Polar Bears Post Strong Showings at New England D-III Championships

BRUNSWICK, Maine – Competing at the 2026 New England Division III Indoor Track & Field Championship, the Bowdoin College track & field teams delivered a strong showing with multiple top-eight finishes against the region's best.

The Polar Bear women finished with a team total of 23 points to place ninth in the deep regional field while the men's squad earned 14

th place with 17 points.

Women's Meet Highlights

Kaylee Hale led the way on the track, earning All-New England honors with a runner-up finish in the 1000 meters. Hale crossed the line in 2:55.74 to claim second place.

Laura White added another scoring performance in the mile, placing fourth in 4:58.21. In the sprints, Catherine Uwakwe turned in a seventh-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles final, clocking 8.18 seconds.

• Bowdoin also scored in relay action, as the 4x800-meter relay team of Emma Randall-Jarrard,

Audrey Stevens, Laura White, and Kaylee Hale combined for a seventh-place finish in 9:30.25.

• In the field events,

Kennedy Kirkland secured fourth place in the long jump with a leap of 5.56 meters (18'3"), while Sonia Katahdin added an eighth-place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 14.84 meters (48'8.25").

Men's Meet Highlights

• Senior

Kane Demers delivered one of the Polar Bears' top results of the meet, soaring 6.99 meters (22'11.25") to earn second place in the long jump against a competitive regional field. Demers also scored on the track, finishing sixth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.47 seconds.

Joseph Phillips added another scoring effort in the same event, crossing the line in 8.31 seconds to place seventh.

• In the throws, junior

Charlie Aucoin contributed by taking seventh place in the shot put, recording a mark of 14.64 meters (48'0.5")

Up Next

• Bowdoin will have athletes compete at next weekend's Tufts Last Chance qualifier in advance of NCAA selections next Sunday.