By Steven M. Glassman

Director of Sports Information

April 24, 2026

INDIANA, PA—The 2026 United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Women's Outdoor Track and Field National Championship preview, hosted by the NCAA Division II Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks at Frank Cignetti Field at George P. Miller Stadium in Indiana, Pennsylvania.

This will be the Blue Jays' third appearance at the USCAA Track and Field Championship.  Manor previously participated in the 2024 USCAA Track and Field Championship which was NCAA Division II American International College which was hosted by Hampshire College and the 2022 USCAA Track and Field Invitational, which was at the University of Albany and hosted by the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Sophomore Jallah Murvee (Philadelphia, PA/Upper Darby) and junior Phaizon Thompson (Philadelphia, PA/Benjamin Franklin) will be competing in the 100 meter Preliminaries.  Thompson's season best time is 12.01 on the second day of the Bill Butler Invitational at NCAA Division II West Chester University on April 11.  Murvee's personal and season best time was 12.30 on the second day of the Bill Butler Invitational.  Thompson holds the Manor and College's Championship record with a time of 11.44 on the second day of the USCAA Track and Field  Championship on April 27, 2024.

Murvee and Thompson will also be competing in the 200 Preliminaries.  Thompson's season best time was 24.56 on the second day of the Bill Butler Invitational.  Murvee made his 200 meter debut with a time of 25.49 on the second day of the Bill Butler Invitational.  Thompson holds the Manor and College's Championship record with a time of 23,74 on the second day of the USCAA Track and Field  Championship on April 27, 2024.

State University of New York (SUNY)-College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) won the 2025 USCAA Track and Field Championships.

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