Birmingham, Ala. – March 13, 2026 – Junior Katherine DeFosse (Worcester, Mass.) represented Springfield College women's track and field at the 2026 NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships this afternoon with a historic performance in the 60-meter hurdles.

DeFosse, who entered the meet seeded fifth in the 60-meter hurdles with a mark of 8.54-seconds, ran a time of 8.48-seconds finishing second to punch her ticket to tomorrow's championship finals. Not only was DeFosse's time a new school record, but it is the eighth fastest time ever run by a Division III women's student-athlete and the fourth fastest ever run at the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships.

DeFosse will return for finals tomorrow at 11:30 am looking to claim her second Indoor All-America award in as many seasons. DeFosse will be joined in the championship final by Allyson Hammond of Pacific (Ore.), Rachel Larson of Ithaca, Katherine Dortmund of Ohio Wesleyan, Jojo Tyynismaa of Wartburg, Jillian Ambler of Geneseo, Aryianna Garceau of UMass Boston and Nyla Jones of Rowan.

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