RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas – The Ouachita men's and women's track & field teams have earned a combined total of 47 selections to the All-Great American Conference teams.

Women's First Team All-GAC selections:

• Katelynn Nachtigal: conference champion in the 5,000M and second place in 3,000M steeplechase
• Belle Lindsey Dykes: conference champion in the 100M hurdles and third place in the 400M hurles
• Allison Hylkema: second place in the 10,000M
• Addi Durand: third place in the 800M
• Elise Knight: third place in the 3,000M steeplechase
• Ariana Neal: third place in javelin
• 4x400M relay third place: Joey Babel, Zyron Brock, Anna Woolsey, Belle Lindsey Dykes

Men's First Team All-GAC selections:

• Aden Hecht: conference champion in the 400M hurdles
• Rocco Patrick: conference champion in discus and second place in hammer
• Gavin Rainey: third place in the 400M
• Bo Rogers: third place in hammer
• Isaac Chapman: third place in the decathlon
• 4x400M relay second place: Nathan Bradford, Gavin Rainey, Mitchell Gage, Jameson Flatt

Women's Second Team All-GAC selections:

• Joey Babel: fourth place in the 400M
• Addrienna Gray: fourth place in the 400M hurdles
• Zyron Brock: fourth place in the triple jump
• Allison Hylkema: fourth place in the 5,000M
• Addi Durand: fifth place in the 1,500M
• Marin Murray: fifth place in the 10,000M
• Elise Knight: sixth place in the 1,500M
• Bella Maxson: sixth place in the 100M hurdles
• Taegan Herrien: sixth place in the 400M hurdles
• Charley Stallings: sixth place in pole vault
• 4x100M relay fourth place: Jaydyn Johnston, Zyron Brock, Joey Babel, Anna Woolsey

Men's Second Team All-GAC selections:

• Aden Hecht: fourth place in the 110M hurdles
• Caleb Greenwich: fourth place in the 3,000M steeplechase
• Jones White: fifth place in the 800M
• Tate Stacks: fifth place in the 10,000M
• Rocco Patrick: fifth place in shot put
• 4x100M relay fourth place: Gavin Rainey, Mitchell Gage, Dhakivion Seals, Nathan Bradford

Women's All-GAC honorable mention:

• Anna Woolsey: seventh place in both 200M and 400M
• Ellie Hoemann: eighth place in 800M
• Abby McElhaney: eighth place in 10,000M
• Rylee Patterson: eighth place in the 3,000M steeplechase
• Zyron Brock: eighth place in long jump
• Brenlee Leonard: eight place in shot put

Men's All-GAC honorable mention:

• Nathan Bradford: seventh place in the 200M
• Jameson Flatt: eighth place in the 400M
• Henry Woods: eighth place in the 1,500M
• Logan Gates: eighth place in the 3,000M steeplechase
• Michael Ryman: eighth place in the pole vault
• Bo Rogers: eighth place in both shot put and discus.

The GAC also revealed its top academic honors for the 2026 track & field season. From the women's team, Ashley Dillman, Allison Hylkema, Elise Knight, Belle Lindsey Dykes, and Abby McElhaney all earned the GAC Elite Scholar Athlete Award. From the men's team, Noah Embrey, Jameson Flatt, Gabriel Greenwich, and Hayes Murphy all earned the honor.

Also, 37 women and 22 men from the Ouachita teams earned a spot on the GAC Track & Field Academic Honor Roll for the 2026 season. See the full list here.