The Lancaster Bible College Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field teams concluded their 2026 Outdoor season on Friday at the NCCAA Outdoor Championships in Wilmore, Ky. at Asbury University as the Men's team finished ninth overall with 41 points and the Women's team finished 12th overall with 26 points out of 28 total teams competing. Lancaster Bible also had four top-5 finishers for the day with three school records either broken or tied to end the season.
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Men's Action
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David Helms (Jr.) landed a fourth-place finish in the 5,000-Meters to kick off the day for the Chargers, finishing with a time of 15:23.13. Next up for LBC was the Hammer Throw, led by
Hudson Gosselin (Fr.) with a personal record of 41.64 Meters to take 10th place overall in the event. Also throwing in the event was
Lucas Durkin (Sr.), placing 16th overall with a distance of 36.16 Meters. In the Triple Jump,
Landon Zeiset (Fr.) took 10th place overall with a jump of 12.09 Meters, then in the 4x100M Relay the team of
Micah Richardson (Sr.),
Gavin Hunter (Fr.),
Amari Williams (So.), and
Landon Zeiset placed seventh with a time of 43.92 in the race, just 0.2 seconds off the program record time. Next up was the Shot Put with three Chargers competing, led by
Lucas Durkin with a 14th-place finish at 12.88 Meters. Also competing were
Emery McCombs (So.) and
Hudson Gosselin, with McCombs throwing for 12.51 Meters and Gosselin finishing at 12.22 Meters.
Gavin Hunter set a PR in the 400M Hurdles and landed a fourth-place finish in the event, then to end the day, the team of
Gavin Hunter,
Kingsiah Oquendo (Fr.),
Amari Williams, and
Jaden Royal (Jr.) placed 10th in the 4x400M Relay, finishing in a time of 3:37.15.
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Women's Action
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The Women's team began Friday with the 5,000-Meters as
Abby Ames competed for the Chargers, placing 11th overall with a time of 19:24.33 and setting a personal record in the event. The next Charger to compete was
Martha Weaver (Jr.) in the Shot Put, putting together a great performance as she broke the program record with a throw of 11.87 Meters and earned a fifth-place finish in the event. Next up was the 4x100M Relay with the team of
Rachel Nolt (Jr.),
Zoi Whitsett (Jr.),
Elly Bruner (Jr.), and
Lizzie Dimov (So.), setting a new program record with a time of 51.22 and placing eighth in the event.
Abby Ames competed in the 1,500-Meters as well for the Chargers, placing 10th with a time of 5:13.88, then
Martha Weaver threw in the Hammer Throw, also placing 10th with a distance of 36.38 Meters. Ending the day for the Chargers was the 4x400M Relay, with the team of
Faith Garber (Jr.),
Abby Ames,
Lizzie Dimov, and
Rachel Nolt finishing 11th and tying the program record with a time of 4:25.88.
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School Records
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Martha Weaver --> Shot Put (11.87m)
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Rachel Nolt/
Zoi Whitsett/
Elly Bruner/
Lizzie Dimov --> 4x100M Relay (51.22)
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Faith Garber/
Abby Ames/
Lizzie Dimov/
Rachel Nolt {Tied} --> 4x400M Relay (4:25.88)
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This marks the conclusion of the 2025-26 season for both the Men's and Women's Track & Field teams. Congratulations to the Chargers on a great year!
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