Friday, March 13
Fayetteville, Ark.
2:00 PM
University of Washington
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NCAA Indoor Championships
Rhoads, Men’s DMR Shine At NCAA Indoors
March 13, 2026 | Track & Field
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Schedule of Huskies in action
Saturday
2:00 pm PT – Women's Pole Vault Final – Hana Moll, Veronica Vacca
2:20 pm PT – Men's Mile Final – Thom Diamond, Reuben Reina
4:25 pm PT – Men's 3,000m Final – Reuben Reina
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A third-place finish in the pole vault from senior James Rhoads followed by a fifth-place run from the men's distance medley relay got the Husky men's track team off to a strong start at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Hosted by Arkansas at the Randal Tyson Center, the meet will conclude on Saturday, with UW factoring into three events.
The Husky men's team sits in a tie for sixth-place after day one with 10 team points, six coming from Rhoads and four from the DMR. They will have Thom Diamond and Reuben Reina in the mile final tomorrow, then Reina will double back to run the 3k.
The women's team had several close calls in the mile semis and the women's DMR, but did not get on the board. They'll turn to pole vaulters Hana Moll and Veronica Vacca tomorrow, starting at 2 p.m. PT.
Rhoads Hits High Note
Senior and first-year Husky Jimmy Rhoads turned in a phenomenal pole vault performance for the best NCAA finish of his career, which began at Penn. Rhoads battled his way up to third-place, ultimately clearing 18-10 1/4 on a first attempt. Two men were able to clear one more bar, at 19-0 1/4, while Rhoads fell just shy at that winning height.
His 18-10 1/4 clearance was actually the best mark ever for a third-place finisher at nationals. Many years that's good for the victory. It's the second-highest bar ever cleared by a Husky at NCAAs, as Brad Walker went 19-0 1/4 to win the 2003 NCAA Indoor title. Rhoads cleared five bars today, with only one miss at 18-4 1/2, before he went out going for what would have been a third 19-foot make this season.
DMRs Leave It On The Track
Day one closed with the distance medley relays. The women were up first, and went with a squad of Jenica Swartz, Chloe Symon, Chloe Foerster, and Julia David-Smith. Swartz split 3:20.76, the third-fastest in the field, then Symon ran 54.08 on the 400m leg. Foerster circled back from running the mile semis and ran 2:04.19 for the 800-meters as the Dawgs were one of four teams leading going into the final leg. David-Smith sat in second-place for much of her carry behind the Iowa State team, but that lead pack was slowly caught by the rest of the field, and the final lap turned into a bunch sprint that saw David-Smith shuffled back to 10th at the finish.
In the men's relay, Jamar Distel handed off in sixth-place after a 2:53.86 opening 1,200-meter carry. Then Alex Rhodes blazed a sub-45 split for 400-meters, going 44.96, the second-fastest in the field. Freshman Josiah Tostenson ran 1:51.03 for 800-meters, with UW in eighth going into Tyler Bilyard's anchoring mile. Bilyard had a 20-meter gap between himself and the top-seven teams, but he gradually gained ground and reattached. He was still in eighth on the bell lap but a big late push helped him past several teams and come across in fifth-place overall, with the second-fastest final split of 3:55.59. UW went 9:25.43 as a team.
It's the men's second top-five finish in the past four years, after finishing fourth at the 2023 championships. That fourth-place finish, and a runner-up run in 2016, are the only times UW placed higher than today's fifth-place.
Mighty Are The Milers
As has become tradition, UW had two women's milers and two men's milers in today's semifinals, trying to reach tomorrow's finals. The men both punched their tickets, while the women were agonizingly close, both finishing one spot shy.
For the men, Thom Diamond went with a decisive move from Virginia's Gary Martin, as the two broke away from their semi and finished 1-2. Diamond, in his first NCAA meet, made his first final with an impressive time of 3:55.38. In the next heat, Reuben Reina also advanced, as he took third in a time of 3:57.27. UW is the only school that will have two finalists on Saturday.
