‘Cats Begin Outdoor Season At Raleigh Relays, WashU Distance Carnival

‘Cats Begin Outdoor Season At Raleigh Relays, WashU Distance Carnival

EVANSTON, Ill. (March 25, 2026) – Northwestern monitor formally kicks off the out of doors portion of its 2025-26 schedule this week.  The Wildcats are slated to compete at each the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C. and the WashU Distance Carnival in St. Louis, Mo.
 

Northwestern will probably be represented in each the 5,000m run and 10,000m run on Friday night on the Raleigh Relays, set to be hosted at North Carolina State University’s Paul Derr Track & Field Facility.  ACC Network Extra’s reside protection of the meet will start at 6 p.m. CT.
 
The Wildcats will start their two-day keep on the WashU Distance Carnival on Thursday night within the 800m run.  Athletes are additionally slated to see motion within the 1,500m run, 3,000m steeplechase, and 5,000m run within the Gateway City, with motion streaming reside on FloCollege.
 
Northwestern is just below a month faraway from capping off an excellent indoor season on the Big Ten Indoor Championships in Indianapolis, Ind.  Making their first look on the indoor league meet since 1988, the Wildcats piled up 4 podium finishes throughout the three-day meet.
 
On the person entrance, Northwestern was led by Skye Ellis, who surged to a fourth-place end within the mile run in 4:40.71.  Ava Criniti (15:58.40) and Maddy Whitman (16:03.35) dazzled within the 5,000m run, ending sixth and seventh, respectively.
 
Prior to reaching the rostrum within the mile run, Ellis ran alongside Cary Drake, Anna Hightower, and Olivia Capala within the distance medley relay, the place the quartet ran a red-hot 10:58.21 to assert fourth within the occasion.
 
Following the opening week of its out of doors season, Northwestern resumes motion near dwelling on the Chicagoland Championships, April 10-11, in Elmhurst, Ill.

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