Relay Record Highlights League Championships for Saint Francis
MARION, Ind. - The University of Saint Francis (Ind.) men's outdoor track and field team competed at the 2026 Crossroads League Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University on April 30-May 1.
Saint Francis finished 10th as a team at this year's league championships.
The 4x800m relay team of Emmanuel Langat, Festus Kurgat, Taylor Stubbins, and Zane Strydom set a new program record with a time of 7:42.84, placing seventh overall.
Drew Boggs led the Cougars individually with a fourth-place finish in the high jump, clearing 2.00m (6' 6.75").
Sam Htoo added an eighth-place finish in the javelin with a throw of 41.25m (135' 4").
The NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held May 20-22 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the Karl Straus Track at UNC Asheville. Boggs has hit the NAIA B standard in the high jump and currently holds the fifth-best mark in the NAIA.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. The academic structure at Saint Francis offers seven pathways: Humanities, Faith and Liberal Arts; Allied Health; Business and Leadership: Creative Arts and Digital Media; Education, Human Services and Community Care; Nursing; and Sciences and Medical Studies. In addition to its traditional programs, Saint Francis delivers workforce development healthcare programs in Fort Wayne, Crown Point, Gas City, Indianapolis, Lafayette and online. Saint Francis Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. A National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Five-Star Champion of Character institution, Saint Francis has 21 athletic programs boasting three individual and four team NAIA national championships. More than 1,900 students from a broad geographic region attend Saint Francis.
