Five Ephs Qualify for NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - The Williams College men's track & field team is thrilled to be competing in the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship on May 21-23, as five Ephs will be competing in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

The event will be hosted by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex. The Ephs earned runner-up honors during back-to-back years in 1995 and 1996 at the Outdoor Championship, while also finishing third during the Indoor Championship in 1996.

Competing this spring at the Outdoor Championship for the Ephs will be senior

Zachary Liu-Walter (800 meters), juniors

Henry Alexander (3,000-meter steeplechase) and

Vincent VanMaaren (pole vault), sophomore

Keiyu Mamiya (1,500 meters) and first-year

Ulysses Junker (200 meters, long jump).

Junker was named NESCAC Most Outstanding Rookie, as the Ephs compiled six All-Conference efforts during the 2026 NESCAC Championship on April 25-26 at Lee Track in Williamstown, Massachusetts. In order to receive All-Conference recognition, student-athletes or relay teams must finish in the top three in their respective events. Junker finished first overall, earned All-Conference honors and clocked a NESCAC meet record of 7.41 meters during the long jump.

Liu-Walter placed first overall in the 800 meters with a time of 1:50.09 during the conference championship. VanMaaren (pole vault, 4.75 meters) and Alexander (3,000-meter steeplechase, 9:04.46) recorded first-place honors in their respective events. Mamiya earned runner-up recognition during the 1,500 meters, crossing the finish line in a time of 3:50.14.

The Ephs lead the NESCAC with 23 conference titles. Williams won 23-of-31 titles from 1987-2017, including 11 consecutive from 2001-11 and eight straight from 1992-99.