MARION — Texas Wesleyan University's men's and women's track and field teams turned in a series of strong performances at the 2025 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, held May 21–23 at Indiana Wesleyan University. The Rams collected multiple All-American honors and top-10 national finishes in a highly competitive meet.

Men's Highlights

Tyrece Grant led the charge for the Rams with a third-place finish in the 400 meters, clocking a time of 46.46 seconds in a fast-paced final. The junior earned All-American honors and six points for the team after advancing through the preliminaries with a heat-winning time of 47.68.

In the 110-meter hurdles, senior Tajean Houston added another All-American honor to his résumé, finishing fifth in the finals with a time of 14.19 seconds. Houston had advanced to the championship race after winning his heat in the prelims with a 14.05, which was the second-fastest time overall.

The men's 4x100-meter relay team — comprised of Camden Martin, Benjamin Perin, Mark Benjamin and Tyrece Grant — narrowly missed the finals, placing 13th overall with a time of 40.88 seconds. The Rams were just .015 seconds behind the final qualifying spot in one of the deepest relay fields of the meet.

In the field events, Camden Martin placed 10th in the long jump with a best mark of 7.28 meters (23 feet, 10.5 inches), narrowly missing All-American status by just one centimeter. Martin's consistency across three attempts capped a strong senior season.

Also just outside All-American territory was senior Joshua Morris, who finished ninth in the triple jump with a leap of 14.75 meters (48 feet, 4.75 inches). Morris was just one spot shy of the top-eight and continued the Rams' recent success in horizontal jumps.
 

Women's Highlights

Kenna Conner a sophomore, represented the Rams in the 100-meter hurdles. She ran a time of 14.53 seconds in the prelims, finishing 15th overall in a tight field. While she did not advance to the finals, Conner's performance was just one spot short of the cutoff and marked continued growth in her event.