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South Atlantic Conference

Wingate Leads After Record-Breaking Day One at SAC Indoor Championships

Wingate Leads After Record-Breaking Day One at SAC Indoor Championships
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February 28, 2026

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (theSAC.com) – Records fell and titles were contested as Day One of the 2026 SAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships roared to life. Wingate leads the charge on both sides, but Day Two promises more fireworks.

Women's Highlights
Wingate holds a slim 47-45 lead over Catawba after six scored events. Lincoln Memorial (31) and UVA Wise (28.5) round out the early leaders, with Anderson (28) and Carson-Newman (19) close behind.

  • Wingate showed depth, scoring double digits in three events. The 5000m saw Bulldogs take four of the top seven spots, and Ally Holmberg paced the day with a pentathlon victory (3,724) and a long jump win.
  • Catawba's Madison Clay topped the 5000m, while Hannah Caudill was third. The Indians also set a meet record with a 12:03.90 DMR victory and got eight points from Efemena Egberi's long jump runner-up leap of 5.72m.
  • Lincoln Memorial owned the weight throw with three of the top seven finishers, led by Ashley Parris (16.78m). UVA Wise's runners-up effort in that event added 14 points.

Men's Highlights & Team Standings
Wingate dominated the men's standings after Day One, scoring 64 points to build a big early lead. Anderson (29), Newberry (19), Lenoir-Rhyne (16) and Mars Hill (15) fill out the top five.

  • The Bulldogs swept the 5000m, with Lars Laros breaking the meet record in 13:57.00.
  • Micah Walker's 18.53m weight throw helped Wingate pile up 15 points in that event.
  • Anderson scored 14 points from a busy pole vault group (5-8) and posted a meet-record 10:11.83 DMR to lead that event.
  • Newberry's Ryan Wright cleared 4.55m to win the pole vault, and Lenoir-Rhyne's Tobechukwu Nwokocha set a long jump meet record at 7.54m.

Women's Team Scores – Day One

  1. Wingate – 47
  2. Catawba – 45
  3. Lincoln Memorial – 31
  4. UVA Wise – 28.5
  5. Anderson (S.C.) – 28
  6. Carson-Newman – 19
  7. Lenoir-Rhyne – 9.5
  8. Mars Hill – 9
  9. Tusculum – 8
  10. Newberry – 5
  11. Emory & Henry – 2
  12. Coker – 1

Men's Team Scores – Day One

  1. Wingate – 64
  2. Anderson (S.C.) – 29
  3. Newberry – 19
  4. Lenoir-Rhyne – 16
  5. Mars Hill – 15
  6. Tusculum – 12
  7. UVA Wise – 12
  8. Catawba – 10
  9. Emory & Henry – 9
  10. Carson-Newman – 8
  11. Lincoln Memorial – 1