Owls Travel to Denton for 2026 American Outdoor Championships

Wednesday, May 13

Denton, Texas

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American Outdoor Championships

Owls Travel to Denton for 2026 American Outdoor Championships

5/13/2026 11:00:00 AM | Women's XC/Track & Field

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DENTON, Texas – The Florida Atlantic women's track & field team is traveling to Denton to compete in the 2026 American Outdoor Championships on Thursday, May 14 through Saturday, May 16 at the Norma Knobel Hunt Stadium, aired on ESPN+.

The Owls closed out the regular season at the East Coast Relays, hosted by UNF with junior Teegan Anderson breaking the program record in the 1500-meter which tied her for the fastest time in the American. With the performance, Anderson earned the first American Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for the Owls.

Florida Atlantic will participate in a total of 11 events this meet, starting on Thursday, May 14. The first event for FAU will be the 1500-meter, followed by the 200-meter, 400-meter hurdles, and the 10,000-meter. On Friday, Rosa ten Berg, Adrianna Mier, and Anderson will compete in the 800-meter leaving the Owls with three more events (400-meter, 100-meter, and 3000-meter steeplecahse) on the evening. The finals will be held on Saturday, May 16.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Charlotte
East Carolina
Florida Atlantic
Memphis
North Texas
Rice
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa
UAB
UTSA
Wichita State

LAST TIME OUT

Florida Atlantic started the East Coast Relays with Joelle White representing the Owls in the 400-meter hurdles.
Four Owls (Adriana Lopez, Jada Bolhuis, Leanna Lynch, and Kiylah Williams) ran in the 200-meter dash.
Anderson finished within the top 5 of the 1500-meter to set the new school record with a time of 4:23.61.
The Owls closed out the night with the 5000-meter, where Madison Brown placed No. 10 overall with a 17:57.23.
Freshman Morgan Pennington made her collegiate debut in the 5000-meter to conclude the first day of the meet.
On the final day, Richelle Williams, Jada Bolhuis, Kiylah Williams, and Adriana Lopez ran the 4x100-meter relay.
Two Owls finished in the top 10 in the 800-meter. Rosa ten Berg placed fourth overall with a time of 2:08.46, and Anderson finished ninth (2:10.10).
Freshman Leanna Lynch represented FAU in the 400-meter in the Owls' last event to close out the regular season.

SCHEDULE
For the full women's track & field schedule, click HERE.

ROSTER
To check out the 2026 track & field roster, click HERE.

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