ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The 2025-26 Goshen College athletic season wrapped up on Friday afternoon on a high note, with Mathew Keitany earning his seventh All-American medal. He finished seventh in the steeplechase at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in a time of 9:15.14.

Mathew Keitany All-American Awards

• 2023-24 Indoor Track & Field - mile
• 2023-24 Indoor Track & Field - distance medley relay
• 2023-24 Outdoor Track & Field - 4x800-meter relay
• 2023-24 Outdoor Track & Field - 3,000-meter steeplechase
• 2024-25 Cross Country
• 2025-26 Cross Country
• 2025-26 Outdoor Track & Field - 3,000-meter steeplechase

Keitany maintained his seventh-place position essentially from a lap in to the race until the end. He consistently had split times between 1:12.50 and 1:15.50 until pulling off a 1:10.87 in his final lap. Keitany's time of 9:15.14 was a season-best - an improvement from his 9:17.62 time in the prelims and his 9:23.93 time that qualified him for nationals at the Crossroads League Championships.

Keitany is now a two-time All-American in the steeplechase alone. He holds the school record time from his 2024 All-American performance at 9:07.97. He joins Duncan Kogei, who became an All-American the night before in the 10,000 meters. Kogei was an All-American during this past cross country season as well.

Maximilien Filion of British Columbia won the race in 9:01.15.

This concludes the 2025-26 Goshen College athletics season - a year that was full of successes from track and field and cross country All-Americans to the best season in women's tennis program history that ended with their first-ever appearance and win at the NAIA National Championship tournament. The men's and women's disc golf teams were added, and numerous teams saw improvements - such as men's and women's bowling, men's tennis, men's basketball and men's soccer. Stay tuned to goleafs.net for schedules for the fall 2026 season.