Sahlman Wins NCAA Title, Johnson Earns All-America Honors as NAU Finishes twenty third at NCAA Championships

EUGENE, Ore. (June 12, 2026) – Colin Sahlman delivered a nationwide championship efficiency Friday night to steer Northern Arizona on the ultimate day of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field. The Lumberjacks additionally acquired an All-America end from Josiah Johnson and a top-15 end result from Cael Grotenhuis as NAU tied for twenty third within the ultimate staff standings with 11 factors.

Sahlman capped his collegiate profession in spectacular trend, successful the NCAA males’s 800-meter title in a personal-best 1:44.22. Running close to the entrance all through the race, the senior surged down the homestretch and held off Arkansas’ Tyrice Taylor by eight hundredths of a second to say the nationwide championship. His successful time improved upon his earlier private finest and secured 10 factors for the Lumberjacks.

The title marks probably the most important particular person accomplishments in program historical past and provides Northern Arizona a nationwide champion on the observe on the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Later within the night, Johnson competed within the males’s 400-meter hurdles ultimate. The senior crossed the road in 50.56 to complete eighth total and earn Second Team All-America honors. Johnson certified for the championship race after advancing by means of Wednesday’s semifinal spherical and closed his season as an NCAA scorer whereas including some extent to the Lumberjacks’ staff whole.

Earlier within the day, Grotenhuis represented NAU within the males’s 5,000-meter ultimate. The senior completed thirteenth in a deep nationwide area, crossing the road in 13:57.00. Grotenhuis earned his place within the championship race after advancing by means of the West First Round and concluded his collegiate season competing among the many nation’s high distance runners.

Northern Arizona completed tied for twenty third nationally with 11 factors, all scored on Friday by means of Sahlman’s nationwide championship and Johnson’s All-America efficiency.

The NCAA Championships conclude a season that noticed the Lumberjacks declare convention titles, college data and a number of national-level performances, highlighted by Sahlman’s NCAA crown within the males’s 800 meters.

Northern Arizona’s NCAA Championships should not but full, nonetheless, as Hayley Burns will compete within the ladies’s 1,500-meter ultimate on Saturday at 5:12 p.m. PT. Burns superior to the championship race by successful her semifinal Thursday in 4:09.48 and can look to cap her record-setting season with an All-America efficiency at Hayward Field.

Live outcomes for the NCAA Championships can be found here.

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