NEW HAVEN, Conn. (May 14, 2026) – Two Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference jumpers – Donte Dockery of Wilmington University in the triple jump and Devin Jones of Felician University in the long jump – have been selected to participate in the 2026 NCAA Division II Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Selections were revealed by the NCAA on Tuesday.
Student-athletes qualified for the championships by reaching a provisional standard established for each event. For each individual event, the top 22 declared athletes were accepted into the competition. The 2026 NCAA D-II Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be hosted by Emporia State University from May 21-23 at Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kans.
Dockery, a junior from Wilmington, Del., is the only Wilmington athlete to be selected for nationals in the program’s eight-year history. He is competing at the national championships for the second consecutive year after finishing third in the triple jump in 2025. He is seeded fifth this year with a season-best jump of 15.67 meters. The triple jump competition is scheduled for Saturday, May 23, at 3:15 p.m. EDT.
Jones is a graduate student from Neptune, N.J. He is the first Felician male athlete to be selected to outdoor nationals, but qualified for the 2025 Indoor D-II Championships in the long jump, placing 12th. He is seeded 16th this year with a season-best mark of 7.54 meters. The long jump competition is scheduled for Thursday, May 21, at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
Founded in 1961, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference has been affiliated with NCAA Division II for 20 years. Conference institutions compete for championships in 17 sports – seven for men, nine for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 11 full members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes the University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican University New York, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.