ASHLAND, Ore. – [RESULTS] Lizzy Grandle of Eastern Oregon University and Eli Stevens of Oregon Tech claimed individual titles at the 2026 Cascade Collegiate Conference Multi-Event Championships, presented by U.S. Bank, on Friday afternoon at Southern Oregon University.
In the heptathlon, Grandle continued her dominant performance, leading through all seven disciplines to finish with 5,160 points, 763 points ahead of runner up Claire Nichol of Trinity Western University. The Eastern Oregon senior delivered a historic performance, breaking the CCC Championship record by 51 points while also moving into the No. 1 spot on the NAIA national performance list by a margin of 300 points.
On the final day, Grandle secured a first-place finish in the javelin with a throw of 42.95 meters while adding a fourth-place finish in the long jump (5.24m) and a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter run (2:31.52).
Nichol held strong to finish second with 4,397 points. The Trinity Western junior had an impressive day two, winning both the long jump (5.32m) and the 800-meter run (2:23.99).
College of Idaho’s Mattie Shirts placed third overall with 4,326 points. The junior turned in a consistent performance across the two days, highlighted by a second-place finish in the 800-meter run (2:26.44).
In the decathlon, Stevens pulled away on day two to secure the title with a total of 6,684 points, finishing 558 points ahead of Eastern Oregon’s Nathan Wachs. The OIT senior improved his season best mark by 368 points and now ranks No. 4 on the NAIA performance list.
Stevens highlighted his performance with victories in the pole vault (4.90m) and discus (41.29m). His pole vault mark stands as a season best and is tied for No. 4 in the NAIA this season. He also added a fifth-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles (16.65), sixth in the 1,500-meter run (4:58.44), and ninth in the javelin (41.83m).
Wachs finished as the runner-up with 6,126 points. The Eastern Oregon sophomore was highlighted by a third-place finish in the 1,500-meter run (4:48.68) and a fourth-place finish in the discus (37.12m).
Southern Oregon’s Zak Weddell climbed the standings to finish third with 6,026 points. The freshman secured a victory in the 1,500-meter run (4:42.85) and added a third-place finish in the javelin (48.54m) to cap off a strong overall showing.
Additional event winners included Bryson Montag in the 110-meter hurdles (14.81) and Corban University’s Anthony Salisbury in the javelin (59.70m).
The top three finishers earned All-CCC honors and the top eight accumulated points that go towards their teams' totals at the final meet, which will take place on May 8-9 at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Oregon.
WOMEN'S HEPTATHLON (CCC Championship points in parentheses)
1. EOU's Lizzy Grandle, 5160 (10)
2. TWU's Claire Nichol, 4397 (8)
3. C of I's Mattie Shirts, 4326 (6)
4. EOU's Kaliyah Chronister, 4264 (5)
5. UBC's Alessandra Ionescu-Zanetti, 4216 (4)
6. TWU's Eileen Noordam, 4090 (3)
7. SOU's Ali Stevens, 3840 (2)
8. C of I's Stella Gray, 3625 (1)
MEN'S DECATHLON (CCC Championship points in parentheses)
1. OIT's Eli Stevens, 6684 (10)
2. EOU's Nathan Wachs, 6126 (8)
3. SOU's Zak Weddell, 6026 (6)
4. C of I's Trevor Trent, 5952 (5)
5. UBC's Samuel McGee, 5885 (4)
6. LCSC's Cameron Carrara, 5859 (3)
7. C of I's Bryson Montag, 5790 (2)
8. OIT's Ryan Doherty, 5728 (1)