LEXINGTON, Ky. – Indiana State junior hurdler Rachel Mehringer's storybook 2025-26 season will carry on, a the Sycamore standout qualified for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor National Championships in the 100m hurdles Saturday evening.
 
Mehringer, who owns the Indiana State and MVC record in the event, ran a time of 12.75 to win her heat and earn an automatic qualifying spot. The Schnellville, Indiana, native will make her second career national championships appearance after finishing 13th in the 100m hurdles in 2025.

Mehringer joins a decorated group of Sycamore athletes to reach multiple national championships in hurdles events after previously earning Second Team All-America honors in 2025. Aubrey Herring, Chris Lancaster, Greggmar Swift and Adarius Washington are the four others in program history to reach multiple national championships in the hurdles events.
 
Mehringer wasn't the only Sycamore to have a big day at the NCAA East First Round, as Aliseonna Garnett registered a career-best mark in the discus to place in the top 15 in the event. Garnett, who won the MVC title in the discus this season and also recorded a top-25 finish in the shot put earlier at the NCAA East First Round, beat her previous career best with two of her three attempts Saturday.
 
Garnett's top mark of 54.02m (177-3) placed her 14th in the field, just over a foot shy of qualifying for the national championships. She also had a throw of 53.88m (176-9) in her series, with her top mark of the day also ranking fifth in program history.
 
SATURDAY RESULTS
Women's 100m Hurdles
3. Rachel Mehringer – 12.75 (qualified for NCAA Outdoor National Championships)
Women's Discus
14. Aliseonna Garnett – 54.02m (177-3) (fifth in program history)
 
Up Next
Rachel Mehringer will represent the Blue and White in the NCAA Outdoor National Championships, which take place June 10-13 in Eugene, Oregon.
 
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