BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – First year
Paxon Myers was named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Rookie of the Year to headline the recognition the St. Olaf College men's track and field team received in the 2026 MIAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Awards.
Myers was voted the Rookie of the Year by the conference's head coaches, becoming the first Ole to earn the accolade since the award began in 2023. Myers won the conference title in the 800-meter run (1:52.01) to lead the Oles' top-four sweep in the event, while also running on the runner-up 4x400-meter relay (3:19.17).
In addition to Myers' major accolade, St. Olaf had 10 individual All-MIAC performances and two All-MIAC relays honored, plus seven Honorable Mention All-MIAC individual results and one honorable mention relay.
| Name(s) |
Event |
Place/Accolade |
Time/Mark/Score |
| Max Albertson |
Long jump |
1st - All-MIAC |
7.28m |
| Jack Deaver |
3,000-meter steeplechase |
2nd - All-MIAC |
9:27.75 |
| Noah DuVivier |
5,000-meter run |
6th - Honorable Mention All-MIAC |
15:11.07 |
| Cristian Escobar Pearson |
400-meter hurdles |
3rd - All-MIAC |
54.53 |
| Christian Fells |
800-meter run |
3rd - All-MIAC |
1:53.79 |
| Ignatius Fitzgerald |
3,000-meter steeplechase |
6h - Honorable Mention All-MIAC |
9:46.73 |
| Lex Kaye |
3,000-meter steeplechase |
4th - Honorable Mention All-MIAC |
9:39.16 |
| Gael Manzur Strandlund |
10,000-meter run |
2nd - All-MIAC |
31:00.45 |
| Ethan Martel |
3,000-meter steeplechase |
5th - Honorable Mention All-MIAC |
9:39.23 |
| Aidan McKeever |
400-meter hurdles |
4th - Honorable Mention All-MIAC |
55.27 |
| Cullen Moore |
800-meter run |
2nd - All-MIAC |
1:52.08 |
| Paxon Myers |
800-meter run |
1st - All-MIAC |
1:52.01 |
| Lance Nemecek |
800-meter run |
4th - Honorable Mention All-MIAC |
1:54.79 |
| Garrett Seppanen |
5,000-meter run |
3rd - All-MIAC |
14:40.87 |
|
1,500-meter run |
6th - Honorable Mention All-MIAC |
3:55.04 |
| Kevin Turlington |
10,000-meter run |
1st - All-MIAC |
30:59.28 |
|
5,000-meter run |
2nd - All-MIAC |
14:31.95 |
| Jackson Bullock, Aaron Ruesink, Zach Martin, Austin McInturff |
4x800-meter relay |
1st - All-MIAC |
7:40.85 |
| Aiden McKeever, Lance Nemecek, Paxon Myers, Austin McInturff |
4x400-meter relay |
2nd - All-MIAC |
3:19.17 |
| Tony Ali, Cristian Escobar Pearson, Abe Polzien, Max Albertson |
4x100-meter relay |
4th - Honorable Mention All-MIAC |
42.64 |
