Day One Results 

BATON ROUGE, La.- The opening day of the 2026 SWAC Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships concluded with Southern and Jackson State leading their fields on the women’s and men’s side respectively.
 
On the women’s side Southern sits atop the leaderboard with 37.5 total points. Alabama A&M (18 points) and Bethune-Cookman (18 points) are currently in a tie for second place.
 
Jackson State currently sits in first place with 34 total points on the men’s side. Bethune-Cookman (31 points) and Texas Southern (19 points) sit in second and third place respectively.
 
Day two of competition will begin at 9:30 am CST with the Decathlon 110 meter hurdles.

The final day of competition (May 12) will be streamed live on SWAC TV beginning at 5:00 pm CST with the women’s 4x100 meter relay event.
  
2026 SWAC Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Champions (Day One) 
 
Women’s Hammer Throw
Ariyonna Edmond, Southern
 
Women’s Javelin
Kasie Ugeh, Bethune-Cookman

Women’s Long Jump
Arayana Ladson, Florida A&M

Women’s 10,000 Meters
Laura Avila, Alabama A&M
 
Men’s Hammer Throw
Ezekiel Salama, Florida A&M
 
Men’s Long Jump
Michael Carter, Bethune-Cookman

Men’s Javelin
Carson Lowe, Grambling State
 
Men’s 10,000 Meters
Andrew Kiplagat, Bethune-Cookman

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
 
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