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. – The NAIA announced the indoor track and field multi-event qualifiers for the 2026 NAIA Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship in Gainesville, Fla.
The top 16 marks in the pentathlon qualify to compete at the national championship.
The current pentathlon record holder is Juanita Webster-Freeman of Indiana Tech, who scored 4258 in 2023. Webster-Freeman also crushed the pentathlon shot put record in 2023 with a mark of 14.58.
The 2025 pentathlon winner was Abi Stevens of Southern Oregon with a total of 3,824 points.
The 2026 NAIA Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship, hosted by the Gainesville Sports Commission, will be held at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center at Celebration Pointe in Gainesville, Fla.
The final qualifiers list for open and relay events at the championship will be announced on Wednesday, February 25, by 10 a.m. CT on naia.org.
Event Schedule CLICK HERE
2026 Pentathlon Qualifiers
| 1 | Haley Bellamy | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 3732 |
| 2 | Abby Clark | Montana Tech | 3576 |
| 3 | Lindsey Strutz | Aquinas (Mich.) | 3553 |
| 4 | Caitlyn O’Brien | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 3438 |
| 5 | JayOnna Perry | Ottawa (Kan.) | 3429 |
| 6 | Lucy Carey | Hastings (Neb.) | 3418 |
| 7 | Annemarie Koerner | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 3410 |
| 8 | Joana Vakasobuduru | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 3383 |
| 9 | Avery Poppe | Viterbo (Wis.) | 3375 |
| 10 | Shannon O’Neil | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 3373 |
| 11 | Trysta Hilton | Huntington (Ind.) | 3350 |
| 12 | Amelie Steins | Dakota State (S.D.) | 3339 |
| 13 | Kaliyah Chronister | Eastern Oregon | 3323 |
| 14 | Leojai Hibbert | Xavier (La.) | 3315 |
| 15 | Tori Robinson-Thomas | Xavier (La.) | 3291 |
| 16 | Katelynn Dix | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 3279 |
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.