman defends her title in both the 10,000-meters and 5,000-meters. Siefert will attempt to repeat as an NAIA Nall-American in the long jump while also taking the track in the 100-meter hurdles.

The 4x800-meter relay team returns a trio of participants from last season's NAIA All-American squad with Noel Bass, Addie Draper, and Emersyn Funk. Malarie Pinwar rounds out the quartet this year as the junior is also competing in the 5,000-meters.

Draper will also compete in the 800-meters as an individual and Sam Patterson is the final individual to take the track for TU, competing in the steeplechase a year after finishing 12th in the 10,000-meters.

The final event for the Trojan women is the 4x100-meter relay, where Siefert will be joined by Nicole Braz Domene, D'Arjha Davis and Blessing Ogbeiwi.

The Taylor men have three individuals and one relay team competing at the NAIA National Championships this year.

Joel Mumaw begins the competition for the meet for the men in the 1,500-meters after placing 13th in the event a year ago. Jared Stayte is returning to the NAIA National Championships in the steeplechase, where he was an NAIA All-American a season ago.

Ryan Hanak is the final individual competing for the men, taking the track in the 10,000-meters after earning NAIA All-American honors in the 5,000-meters in the 2025 outdoor season.

Capping competition on the men's side is the 4x800-meter relay team. Mumaw and Stayte will join forces with Ethan Morgan and Bryce Noble in the event. 

Fans can access the NAIA's free webcast, live results, full events schedule and more by visiting the Taylor Outdoor Track and Field National Championships Central at the links provided above.