Saturday, March 14
Fayetteville, Ark.
11:00 AM
University of Washington
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NCAA Indoor Championships
Hana Moll Reigns Again With Third NCAA Title
March 14, 2026 | Track & Field
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Junior Hana Moll turned in another phenomenal performance on the championship stage, thoroughly dominating the women's pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Championships to win the third national title of her career. Moll crushed the Meet Record she set last year with her sister Amanda, posting the highest clearance ever at an NCAA meet, indoors or out.
Moll's victory brought 10 points to the Husky women's team, which finished in a tie for 23rd-place overall as the championships drew to a close at the Randal Tyson Center in Arkansas. The Husky men's team tied for 15th-place, adding six more points today to finish with a total of 16. Thom Diamond and Reuben Reina finished fifth and eighth, respectively, in the men's mile final, then Reina circled back and also placed eighth in the 3,000m final to cap the men's scoring.
It's the fifth consecutive Top-25 finish for the men's program at NCAA Indoors, and the fourth in a row for the women's program. Both are the longest such streaks in each program's history.
Moll Meets the Moment
Hana Moll won her second NCAA Indoor crown after winning as a freshman in 2024. She was second to her twin sister last year, then won the 2025 NCAA Outdoor title. With her third title today, she is the winningest woman in UW track history, and ties men's vaulter Scott Roth, who also won three titles in 2010-11. The only UW track athlete with more career national titles is Collegiate Hall of Famer Scott Neilson, who won seven times in the weight and hammer throws.
Moll had all eyes on her with Amanda sitting out the indoor season, but she showed zero signs of being affected by the weight of expectations. Moll did not have a single miss until she had locked up the title, making five bars on first attempts all the way up to 15-5 1/2, which already established a new Meet Record.
At that point, South Dakota's Marleen Mulla, who was the only woman to also make 15-1 1/2, bowed out, and Moll had the bar raised to 15-9 3/4. She cleared that on her second attempt, for the new highest bar ever made at an NCAA Championship. Hana also holds that distinction outdoors, with her winning mark last June of 15-8 1/2.
She then put the bar up at 16-1 3/4, which would have been the new NCAA Record. She was over it on her third attempt, but brushed it and it wobbled and fell, drawing a groan from the crowd
"I feel like this whole season my attempts in competitions have been very clean, and I think that's something that has contributed to jumping at the higher bars and having success at the championships meets," said Moll. "I'm really happy with today. All my jumps were consistent. I just didn't quite have it on that third attempt at 4.92 which I was really wanting to get."
Making bars well above 15-feet and attempting 16-feet and beyond is what Moll knows the standard is at the very highest level.
"That's what we're working towards," she said. "At the World Championships and Diamond Leagues, that's what everyone else is jumping at, so if I can continue jumping there consistently, I'm confident I'll be successful at those levels."
Freshman Veronica Vacca earned Second Team All-America honors in her first NCAA meet, as she tied for 10th today with a make of 14-5 1/2.
Milers Make Podium
Thom Diamond and Reuben Reina became the sixth and seventh different men's milers to make the NCAA Indoor podium in just the past four years under Head Coach Andy Powell.
A chaotic final two laps of the mile final today produced a finish where nearly all ten men were in the mix late. Diamond made a push late and held on for a fifth-place finish in a time of 3:59.57. Reina was just a split second back in eighth in 3:59.83. The top eight finishers were all within a one-second spread. It was a career-best NCAA finish for Reina, and for Diamond, it was his first NCAA run of any kind, and he earned himself a top-five national placing.
Just two hours after the mile final, Reina came back to race the 3,000-meters. One of the most challenging doubles to attempt, Reina gave it his all, and earned himself another eighth-place finish in a time of 7:53.61. He came out of the day with his first two First Team All-America honors, and he's the first Husky to score in the men's 3k since Kieran Lumb was also eighth in 2023.
2026 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
Saturday, March 14
Fayetteville, Ark. | Randal Tyson Center
UW Results – Day Two of Two
Women
Pole Vault Final: 1. Hana Moll, 15-9 3/4 (NCAA Champion; Meet Record); tie-10. Veronica Vacca, 14-5 1/2
Men
Mile Final: 5. Thom Diamond, 3:59.57; 8. Reuben Reina, 3:59.83
3,000m Final: 8. Reuben Reina, 7:53.61
Friday's Results
Women
Mile Semifinal, Heat 1 of 2: 5. Chloe Foerster, 4:40.31; Heat 2 of 2: 7. Mia Cochran, 4:33.35
5,000m Final: 15. Chloe Thomas, 16:04.58
Distance Medley Relay Final: 10. Swartz/Symon/Foerster/David-Smith, 10:54.37
Men
Mile Semifinal, Heat 1 of 2: 2. Thom Diamond, 3:55.38Q (Advance to Saturday final); Heat 2 of 2: 3. Reuben Reina, 3:57.27Q (Advance to Saturday final)
5,000m Final: 13. Evan Jenkins, 13:55.96
Distance Medley Relay Final: 5. Distel/Rhodes/Tostenson/Bilyard, 9:25.43
Pole Vault: 3. James Rhoads, 18-10 1/4
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Moll's victory brought 10 points to the Husky women's team, which finished in a tie for 23rd-place overall as the championships drew to a close at the Randal Tyson Center in Arkansas. The Husky men's team tied for 15th-place, adding six more points today to finish with a total of 16. Thom Diamond and Reuben Reina finished fifth and eighth, respectively, in the men's mile final, then Reina circled back and also placed eighth in the 3,000m final to cap the men's scoring.
