Saturday, January 31
Seattle, Wash.
9:00 AM
University of Washington
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Mile City
Hana Moll Joins 16-Foot Club, Foerster Breaks Mile Record
January 31, 2026 | Track & Field
SEATTLE – During Mile City, while seven Husky men broke the four-minute mile barrier all in one heat, and Chloe Foerster was re-breaking the UW women's mile record, national champion vaulters Hana and Amanda Moll held the Dempsey's full attention as they celebrated their 21st birthday with Hana joining her sister in the elite 16-foot club.
Mile City may need to be redubbed Mile-Vault City moving forward, as Hana Moll soared to No. 1 in the world this year and the NCAA by nearly a full foot over second, clearing 16-feet for the first time in her career. She joins Amanda, who cleared the 16-foot mark twice in 2025, as the only women in NCAA history to make 16-feet. Meanwhile, James Rhoads flew over 19-feet for the second meet in a row to win the men's vault. He is the only men's vaulter in the NCAA to go 19-feet this season, now having cleared it twice.
Vault City
In their first competition since the 2025 World Championships in September, the Moll twins picked up where they left off. Amanda made 14-6 1/4, as did freshman Veronica Vacca, as the two go to a tie for 8th in the NCAA this season. But Hana was on fire right from the start. She had first attempt makes at 14-4 1/2 then 14-8 1/4, and then took the NCAA lead when she made 15-0 1/4 on one attempt with much room to spare.
Hana then raised the bar to 15-6 1/4, and flew over that again on a first attempt, which gave her possession of the Dempsey Record which had belonged to Olivia Gruver at 15-3 3/4 since 2021. Raising the bar up to an even 16-feet, Hana finally had one miss, but she cleared it cleanly on her second attempt, and was then mobbed on the mat by her teammates. After the celebration, Moll then put the bar to another hallowed number, the five-meter mark, equal to 16-4 3/4, a bar only four women have ever cleared, indoors or out. She had a couple great attempts but came up just short of that bar, but it was still an incredible season opener.
Rhoads won the men's vault with a make of 19-0 1/4, which he hit cleanly on his third attempt, after another stellar series that saw him open with a make of 17-8 1/2, then clear 18-0 1/2, then 18-4 1/2 on first attempts, and a second attempt make of 18-8 1/4. It was less than an inch off his PR and School Record and NCAA-leading mark of 19-1 made two weeks ago. Rhoads took three shots but missed out at 19-4 1/4. Post-collegiate former Dawg Scott Toney was second at 18-4 1/2.
Foerster Retakes Mile Mark
Chloe Foerster first broke the Husky women's mile school record in 2024, with a time of 4:28.14. She ran an even faster time last year, going 4:26.54, but was bumped to No. 2 by teammate Amina Maatoug, as the two placed fifth and sixth in the mile final at NCAAs. But today Foerster reclaimed the record with her fastest mile yet, going 4:25.79. She was just edged out for the win by Washington State's Rosemary Longisa, who ran the third-fastest mile in NCAA history in 4:24.59, with Foerster running the 10th-fastest time ever.
Also in the top women's heat, Mia Cochran ran 4:32.66, Jenica Swartz set a PR of 4:33.91 to take the No. 10 spot in school history, and Julia David-Smith clocked a 4:35.13. In earlier sections, freshman Chloe Symon ran 4:40.65, Josephine Welin went 4:41.39 and Isabel Olson ran 4:45.73. Maeve Stiles (4:51.96), Abby DeVeau (4:58.22), Annika Carlson (5:01.02) and Gioana Lopizzo (5:02.36) all turned in strong efforts as well.
Seven Men Go Sub-Four
Washington has made headlines in recent years with record-setting packs of sub-four-minute men, leading to individual national titles down the line. Today, it was another seven current Dawgs breaking the mark, while the meet produced a total of 22 men going under the famous mark. In addition to the seven current Huskies, six of the other 15 sub-fours came from former Dawgs.
Sam Prakel, former Husky coach who has trained under UW Head Coach Andy Powell for many years, took the overall win in 3:51.86. The first Husky across the line was Reuben Reina in third overall with a PR of 3:52.37. That moves him up to No. 6 in school history. Tyler Bilyard came through in fifth in 3:54.43, the new No. 10 mark in Husky history, as for the first time it takes a sub-3:55 run just to crack the UW top-10.
Thom Diamond ran his second 3:55 of the season, going 3:55.50. Evan Jenkins dropped a PR time of 3:57.21, and Jamar Distel also lowered his PR to 3:57.26.
Then it was a pair of true freshmen getting their first collegiate sub-fours and joining the UW sub-four list. Owen Powell crossed the line in 3:58.62, and Josiah Tostenson was the last man under the mark in 3:59.41.
Wins and PRs in Triple Jump
Along with the pole vault, the one other field event during Mile City was the triple jumps. First up in the women's competition, junior Ava Washburn got her second PR in as many days, following her first 20-foot long jump on Friday. Today she had an even 40-foot triple jump, going up one spot to No. 9 on the Husky top-10. She finished fourth overall. In fifth was senior Rachel Bir, who also had indoor PR of 39-3. Freshman Addy Kelly had a season's-best of 38-2 1/4.
On the men's side, junior Trevontay Smith took the win, getting a sixth round best of 50-4 3/4, less than an inch off his indoor PR. Junior Roman Hutchinson was third with a mark of 48-7 1/4, and senior Tim Luebbert was fourth at 48-0.
