MOUNT OLIVE — The University of Mount Olive women's track & field program will be represented by seven national qualifiers across seven events at the 2026 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Emporia State University from May 21-23 at Francis G. Welch Stadium.

The Trojans will send the most women's national qualifiers among all Conference Carolinas institutions to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Sophomore Janara Bryant headlines the group after tying the NCAA Division II all-time triple jump record at the 2026 Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Bryant recorded a leap of 13.37 meters to break both the school and conference records while posting the top provisional mark nationally in the event. Bryant, who is making her fourth consecutive national championship appearance, is scheduled to compete in the women's triple jump on Friday, May 22 at 5:45 p.m.

Jasmine Colwell secured her first-career national championship berth in the discus following a strong performance at the 2026 Mount Olive Final Qualifier on May 9. Colwell earned her place in the national field after posting a distance of 48.23 meters in the discus and will compete in the women's discus on Friday, May 22 at 5:30 p.m.

Senior sprinter Futoria Harris qualified in both the 100-meter and 200-meter dash events. Harris enters the national championships ranked 22nd provisionally in the 100 meters after clocking an 11.59 at the Conference Carolinas Championships, while her time of 23.68 in the 200 meters at the Mount Olive Final Qualifier has her tied for 22nd nationally. Harris will make her fourth straight national championship appearance after previously qualifying during both the indoor and outdoor seasons of her freshman campaign, including the 2026 indoor championships. She is scheduled to compete in the 100-meter preliminaries on Thursday, May 21 at 7:25 p.m. and the 200-meter preliminaries on Friday, May 22 at 6:45 p.m.

Serenity Harvey qualified individually in both the 200-meter and 400-meter dash events. Harvey posted a 23.38 in the 200 meters at the Conference Carolinas Championships, ranking tied for 10th nationally in Division II. The sophomore will make her second national championship appearance after competing during the indoor season in the 200 meters. Harvey is set to run in the 400-meter preliminaries on Thursday, May 21 at 6:55 p.m. and the 200-meter preliminaries on Friday, May 22 at 6:45 p.m.

Haniyyah Johnson qualified in the 100-meter hurdles and long jump. Johnson currently ranks tied for sixth nationally in the 100-meter hurdles after recording a 13.49 at the Conference Carolinas Championships. She will make her second national championship appearance after previously qualifying during the indoor season in both the 60-meter hurdles and long jump. Johnson is scheduled to compete in the long jump on Thursday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. and the 100-meter hurdles preliminaries on Friday, May 22 at 7:50 p.m.

The women's 4x100-meter relay team of Serenity Harvey, Essence Slate, Heavan Roberts, and Haniyyah Johnson, also earned a national qualifying mark. The Trojans entered the championships ranked seventh nationally in the event's provisional standings. Both Heaven Roberts and Essence Slate will make their national championship debuts as members of the relay squad.
The women's 4x100-meter relay preliminaries are scheduled for Thursday, May 21 at 6:00 p.m.