Emporia, KS - The final athletic competition of the 2025-26 season is set to begin in Emporia, KS, as the Texas A&M-Kingsville men's and women's track and field teams prepare for the 2026 NCAA D2 Outdoor National Championships.

Thirteen Javelinas, seven women and six men, are in Kansas where they are tabbed to compete in 10 events from Thursday through Saturday. Two athletes, sophomore Oneika Brissett (400m, 4x400m Relay), and freshman Christopher Gonzalez (Long Jump, 400m Hurdles, 4x100m Relay) are set to compete in multiple events. Gonzalez is one of just three freshman men in the nation to qualify in at least three events. Junior Yosiris Cordoba enters the discus competition (Friday, 4:30 p.m.) as the top seed, having posted the best throw in the nation so far this year. 



Christopher Gonzalez | Fr. | Men's 400m Hurdles, Long Jump | Prelims - May 21, 7:40 p.m. (Finals - May 23, 5:40 p.m.),  May 21, 2:30 p.m.

Gonzalez has had a sensational freshman season up to this point and will be competing in three different events, the two listed above as an individual, as well as running the first leg of the 4x100m relay. He brought home medals in all of those events at the LSC Championship last weekend in Canyon. 

His best time in the 400m hurdles came just under a month ago at the Tom Tellez Invitational, where he ran a 51.58, the sixth-fastest time run in the event in school history. His best jump of the season was 7.51m at this year's Cactus Cup. He was selected to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's (USTFCCCA) All-Region Team for both the 400m hurdles and the long jump/

Kenzie Kurdys | Jr. | Women's Pole Vault | May 21, 3:00 p.m.

Kurdys will be headed back to Nationals after finishing the indoor season, her first as a Javelina, as a Second Team All-American in the pole vault. Now, she will compete in the first Outdoor National Championship of her career in the blue and gold. 

The best jump of her season came just a few weeks ago, when she cleared a bar set at 3.95m at the J Fred Duckett Rice Twilight meet, just .25 inches off of the school record (she already holds the program's indoor pole vault record). Last week, she earned a spot on the USTFCCCA's All-Region Team.

Women's 4x400m Relay | Jazmine Miller, Sakara Wade, Valentina Torres, Oneika Brissett | Prelims - May 22, 8:10 p.m. (Finals - May 23, 7:30 p.m.)

The squad combined to post an almost-unbelievable PB at the LSC Championship on Saturday. They ran a 3:37.95, which is not only the second-fastest time in program history, but also punched their ticket to Nationals. The relay earned a spot on the USTFCCCA's All-Region Team, making Miller, Wade, Torres, and Brissett all All-Region finishers.


Men's 4x100m Relay | Christopher Gonzalez | Ausencio Martinez | Malachi Barendilla | DaTavus Pope | Prelims - May 21, 4:50 p.m. (Finals - May 23, 3:30 p.m.)

The crew's best time in the event, 39.83, was also the seventh-fastest time run in the event in school history, winning the team silver in the event at last weekend's LSC Championship.

Oneika Brissett | So. | Women's 400m | Prelims - May 21, 5:55 p.m. (Finals - May 23, 4:45 p.m.)

Her best time in the event came just last week at the LSC Championship in Canyon, where she ran a 53.10, breaking the school record in the event by more than half of a second. Last week, she earned a spot on the USTFCCCA's All-Region Team for both her individual 400m and as a member of the National Qualifying 4x400m relay.

Yosiris Cordoba | Jr. | Women's Discus | May 22, 4:30 p.m.

Though she is already a NJCAA All-American, Cordoba will look to add a D2 All-American award to her collection for the first time, and close out a historic throwing season on top. She will enter the National Championship with the best discus throw in the nation, which she posted at the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Championships, winning her gold in the women's discus. Last week, she earned a spot on the USTFCCCA's All-Region Team.

Karina Alvarez | Jr. | Women's Shot Put | May 23, 12:30 p.m.

Alvarez has the opportunity to finish her junior season as a first-time All-American after qualifying in the women's shot put. Her 14.68m throw in the event at this year's Cactus Cup is her best of the season, and the second-best in school history. It is also just 4.5 inches off of the program's all-time best throw. Last week, she earned a spot on the USTFCCCA's All-Region Team.

Trevor Upton | R-Fr. | Men's Pole Vault | May 23, 2:00 p.m.

Upton will be making the first trip of his career to the National Championships, where he will compete in the pole vault. His clearance of a bar set at 5.25m at the UTSA Invitational, the first competition of the outdoor season, is his best of the year, and the fourth-best in program history. Last week, he earned a spot on the USTFCCCA's All-Region Team.

Django Segovia | Sr. | Men's Pole Vault | May 23, 2:00 p.m.

Segovia will join Upton in the pole vault at the National meet. Already an All-American during the indoor season, the graduating senior will look to close out his collegiate career on top with an equivalent award for the outdoor season.

His best vault of the year came at the Texas Invitational, where he cleared a bar set at 5.15m, which moved him up to the fifth spot on the program's all-time list. Last week, he earned a spot on the USTFCCCA's All-Region Team.


Compiled Javelina Schedule:

Thursday:

2:30 p.m. - Men's Long Jump - Christopher Gonzalez
3:00 p.m. - Women's Pole Vault - Kenzie Kurdys
4:50 p.m. - Men's 4x100m Relay (prelims) - Christopher Gonzalez, Ausencio Martinez, Malachi Barendilla, DaTavus Pope
5:55 p.m. - Women's 400m (prelims) - Oneika Brissett
7:40 p.m. - Men's 400m Hurdles (prelims) - Christopher Gonzalez

Friday:

4:30 p.m. - Women's Discus - Yosiris Cordoba
8:10 p.m. - Women's 4x400m Relay (prelims) - Jazmine Miller, Sakara Wade, Valentina Torres, Oneika Brissett

Saturday:

12:30 p.m. - Women's Shot Put - Karina Alvarez
2:00 p.m. - Men's Pole Vault - Trevor Upton, Django Segovia
Potential Finals:
3:30 p.m. - Men's 4x100m Relay
4:45 p.m. - Women's 400m
5:40 p.m. - Men's 400m Hurdles
7:30 p.m. - Women's 4x400m Relay