The 2026 SLIAC Men's Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference team is highlighted by a pair of schools joining the individual award winners list for the first time in program history. For the first time in school history Blackburn College and Eureka College received two of the major individual awards honoring the year's performances.
Eric Mitchell became the first Panther from Greenville University to win the Field Athlete of the Year award since 2023 and is the sixth in program history. Mitchell took home a pair of medals at the conference championship including gold in the shot put. His winning throw of 49'2.5" was the second longest in championship history. He also picked up silver in the hammer throw and placed 4th in the discus.
Bailey Webster brought home the Track Athlete of the Year award for Eureka College. Webster had a historic performance at the championships, collecting three medals in total including a pair of gold medals; marking the first gold for the Red Devils since 2017. Webster placed 1st in both the 5000 meter and 10,000 meter races and added a silver medal in the 1500 meters.
This year's Field Freshman of the Year is Leland Branstner from Blackburn College. Branstner completed his impressive first-year campaign with the Beavers by becoming the first athlete in program history to medal at the championships. He took top honors in the discus, with a throw of 137'11" and added silver in the shot put while also placing 4th in the hammer.
Brayden Halter, from Webster University, was named the Track Freshman of the Year. He becomes the first Gorlok to win the award in conference history. Halter captured gold in both the 800 meter and 1500 meter races. Halter becomes the first runner to win both middle distance races at the same championship in conference history.
Blackburn College also took home the Team Sportsmanship award while Greenville University and Brian Patton received the Coaching Staff of the Year.
First Team All-Conference
100 Meters - Ty Kellum, Greenville
200 Meters - Neko Gibson, Greenville
400 Meters - Chad Dahl, Spalding
800 Meters - Brayden Halter, Webster
1500 Meters - Brayden Halter, Webster
5000 Meters - Bailey Webster, Eureka
10,000 Meters - Bailey Webster, Eureka
110 Hurdles - Mikendall Morris, MUW
400 Hurdles - Nana Koranteng, Principia
3000 Steeplechase - Mason Clayton, Greenville
4x100 Relay - Greenville (Neko Gibson, Noel Andino, Gavin Baldwin, Ty Kellum)
4x400 Relay - Greenville (Ahmadjae Fenton, Noel Andino, Ben Wilcoxen, Jaylin Morrow)
High Jump - Tyler Bohannon, MUW
Pole Vault - Mark Govero, Webster
Long Jump - Nana Koranteng, Principia
Triple Jump - Keenan Powell, Greenville
Shot Put - Eric Mitchell, Greenville
Discus - Leland Branstner, Blackburn
Hammer Throw - Mark Fisher, Principia
Javelin - Wyatt Frye, Spalding
Second Team All-Conference
100 Meters - Dylan Patterson, Webster
200 Meters - Ty Kellum, Greenville
400 Meters - Noel Andino, Greenville
800 Meters - Caleb Stinson, Spalding
1500 Meters - Bailey Webster, Eureka
5000 Meters - Zach Proctor, Principia
10,000 Meters - Zach Proctor, Principia
110 Hurdles - Allen Fields, MUW
400 Hurdles - Lucas LaRue, Webster
3000 Steeplechase - Tobias Rice, Spalding
4x100 Relay - MUW (Malachi Morgan, Jakobe Smith, Noel Kellum, Bryson Boler)
4x400 Relay - Webster (Nicholas Richardson, Brayden Halter, Gabe Feaman, Kaiden Richardson)
High Jump - Malachi Morgan, MUW
Pole Vault - Elijah Bohler, Webster
Long Jump - Malachi Morgan, MUW
Triple Jump - Nana Koranteng, Principia
Shot Put - Leland Branstner, Blackburn
Discus - Hunter Triplett, Greenville
Hammer Throw - Eric Mitchell, Greenville
Javelin - Wyatt Case, Greenville
Third Team All-Conference
100 Meters - Neko Gibson, Greenville
200 Meters - Ausitn Merritt, Webster
400 Meters - Kaiden Richardson, Webster
800 Meters - Luis Zavala, Greenville
1500 Meters - Cole Glover, Eureka
5000 Meters - Tobias Rice, Spalding
10,000 Meters - Kennett Rampley, Principia
110 Hurdles - Chris Green-Williams, Greenville
400 Hurdles - Jamarion Cobbins, Greenville
3000 Steeplechase - Wyatt Frye, Spalding
4x100 Relay - Blackburn (Tyler Tarallo, Byron McNeil, Landan Tribble, Tristan Toss)
4x400 Relay - MUW (Jakobe Smith, Jarvis Sellers, Noel Kellum, Bryson Boler)
High Jump - Thomas Ogata, Webster
Pole Vault - Christian Duplayee, Greenville
Long Jump - Keenan Powell, Greenville
Triple Jump - Leonard Bratton, Greenville
Shot Put - Marc-Quan Daniels, Principia
Discus - Noel Kellum, MUW
Hammer Throw - Marc-Quan Daniels, Principia
Javelin - Nikolaus Thieman, Westminster
All-Sportsmanship Team
Youssef Mahrish, Blackburn College
Jose Amador, Eureka College
Christian Duplayee, Greenville University
Jakobe Alcorn, Lyon College
JaKobe Smith, MUW
Chris Clark, Principia College
Richie Radaszewski, Spalding University
Robin Wong, Webster University
Chase Arnold, Westminster College