KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The top 16 student-athletes who have qualified for the 2026 NAIA Men’s Outdoor Track and Field National Championship as multi-event qualifiers have been announced.
This year, the qualifiers will meet in Asheville, N.C., at the Karl Straus Track for their final competition of the season.
| NAME (2025 finish) | CLASS | INSTITUTION | SCORES |
| Carson Krack (1) | SO | Carroll (Mont.) | 7526 |
| Tucker Monaco (3) | SR | Carroll (Mont.) | 7069 |
| Mark Lawin | FR | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 7051 |
| Will Jarman (6) | SO | Indiana Tech | 7004 |
| Carter Giittinger | JR | Friends (Kan.) | 6754 |
| Eli Stevens (15) | SR | Oregon Tech | 6684 |
| Tysen Grinde (5) | JR | Dakota State (S.D.) | 6667 |
| Kolby Masserant | SO | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 6534 |
| Seth Massie (10) | SO | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 6464 |
| Liam McHugh | JR | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 6425 |
| Zach Fye | SR | Doane (Neb.) | 6422 |
| Rafer Severson | JR | Hastings (Neb.) | 6399 |
| Braxton Baker | JR | Evangel (Mo.) | 6397 |
| Landan Creighton | JR | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 6395 |
| Hank Moore | SR | Concordia (Neb.) | 6373 |
| Dominic Wiebelhaus | SR | Indiana Wesleyan | 6357 |
The current decathlon record holder is Kale Wolken of Doane (Neb.) in 2016, scoring 7,830.
Six qualifiers for the 2026 championship also competed in the 2025 championship: Carson Krack, Tucker Monaco, Will Jarman, Eli Stevens, Tysen Grinde and Seth Massie. Krack was the 2025 champion and qualified with a higher score than his podium finish last year at 6963, while his qualifying score is his latest personal best.
The remaining five that return from the 2025 championship have qualified with a higher mark than what they set at the previous national championship.
Carroll (Mont.) and Cumberlands (Ky.) are the only two schools that had multiple qualifiers, as both schools qualified two athletes.
Open Qualifiers: The final qualifiers list for the championship will be announced on Wednesday, May 13, at 10 a.m. CT on NAIA.org.
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