Boston College Women’s Track and Field announced on May 22 that Sydney Segalla, Imogen Gardiner, Natalie Millerova, and the women’s 4×400 meter relay team have qualified for the 2026 NCAA Division I East First Round. The event will take place at the UK Outdoor Track & Field Complex in Lexington, Kentucky, beginning Wednesday, May 27. Coverage will be available on ESPN+.
The announcement is significant as it marks an opportunity for Boston College athletes to compete at a national level. The top twelve competitors from each individual event and relay team will advance from this first round.
Segalla is scheduled to compete in the first round of the 400 meters on Thursday, May 28 at 7:25 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. She enters with the fifth fastest time in the East Region and ninth fastest nationally after winning the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) title last weekend in Louisville. This is her first appearance at an NCAA Regional meet, where she aims to become Boston College’s first athlete to qualify for finals in this event. Segalla has broken her own school record twice this season and also set New England and Duke Facility records.
Gardiner will race in both the first round of the 1500 meters on Thursday evening and return for the semifinal of the 5000 meters on Saturday night. She recently earned All-ACC Second Team honors in the 1500 meters at last week’s ACC Championships. Gardiner set her qualifying times earlier this season while breaking a school record at Bryan Clay Invitational and recording another strong performance at Penn Relays.
Millerova joins Gardiner in Thursday’s first round of the 1500 meters after achieving a personal best earlier this month at Duke Twilight. She recently finished among the top twenty runners at ACC Championships.
The women’s relay group—comprised of Anna Becker, Gina Certo, Anna Sonsini, and Segalla—will compete Saturday night with hopes of advancing further than any previous Boston College team has done before after setting a school-record mark earlier this year.
