Track & Field | 5/15/2026 7:17:00 AM
ELON, NC – The North Carolina A&T men's indoor track and field team successfully defended its Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) championship title in February.
The outdoor version of the men's team will try to do the same over Friday and Saturday at the 2026 CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, May 15-16 at Elon University's Jerry and Jeanne Robertson Track and Field Complex.
Meanwhile, the A&T women's outdoor track and field team will try to derail Elon's repeat efforts by winning their first conference championship since 2021. Competition starts at 9:30 a.m. on Friday with the decathlon. The field event finals begin with the women's hammer at 10 a.m. and conclude at 7 p.m. on Day 1.
On the track, there will be preliminary events where the Aggies will have a strong chance to qualify multiple athletes for the finals on Saturday, starting at 3:45 p.m. with the women's 100-meter hurdles. Other qualifying events where the Aggies are expected to do well include the men's 110H, women's and men's 400 meters, women's and men's 100m, men's 800m, women's and men's 400H, and women's and men's 200m.
Saturday's action starts with the women's high jump at 9:45 a.m. The final field event on Saturday is the men's high jump at 3 p.m. The first running final is the women's 4x100-meter relay, which starts at 1 p.m. Events on the track conclude at 4:50 p.m., with the 4x400 relay.
On the men's side, the Aggies are heavy favorites in the 200m. Led by
Jalen Booth-Mitchell's 20.58 at the LSU Alumni Gold event three weeks ago in Baton Rouge, La., the Aggies have four of the top five 200m runners in the CAA. Booth-Mitchell should also contend for the 100m title. His 10.28 at LSU is fractions of a second behind Hampton's Jaci Summers (10.24).
In the 400m, sophomore
Elijah Thomas comes in with the top time (46.32), followed by junior
Caleb Gurnell (47.02), who has the third-fastest time in the league. Senior
Jason Holmes and junior
Isaiah Taylor come in with the top two 110H times, led by Holmes's 13.43 at the LSU Alumni Gold. Senior
Dyimond Walker has the second fastest time in the 800m (1:49.37) behind William & Mary's Jonathan Kumer (1:47.52).
In the 400H,
Xzaviah Taylor leads the way after he clocked at 49.58 at LSU. He is followed by his brother,
Isaiah Taylor, who has the second-fastest time at 50.47. The A&T men also have the top times in the CAA in the 4x100 and the 4x400. Junior
Xavier Partee and sophomore
Ty'Heak Buie are the top two triple jumpers in the conference.
Partee jumped 51 feet, 1 inch at A&T's Aggie Invitational to earn the top spot over Buie. Another field event where the Aggies could earn a crown is the men's hammer, where sophomore
Alex Henry has the second-best throw in the league (190 feet, 5 inches). Northeastern's Aidan Moreau leads the way at 194 feet, 5 inches.
On the women's side, junior
Makenna Urbanek leads the CAA in the women's 100m (11.27). She ranks third in the 200m after running a 23.62 at the Aggie Invitational. Freshman
Jayda Lewis hopes to add to her chances of winning CAA Rookie of the Year. She leads the 100H in the CAA (13.43), followed by senior
Zamia Stelly (13.54).
Senior
Spirit Morgan, the CAA Indoor Co-Field Athlete of the Year, looks to keep a hold on the CAA high jump championship. She enters the outdoor championships with the top leap after jumping 6 feet, ½ inch at LSU. Junior
Olivia Dowd may end the weekend with two gold medals. She has the top long jump (20 feet, 6 ½ inches) and triple jump (42 feet, 9 inches) in the conference.
