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2026 Women’s Track & Field Outdoor Season Preview

3/19/2026 3:22:00 PM

LEXINGTON, Va. - Heading into the Outdoor season after claiming their second consecutive Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Indoor Title, the Washington and Lee University women's track and field team looks to defend their outdoor conference title as the outdoor season kicks off this weekend with the W&L Carnival.

The Generals hoisted their second-straight Indoor title after scoring 195.5 points with six individual champions and 37 top-eight finishes. 

2026 Outdoor Schedule Overview

The outdoor season kicks off this weekend in Lexington for the W&L Carnival on March 20-21 for their only home meet of the season. The following weekend, the Generals will head to Bridgewater College for the Doc Jopson Invite on March 27-28 to end the month. April opens up with the Colonial Relays on April 3rd-4th in Williamsburg, Va. before the squad will split up on Saturday April 11th for the JMU Invite in Harrisonburg and the Bison Outdoor Classic in Lewisburg, Pa. 

The Blue and White will round out the regular season in Newport News, Va. for the New Captains Classic on April 17-18. Championship season begins on April 24-25 with the ODAC Outdoor Championships at Eastern Mennonite before going to three different final qualifiers including the Hill City Twilight at Lynchburg, the Liberty University Twilight and the Widener Final Qualifier. The NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships will round out the season on May 21-23.

Camille Gillum
Bailey Hedgemon
Olivia Warr
Emily Jackson
Reese Brown

2025 All-ODAC Returners

  • 3,000m Steeplechase - Reese Brown - 11:24.50 (1st) - First Team All-ODAC
  • High Jump - Camille Gillum - 1.68m (1st) - First Team All-ODAC
  • Hammer Throw - Bailey Hedgemon - 46.51m (1st) - First Team All-ODAC
  • 1,500m - Olivia Warr - 4:49.51 (1st) - First Team All-ODAC
  • 5,000m - Olivia Warr - 17:34.72 (1st) - First Team All-ODAC
  • 3,000m Steeplechase - Brianna Breyault - 11:24.52 (2nd) - Second Team All-ODAC
  • Shot Put - Emily Jackson - 11.88m (2nd) - Second Team All-ODAC
  • Pole Vault - Layla Keadle - 3.52m (2nd) - Second Team All-ODAC
  • 100m Dash - Lilly Versen - 12.28s (2nd) - Second Team All-ODAC
  • 800m - Brenna Luczak - 2:21.34 (3rd) - Third Team All-ODAC
  • 5,000m - Sophia Breschi - 17:41.24 (3rd) - Third Team All-ODAC

 

All-Region Returners 

  • Olivia Warr | 1,500m & 5,000m
  • Sophia Breschi | 5,000m
  • Reese Brown | 3,000m Steeplechase
  • Brianna Breyault | 3,000m Steeplechase
  • Layla Keadle | Pole Vault
  • Camille Gillum | High Jump
  • Bailey Hedgemon | Hammer Throw

 

Returning NCAA Qualifiers

  • Camille Gillum | High Jump | Second Team All-American
  • Olivia Warr | 1,500m

 

Outdoor Top-Ten Lists 

  • 100m Dash - Lilly Versen - No. 2 (12.24s)
  • 200m - Lilly Versen - No. 5 (25.83s)
  • 200m - Jesma Evans - No. 7 (25.87s)
  • 400m - Jesma Evans - Program Record (56.52s)
  • 400m - Annabelle Sutliff - No. 5 (59.70s)
  • 1,500m - Olivia Warr - Program Record (4:28.85)
  • 1,500m - Sophia Breschi - No. 5 (4:38.56)
  • 5,000m - Olivia Warr - No. 3 (17:16.43)
  • 5,000m - Lydia Harvey - No. 8 (17:45.27)
  • 3,000m Steeplechase - Reese Brown - No. 3 (11:24.50)
  • 3,000m Steeplechase - Brianna Breyault - No. 4 (11:24.52)
  • High Jump - Camille Gillum - Program Record (5'-06.00")
  • High Jump - Simone Kasischke - No. 10 (5'-01.00")
  • Pole Vault - Layla Keadle - T-No. 3 (11'-06.50")
  • Pole Vault - Abby Cholewa - No. 8 (10'-06.00")
  • Long Jump - Lilly Versen - No. 8 (17'-00.00")
  • Triple Jump - Mackenzie Morante - No. 4 (35'-02.50")
  • Shot Put - Emily Jackson - Program Record (39'-02.50")
  • Shot Put - Katie Wood - No. 8 (36'-03.00")
  • Discus - Bailey Hedgemon - No. 4 (122'-02.00")
  • Discus - Emily Jackson - No. 5 (117'-10.00")
  • Hammer Throw - Bailey Hedgemon - Program Record (161'-02.00")
  • Hammer Throw - Katie Wood - No. 6 (130'-10.00")
  • Hammer Throw - Bella Timmerding - No. 7 (128'-11.00")