BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Bethany College men's track and field freshman Jason Ellman (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep) earned All-American honors by placing seventh in the long jump at the 2025-26 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Birmingham Crossplex while Ellman, junior Caliyph McClinton (Pittsburgh, Pa./Neighborhood Academy), and junior Mykel Davis (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) were all named to the United Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic All-Region team.

Ellman represented the Bison at this year's NCAA Championships after being named the Presidents' Athletic Conference's high jump champion. He placed seventh out of 20 jumpers at the Championships with a mark of 6.99 meters in his first attempt of the day to finish fourth in Flight 1, to supply the Bison with two team points, and to earn All-American honors. Ellman's second jump of 6.96 just missed his first mark as he also had attempts of 6.85 and 6.68.

Prior to the Championships, Ellman was one of three Bison named to the UTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team in the 60-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, and the long jump. He has competed in five meets and has three top-five performances on the year across the three separate events before jumping a 7.27 to win the long jump at the PAC Championships which currently ranks 14th in the nation. Ellman opened the season with a personal-best time of 6.91 in the 60 at the Tiger Collegiate Open, which ranked 12th in the country at the time, and jumped a 6.73 in the long jump at the YSU Collegiate Invitational. He was named PAC Newcomer of the Year and earned one PAC Newcomer of the Week award.

McClinton eans his second straight All-Region selection in both the 60-meter dash and the 200-meter dash after finishing second in the 60 at the PAC Indoor Championships. He currently ranks fourth in the country in the 60 with a time of 6.71 seconds which he achieved at the Penn State Tune-Up to break his own personal best and a program record which he set earlier in the season. McClinton also set a program record in the 200 at the season-opening Wittenberg Tiger Opener with a time of 21.42 seconds which currently places 16th in all of NCAA Division III. He was a two-time PAC Track Athlete of the Week in the 2025-26 indoor season.

Davis also earns his first All-Region honor after placing second in the high jump at the PAC Championships with a measure of 1.99 meters. Despite only competing in three meets for the Bison, Davis recorded a two-meter jump at the SPIRE College Indoor Games to finish first with that mark being tied for 41st-best in the country. 

The Bison open the 2026 outdoor season on Saturday, March 28 as they travel to West Liberty, West Virginia to compete at the West Liberty Invitational hosted by West Liberty (W.Va.) University.