South Carolina Concludes Indoor Season at NCAA Championship
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (March 12, 2026) – Everything has built up to this as South Carolina Track & Field is set to compete in the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championship in Fayetteville, Ark. The two-day championship event will begin tomorrow at the Tyson Indoor Track Center and will conclude on Saturday afternoon.
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Meet Information
Friday will feature mostly preliminary events, while Saturday will be heavy with finals. The top eight scorers in each event will result in points for their teams in the following format (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1). All-American statuses will be up for grabs this weekend. First Team All-American status is awarded to finishers 1-8 (individual and relays), while Second Team All-American is given to those who finish 9-16 (individual and relays). Athletes must have a valid mark to earn All-American status. Those who do not finish a race, no height, foul three attempts or are disqualified will not be eligible for All-American status if no other valid mark from a previous round exists.
Gamecock Lineup
The Gamecocks will be competing in eight events on the opening day, beginning with Jaouad Khchina in the men’s mile preliminary round at 6:20 p.m. (ET). He will be followed by Alexis Brown in the women’s 60m (6:35 pm ET) and Zaya Akins in the women’s 400m (6:55 pm ET). The Gamecocks will have a pair of runners competing in both the men’s 400m at 7:10 pm (ET) in Andrew Salvodon and Josiah Wrice and the women’s 60-meter hurdles at 7:45 pm (ET) in Joslyn Hamilton and Akala Garrett. The final two individual events on Friday will be the women’s 200m at 8:45 pm (ET) with JaMeesia Ford and the men’s 200m at 9 pm (ET) with Tyson Williams. South Carolina will compete in one final event on Friday, the women’s DMR at 9:15 p.m. (ET) as Eline Mast, Akala Garrett, Sylvia Chelangat and Salma Elbadra look to duplicate their SEC Championship success.
Saturday will feature a guaranteed five finals events for the Gamecocks with the hopes of tacking on seven more. Logan Montgomery will kick things off in the men’s shot put at 2 p.m. (ET), followed by Jathiyah Muhammad in the women’s pole vault at 5 p.m. (ET). Elbadra will run individually in the women’s 3K final at 7 p.m. (ET). South Carolina will close the event with both the women’s 4x400m relay at 7:40 p.m. ET and the men’s 4x400m relay at 7:55 p.m. ET.
Newcomer Status
On Thursday morning, the Southeastern Conference named both Alexis Brown and Jathiyah Muhammad as Newcomer Athletes of the Year. Brown, named SEC Women’s Co-Newcomer Runner of the Year, is coming off a sixth place finish in the women’s 60m finale at the SEC Indoor Championship. The Georgia native has climbed into second all time in program history for the 60m (7.18) and seventh in school history for the indoor 200m (23.09). The senior sprinter has competed in seven meets this indoor season and has been responsible for two 60m victories and two 200m gold medals.
Muhammad is in her first season with the Gamecocks after transferring in from Arizona. The sophomore pole vaulter, competing in her first indoor collegiate season, captured the SEC title in the women’s indoor pole vault when she cleared 4.40m (14-5.25). The California product became the first Gamecock female to win the SEC Indoor Championship in the pole vault since Kylene Nixon in 1999. This indoor season, Muhammad set a new program record when she cleared 4.50m (14-9) to win the Razorback Invitational, besting Hailey Sweatman’s previous record of 4.35m (14-3.25). Muhammad has either tied or cleared 4.35m in three separate meets this indoor season. The former Wildcat turned Gamecock has competed in seven meets this indoor season with five wins, one runner-up finish and one bronze medal finish.
Familiar Stage
The Gamecocks have proven to be loaded with talent this indoor season and have sent the fifth most female entries to the NCAA Indoor Championship. Alongside the numbers, South Carolina will line up with a lot of experience this weekend. Between the two squads, the Gamecocks boast a grand total of 12 NCAA Indoor All-American honors in addition to eight NCAA titles between both the Division I level and the Division II level.
