The Atlantic 10 Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships will start on Friday, February 27, 2026, at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This marks the third consecutive year the venue hosts the two-day event. Rhode Island aims to defend its five straight men's titles, while George Mason seeks back-to-back women's championships.
The championships feature competition among 13 teams on the men's side and 12 on the women's side. For the men, Rhode Island enters as the defending champion with five consecutive A-10 titles. The team holds the top conference marks in six events: the 60m dash by Alex Arbogast, the distance medley relay, high jump and long jump by Matt Santy, shot put by Theo Puterbaugh, and heptathlon by Ryan Tona. Joachim Ennoo of Rhode Island leads the conference in triple jump with three Field Performer of the Week honors this season.
George Mason, last year's men's runner-up, leads in the 60m hurdles with Jayden Smith and the pole vault with Walt Bannerman, who set the A-10 record at 5.21m during the previous championship. Other men's teams include VCU, Fordham, Saint Joseph's, Saint Louis, Loyola Chicago, La Salle, Davidson, and St. Bonaventure.
On the women's side, George Mason looks to repeat as champions after winning its first indoor title since 2014 last year. The Patriots lead the conference in the 5000m with Ella Semple, pole vault with Kennedy Drish, and triple jump with Kailynn Tyson. VCU, last year's runner-up, tops the marks in five events: 60m by Asia Powell, 400m by Jaliyah Person, 60m hurdles by Aubree Harris, shot put by Like Matalatala, and weight throw by Desiree Akaolis.
Competing women's teams are VCU, Richmond, Rhode Island, Duquesne, Dayton, Fordham, La Salle, Loyola Chicago, Saint Louis, Davidson, Saint Joseph's, and George Washington. The event runs through Saturday, February 28, 2026, with live stats and broadcasts available via A-10 resources. La Salle and Richmond teams have confirmed their participation in preparations for the meet.