It's the fifth consecutive Top-25 finish for the men's program at NCAA Indoors, and the fourth in a row for the women's program. Both are the longest such streaks in each program's history.
Moll Meets the Moment
Hana Moll won her second NCAA Indoor crown after winning as a freshman in 2024. She was second to her twin sister last year, then won the 2025 NCAA Outdoor title. With her third title today, she is the winningest woman in UW track history, and ties men's vaulter Scott Roth, who also won three titles in 2010-11. The only UW track athlete with more career national titles is Collegiate Hall of Famer Scott Neilson, who won seven times in the weight and hammer throws.
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— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) March 15, 2026
Hana had zero misses until the win was hers, making 15-5.50, then going up to 15-9.75 to add four more inches to the Meet Record#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/qPjK7dFnfn
Moll had all eyes on her with Amanda sitting out the indoor season, but she showed zero signs of being affected by the weight of expectations. Moll did not have a single miss until she had locked up the title, making five bars on first attempts all the way up to 15-5 1/2, which already established a new Meet Record.
At that point, South Dakota's Marleen Mulla, who was the only woman to also make 15-1 1/2, bowed out, and Moll had the bar raised to 15-9 3/4. She cleared that on her second attempt, for the new highest bar ever made at an NCAA Championship. Hana also holds that distinction outdoors, with her winning mark last June of 15-8 1/2.
She then put the bar up at 16-1 3/4, which would have been the new NCAA Record. She was over it on her third attempt, but brushed it and it wobbled and fell, drawing a groan from the crowd
"I feel like this whole season my attempts in competitions have been very clean, and I think that's something that has contributed to jumping at the higher bars and having success at the championships meets," said Moll. "I'm really happy with today. All my jumps were consistent. I just didn't quite have it on that third attempt at 4.92 which I was really wanting to get."
We've got the ring size on file ??????
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) March 15, 2026
Hana joins Scott Roth as 3X NCAA Champion Husky vaulters. #GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/5dQ4gbUfej
Making bars well above 15-feet and attempting 16-feet and beyond is what Moll knows the standard is at the very highest level.
"That's what we're working towards," she said. "At the World Championships and Diamond Leagues, that's what everyone else is jumping at, so if I can continue jumping there consistently, I'm confident I'll be successful at those levels."
Freshman Veronica Vacca earned Second Team All-America honors in her first NCAA meet, as she tied for 10th today with a make of 14-5 1/2.
Milers Make Podium
Thom Diamond and Reuben Reina became the sixth and seventh different men's milers to make the NCAA Indoor podium in just the past four years under Head Coach Andy Powell.
What a race ?? Both Huskies make the podium in the men's mile final!
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) March 14, 2026
5? Thom Diamond takes 5th in 3:59.57 in his first NCAA meet
8? Reuben Reina 8th in 3:59.83 as the top eight were separated by less than 1 second#MightyAreTheMilers // ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/lMHe8Y0GmW
A chaotic final two laps of the mile final today produced a finish where nearly all ten men were in the mix late. Diamond made a push late and held on for a fifth-place finish in a time of 3:59.57. Reina was just a split second back in eighth in 3:59.83. The top eight finishers were all within a one-second spread. It was a career-best NCAA finish for Reina, and for Diamond, it was his first NCAA run of any kind, and he earned himself a top-five national placing.
Just two hours after the mile final, Reina came back to race the 3,000-meters. One of the most challenging doubles to attempt, Reina gave it his all, and earned himself another eighth-place finish in a time of 7:53.61. He came out of the day with his first two First Team All-America honors, and he's the first Husky to score in the men's 3k since Kieran Lumb was also eighth in 2023.
2026 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
Saturday, March 14
Fayetteville, Ark. | Randal Tyson Center
UW Results – Day Two of Two
Women
Pole Vault Final: 1. Hana Moll, 15-9 3/4 (NCAA Champion; Meet Record); tie-10. Veronica Vacca, 14-5 1/2
Men
Mile Final: 5. Thom Diamond, 3:59.57; 8. Reuben Reina, 3:59.83
3,000m Final: 8. Reuben Reina, 7:53.61
Friday's Results
Women
Mile Semifinal, Heat 1 of 2: 5. Chloe Foerster, 4:40.31; Heat 2 of 2: 7. Mia Cochran, 4:33.35
5,000m Final: 15. Chloe Thomas, 16:04.58
Distance Medley Relay Final: 10. Swartz/Symon/Foerster/David-Smith, 10:54.37
Men
Mile Semifinal, Heat 1 of 2: 2. Thom Diamond, 3:55.38Q (Advance to Saturday final); Heat 2 of 2: 3. Reuben Reina, 3:57.27Q (Advance to Saturday final)
5,000m Final: 13. Evan Jenkins, 13:55.96
Distance Medley Relay Final: 5. Distel/Rhodes/Tostenson/Bilyard, 9:25.43
Pole Vault: 3. James Rhoads, 18-10 1/4
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