Mile City may need to be redubbed Mile-Vault City moving forward, as Hana Moll soared to No. 1 in the world this year and the NCAA by nearly a full foot over second, clearing 16-feet for the first time in her career. She joins Amanda, who cleared the 16-foot mark twice in 2025, as the only women in NCAA history to make 16-feet. Meanwhile, James Rhoads flew over 19-feet for the second meet in a row to win the men's vault. He is the only men's vaulter in the NCAA to go 19-feet this season, now having cleared it twice.
Vault City
In their first competition since the 2025 World Championships in September, the Moll twins picked up where they left off. Amanda made 14-6 1/4, as did freshman Veronica Vacca, as the two go to a tie for 8th in the NCAA this season. But Hana was on fire right from the start. She had first attempt makes at 14-4 1/2 then 14-8 1/4, and then took the NCAA lead when she made 15-0 1/4 on one attempt with much room to spare.
Hana then raised the bar to 15-6 1/4, and flew over that again on a first attempt, which gave her possession of the Dempsey Record which had belonged to Olivia Gruver at 15-3 3/4 since 2021. Raising the bar up to an even 16-feet, Hana finally had one miss, but she cleared it cleanly on her second attempt, and was then mobbed on the mat by her teammates. After the celebration, Moll then put the bar to another hallowed number, the five-meter mark, equal to 16-4 3/4, a bar only four women have ever cleared, indoors or out. She had a couple great attempts but came up just short of that bar, but it was still an incredible season opener.
Hana Moll makes ?????????? ??????
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) January 31, 2026
She joins sister Amanda as the only two women to clear 16-feet in NCAA HISTORY!!! And the 9th woman in world history to make 16 indoors.
Oh, and it's her birthday ?? pic.twitter.com/pId7DmLV56
Rhoads won the men's vault with a make of 19-0 1/4, which he hit cleanly on his third attempt, after another stellar series that saw him open with a make of 17-8 1/2, then clear 18-0 1/2, then 18-4 1/2 on first attempts, and a second attempt make of 18-8 1/4. It was less than an inch off his PR and School Record and NCAA-leading mark of 19-1 made two weeks ago. Rhoads took three shots but missed out at 19-4 1/4. Post-collegiate former Dawg Scott Toney was second at 18-4 1/2.
Foerster Retakes Mile Mark
Chloe Foerster first broke the Husky women's mile school record in 2024, with a time of 4:28.14. She ran an even faster time last year, going 4:26.54, but was bumped to No. 2 by teammate Amina Maatoug, as the two placed fifth and sixth in the mile final at NCAAs. But today Foerster reclaimed the record with her fastest mile yet, going 4:25.79. She was just edged out for the win by Washington State's Rosemary Longisa, who ran the third-fastest mile in NCAA history in 4:24.59, with Foerster running the 10th-fastest time ever.
Also in the top women's heat, Mia Cochran ran 4:32.66, Jenica Swartz set a PR of 4:33.91 to take the No. 10 spot in school history, and Julia David-Smith clocked a 4:35.13. In earlier sections, freshman Chloe Symon ran 4:40.65, Josephine Welin went 4:41.39 and Isabel Olson ran 4:45.73. Maeve Stiles (4:51.96), Abby DeVeau (4:58.22), Annika Carlson (5:01.02) and Gioana Lopizzo (5:02.36) all turned in strong efforts as well.
Seven Men Go Sub-Four
Washington has made headlines in recent years with record-setting packs of sub-four-minute men, leading to individual national titles down the line. Today, it was another seven current Dawgs breaking the mark, while the meet produced a total of 22 men going under the famous mark. In addition to the seven current Huskies, six of the other 15 sub-fours came from former Dawgs.
Sam Prakel, former Husky coach who has trained under UW Head Coach Andy Powell for many years, took the overall win in 3:51.86. The first Husky across the line was Reuben Reina in third overall with a PR of 3:52.37. That moves him up to No. 6 in school history. Tyler Bilyard came through in fifth in 3:54.43, the new No. 10 mark in Husky history, as for the first time it takes a sub-3:55 run just to crack the UW top-10.
Thom Diamond ran his second 3:55 of the season, going 3:55.50. Evan Jenkins dropped a PR time of 3:57.21, and Jamar Distel also lowered his PR to 3:57.26.
Then it was a pair of true freshmen getting their first collegiate sub-fours and joining the UW sub-four list. Owen Powell crossed the line in 3:58.62, and Josiah Tostenson was the last man under the mark in 3:59.41.
???????? ???????? ???????? ???? ?????? ??????-????????!!
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) January 31, 2026
Seven of those are current Dawgs...
?? Reina 3:52.37, PR
?? Bilyard, 3:54.43
?? Diamond, 3:55.50
?? Jenkins, 3:57.21, PR
?? Distel, 3:57.26, PR
?? Powell, 3:58.62
?? Tostenson, 3:59.41#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/yMEV1PJNmd
Wins and PRs in Triple Jump
Along with the pole vault, the one other field event during Mile City was the triple jumps. First up in the women's competition, junior Ava Washburn got her second PR in as many days, following her first 20-foot long jump on Friday. Today she had an even 40-foot triple jump, going up one spot to No. 9 on the Husky top-10. She finished fourth overall. In fifth was senior Rachel Bir, who also had indoor PR of 39-3. Freshman Addy Kelly had a season's-best of 38-2 1/4.
On the men's side, junior Trevontay Smith took the win, getting a sixth round best of 50-4 3/4, less than an inch off his indoor PR. Junior Roman Hutchinson was third with a mark of 48-7 1/4, and senior Tim Luebbert was fourth at 48-0.
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