BUFFALO, N.Y. – Bryan Honan (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland) and Natalia Sawyer (Schenectady, N.Y./Schalmont) of the Buffalo State track and field team have officially qualified for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships next week. Honan will make his championship meet debut in the hammer throw, while Sawyer looks to close out her historic career in the 400-meter hurdles for the third time at the outdoor championship meet. The meet will be hosted at the Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Honan is set to make his first appearance at NCAA Outdoor Championships on Saturday as he will compete in the hammer throw. He set the school record at SUNYAC Championships with a mark of 58.74 meters, good for second place overall and a Second Team All-SUNYAC honor. Following indoor season, Honan was seventh in the weight throw at SUNYAC Championships. After his debut outdoor season last spring, Honan finished the year with the top mark in the country by a freshman in the hammer throw.
Sawyer is set to make her return to the championship meet for the third time in her career and make her seventh appearance overall (including indoor). She will race her signature event in the 400-meter hurdles on Thursday and will then compete at finals on Saturday should she qualify. Sawyer posted a time of 59.76 seconds this season and is one of four athletes under the one-minute barrier. She won the event at NCAA Championships following her freshman and sophomore season as she aims for her fourth career national title overall.
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