The participants for the 2026 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships have officially been announced and it is loaded with HBCU athletes.
A total of 30 individual athletes, including nine who rank in the top five of their respective event, will compete against the top athletes in NAIA track & field for a spot at the top of the podium and to be called a national champion.
Here is every HBCU athlete that will compete in the 2026 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Men
100m
Surprise Babalola, Dillard
Qualifying Time: 10.26 seconds
NAIA Rank: 6th
Anthony Gentles, Talladega
Qualifying Time: 10.29 seconds
NAIA Rank: 11th
Jaedon Chambers, Talladega
Qualifying Time: 10.38 seconds
NAIA Rank: 15th
200m
Zaireon Skinner, Voorhees
Qualifying Time: 20.73 seconds
NAIA Rank: 3rd
400m
Marques Cameron, Langston
Qualifying Time: 47.05 seconds
NAIA Rank: 12th
Karri Noel, Xavier (La.)
Qualifying Time: 47.18
NAIA Rank: 15th
Mark Emilien, Dillard
Qualifying Time: 47.30
NAIA Rank: 18th
110 Hurdles
Ronald Garrett, Wiley
Qualifying Time: 14.32 seconds
NAIA Rank: 13th
Kaden Andrus, Rust
Qualifying Time: 14.40
NAIA Rank: 17th
400 Hurdles
Jaheene Bell, Xavier (La.)
Qualifying Time: 51.21
NAIA Rank: 2nd
4×100 Relay
Voorhees
Qualifying Time: 39.99 seconds
NAIA Rank: 2nd
Dillard
Qualifying Time: 40.07 seconds
NAIA Rank: 4th
4×400 Relay
Xavier (La.)
Qualifying Time: 3:11.57
NAIA Rank: 5th
Langston
Qualifying Time: 3:12.38
NAIA Rank: 10th
Dillard
Qualifying Time: 3:14.30
NAIA Rank: 17th
High Jump
Deandre Jones, Voorhees
Qualifying Mark: 2.14m
NAIA Rank: 1st
Elija Coles-Felix, Voorhees
Qualifying Mark: 2.06m
NAIA Rank: T-5th
Long Jump, Triple Jump
Jaylen Burris, Voorhees
Long Jump Qualifying Mark: 7.78m; NAIA Rank: 1st
Triple Jump Qualifying Mark: 16.03m; NAIA Rank: 3rd
Jayden Burris, Voorhees
Long Jump Qualifying Mark: 7.62m; NAIA Rank: 5th
Triple Jump Qualifying Mark: 16.35m; NAIA Rank: 1st
Triple Jump
Michael Tatnall, Voorhees
Qualifying Mark: 16.17m
NAIA Rank: 2nd
Kalil Murphy, Florida Memorial
Qualifying Mark: 15.16m
NAIA Rank: 10th
Muhammad Shareef, Voorhees
Qualifying Mark: 14.91m
NAIA Rank: 15th
Discus Throw
Mansur Ali, Xavier (La.)
Qualifying Mark: 52.04m
NAIA Rank: 9th
Women
100m
Chloe Threatt, Langston
Qualifying Time: 11.65 seconds
NAIA Rank: 8th
Tori Burton, Dillard
Qualifying Time: 11.85 seconds
NAIA Rank: 24th
200m
Chaleica Booker, Huston-Tillotson
Qualifying Time: 23.83 seconds
NAIA Rank: 8th
200m, Triple Jump
Lamoy Duffus, Talladega
200m Qualifying Time: 24.47 seconds; NAIA Rank: 30th
Triple Jump Qualifying Mark: 12.10m; NAIA Rank: 5th
400m
Chaleica Booker, Huston-Tillotson
Qualifying Time: 54.83
NAIA Rank: 8th
Tori Echols, Langston
Qualifying Time: 56.36
NAIA Rank: 24th
100 Hurdles
Rochelle Jeffries, Xavier (La.)
Qualifying Time: 14.01 seconds
NAIA Rank: 14th
Charieon Doxley, Xavier (La.)
Qualifying Time: 14.02 seconds
NAIA Rank: 15th
Jade Harris, Xavier (La.)
Qualifying Time: 14.05 seconds
NAIA Rank: 17th
Yasmyne Williams, Florida Memorial
Qualifying Time: 14.07 seconds
NAIA Rank: 21st
400 Hurdles
Laila Johnson, Dillard
Qualifying Time: 1:02.61
NAIA Rank: 26th
4×100 Relay
Dillard
Qualifying Time: 46.11 seconds
NAIA Rank: 7th
Langston
Qualifying Time: 46.81 seconds
NAIA Rank: 21st
Xavier (La.)
Qualifying Time: 46.88 seconds
NAIA Rank: 22nd
4×400 Relay
Dillard
Qualifying Time: 3:48.44
NAIA Rank: 9th
High Jump
Sanaa Allison-Williams, Jarvis Christian
Qualifying Mark: 1.73m
NAIA Rank: T-4th
