Track Central: 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships

Friday, March 13

Fayetteville, Ark.

University of Tennessee

NCAA Indoor Championships

March 12, 2026 | Track & Field

Meet Schedule Heat Sheets Live Results Watch (ESPN+)

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Nineteen members of the Tennessee track & field program have traveled to Fayetteville, Arkansas, this week to represent the Big Orange at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Action from the national meet for Tennessee begins Friday at 5 p.m. ET inside the Randal Tyson Track Center.

VOLS IN ACTION: UT had 12 individuals and two relays qualify for the 2026 indoor national meet, totaling 17 combined championship entries which are the most by a Tennessee program in the Duane Ross era. To qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, athletes must rank inside the top-16 nationally in their respective events while relays must rank inside the top-12.

Davonte Howell – Men's 60m – 6.49 (No. 3)
Davonte Howell – Men's 200m – 20.58 (No. 13)
Andrew Brown, Andre Jackson II, Saad Hinti, Harry Barton – Men's 4x400m Relay – 3:02.46 (No. 4)
Ismaila Sawaneh – Men's Pole Vault – 5.78m / 18-11.5 (No. 3)
Cade Gray – Men's Pole Vault – 5.73m / 18-9.5 (No. 4)
Blake Sifferlin – Men's Pole Vault – 5.64m / 18-6 (No. 12)
Clarke Byram – Men's Pole Vault – 5.61m / 18-4.75 (No. 15)
Evan Puckett – Men's Pole Vault – 5.56m / 18-2.75 (No. 16)
Cade Gray – Men's Long Jump – 7.97m / 26-1.75 (No. 9)
JL Van Rensburg – Men's Shot Put – 19.83m / 65-0.75 (No. 9)
Aidan Ifkovits – Men's Shot Put – 22.63m / 74-3 (No. 12)
Esther Joseph – Women's 200m – 22.94 (No. 16)
Esther Joseph – Women's 400m – 51.36 (No. 6)
Javonya Valcourt – Women's 400m – 51.73 (No. 16)
Myreanna Bebe – Women's 60m Hurdles – 7.96 (No. 7)
Javonya Valcourt, Esther Joseph, Cydney Wright, Ka'Myya Haywood – 3:29.31 (No. 15)
Mya Strahm – Women's Pole Vault – 4.47m / 14-8 (No. 13)

MEET SCHEDULE: Tennessee will compete in eight events on Friday before closing the meet on Saturday with as many as nine events. A rundown of UT-specific events can be viewed below, while the entire national meet schedule is available at this link.

Friday, March 13 (all times Eastern)
5:00 p.m. – Men's Weight Throw Final
5:45 p.m. – Men's Pole Vault Final
6:45 p.m. – Men's 60m Semifinal
6:55 p.m. – Women's 400m Semifinal
7:45 p.m. – Women's 60m Hurdles Semifinal
8:00 p.m. – Men's Long Jump Final
8:45 p.m. – Women's 200m Semifinal
9:00 p.m. – Men's 200m Semifinal

Saturday, March 14 (all times Eastern)
2:00 p.m. – Men's Shot Put Final
5:00 p.m. – Women's Pole Vault Final
5:40 p.m. – Men's 60m Final
5:50 p.m. – Women's 400m Final
6:30 p.m. – Women's 200m Final
6:40 p.m. – Men's 200m Final
6:50 p.m. – Women's 60m Hurdles Final
7:40 p.m. – Women's 4x400m Relay Final
7:55 p.m. – Men's 4x400m Relay Final

FOLLOW LIVE: The NCAA Indoor Championships will be streamed live online via ESPN+, a paid subscription service available on the ESPN app and espn.com/watch. Live results are provided throughout the meet by Flash Results, Inc.

UP NEXT: The Vols and Lady Vols will open outdoor season at the Raleigh Relays, hosted by NC State University March 26-28.