Thursday, June 11
Eugene, Ore.
8:21 PM ET/5:21 PM PT
Liberty University
at
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track Championships
Katrina Schlenker ran a program-record 9:45.90 steeplechase in her final collegiate race to become a second team All-American.
Schlenker, Zealand Race to All-America Honors on Thursday
6/11/2026 10:29:00 PM | Track and Field
EUGENE, Ore. – The Liberty women's outdoor track & field team closed out its season in impressive fashion on Thursday at the 2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field. Distance runners Katrina Schlenker (13th in women's steeplechase semifinals, program-record 9:45.90) and Allie Zealand (16th in women's 1,500 semifinals, 4:11.21) each collected second team All-America distinction.
Schlenker was the closest of the two Lady Flames to qualifying for Saturday's final, as the senior's 9:45.90 effort fell just nine hundredths of a second behind the last time qualifier (BYU's Raygan Dimond, 9:45.81). Her 13th-place finish overall made the Batavia, Ill., native an All-American for the first time in her final collegiate race.
Liberty has now boasted a women's steeplechase All-American in three of the last four years, following Calli Doan's honors in 2023 and 2024. On Thursday, Schlenker shaved four seconds off Doan's program record of 9:49.54 from the 2024 NCAA final on the same Hayward Field track.
Schlenker wrapped up her four years as a Lady Flame with a pair of memorable steeplechase races. After entering the NCAA Division I East First Rounds meet ranked No. 44 nationally at 10:06.44, Schlenker blazed a 9:50.85 in Lexington to punch her ticket to Eugene. She then trimmed off five more seconds with her record-breaking 9:45.90 performance on Thursday.
Zealand ran aggressively during her second consecutive NCAA women's 1,500 semifinal appearance, leading for much of the first three laps. She ended up eighth in her section and 16th overall in 4:11.21, improving upon her 23rd-place showing a year ago as a freshman.
Zealand's All-America distinction was the third of her stellar sophomore campaign, following a 21st-place finish in cross country and a fifth-place showing in the indoor 3K final. She joins Ednah Kurgat (2015-16) as the only Lady Flames ever to become NCAA Division I All-Americans in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field in a single year.
Women's Day 2 All-Americans
Katrina Schlenker – Steeplechase – 2nd Team
Allie Zealand – 1,500 – 2nd Team
Women's Record Breakers
Liberty Record – Katrina Schlenker – Steeplechase – 9:45.90
Previous Record: 9:49.54 by Calli Doan in the NCAA final on June 8, 2024
Up Next
The men's portion of the meet will wrap up on Friday with a pair of Flames in action. Christian Hicks will begin the men's discus at 5:15 p.m. Eastern, while Gilles Ouedraogo will compete in the men's triple jump at 8:10 p.m. Eastern. Both events will air live on ESPN+.
Schlenker was the closest of the two Lady Flames to qualifying for Saturday's final, as the senior's 9:45.90 effort fell just nine hundredths of a second behind the last time qualifier (BYU's Raygan Dimond, 9:45.81). Her 13th-place finish overall made the Batavia, Ill., native an All-American for the first time in her final collegiate race.
Liberty has now boasted a women's steeplechase All-American in three of the last four years, following Calli Doan's honors in 2023 and 2024. On Thursday, Schlenker shaved four seconds off Doan's program record of 9:49.54 from the 2024 NCAA final on the same Hayward Field track.
Schlenker wrapped up her four years as a Lady Flame with a pair of memorable steeplechase races. After entering the NCAA Division I East First Rounds meet ranked No. 44 nationally at 10:06.44, Schlenker blazed a 9:50.85 in Lexington to punch her ticket to Eugene. She then trimmed off five more seconds with her record-breaking 9:45.90 performance on Thursday.
Zealand ran aggressively during her second consecutive NCAA women's 1,500 semifinal appearance, leading for much of the first three laps. She ended up eighth in her section and 16th overall in 4:11.21, improving upon her 23rd-place showing a year ago as a freshman.
Zealand's All-America distinction was the third of her stellar sophomore campaign, following a 21st-place finish in cross country and a fifth-place showing in the indoor 3K final. She joins Ednah Kurgat (2015-16) as the only Lady Flames ever to become NCAA Division I All-Americans in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field in a single year.
Women's Day 2 All-Americans
Katrina Schlenker – Steeplechase – 2nd Team
Allie Zealand – 1,500 – 2nd Team
Women's Record Breakers
Liberty Record – Katrina Schlenker – Steeplechase – 9:45.90
Previous Record: 9:49.54 by Calli Doan in the NCAA final on June 8, 2024
Up Next
The men's portion of the meet will wrap up on Friday with a pair of Flames in action. Christian Hicks will begin the men's discus at 5:15 p.m. Eastern, while Gilles Ouedraogo will compete in the men's triple jump at 8:10 p.m. Eastern. Both events will air live on ESPN+.
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