2026 CAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Set for Sunday and Monday Competition in Boston
Ben Kane
BOSTON, Mass. (Feb. 20. 2026) – The 2026 CAA Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship is set for Sunday, February 22, and Monday, February 23 at the TRACK at New Balance in Boston, Massachusetts.
The action kicks off at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday with the start of the heptathlon and pentathlon. Six field event gold medals will be handed out on the first day at the conclusion of the women’s long jump (12 p.m.), men’s long jump (12 p.m.), men’s 35lb weight throw (12 p.m.), women’s pole vault (12 p.m.), women’s 20lb weight throw (3 p.m.), and men’s pole vault (4:30 p.m.)
Preliminary running events start at 1 p.m., followed by four event finals: men’s 5000m (5:05 p.m.), women’s 5000m (5:25 p.m.), men’s distance medley relay (5:50 p.m.), and women’s distance medley relay (6:10 p.m.).
Competition continues at 8:50 a.m. on Monday with the continuation of the heptathlon. Field events fill out the morning slate with the men’s and women’s high jump kicking things off at 10 a.m. and concluding with the women’s shot put at 1 p.m. The running event finals start at noon, with the final event of the championship taking place at 3:15 p.m. with the women’s 4x400m relay.
Women’s
Hampton heads to Boston looking to replicate a 2025 season that saw the Pirates capture their first CAA title in program history. After earning three All-CAA honors in the 2024-25 indoor season, Brianna Charles picked up right where she left off. Most recently the CAA Women’s Track Athlete of the Week, the senior sprinter holds the top times in the conference in the 60m (7.40) and 200m (23.83). Danielle James has dominated the field events this season, carrying two near conference-topping marks into the Indoor Championship: long jump (1st with a 6.05m leap) and the triple jump (2nd with a 12.07m leap).
Last season’s CAA Outdoor Champions, Elon, will look to earn its first indoor title. The Phoenix was dominant in the distance events this season, holding multiple top-five times in the mile, 3000m, and 5000m. Katie Blount headlines the group with the second-best pace in the 3000m (9:18.51) and third-best in the 5000m (16:22.24). Abigail Beville’s 4:45.70 time in the mile also sits first in the conference. An All-CAA selection in the weight throw, Adriana Clarke’s 19.61m toss at the 2026 Darius Dixon Memorial takes the top spot in the conference.
Northeastern is on the hunt to claim its first conference title since the 2024 Championship, with multiple All-CAA honorees returning for another season. Camryn Cole and Savanah Blair are back and hold some of the top performances in the conference in their respective events. Cole leapt 1.83m in the Beantown Challenge earlier this season to post the top mark in the high jump, while her 8.52 pace in the 60m-hurdles is third best in the CAA. Cole comes into the meet with the second-best time in the 200m (23.88), and also crossed the line in 7.50 in the 60m at the 2025 Riverhawk Invitational to claim the third-best time in the conference.
Men’s
Multiple All-Americans headline a strong group of N.C. A&T sprinters who are looking to lead the Aggies back to the CAA title. Leading the conference in the 60m (Jordan Ware – 6.70), 200m (Nakhi Benjamin – 20.80), and 400m (Xzaviah Taylor – 46.89), A&T has dominated the short-distance events this season. Of note, Jason Holmes, 2025 CAA Indoor Track Athlete of the Year, is back and looking to earn his third-straight All-American nod. Earning CAA Men’s Track Athlete of the Week on Feb. 10, Holmes holds the top spot in the conference in the 60m hurdles (7.55). In the field events, both Alex Henry (weight throw- 19.87m) and Yule Pieters (high jump – 2.09m) garnered the top-conference performances in their signature events by substantial margins.
Taking second place in last year’s championship, Monmouth is hoping to bring its first indoor title back to West Long Branch. Aidan Baldelli has had a breakout season for the Hawks, cracking the top-10 performances in three events. The junior's best efforts came in the 60m (6.71) and 400m (47.57), claiming the second-fastest finishes in the CAA. Monmouth hosts a trio of top-performing jumpers, including Gavin Nelson, whose 2.06m leap in the high jump takes the second spot in the conference this season.
The dynamic duo of Ryan Slaney and Ryan Sarney set the tone for Northeastern in the sprinting events, posting the top marks in the CAA. Slaney produced the team’s top performance in the 5000m with his 14:18.01 finish at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic. He has had a 4:05.47 run in the mile that sits second. Sarney earned the third-best time in the 3000m with his 8:09.26 pace and ranks third in the 5000m at 14:19.00. His brother, Kyle Sarney, holds the best mile time in the conference with a 4:00.39 finish.
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