Harris Gulbransen earns second-team All-American

Tufts junior Harris Gulbransen opened the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships by earning second-team All-American honors on Thursday in La Crosse, Wisconsin, according to Tufts athletics. The national meet runs May 21-23 at Veteran's Memorial Field Sports Complex, the NCAA says. Gulbransen was part of a six-athlete Tufts men's contingent that qualified for seven events at the championships. (gotuftsjumbos.com) Tufts reported his result in its opening-day coverage from La Crosse. ### How did Gulbransen's result fit into Tufts' opening day? (ncaa.com) Thursday's honor gave Tufts an All-American finish on the first day of national competition. Tufts said Gulbransen, a junior distance runner, earned second-team All-American status as the Jumbos began competition in Wisconsin. The school did not frame it as an isolated appearance; it came as part of a broader opening-day slate for the men's team. (ncaa.com) March 16 offers some recent context for Tufts' national-level success. Tufts said 11 indoor track and field athletes returned from the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships with All-American honors earlier this year under U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association criteria, which the school said award first-team honors to top-eight finishers and second-team honors to places nine through 16. (gotuftsjumbos.com) ### Who is Harris Gulbransen? Harris Gulbransen is listed by Tufts as a junior distance runner and a mechanical engineering major. His online roster bio says he competed in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters in 2025 and set personal bests of 8:28.42 in the 3,000 meters and 14:40.73 in the 5,000 meters. Before Tufts, the school says, he attended Breck School. (gotuftsjumbos.com) May 15 marked his selection to the outdoor national field. Tufts listed Gulbransen among six men's athletes who received berths into the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships in La Crosse. ### How big is the meet Tufts is competing in? The NCAA says the 2026 Division III outdoor track and field championships are being held May 21-23 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. (gotuftsjumbos.com) The venue is Veteran's Memorial Field Sports Complex, according to NCAA championship coverage and Tufts' preview. May 20 was when Tufts published its pre-meet preview. That preview said the Jumbos would begin competition on Thursday and continue through Saturday, matching the NCAA's championship schedule. (gotuftsjumbos.com) ### How many Tufts athletes qualified, and in what scope? Six Tufts men's athletes qualified for seven events, the school said on May 15. Tufts named Gulbransen, Randy Hamilton, Quinn Hampson, Cullen McCaleb, Cam McLeod and Josh Wilkie as its men's qualifiers for the national meet. (gotuftsjumbos.com) That list shows Gulbransen's honor came from a larger Tufts presence in La Crosse rather than a single-athlete trip. Tufts' May 20 preview described the championships as the team's next stop after the qualifying process concluded. (ncaa.com) ### What happens next in La Crosse? Saturday, May 23, is the final day of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships. (gotuftsjumbos.com) The NCAA's championship page says schedules and results are being updated for the three-day meet, while Tufts has been posting event-by-event coverage from La Crosse. May 23 will determine the remaining finishes for Tufts' qualifiers, including the rest of the Jumbos entered across the seven-event slate. (gotuftsjumbos.com) Official updates are being carried on NCAA championship pages and Tufts athletics' meet coverage. (ncaa.com) (gotuftsjumbos.com)