Ten Tigers Earn 2026 All-NCAC Indoor Track & Field Awards
| Men's Indoor Track & Field All-NCAC |
CLEVELAND, OH - Ten student-athletes representing Wittenberg Men’s Track and Field earned 2026 Indoor All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) honors as a result of their performances during the championship meet hosted by Wittenberg February 27-28. The outstanding individual performances powered Wittenberg to a third consecutive NCAC Indoor title.
Leading the way for the Tigers was senior Cameron Elliott (Springfield, OH / Springfield) and junior Lukas Rieben (Clayton, OH / Northmont), both of whom earned a special awards. Elliott earned NCAC Men's Indoor Sprint/Hurdles Athlete of the Year after winning the 400-meter dash, placing third in the 200-meter dash, and running an outstanding second leg of the winning 4x400-meter relay. Rieben took first place in both the 3000-meter run and the 5000-meter run to earn NCAC Men's Indoor Mid-Distance/Distance Athlete of the Year.
In addition, Wittenberg's coaches were recognized for their outstanding work as the 2026 NCAC Indoor Track and Field Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year.
Wittenberg's All-NCAC performers in the 2026 NCAC Indoor Championships:
- Freshman Antonio Weaver (Columbus, OH / Independence) won the long jump with a distance of 23'01.25";
- Freshman Jeremiah Owusu (Columbus, OH / Thomas Worthington) placed third in the high jump with a mark of 6'05.00';
- Freshman Matthew Keaton (Westerville, OH / North) won the pole vault with a mark of 14'05.25";
- Freshman Nate Warburton (Jensen Beach, FL / Jensen Beach) placed second in the 60-meter dash in a time of 6.90;
- Sophomore Kory Davis (Brookville, OH / Brookville) finished third in the 60-meter hurdles in a time of 8.13;
- Sophomore Jack Kittle (Chagrin Falls, OH / Chagrin Falls) finished second in the 200-meter dash in a time of 21.65;
- Elliott finished third in the 200-meter dash in a time of 21.76;
- Elliott won the 400-meter dash in a time of 47.07;
- Kittle finished second in the 400-meter dash in a time of 47.08;
- Rieben won the 3000-meter run in a time of 8:31.14;
- Rieben won the 5000-meter run in a time of 14:56/28;
- Junior Nicolas Farfoglia (Manchester, MD / Manchester Valley) won the heptathlon with 4.742 points.
Finally, Wittenberg won the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:16.61. Earning All-NCAC in the relay were sophomore Dashawn Seye (Centerville, OH / Centerville), Elliott, Davis, and Kittle.