LA CROSSE, Wis. - The University of Dubuque track and field teams wrapped up day two of the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Friday evening. Jaden Hardison, Dakota Hoffman, and Anthony Carney Jr. all made All-American, while Jaide Flowers qualified for the 400-meter finals by breaking her own school record. 

Jaden Hardison, for a second consecutive season, earned First Team All-American honors in the high jump after clearing 1.70 meters for a fourth-place finish. Hardison cleared the first three marks in the high jump, earning 4.5 team points for the Spartans. 

Jaide Flowers showed up on the biggest stage, running a 54.87 in the 400-meter prelims to qualify with the sixth-best time. Flowers became the first Spartan in program history to break the sub-55 mark in the 400-meter, breaking her own school record. She will run in the 400-meter finals tomorrow afternoon at 2:10 p.m.

Anthony Carney Jr. finished ninth in the steeplechase, cementing his spot as a Second Team All-American in his senior year. Carney ran a time of 9:11.05, earning his first track and field All-American honor.

Dakota Hoffman earned consecutive Second Team All-American honors after placing 10th in the shot put. Hoffman improved from a 16th place finish last season, hitting his best mark of the championships at 16.80 meters on his first throw.

Chloe Reiser finished 18th in the shot put with a mark of 12.66 meters. For three consecutive seasons dating back to her freshman season, Reiser has qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the shot put.

University of Dubuque Finishes
Women's Shot Put
18. Chloe Reiser - 12.66m 

Women's High Jump
4. Jaden Hardison - 1.70m 

Men's Shot Put
10. Dakota Hoffman - 16.80m

Women's 400 Meter Prelims
6. Jaide Flowers - 54.87 *personal best *school record

Men's 400 Meter Prelims
DQ. Jaberrius Peake 

3000m Steeplechase Final 
9. Anthony Carney Jr. - 9:11.05


Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, May 24
Women's Hammer Throw - 11:00 a.m. - Breen Duffy 
Women's Javelin Throw - 2:00 p.m. - Ashley Glennon 
Men's Hammer Throw - 2:00 p.m. - Lucas Cummings
Women's 400 Meter Final - 2:10 p.m. - Jaide Flowers