Seven members of the Incarnate Word Men's Track and Field team were named to the 2026 Southland Conference Men's Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Teams.
The Southland Conference awards All-Conference honors based on the finishes at the Outdoor Track and Field Championships. A first-place finish warrants first team honors, second place is second team placement, and third place earns third team placement. Â
Anthony Zapata headlined the list of Cardinal honorees as the First Team honoree in the 1,500. Zapata won the 1,500 meters in 3:48.34 to claim the award.
Ethan Malesich was a second-team recipient in the 1,500 as well as a third-team honoree in the 3,000-meter steeple.
James Butler was the second-team recipient in the 3,000-meter steeple after finishing second with a time of 9:07.82.
The Cardinals had two All-Conference recipients in the decathlon as
Mika Funck and
Tommaso Franze placed second and third in the event at the championships. Funck earned second-team honors with 7,363 points and Franze is the third-team honoree with 7,263 points.
Jonah Ulbricht is the last Cardinal to be named Southland All-Conference as he was named Third-Team All-Conference in pole vault.
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