BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The UTSA track & field teams will open the indoor postseason this weekend at the Birmingham Crossplex with the kickoff of the American Conference Indoor Championships. With the championship at the venue for the 10th consecutive time, UTSA is set for 14 women and 17 men to begin postseason competition, Feb. 27-28.
Last season, the Roadrunner women came within 3.5 points of the top spot, finishing second with 92.5 points, while the men were seventh. From that meet, Mia Lien returns from a second-place high jump finish, while Ida Breigan collected long jump gold and Nyaluet Diew won the shot put. No men’s medalists from last season are back in Birmingham this year.
Fans can keep up with the action from Birmingham with live results through XPressTiming/AthleticLive. The conference’s Championship Central page can be found here.
The 2026 championship will air live on ESPN+, with Noah Frary and Kelly Burke on the call and Maria Trivelpiece serving as the reporter. The Day One ESPN+ broadcast begins at 1 p.m. on Friday. The Day Two ESPN+ broadcast begins at 12 p.m. on Saturday.
Pacing the UTSA women in the rankings, Breigan is looking to earn her third consecutive long jump indoor championship. She ranks 18th nationally with an American-leading long jump measurement of 6.41m (21-0.5). A three-time All-American from Frederikstad, Norway, Breigan was previously the American Indoor Freshman of the Year and twice earned American Championships Indoor Field Most Outstanding Performance, setting the American Conference and Norwegian National records at the 2024 Championships. A sophomore from Jakobsli, Norway, Lien won the pentathlon last year and was second in the high jump, hitting a school and (pentathlon) meet-record 1.83m (6-0) during the pent at last year’s American meet – Lien is not scheduled for multi-events but will compete in the high jump with a No. 2 conference ranking on her season high of 1.79m (5-10.5). Topping the current conference standings in that event at 29th in the NCAA with a 1.81m (5-11.25) lift, Tallinn, Estonia junior Edlin Laur was fifth in the high jump and 11th in the pentathlon at last year’s meet. Heading into this weekend, Laur ranks third in the pentathlon standings with 3,788 points as well.
Pacing the men’s team, a three-time All-American from Bridgetown, Barbados, Jemuel Miller just set his national record and tops the American triple jump field by .81m (2-7 ft.) with a No. 7 national ranking. He’s looking for his first conference title since 2023 after missing both of the past two American Championships due to injury. A newcomer to UTSA in jumps, Williston, N.D. junior transfer Jayden Williams is at second in the long jump with a 7.65m (25-1.25) measurement that tied for third in the UTSA record book. Heading up the heptathlon efforts, Juuru, Estonia freshman Janre Jõgi leads the conference after setting meet and facility records of 5,352 points in Nevada to open the season.
The American Championships will kick off at the Birmingham Crossplex on Friday, Feb. 27, opening with the first event of the women’s pentathlon at 9 a.m.; the 60-meter, followed by high jump, shot put, long jump and 800-meter sections, with Laur and Sunniva Indahl in action. The men’s heptathlon with Jõgi and Ryan Heeren begins its first four events at 11:30 a.m. on Friday with the 60m, long jump, shot put and high jump.
Friday field events open for the Roadrunners start at 2 p.m. with Breigan, Zoe Cusick and Brina Likar in the women’s long jump. Ryan Stillman and Waylon McKenzie will represent UTSA in the men’s weight throw at 2:15 p.m. The men’s long jump with Miller, Jayden Williams and John Williams III is set for 4 p.m. Nyaluet Diew closes the opening-day field events with the women’s weight throw at 4:15 p.m.
Men’s running events officially open for the Roadrunners on the men’s mile at 1:20 p.m., featuring Ethan Carranza and David Zuniga. Elizabete Kocina opens Friday’s women’s running events with the 60m at 2:35 p.m. followed by the men’s prelims at 2:45 p.m. Annaliese Munoz and Madison Gilliam take on the women’s 800-meter at 3:00 p.m., ahead of Victor Charo, Cortlin Salge and Gabe Tubbs in the men’s half-mile race at 3:15 p.m. Kocina returns for the 200-meter at 3:30 p.m. and Tyler Madison and Israel Wray wrap up individual running events for UTSA’s day on the men’s race at 3:45 p.m. Friday concludes with the distance medley relays starting at 5:30 p.m.
The final three events of the heptathlon, 60-meter hurdles, pole vault and 1,000-meter run, open Saturday’s competition at 9:15 a.m. The Roadrunners have a heavy field-event day, starting with Laur and Lien in the women’s high jump at 10:30 a.m., ahead of Stillman in the men’s shot put (10:45 a.m.), women’s triple jump with Kur (11 a.m.) and men’s triple jump with Miller and Williams III at 1 p.m. Diew will again close out UTSA’s field events with the shot put at 1:15 p.m.
