LA CROSSE, Wis. — Senior Michaina Loriston (Boston, Mass.) shattered her own school record to place third in the 100 meters to lead the Wheaton College (Mass.) women's track & field team this afternoon on the final day at the NCAA Division III National Championship of the NCAA Division III National Championship at host University of Wisconsin's Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex in La Crosse, Wis.

The Lyons tallied seven points for the meet to place 35th in the championship meet for their highest finish since Wheaton finished sixth with 23 points in 2014.

Loriston's time of 11.64 obliterated her former school standard of 11.73 set in 2003 by Vernick Smith '04. Loriston finished third in the 100 meters just behind University of Wisconsin-Platteville senior Isabel Peterson's (Lexington, Ky.) time of 11.63. Calvin College graduate student Sydney Radigan (Portland, Ore.) won the gold in the race with a mark of 11.48. Loriston quickly got out of the blocks in lane one and never let up, finishing ahead of the other six entries. She is the highest finisher for the Lyons in the 100 meters since Vernick Smith '04 won the national title in 2003. Loriston earns First Team All-America status with her placement for the third time in her career after earning First Team accolades as part of Wheaton's 4X100-meter relay team in 2024 as well. She was a Second Team selection in the 100 meters last year to make her a four-time All-American for the Lyons. She is the first four-time outdoor All-America honoree since Meredith Scannell '14 was tabbed for the fourth time in 2014 and Ashante Little '14 was tapped for All-America status for the 10th time in 2014. 

Wheaton's 4X100-meter relay consisting of senior Wendy Wooden (Sharon, Mass.), Loriston, junior Camille Connors (Woburn, Mass.) and senior Kate Wickenheisser (Oxford, Conn.) posted a time of 46.77 to finish eighth for the Lyons. The top-eight finish assures the quartet of First Team All-America laurels. Wheaton's top-eight showing is its second in the last three years for the event following a fifth-place effort at the 2024 NCAA III Outdoor National Championship.