ROCHESTER, NY – Sophomores Karis Kraf and Kennedy Benjamins from the Roberts Wesleyan University Women's Track and Field team had earned spots in the field of competitors for the 2026 NCAA Division II Outdoor track and Field National Championship meet.

Both have qualified in the Pole Vault for the Redhawks. The Championships will be held May 21-23 at Emporia Stet University in Kansas and the Women's Pole Vault is scheduled for 4 p.m. (Eastern Time), Thursday, May 21.

Benjamins is seeded ninth in the field as she cleared 4.11 meters (13' 5 ¾") to win the East Coast Conference (ECC) Championships April 30.

Kraf is seeded 15th with her top vault of 4.01 meters (13' 1 ¾") at the ECC Championships.

Both earned All-American honors at the Indoor Championships in March as Kraf placed third overall and Benjamins was on the podium in eighth place.