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2026 NCAA OTF All-Americans

Three Camels Earn All-American Honors on Final Day of D3 Track Championships

Estes and McDonough Earn First Team, Kieh Earns Second Team

5/23/2026 5:29:00 PM

LA CROSSE, Wis. -- The Connecticut College women's track and field team wrapped up the 2026 season, as three Camels earned All-American status at the 2026 NCAA D3 Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Grace McDonough (Londonderry, N.H.) was the first on the track for Conn, running in the finals of the 1500 meters. As she did throughout her career, McDonough held to the back of the pack through the opening two laps before making her move. McDonough cut her way through the field and got up to seventh after lap three but got just beat at the line to finish in eighth. The senior crossed the line with a school record time of 4:22.26 to earn All-America First team honors.

 Next onto the track for the Camels was Alexa Estes (Virginia Beach, Va.) in the 800 meters finals. Estes stuck towards the back through the opening 200 meters, before making a move down the main straight to get into third place. Emma Kothari battled all the way to the line for third place, but Estes came up just short, finishing in fourth place with a time of 2:08.57 to earn All-America First Team status.

Blessing Kieh (Monrovia, Liberia) was the third Camel to hit the track, racing in the finals of the 200 meters. Kieh crossed the line in ninth with a time of 24.45 to earn All-America Second Team honors.

McDonough returned to the track for the final time, running in the 5000 meters. McDonough again bided her time starting towards the back, before slowly working her way up. However, the senior could only get up to 17th place, finishing with a time of 17:02.46, missing out on being an All-American by less than two seconds.

Conn finishes the championship tied for 37th-place after scoring seven points.
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