NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships Returning to Gainesville in 2027, 2028
The Alchua County Sports and Events Center at Celebration Pointe in Gainesville, Fla., will host the 2027 and 2028 NAIA championships.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Life (Ga.) junior Emeline Delaville has been named the NAIA Indoor Track Athlete of the Week after a top performance at the Bob Pollock Meet on Jan. 31 in Clemson, South Carolina.
A native of Paris, France, Delaville delivered one of the top middle-distance races in the country this season, and sits atop the NAIA standings in the women’s 800 meters against a field loaded with DI talent from power conferences. Delaville clocked 2:06.29 in the 800m, earned an “A” standard mark. She finished fourth overall in a 47-athlete field that included competitors from SEC and ACC programs.
Delaville’s impact extended beyond the 800. Later in the meet, she helped Life’s 4x400m relay team post a 3:46.04, an NAIA-leading time this season. The relay placed ninth in a 13-team field.
The Alchua County Sports and Events Center at Celebration Pointe in Gainesville, Fla., will host the 2027 and 2028 NAIA championships.
Two NAIA Championship Records were broken on the final day of the 2026 NAIA Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship as national champions were crowned, and the Red Banner was awarded at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center.
The second day of the 2026 NAIA Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship began with the 3,000m race walk, featured two field event finals, and concluded with seven national champions crowned at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center.
The first day of the 2026 NAIA Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship opened with the multi events and continued with several field event finals at the Alachua County Sports & Events Center.