(Written by MIAA Publicity Office)

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- The 2025-26 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Women's Indoor Track and Field Preseason Poll reflects a competitive landscape filled with returning champions, emerging stars, and several programs poised for significant steps forward this winter. With standout student-athletes returning across every event group and multiple teams bringing back All-MIAA performers and national qualifiers, the upcoming season promises another exciting chase for the conference crown. As teams prepare for the 2026 MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on February 28 at Trine University, the poll offers an early look at how the league may stack up in the months ahead.

Calvin tops the 2025-26 MIAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Preseason Poll after capturing the 2025 conference title, the program's first since 2017, with an impressive 190 points.

The Knights return a deep roster headlined by senior distance standout Sophie Bull, a 2025 First Team All-MIAA honoree who swept the 3000m run (10:15.54) and 5000m run (18:03.48) at the conference meet. Bull earned Second Team All-America recognition in the 5000m run after placing 10th nationally in 17:07.71. Calvin also features senior hurdler Mia DeJonge, a First Team All-MIAA selection who won the 60m hurdles (9.30), and senior pole vaulter Katie Seinen, who set a new MIAA record at 3.41m. Graduate student sprinter Sydney Radigan returns as a 2025 Second Team All-MIAA honoree and the runner-up in both the 60m dash (7.78) and 200m dash (25.14). The Knights also bring back all four members of last year's runner-up 4x400m relay (4:08.65): sophomores Jessica Bossenbroek, Audrey Howell, and Peyton Ludwig, along with senior Marcail Schuurmann.

Head coach Adam Haldorson enters his fourth season after being named the 2025 MIAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year.

Calvin opens its season Friday night at the GVSU Holiday Open in Allendale, Michigan. 

The 2026 MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held on Saturday, February 28, at Trine University's Keith E. Busse/Steel Dynamics Athletic and Recreation Center. The 2026 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships will follow March 13–14 at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Alabama.

MIAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Preseason Poll

1. Calvin University - 11 points (4 first-place votes)
2. Trine University - 12 points (3 first-place votes)
3. Hope College - 16 points (1 first-place vote)
4. Albion College - 30 points
5. Kalamazoo College - 34 points
6. Adrian College - 38 points
7. Alma College - 41 points
8. The University of Olivet - 42 points