In the women's semis, Foerster positioned herself well throughout her race, but she ran out of gas over the final 100-meters, taking fifth in 4:40.31 where only the top-four advanced. Mia Cochran's second heat went much faster than the first heat, so the top-six finishers would advance, but Cochran fell just short in seventh-place in 4:33.35.
Final 5k's
Chloe Thomas and Evan Jenkins each fought in the 5k finals, but neither was able to majorly upset the form chart. Thomas came in seeded 16th in the field, and she finished 15th overall in 16:04.58. Jenkins was seeded 15th going in, and he earned a 13th-place finish in 13:55.96. They each earn Second Team All-America honors.
2026 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
Friday, March 13
Fayetteville, Ark. | Randal Tyson Center
UW Results – Day One of Two
Women
Mile Semifinal, Heat 1 of 2: 5. Chloe Foerster, 4:40.31; Heat 2 of 2: 7. Mia Cochran, 4:33.35
5,000m Final: 15. Chloe Thomas, 16:04.58
Distance Medley Relay Final: 10. Swartz/Symon/Foerster/David-Smith, 10:54.37
Men
Mile Semifinal, Heat 1 of 2: 2. Thom Diamond, 3:55.38Q (Advance to Saturday final); Heat 2 of 2: 3. Reuben Reina, 3:57.27Q (Advance to Saturday final)
5,000m Final: 13. Evan Jenkins, 13:55.96
Distance Medley Relay Final: 5. Distel/Rhodes/Tostenson/Bilyard, 9:25.43
Pole Vault: 3. James Rhoads, 18-10 1/4
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Saturday Live Streams: 9:30am PT | 2:00pm PT
Schedule of Huskies in action
Saturday
2:00 pm PT – Women's Pole Vault Final – Hana Moll, Veronica Vacca
2:20 pm PT – Men's Mile Final – Thom Diamond, Reuben Reina
4:25 pm PT – Men's 3,000m Final – Reuben Reina
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A third-place finish in the pole vault from senior James Rhoads followed by a fifth-place run from the men's distance medley relay got the Husky men's track team off to a strong start at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Hosted by Arkansas at the Randal Tyson Center, the meet will conclude on Saturday, with UW factoring into three events.
The Husky men's team sits in a tie for sixth-place after day one with 10 team points, six coming from Rhoads and four from the DMR. They will have Thom Diamond and Reuben Reina in the mile final tomorrow, then Reina will double back to run the 3k.
The women's team had several close calls in the mile semis and the women's DMR, but did not get on the board. They'll turn to pole vaulters Hana Moll and Veronica Vacca tomorrow, starting at 2 p.m. PT.
Rhoads Hits High Note
A look at the top clearance from Jimmy Rhoads today to earn bronze ??
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) March 14, 2026
The make of 18-10.25 is the second-highest mark ever cleared by a Husky at NCAAs, indoors or outdoors.#GoHuskies // ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/Fdnz4nQCaU
Senior and first-year Husky Jimmy Rhoads turned in a phenomenal pole vault performance for the best NCAA finish of his career, which began at Penn. Rhoads battled his way up to third-place, ultimately clearing 18-10 1/4 on a first attempt. Two men were able to clear one more bar, at 19-0 1/4, while Rhoads fell just shy at that winning height.
His 18-10 1/4 clearance was actually the best mark ever for a third-place finisher at nationals. Many years that's good for the victory. It's the second-highest bar ever cleared by a Husky at NCAAs, as Brad Walker went 19-0 1/4 to win the 2003 NCAA Indoor title. Rhoads cleared five bars today, with only one miss at 18-4 1/2, before he went out going for what would have been a third 19-foot make this season.
