Hokie ClubEUGENE, Ore. — Katie Bohlke, Jule Lindner, and Kaitlyn Cook delivered standout performances on the national stage, each earning All-America honors to highlight the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field.
Bohlke ran a personal-best 15:18.71 in the 5,000 meters to break her own school record (previously 15:31.85) and secure an eighth-place finish. The performance capped a breakout season in which she established herself among the nation’s top distance runners. Earlier in the year, she set the Virginia Tech record in her first collegiate 5,000-meter race at the Virginia Challenge (15:31.85), won the ACC title with a strong closing kick, and qualified for nationals after running 15:31.94 at the NCAA East First Round.
Lindner also made her mark as a freshman, finishing seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase final in 9:47.96 to earn First Team All-America honors. She rewrote the Virginia Tech record books throughout the outdoor season, running a program-record 9:46.08 at the Virginia Challenge—breaking the previous mark by six seconds. She added First Team All-ACC honors with a third-place finish at the conference meet and advanced to Eugene after placing fifth at regionals.
Cook earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in the triple jump after recording a mark of 12.65 meters (41 feet, 6 inches) to finish inside the top 20.
Her debut season at Virginia Tech featured multiple program milestones. Indoors, she opened at the VT Invitational with a personal-best 12.91 meters in the triple jump, ranking fourth in program history, and also posted a 6.04-meter long jump at the Hokie Invitational, third all-time. She placed 10th in both the triple jump and long jump at the ACC Indoor Championships.
Outdoors, Cook opened with a personal-best 13.31 meters at the Virginia Grand Prix, a mark that ranks fourth in program history and earned her the event title. She later qualified for TrackTown USA for the first time in her career, completing a strong freshman campaign for the Hokies.