Final Results Watch Replay
BATON ROUGE, La.- The 2026 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship concluded on Tuesday at A.W. Mumford Stadium with several standout individual performances.
Jackson State claimed the 2026 SWAC Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship with 142 total points. Texas Southern finished second with 110 points while Bethune-Cookman placed third with 104.5 points. The title marks the Jackson State Tigers first championship in Men's Outdoor Track and Field since 1990.
During the meet, Jackson State claimed a pair of gold medals with multiple student-athletes scoring points. Collins Kibet claimed the gold in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:41.74, while Kaiden Berry - the co-Most Outstanding Field Performer - claimed gold in the shot put with a throw of 17.13 meters (56-02.50).
Jackson State’s championship effort was also highlighted by Sedgwrick Pitts Jr.’s fourth-place finish in the men’s 200-meter dash and key performances in the decathlon from Connor Cooper, who finished fifth overall with 5,046 points.
Alcorn State’s Derrick Williams delivered one of the fastest performances of the championship meet by winning the men’s 200-meter dash in 20.49. Texas Southern’s Joshua Brown placed second while Bethune-Cookman’s Shanard Walker finished third.
Florida A&M’s Tyon Reed claimed the men’s 400-meter hurdles title with a winning mark of 51.43. Prairie View A&M’s Ronzell Woods and Alabama A&M’s Nathan Anderson finished second and third respectively.
In the men’s 800-meter run, Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Kewarny Fletcher captured the conference title with a winning time of 1:50.00 while Southern’s Marcus Delcy finished second in 1:51.07. Florida A&M’s Kirk Dawkins and Prairie View A&M’s Sebastian Cruz rounded out the top four finishers.
Texas Southern’s Donovan Brooks secured the men’s decathlon championship with 6,152 total points. Brooks posted event victories in the javelin throw, shot put and 1,500-meter run during the competition.
Bethune-Cookman’s Christian Dozier placed second overall with 5,757 points while Alabama State’s Kaden McKire finished third.
Most Outstanding Men’s Co-Field Performer
Kaiden Berry, Jackson State
Most Outstanding Men’s Co-Field Performer
Jalen Walker, Texas Southern
Most Outstanding Men’s Track Performer
Andrew Kipligat, Bethune-Cookman
Men’s Coach of the Year
Mark Thorne, Jackson State
2026 SWAC Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Champions (Day Three)
Men’s Discus
Jadan Miller, Alcorn State
Men’s Pole Vault
Adam Hines, Texas Southern
Men’s Triple Jump
Isaiah Riggins, Alabama State
Men’s High Jump
Roman Smith, Southern
Men’s 4x100 Meter Relay
Florida A&M
Men’s 1500 Meter
Andrew Kiplagat, Bethune-Cookman
Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles
Joseph DeRosier, Florida A&M
Men’s 400 Meter Dash
Joe Quez Keith, Alabama A&M
Men’s 100 Meter Dash
Derrick Williams, Alcorn State
Men’s 800 Meter
Kewarny Fletcher, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles
Tyon Reed, Florida A&M
Men’s 200 Meter Dash
Derrick Williams, Alcorn State
Men’s 5000 Meter
Andrew Kiplagat, Bethune-Cookman
Men’s 4x400 Meter Relay
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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