LANCASTER, Pa. – Fifteen-time defending champion Johns Hopkins has been chosen as the favorite to repeat in the 2026 Centennial Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Poll. The Blue Jays nabbed collected eight first-place votes and 80 points to earn the distinction of preseason favorite.
Ursinus received one first-place vote and tallied 72 points as the projected runners-up, while Franklin & Marshall picked up the remaining first-place nod and 61 points to take third.
Dickinson was projected to place fourth with 59 points, followed by Muhlenberg (38), Gettysburg (35), Swarthmore (28), McDaniel (14) and Bryn Mawr (12).
The outdoor season stretches from mid March through the end of April, culminating with the CC Outdoor Championship at Gettysburg on May 1-2-3. Gettysburg will host the CC outdoor meet for the first time since 2008 and the third time overall.
2026 Centennial Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Poll
| Rank | Institution (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. Johns Hopkins (8) |
80 |
| 2. Ursinus (1) |
72 |
| 3. Franklin & Marshall (1) |
61 |
| 4. Dickinson |
59 |
| 5. Haverford |
51 |
| 6. Muhlenberg |
38 |
| 7. Gettysburg |
35 |
| 8. Swarthmore |
28 |
| 9. McDaniel |
14 |
| 10. Bryn Mawr |
12 |
2026 Schedule | 2025 Championship Results | 2025 All-Centennial Team | History & Records
Five All-Americans and 34 All-Region performers return to the track and the field this spring for the Centennial. The Johns Hopkins trio of Mirra Klimov, Carter Brotherton and Erika Ezumba will aim for repeat national honors this spring, as will F&M's Mackenzie Ward and Swarthmore's Hannah Swale.
Ezumba is the reigning CC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year and also earned Field Performer of the Meet accolades at the 2025 championships. Fresh off a runner-up finish in the weight throw and a sixth-place finish in the shot put at NCAA indoors, Ezumba is primed for another strong spring. Co-Track Performers of the Meet from 2025 are also back this spring - Dickinson's Erin Olsavksy and Ursinus' Kaelin Ryan.
Other returners who have qualified for the NCAA outdoor championships in their careers include JHU's Emma Kothari, Adriana Catalano, Cooper Brotherton, Lorna Arcese, Lianne Saussy and Mackenzie Setton.
At the 2025 CC championship, Hopkins took home golds in 11 events en route to a record 338.5 points and its 15th straight title. Dickinson (125.5), Swarthmore (109), Ursinus (66.5) and F&M and Haverford (47 each) rounded out the top five team finishes.
Returning All-Americans (5)
Mackenzie Ward, Franklin & Marshall, Jr. (2025 Second Team-Javelin)
Mirra Klimov, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025 First Team-100m)
Carter Brotherton, Johns Hopkins, So. (2025 Second Team-5000m)
Erika Ezumba, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025 Second Team-Hammer)
Hannah Swale, Swarthmore, Sr. (2025 Second Team-Heptathlon)
Returning All-Region (34)
Erin Olsavsky, Dickinson, Sr. (2025-200m)
Mackenzie Ward, Franklin & Marshall, Jr. (2025-Javelin; 2024-Javelin)
Lauren Dunnigan, Franklin & Marshall, Jr. (2025-100 Hurdles)
Gabrielle Thiry, Gettysburg, So. (2025-10,000m)
Olivia D'Aulerio, Haverford, Sr. (2024-400; 2023-4x400)
Anastasia Jaycobs, Haverford, Jr. (2025-800m)
Lianne Saussy, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025-4x100, 4x400, 400 Hurdles; 2024-4x400; 2023-4x400)
Mirra Klimov, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025-4x100, 100m, 200m)
Lorna Arcese, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025-4x400; 2024-800m)
Adriana Catalano, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025-5000m; 2024-5000m)
Erika Ezumba, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025-Shot Put, Discus, Hammer; 2024-Shot Put)
Cooper Brotherton, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025-Steeple; 2023-Steeple)
Izzy Nobilli, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2024-1500m, 5000m, 10,000m)
Mackenzie Setton, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2024-1500m, 2023-1500m)
Anna Zinsser, Johns Hopkins, Gr. (2025-4x100)
Emma Kothari, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025-1500m)
Carter Brotherton, Johns Hopkins, So. (2025-5000m)
Jaclyn Donoho, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025-High Jump)
Storrie Kulynych-Irvin, Johns Hopkins, So. (2025-10,000m)
Clarissa Newman, Johns Hopkins, So. (2025-Pole Vault)
Claudia Ouimet, Johns Hopkins, So. (2025-Heptathlon)
Phoebe Williams, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2025-Hammer)
Aisling Callahan, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2024-1500m)
Sarah Soto, Johns Hopkins, Sr. (2023-Pole Vault)
Maya Richwine, Muhlenberg, Jr. (2025-100 Hurdles; 2024-100H)
Avery McNulty, Muhlenberg, Sr. (2024-HJ; 2023-HJ)
Hannah Swale, Swarthmore, Sr. (2025-Hepathlon; 2024-Javelin, Heptathlon; 2023-Heptathlon)
Tate Garcia, Swarthmore, Sr. (2025-Discus; 2024-Shot Put, Discus)
Lydia Morris-Kliment, Swarthmore, Jr. (2025-Discus; 2024-Discus)
Alyson Goldbacher, Swarthmore, So. (2025-Pole Vault)
Elizabeth Page, Swarthmore, So. (2025-1500m)
Sam Wechsler, Ursinus, Jr. (2025-Long Jump, Triple Jump; 2024-Long Jump, Triple Jump)
Mia Bompensa, Ursinus, So. (2025-Pole Vault)
Kaelin Ryan, Ursinus, Sr. (2025-100 Hurdles)