DMRs Leave It On The Track
Day one closed with the distance medley relays. The women were up first, and went with a squad of Jenica Swartz, Chloe Symon, Chloe Foerster, and Julia David-Smith. Swartz split 3:20.76, the third-fastest in the field, then Symon ran 54.08 on the 400m leg. Foerster circled back from running the mile semis and ran 2:04.19 for the 800-meters as the Dawgs were one of four teams leading going into the final leg. David-Smith sat in second-place for much of her carry behind the Iowa State team, but that lead pack was slowly caught by the rest of the field, and the final lap turned into a bunch sprint that saw David-Smith shuffled back to 10th at the finish.
In the men's relay, Jamar Distel handed off in sixth-place after a 2:53.86 opening 1,200-meter carry. Then Alex Rhodes blazed a sub-45 split for 400-meters, going 44.96, the second-fastest in the field. Freshman Josiah Tostenson ran 1:51.03 for 800-meters, with UW in eighth going into Tyler Bilyard's anchoring mile. Bilyard had a 20-meter gap between himself and the top-seven teams, but he gradually gained ground and reattached. He was still in eighth on the bell lap but a big late push helped him past several teams and come across in fifth-place overall, with the second-fastest final split of 3:55.59. UW went 9:25.43 as a team.
It's the men's second top-five finish in the past four years, after finishing fourth at the 2023 championships. That fourth-place finish, and a runner-up run in 2016, are the only times UW placed higher than today's fifth-place.
Mighty Are The Milers
As has become tradition, UW had two women's milers and two men's milers in today's semifinals, trying to reach tomorrow's finals. The men both punched their tickets, while the women were agonizingly close, both finishing one spot shy.
For the men, Thom Diamond went with a decisive move from Virginia's Gary Martin, as the two broke away from their semi and finished 1-2. Diamond, in his first NCAA meet, made his first final with an impressive time of 3:55.38. In the next heat, Reuben Reina also advanced, as he took third in a time of 3:57.27. UW is the only school that will have two finalists on Saturday.
In the women's semis, Foerster positioned herself well throughout her race, but she ran out of gas over the final 100-meters, taking fifth in 4:40.31 where only the top-four advanced. Mia Cochran's second heat went much faster than the first heat, so the top-six finishers would advance, but Cochran fell just short in seventh-place in 4:33.35.
Welcome to the NCAA final, Thom Diamond! ??
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) March 13, 2026
"Wouldn't you know it, there's a University of Washington guy in the front of a mile race..." -- Ball Knower
Blazing semi time of 3:55.38 ??#GoHuskies // ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/ypf3GL032L
Final 5k's
Chloe Thomas and Evan Jenkins each fought in the 5k finals, but neither was able to majorly upset the form chart. Thomas came in seeded 16th in the field, and she finished 15th overall in 16:04.58. Jenkins was seeded 15th going in, and he earned a 13th-place finish in 13:55.96. They each earn Second Team All-America honors.
2026 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
Friday, March 13
Fayetteville, Ark. | Randal Tyson Center
UW Results – Day One of Two
Women
Mile Semifinal, Heat 1 of 2: 5. Chloe Foerster, 4:40.31; Heat 2 of 2: 7. Mia Cochran, 4:33.35
5,000m Final: 15. Chloe Thomas, 16:04.58
Distance Medley Relay Final: 10. Swartz/Symon/Foerster/David-Smith, 10:54.37
Men
Mile Semifinal, Heat 1 of 2: 2. Thom Diamond, 3:55.38Q (Advance to Saturday final); Heat 2 of 2: 3. Reuben Reina, 3:57.27Q (Advance to Saturday final)
5,000m Final: 13. Evan Jenkins, 13:55.96
Distance Medley Relay Final: 5. Distel/Rhodes/Tostenson/Bilyard, 9:25.43
Pole Vault: 3. James Rhoads, 18-10 1/4
For news, scores, highlights and more, download the Go Huskies app on your mobile device. Follow @UWTrack on Instagram, X, and Facebook and subscribe to UW Athletics on YouTube for the latest on the Dawgs.
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