Hawks prepare for MEAC Indoor Championships


MEET INFORMATION

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will host the 2026 Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Va., Sunday, February 22, and Monday, February 23.

Monday's action will be streamed live on ESPN+, beginning at 12 p.m.

Tickets are available for purchase online through the Virginia Beach Sports Center or on-site throughout the event. Please note that cash sales will not be accepted. Single-day tickets are $20 for Sunday and Monday, while weekend passes are available for $25.

For ticket purchases, event schedules, and additional information, visit the MEAC's Championship Central page.

Competition will begin on Sunday, February 22 at 8:30 a.m. with the women's pentathlon, kicking off the weekend of indoor track action. Sunday will also feature the men's heptathlon, the awarding of the first championship medals in the Women's and Men's 3,000-meter runs, Women's weight throw, Men's long jump, Men's pole vault, Men's shot put, Men's high jump, Women's long jump, and the Men's and Women's Distance Medley Relay (DMR).

Championship Monday's events will start with the men's heptathlon at 8:30 a.m., followed by the men's weight throw at 10:00 a.m. and the women's triple jump at 11:00 a.m. Additional medal events will include Women's and Men's 60-meter hurdles, Women's and Men's 60-meter dash, Women's mile, Men's mile, Women's pole vault, Men's triple jump, Women's shot put, Women's and Men's 400-meter dash, Women's and Men's 800-meter run, Women's and Men's 200-meter dash, Women's high jump, Women's and Men's 5000-meter run. The championships will conclude with the men's and women's 4x400-meter relay finals at 3:20 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., closing out competition.

Championship coverage and event information is available on https://meacsports.com/feature/2026indoortrackandfield



TOP UMES TIMES & MARKS OF INDOOR SEASON


As UMES prepares for the final stretch of the indoor season, top individual UMES performances include:

Jamayla Stansbury | 60M | 7.85
Jamayla Stansbury | 200M | 25.34
Tayla Wilson | 300M | 41:58
Boluwatito Ogundairo | 400M | 57.65
Boluwatito Ogundairo | 500M | 1:20.21
Shennell Simms | 800M | 2:17.56
Shennell Simms | 1000M | 3:11.79
Abigail Fisher | Mile | 5:30.16
Lynzi Evans | 60H | 8.88
Lyee Simms | HJ | 1.68M
Faithlyn Irving | LJ | 5.63M
Faithlyn Irving | TJ | 12.97M*
Nabintou Coulibaly | SP | 10.02M
Amia Ducker | WT | 9.04M


Andie Kollie | 60M | 6.68*
Andie Kollie | 200M | 21.37*
Andie Kollie | 300M | 34.32
Kamoi Tracey | 400M | 49.83
Kamoi Tracey | 500M | 1:06.07
Siyabonga Mbatha | 800M | 1:54.76
Siyabonga Mbatha | 100M | 2:27.73*
Siyabonga Mbatha | Mile | 4:09.66
Banele Mkabela | 3000M | 8:19.40
Banele Mkabela | 5000M | 14:5937

*Denotes UMES record



TOP UMES TEAM EVENT PERFORMANCES


Boluwatito Ogundairo, Shennell Simms, Rihanna Gayle, Tayla Wilson | 4x400M | 3:56.33

David Edward-Etafo, Kamoi Tracey, Cy Hayes, David Martin | 4x400M | 3:21.89
Kyle Gordon, Kamoi Tracey, Siyabonga Mbatha, Destiny Emuze | 4x800M | 8:10.55
Banele Mkabela, David Martin, Kyle Gordon, Siyabonga Mbatha | DMR | 10:14.94