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2026 Outdoor Track & Field Championships
2026 Outdoor Track Field Championships
May 11-12, 2026
- Watch on ESPN+ (Day 2) (Coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. ET)
- Results
- Program
- Record book
- #SoConTrack
Review of past championships:
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020*
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
* 2020 championships cancelled due to coronavirus
Participating institutions (men):
CIT // ETSU // FUR // UNCG // SAM // VMI // WCU // WOF
Participating institutions (women):
CIT // ETSU // FUR // MER // UNCG // SAM // UTC // VMI // WCU // WOF
2026 Champions
Women: Western Carolina Catamounts | Men: Samford Bulldogs
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Samford’s men claimed their sixth straight SoCon Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Tuesday. Paced by Men’s Most Outstanding Athlete Cole Grande, the Bulldogs scored 238.5 points to secure the title. Grande won gold in the men’s 400m, earned silver in the 200m, and contributed to Samford’s gold‑medal performances in both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays. Samford’s David Brown was named the Pinnacle Award winner as the student‑athlete with the highest cumulative GPA on the championship‑winning team. Samford also claimed the Women’s Most Outstanding Athlete honor, following JT Shaw’s 26-point performance. Shaw won gold in the women’s shot put, and placed second in the hammer and discus.
Western Carolina’s women, powered by a 20‑point performance from Cymoria Thomas, claimed their first SoCon championship since 2018. Thomas swept the women’s 100m and 200m dashes to lead the Catamounts. Western Carolina’s Gaby Reeve earned the Pinnacle Award, sponsored by the Knight Commission.
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