Women’s Track and Field To Send Eight To NCAA Championships Next Week

MEDFORD, MA (May 16, 2025) — The NCAA announced the final selections to the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships next week May 22-24, and the Tufts University women’s track and field squad was awarded with eight entries after a solid outdoor season. 

The Jumbos will have first-year Arielle Chechile in the 400 meter hurdles, after the newcomer posted a collegiate-best time on Thursday of 1:00.64 at the MIT Final Qualifier. Chechile’s time is currently the fifth-best among the field of 22 competitors to compete. 

Fellow newcomer Makayla Moriarty ran a 55.21 at the 2025 NEICAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and got in as the No. 18 seed in the 400 meter dash. 

The field crew will have a large contingent heading to the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, as senior Harper Meek was a last second selection into the field in the high jump after clearing 1.66 meters at the New England Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. 

First-year Elysse Cumberland will look to earn another national championship next week in a pair of events, as she qualified No. 5 in the nation in the long jump with a mark of 6.04 meters at the Tufts Sunshine Classic on April 19. She also will be the No. 3 seed in the event she won at Indoors, as her triple jump mark of 12.66 meters at the Sunshine Classic was plenty good enough for a spot in the NCAA field. 

Cumberland will be joined in her two events by senior teammate Jordan Andrew, as the former All-American is seeded No. 5 in the triple jump after a leap of 12.29 meters at the Tufts Sunshine Classic on April 19. Andrew was close to the cutline in the long jump, but her 5.80 meter leap was good enough for the final spot in the field. 

Sophomore Jackie Wells tossed a school record in the javelin on Thursday at the MIT Final Qualifier, as her toss of 42.41 meters was good enough for the 11th-best distance this spring. She will be making her first appearance at the NCAA Championships. 

The long jump and javelin will be contested on Thursday, May 22 while the prelims of the 400 meter hurdles will also be run that day. Meek will compete in the high jump on Friday afternoon at 11:30 a.m., while Moriarty will run in the 400 meter dash prelims on Friday at 3:15 p.m. 

Both Andrew and Cumberland will compete in the triple jump Saturday at 1:45 p.m., while the finals of the 400 meter hurdles and 400 meter dash are Saturday afternoon as well. 

Full entries can be seen HERE.

–JUMBOS–