The highly anticipated 2026 NCAA DI Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held on two days, starting on Friday, March 13, 2026. The tournament will be held at the Randal Tyson Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The 2026 edition of the tournament is returning to Arkansas for the first time since 2021. The athletes have earned the spot to compete at the Indoor Championships with their qualifying performances from November 28, 2025, to March 1, 2026. Let’s take a look at the athletes who will compete at the 2026 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Top contenders at the 2026 NCAA DI Indoor Track and Field Championships
Multiple notable athletes will compete in the men’s and women’s track and field events at the 2026 NCAA DI Indoor Track and Field Championships. The women’s 60m will be headlined by Shenese Walker, who hasn’t lost a 60-meter race all season and ran the fastest collegiate 60m with 7.09s at the Razorback Invitational.
Last year’s indoor champion, Adaejah Hodge of Georgia, will compete to defend her title in the 200m. The 60 m collegiate record holder Kanyinsola Ajayi will represent Auburn University at the upcoming NCAA Indoor Championships.
His fellow teammate Ja’Kobe Tharp will vie to defend the title in the 60 m hurdles event. Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan, who won the last two indoor titles, will lead the lineup in the men’s shot put event.
NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships 2026
Friday, March 13, 2026
Track Events at the 2026 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships
5:00 PM – Women’s 800m – Pentathlon
5:05 PM – Women’s Mile – Semifinal
5:20 PM – Men’s Mile – Semifinal
5:35 PM – Women’s 60m – Semifinal
5:45 PM – Men’s 60m – Semifinal
5:55 PM – Women’s 400m – Semifinal
6:10 PM – Men’s 400m – Semifinal
6:25 PM – Women’s 800m – Semifinal
6:35 PM – Men’s 800m – Semifinal
6:45 PM – Women’s 60m Hurdles – Semifinal
6:55 PM – Men’s 60m Hurdles – Semifinal
7:05 PM – Women’s 5000m – Final
7:25 PM – Men’s 5000m – Final
7:45 PM – Women’s 200m – Semifinal
8:00 PM – Men’s 200m – Semifinal
8:15 PM – Women’s Distance Medley Relay – Final
8:30 PM – Men’s Distance Medley Relay – Final
Field Events
4:00 PM – Men’s Weight Throw – Final
4:45 PM – Women’s Long Jump – Prelims & Final
4:45 PM – Men’s Pole Vault – Final
7:00 PM – Men’s Long Jump – Prelims & Final
7:30 PM – Women’s Weight Throw – Prelims & Final
Heptathlon Events
11:00 AM – Men’s Heptathlon 60m
11:40 AM – Men’s Heptathlon Long Jump
12:50 PM – Men’s Heptathlon Shot Put
2:00 PM – Men’s Heptathlon High Jump
Pentathlon Events at the 2026 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships
11:15 AM – Women’s Pentathlon 60m Hurdles
12:00 PM – Women’s Pentathlon High Jump
2:10 PM – Women’s Pentathlon Shot Put
3:10 PM – Women’s Pentathlon Long Jump
5:00 PM – Women’s Pentathlon 800m
Saturday, March 14, 2026: NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships
Track Events at the 2026 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships
4:00 PM – Men’s Heptathlon 1000m
4:10 PM – Women’s Mile – Final
4:20 PM – Men’s Mile – Final
4:30 PM – Women’s 60m – Final
4:40 PM – Men’s 60m – Final
4:50 PM – Women’s 400m – Final
5:00 PM – Men’s 400m – Final
5:10 PM – Women’s 800m – Final
5:20 PM – Men’s 800m – Final
5:30 PM – Women’s 200m – Final
5:40 PM – Men’s 200m – Final
5:50 PM – Women’s 60m Hurdles – Final
6:00 PM – Men’s 60m Hurdles – Final
6:10 PM – Women’s 3000m – Final
6:25 PM – Men’s 3000m – Final
6:40 PM – Women’s 4×400 Relay – Final
6:55 PM – Men’s 4×400 Relay – Final
Field Events
1:00 PM – Men’s Shot Put – Prelims & Final
1:45 PM – Men’s High Jump – Final
1:45 PM – Women’s High Jump – Final
2:45 PM – Women’s Shot Put – Prelims & Final
2:30 PM – Women’s Triple Jump – Prelims & Final
4:00 PM – Women’s Pole Vault – Final
5:00 PM – Men’s Triple Jump – Prelims & Final
Heptathlon Events at the 2026 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships
11:00 AM – Men’s Heptathlon 60m Hurdles
11:50 AM – Men’s Heptathlon Pole Vault
4:00 PM – Men’s Heptathlon 1000m
How To Watch The 2026 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships?
The action at the 2026 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships will be streamed live on espn+. The details of viewing is given below:
- Friday, March 13, 2026
- 12 p.m. ET
- 6 p.m. ET
- Saturday, March 14, 2026
- 12:30 p.m. ET
- 5 p.m. ET
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