SEATTLE – In the first meet of the 2026 season, Sheleena Wiley nearly earned the U SPORTS auto qualifying standard in triple jump – an event that's new to her – with a mark of 12.04m to help lead the Spartans women's track and field team at the UW Preview at Dempsey Indoor. Wiley's jump was just seven centimetres shy of the U SPORTS standard.

On the men's side, Yemane Mulugeta broke the Spartans 3000m record with a time of 8:03.50 Saturday at the UW Preview at Dempsey Indoor. Mulugeta breaks an 11-year-old record, which was previously held by Declan White, who clocked a time of 8:05.94 Jan. 31, 2015 at Dempsey Indoor. 

Mulugeta's time also earned him automatic qualification with the A standard for the NAIA Indoor Championships. He joins teammate Justin Kiplagat, who qualified with the A standard for the national championship in Friday night's 3000m race with a time of 8:19.39.

In pole vault, Jaime Eduardo Martin Huerta earned the qualifying standard for the U SPORTS Championships, clearing 4.82m.

The Spartans sprinting duo of Rui Ramsay and Favour Adeyanju showed well in the 60m, finishing fifth (6.89) and sixth (6.90) respectively. 

Caleb Emon had a strong weekend jumping 7.08m in long jump Saturday after clearing 2.00m in high jump on Friday.

Ethan Gremaud had a huge personal best in the 600m, finishing second in 1:20.83.

* TWU Record
^ NAIA Qualifying Standard
% U SPORTS Qualifying Standard

TWU RESULTS
Women
60m 
Preliminaries 
39th – Carissa Vander Zwan – 8.17

200m 
25th – Michela Beuthin – 26.06

60m Hurdles 
Preliminaries 
26th – Claire Nicol – 9.54 
38th – Eileen Noordam – 10.23 

Triple Jump
6th – Sheleena Wiley – 12.04m

Long Jump
7th – Sheleena Wiley – 5.65m

Shot Put 
11th – Eileen Noordam – 12.31m
23rd – Erica Udoh – 10.67m
25th – Riri Ishaka – 10.26m 
26th – Sarah Ude – 10.13m

Men
60m 
Preliminaries 
4th – Rui Ramsay – 6.93q
5th – Favour Adeyanju – 6.93q
28th – Jonathan Toews – 7.15
52nd – Brandon Gremaud – 7.63
53rd – Sebastian Martin Huerta – 7.64

Final 
5th – Rui Ramsay – 6.89
6th – Favour Adeyanju – 6.90

200m 
5th – Danny Earles – 21.90
10th – Favour Adeyanju – 22.31
15th – Rui Ramsay – 22.46
26th – Aaron Cardinez – 23.07
27th – Jonathan Toews – 23.08

400m 
19th – Jaron Isfan – 51.84 

600m
2nd – Ethan Gremaud – 1:20.83

3000m 
11th – Yemane Mulugeta – 8:03.50 *^

60m Hurdles 
Preliminaries 
14th – Brandon Gremaud – 8.83
18th – Caleb Emon – 9.12
21st – Dajean Clarke – 0.62
23rd – Sebastian Martin Huerta – 11.67

4x400m 
6th – 3:25.68 – Isfan, Clarke, Gremaud, Cardinez

Shot Put 
20th – Janek Kaila – 10.73m

Long Jump
4th – Caleb Emon – 7.08m
8th – Dajean Clarke – 6.83m 
23rd – Brandon Gremaud – 6.03m 

Pole Vault
5th – Jaime Eduardo Martin Huerta – 4.82m %
8th – Dajean Clarke – 4.22m
8th – Sebastian Martin Huerta – 4.22m

About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.

About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.  

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