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BATON ROUGE, La.- The 2026 Southwestern Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships concluded Tuesday at A.W. Mumford Stadium with several standout individual performances and a tightly contested women’s team race.
 
Florida A&M captured the 2026 SWAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship title with 145.50 total points, edging Alabama State University, which finished second with 132 points. Southern University placed third with 95.50 points while Alabama A&M University finished fourth with 93 points.
 
Florida A&M was led by a dominant performance from Diandrenique Gaines, who won both the women’s 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash.
 
Gaines set a championship-record time of 11.15 in the 100 meters before claiming the 200-meter title in 22.72. Teammates Kiersten Clark and Janaree Kinchen also delivered strong performances for the Lady Rattlers in the sprint events.
 
Alabama A&M excelled in the 400-meter dash as Alisha Wilson and Laila Gaynor finished first and second respectively in the event finals. Wilson posted a winning time of 53.26 while Gaynor crossed the line just behind her at 53.27.
 
Alabama State’s distance runners also played a major role in the team standings. Aliyah Williams swept both the women’s 800-meter run and 1500-meter run, while teammate Shone Walters finished runner-up in both races.
 
In the women’s long-distance events, Alabama A&M’s Laura Avila claimed the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter titles. Avila won the 5,000 meters in 18:20.40 before returning to take the 10,000-meter crown as well.
 
Southern’s Tashina Alase delivered one of the top hurdle performances of the meet, running a time of 12.84 in the preliminaries of the women’s 100-meter hurdles.
 
Most Outstanding Women’s Field Performer
Malayna Mallory, Jackson State

Most Outstanding Women’s Track Performer
Aliyah Williams, Alabama State
 
Women’s Coach of the Year
Garfield Ellenwood II, Florida A&M
 
2026 SWAC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Champions (Day Three) 

Women’s Discus
Malayna Mallory, Jackson State
 
Women’s Triple Jump
Daedrian Beville, Alabama State
 
Women’s 4x100 Meter Relay
Florida A&M

Women’s 1500 Meter
Aliyah Williams, Alabama State
 
Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles
Tashina Alase, Southern
 
Women’s 400 Meter Dash
Alisha Wilson, Alabama A&M
 
Women’s 100 Meter Dash
Diandrenique Gaines, Florida A&M
 
Women’s 800 Meter
Aliyah Williams, Alabama State
 
Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles
Katelynn Smith, Florida A&M
 
Women’s 200 Meter Dash
Diandrenique Gaines, Florida A&M
 
Women’s 5000 Meter
Laura Avila, Alabama A&M
 
Women’s 4x400 Meter Relay
Florida A&M

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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