TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State standout hurdler Rache Mehringer competes alongside the best athletes in the nation Thursday and Saturday, with the Sycamore junior set to represent the Blue and White in the NCAA Outdoor National Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Mehringer's 100m hurdles semifinal will take place Thursday night at 9:08 p.m. ET (6:08 p.m. PT). Should the 2025 Second Team All-American advance, the 100m hurdles final will take place Saturday night at 8:42 p.m. ET (5:42 p.m. PT).
Both days of the women's competition will be aired live on ESPN2.
Event Format
The 100m hurdles semifinals will consist of three heats, each of which will have eight athletes. The top two times from each heat will automatically advance to finals, with the next three fastest times across all three heats also earning a spot in finals.
Rachel Mehringer is in lane 6 of the second heat.
Trees In The Hurdles
Indiana State has had plenty of success on the national stage in hurdles events, with
Rachel Mehringer being the latest standout Sycamore hurdler. Mehringer, who will be making her second national championship appearance after joins Erica Moore (2008 and 2010 outdoor) and Stacia Weatherford (2012 outdoor) as women's hurdles athletes to represent the Sycamores at the national championships. Moore and Weatherford both reached the championships in the 400m hurdles. Moore was a First Team All-American in the 400m hurdles and also earned All-America honors in the 800m during the 2010 indoor season.
The Sycamores boast a pair of national champions in hurdles events in their history, with Chris Lancaster (1990 110m hurdles) and Aubrey Herring (2001 60m hurdles) both winning national titles for the Trees. Four different Sycamores have won multiple All-America accolades in the 110m hurdles events for their careers, with Herring (1998 indoor, 1999-01 indoor and outdoor) being a seven-time All-American, Greggmar Swift (2012 outdoor, 2013-14 indoor and outdoor) winning five All-America honors, Lancaster (1988 outdoor, 1990 indoor and outdoor) earning three All-America honors and Adarius Washington (2014 outdoor, 2015 indoor, 2016 outdoor) being a three-time All-American.
Marcus Neeley (2017 outdoor) and Max Tuttle (2014 outdoor) have also represented the Trees in hurdles events at the national championships, with Neeley's 10th-place finish in the 110m hurdles in 2017 being the last time a Sycamore hurdles athlete reached the national championships prior to Mehringer's back-to-back appearances in 2025 and 2026.
How She Got Here
The fastest 100m hurdles athlete in Missouri Valley Conference history,
Rachel Mehringer will be making her second appearance at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships. The Sycamore junior, who owns the Indiana State and Missouri Valley Conference record in both the 60m hurdles (8.16) and 100m hurdles (12.72 wind-legal, 12.64 wind-aided), was a Second Team All-American in the 100 hurdles in 2025.
Mehringer recently completed an undefeated regular season in the 100m hurdles while breaking the 13-second barrier in the 100m hurdles seven times, becoming the first athlete in MVC history to break 13 in the process. She placed first in both of her heats at the NCAA East First Round with times of 12.72 and 12.75 to secure an automatic qualifying spot for the national championships.
Storybook Season
Mehringer's undefeated season in the hurdles was one of the most dominant campaigns the Missouri Valley Conference has ever seen in any single event. She was a six-time MVC Athlete of the Week selection during the outdoor season, bringing her career conference weekly award haul to 15.
The junior broke a pair of facility records (Indiana State and Vanderbilt), shattered her own MVC and MVC Championships records (12.72 wind-legal, 12.64 wind-aided) and became the first athlete in conference history to break the 13-second mark in the 100m hurdles, something she accomplished seven times during the season.
Mehringer's times this season from start to finish have been a model of consistency and improvement throughout the campaign: 13.29, 13.20, 13.04, 13.10, 13.03, 13.10, 12.95, 12.96, 12.99, 13.25, 12.71, 12.64, 12.72, 12.75. Her average time this season across those 14 races equates to 12.98, and she has placed first in her section every time.
Simply The Best
Only a junior, Mehringer is already one of the most decorated hurdles athletes in Missouri Valley Conference history. A five-time conference champion in hurdles events (three-time outdoor 100 hurdles, two-time indoor 60 hurdles), she has been a part of six MVC Championship teams for Indiana State (2024-26 indoor, 2024-26 outdoor). Mehringer is also a 15-time MVC Athlete of the Week, including an unprecedented six consecutive weeks as the top athlete in the conference during the 2026 outdoor season.
Mehringer has also been a standout on the national stage. In addition to her 13th-place finish in the 100 hurdles at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor National Championships, she also finished third in the 100 hurdles at the 2024 USATF U20 Championships to earn an alternate spot for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships. She also owns the Indiana high school record in the 100 hurdles.
Mehringer will once again compete on the national stage this summer, with her performances at the NCAA East First Round qualifying her for the USATF Outdoor Championships July 23-26 in New York City.
All-America Honors
Athletes finishing in the top eight of their respective events will earn First Team All-America honors. Those finishing ninth through 16th will earn Second Team All-America honors, while athletes finishing 17th through 24th will earn Honorable Mention All-America honors.
Up Next
Indiana State has multiple athletes who will compete in upcoming U20 Championships June 18-20.
Kieran Barnewall will compete in the Canada U20 Championships June 19-20, while
Ben Brown and
Theo Thurmond will compete in the USATF U20 Championships June 18-19.
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