Saturday’s running events for UTSA begin with Jamarri Bowie and AJ Breault in the 400-meter at 12:35 p.m. The 3,000-meter races begin at 2:05 p.m. with Jocelyn Karry, Itzel Rojo and Emma Wallace in women’s, followed by Carranza, O.J. Ruiz and Zuniga for the men. The meet closes on the 4x400-meter relays starting at 3:15 p.m. Several event finals are slated for Saturday’s competition.
| 2026 American Indoor Track & Field Championships Schedule - UTSA EVENTS | |
| Friday, February 27 | |
| Women's Pentathlon | (Sunniva Indahl, Edlin Laur) |
| 9:00 a.m. W-Pentathlon 60m Hurdles | |
| 9:45 a.m. W-Pentathlon High Jump | |
| 11:30 a.m. W-Pentathlon Shot Put | |
| 12:45 p.m. W-Pentathlon Long Jump | |
| 2:00 p.m. W-Pentathlon 800m Run | |
| Men's Heptathlon | (Ryan Heeren, Janre Jõgi) |
| 11:30 a.m. M-Heptathlon 60m Dash | |
| 12:15 p.m. M-Heptathlon Long Jump | |
| 1:30 p.m. M-Heptathlon Shot Put | |
| 3:50 p.m. M-Heptathlon High Jump | |
| Field Events | |
| 2:00 p.m. Women's Long Jump | (Ida Breigan, Zoe Cusick, Brina Likar, Nyariek Kur) |
| 2:15 p.m. Men's Weight Throw | (Waylon McKenzie, Ryan Stillman) |
| 4:00 p.m. Men's Long Jump | (Jemuel Miller, Jayden Williams, John Williams III) |
| 4:15 p.. Women's Weight Throw | (Nyaluet Diew) |
| Track Events | |
| 1:20 p.m. Mile Run - Men's Trials | (Ethan Carranza, David Zuniga) |
| 2:35 p.m. 60m Dash - Women's Trials | (Elizabete Kocina) |
| 2:45 p.m. 60m Dash - Men's Trials | (Tyler Madison) |
| 3:00 p.m. 800m Run - Women's Trials | (Madison Gilliam, Annaliese Munoz) |
| 3:15 p.m. 800m Run - Men's Trials | (Victor Charo, Cortlin Salge, Gabe Tubbs) |
| 3:30 p.m. 200m Dash - Women's Trials | (Elizabete Kocina) |
| 3:45 p.m. 200m Dash - Men's Trials | (Tyler Madison, Israel Wray) |
| 5:30 p.m. Women's Distance Medley Relay | UTSA |
| 5:50 p.m. Men's Distance Medley Relay | UTSA |
| Saturday, February 28 | |
| Men's Heptathlon | (Ryan Heeren, Janre Jõgi) |
| 9:15 a.m. M-Heptathlon 60m Hurdles | |
| 10:15 a.m. M-Heptathlon Pole Vault | |
| 1:50 p.m. M-Heptathlon 1000m Run | |
| Field Events | |
| 10:30 a.m. Women's High Jump | (Edlin Laur, Mia Lien) |
| 10:45 a.m. Men's Shot Put | (Ryan Stillman) |
| 11:00 a.m. Women's Triple Jump (pit A) | (Nyariek Kur) |
| 1:00 p.m. Men's Triple Jump (pit B) | (Jemuel Miller, John Williams III) |
| 1:15 p.m. Women's Shot Put | (Nyaluet Diew) |
| Track Events | |
| 12:15 p.m. Mile Run - Men's FINAL | |
| 12:35 p.m. 400m Dash - Men's | (Jamarri Bowie, AJ Breault) |
| 1:05 p.m. 60m Dash - Women's FINAL | |
| 1:15 p.m. 60m Dash - Men's FINAL | |
| 1:35 p.m. 800m Run - Men's FINAL | |
| 1:45 p.m. 200m Dash - Women's | |
| 1:55 p.m. 200m Dash - Men's | |
| 2:05 p.m. 3,000m Run - Women's | (Jocelyn Karry, Itzel Rojo, Emma Wallace) |
| 2:35 p.m. 3,000m Run - Men's | (Ethan Carranza, O.J. Ruiz, David Zuniga) |
| 3:15 p.m. 4x400m Relay - Women's FINAL | UTSA |
| 3:25 p.m. 4x400 Relay - Men's FINAL | UTSA |
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