Ole Miss track and field has secured nine entries from seven athletes for the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships, according to the initial qualifying lists released Tuesday night. The national meet is scheduled for March 13-14 at the University of Arkansas.
Athletes qualified by finishing in the top 16 of their individual events or as part of a relay team ranked in the top 12 by the end of the regular season. Medical scratches are possible until next Tuesday, but Ole Miss expects to have these nine qualifiers competing.
The team’s leading performances include three-time NCAA Champion Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan, who achieved a career-best throw of 21.18 meters (69-6) in the men’s shot put, ranking him 20th in collegiate history. Senior Alicia Burnett also posted a standout result with her SEC title-winning time of 7.08 seconds in the women’s 60-meter dash, which is listed as the tenth-fastest ever by a collegiate runner.
Other qualifiers include junior Akaoma Odeluga, who earned spots in both the women’s shot put (third place, 18.69m/61-4) and weight throw (fifth place, 23.08m/75-08.75). Robinson-O’Hagan will also compete in the men’s weight throw after placing fourth with a mark of 23.78m/78-00.25.
Additional Ole Miss entries are All-American senior Arvesta Troupe in the men’s high jump (sixth place, 2.23m/7-03.75), junior Skylar Soli in women’s weight throw (ninth place, 22.34m/73-03.50), junior Sterling Scott in men’s triple jump (15th place, 16.28m/53-5), and senior Bryson Smith in men’s weight throw (16th place, 22.29m/73-01.75).
The full schedule for Ole Miss competitors begins Friday afternoon with events including men’s weight throw and women’s sprint semifinals and continues through Saturday with finals across several disciplines.
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