Overview
Stockton Women's Outdoor Track & Field competed at 11 meets during the 2026 season. Stockton hosted three meets at G. Larry James Stadium and visited Widener and TCNJ multiple times each. The Ospreys competed in three events at the Penn Relays as well.
 
Head coach Claire Incantalupo helmed a team with plenty of experience from 21 juniors and seniors, but Stockton also received significant contributions from a number of sophomores and freshmen. The Ospreys came together for third place at the NJAC Championships, continuing a streak in which Stockton has finished in the top three for 11 straight years.
 
The 2026 outdoor season culminated with three Ospreys earning All-American honors, which was tied for the program's most ever in a single season (2010). The squad received two major NJAC awards plus 23 all-region and 14 all-conference accolades.
 
Awards
Elaina Styer: All-America First Team heptathlon, NJAC Outstanding Field Athlete, USTFCCCA Metro Region Field Athlete of the Year, NJAC First Team high jump, NJAC Second Team 100m hurdles, NJAC Second Team long jump, USTFCCCA All-Region 100m hurdles, USTFCCCA All-Region heptathlon, USTFCCCA All-Region high jump, USTFCCCA All-Region long jump, NJAC Field Athlete of the Week twice, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Emma Petrolia: All-America First Team 400m hurdles, NJAC Honorable Mention 400m hurdles, NJAC Honorable Mention 4x400 relay, USTFCCCA All-Region 400m hurdles, USTFCCCA All-Region 4x400 relay, NJAC Track Athlete of the Week 3/23/26
Joie Buxton: All-America Second Team javelin, NJAC Rookie of the Year, NJAC First Team javelin, USTFCCCA All-Region javelin, NJAC Field Athlete of the Week twice, NJAC Rookie of the Week 4/20/26, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Kayla Kass: NJAC Second Team 800m, NJAC Honorable Mention 400m, NJAC Honorable Mention 4x400 relay, USTFCCCA All-Region 400m, USTFCCCA All-Region 800m, USTFCCCA All-Region 4x400 relay, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete, CSC Academic All-District
Eva Morrison: NJAC First Team pole vault, USTFCCCA All-Region pole vault, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Maddy Valasek: USTFCCCA All-Region 1500m, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete, CSC Academic All-District
Emma Conroy: NJAC Honorable Mention 4x400 relay, USTFCCCA All-Region 4x100 relay, USTFCCCA All-Region 4x400 relay
Evelynn Austin: NJAC Second Team 3000m steeplechase, USTFCCCA All-Region 3000m steeplechase
Jessica Bruther: NJAC Honorable Mention 4x400 relay, USTFCCCA All-Region 4x400 relay, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Adrienne Austin: USTFCCCA All-Region 100m, USTFCCCA All-Region 4x100 relay
Sophia Cornell: USTFCCCA All-Region 3000m steeplechase, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Marlie DiPalma: USTFCCCA All-Region heptathlon, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Isabel Duval: USTFCCCA All-Region 4x100 relay
Megan Morris: NJAC Second Team pole vault, USTFCCCA All-Region pole vault
Cameron Radcliffe: USTFCCCA All-Region 4x100 relay
Madison Pratt: USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Rachel Hayes: CSC Academic All-District
Sarah Rutledge: CSC Academic All-District
 
School Records
400m: Kayla Kass, 57.00 seconds
100m hurdles: Elaina Styer, 14.22 seconds
400m hurdles: Emma Petrolia, 1:00.89
4x100 relay: Isabel Duval, Adrienne Austin, Cameron Radcliffe, Emma Conroy, 48.94 seconds
Heptathlon: Elaina Styer, 5,050 points
 
Highlights

• Elaina Styer became a First Team All-American in the heptathlon with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships and received major awards from the NJAC and USTFCCCA. Styer also racked up four all-region accolades and three all-conference honors.
• Styer collected four events wins and four runner-up finishes during the season. She also set school records in the heptathlon and 100m hurdles.
• Emma Petrolia repeated as an All-American in the 400m hurdles and moved up from Second Team in 2025 to First Team by placing eighth at the NCAA Championships. Petrolia won an individual event three times and ran legs for four victorious 4x400 relay teams. The senior set a new school record in the 400m hurdles as well.
• Joie Buxton burst onto the scene with an outstanding freshman year in the javelin that ended with a Second Team All-America nod. Buxton won the javelin at seven of her nine competitions, all except the Penn Relays and the NCAA Championships. The freshman became Stockton's third NJAC Rookie of the Year since the award began in 2009.
• Kayla Kass was the top mid-distance runner for the Ospreys as well as key cog in the 4x400 and 4x800 relays. Kass set a school record in the 400m and amassed a combined five individual wins in the 400m and 800m plus four victories in relays. The senior qualified for all-conference and all-region honors in three events.
• Eva Morrison won a conference title in the pole vault for the third straight year (NJAC 2025-26, Mountain East 2024). The NJAC crown was one of three victories in the pole vault for Morrison this spring. The senior also notched three runner-up finishes. Freshman Megan Morris joined Morrison to form a strong tandem in the pole vault.
• Emma Conroy chipped in as a member of the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays. Conroy teamed with Isabel Duval, Adrienne Austin and Cameron Radcliffe for a school record in the 4x100 and ran on the 4x400 that won four times. The senior competed in the 4x100 and 4x400 at Penn Relays as well.
• Austin and Radcliffe topped Stockton in the sprints along with running legs for the 4x100 school record. Austin posted the team's fastest time in the 100m and finished second in the event twice. Radcliffe was the fastest Osprey in the 200m, notching one win and two third-place finishes.
•  Sophomore Evelynn Austin and freshman Sophia Cornell gave Stockton a solid young duo in the 3000m steeplechase, with both earned all-region accolades and Austin adding an all-conference award in the event. Austin won the steeplechase twice and 1500m once. Cornell clocked the top time for the Ospreys in the steeplechase.
• Freshman Marie Torode was a key newcomer in the throws. Torode posted Stockton's top distances in the shot put and hammer throw. The rookie finished second in an event once and third three times.
• Jessica Bruther was another newcomer who contributed in her first season at Stockton. Bruther ran on two winning relay teams and was a mainstay in the 400m and 800m.
• Maddy Valasek competed in just four meets during her senior season but made the most of her opportunities with one individual victory and one relay win. Valasek ran Stockton's fastest 1500m and earned an all-region spot with the performance.
• Marlie DiPalma was limited to two meets this spring, yet she managed to qualify for an all-region honor in her only heptathlon competition of the season.