ELMHURST, Ill. – Elmhurst Track & Field hosted the 2026 Chicagoland Championships over the weekend, where a number of Bluejay student-athletes would post new personal records and climb the CCIW and NCAA performance lists.
Elmhurst picked up one event win over the event, with junior Paulina Tinajero taking the top spot in the women's triple jump. Her mark of 38' (11.58m) set a new personal record, and currently places her 18th in NCAA Division III.
Tinajero also set a new P.R. in the women's 100 meter prelims, posting a time of 12.24. Three Bluejays set best times in the event, including Sarah Woodard (12.71) and Nakala Nadeau (13.02). Tiana Grady recorded the fastest prelim time of the event at 12.18, good for second-fastest in the CCIW this season.
In all, a total of 49 personal records were set on the Bluejays' home track, with 33 from the women's squad and 16 from the men's team.
• Tinajero (women's 100 meters & triple jump) | 4th in CCIW (100m) | 2nd in CCIW (TJ)
• Woodard (women's 100 meters & 200 meters)
• Nadeau (women's 100 meters & 100 meter hurdles) | 1st in CCIW (100mH)
• Alma Diabi (women's 200 meters)
• Emily Mikos (women's 200 meters)
• Samantha Martens (women's 200 meters & 400 meters)
• Elisha Hannon (women's 200 meters & javelin)
• Jamie Spencer (men's 200 meters)
• Violet Schramm (women's 400 meters)
• Sebastian Palafox (men's 400 meters)
• Sarah Hahn (women's 800 meters) | 2nd in CCIW
• Joanna Rivera (women's 800 meters & 1,500 meters)
• Alyssa Roelli (women's 800 meters & 1,500 meters)
• Christopher Marroquin (men's 800 meters)
• Paige Rewerts (women's 1,500 meters)
• Keagan Burke (women's 1,500 meters)
• Michael Bailey (men's 1,500 meters)
• Eric Martinez (men's 1,500 meters & 5,000 meters)
• Jack Helms (men's 1,500 meters)
• Molly Roberts (women's 5,000 meters) | 1st in CCIW
• Julietta Contreras (women's 5,000 meters)
• Morgan Ashcroft (women's 5,000 meters)
• Brandon Pounders (men's 10,000 meters)
• Annabeth Webb (women's 100 meter hurdles, shot put, and long jump)
• Hannah Pezzuto (women's 100 meter hurdles)
• Jordan Landau (men's 110 meter hurdles)
• Jessica Solar (women's 3,000 meter steeplechase) | 3rd in CCIW
• Annalise Wickersheim (women's 3,000 meter steeplechase)
• Rashard Wraggs (men's shot put)
• David Monteilh (men's discus)
• Jessica Popko (women's pole vault)
• Sherlyn Carrasco (women's long jump) | 2nd in CCIW
• Camryn Dooley (women's long jump & triple jump)
• Austin Long (men's high jump & long jump)
• T.J. Ellison (men's long jump)
• Hassan Kamara (men's triple jump) | 3rd in CCIW
• Braxton Mitchell (men's triple jump)
Next up for the Bluejays is the Augustana Meet of Champions, held on Saturday, April 18 in Rock Island, Ill.