HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Big South Conference has selected High Point University as the host for the 2026 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships. HPU will welcome seven Big South schools to Vert Stadium for the three-day meet beginning on May 11 and continuing through May 13. This will be High Point's fifth time in the last decade hosting the Championships at Vert Stadium (2024, 2022, 2021, & 2018).

The meet is free admission for all fans attending. Please stay out of the competition area if you are not a coach or student-athlete competing with a team. Concessions will be open all three days.
 
BIG SOUTH OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
VERT STADIUM | MAY 11-13
MEET INFORMATION | MEET SCHEDULE | ESPN+ | LIVE RESULTS
 
Monday, May 11^th | 4:00 p.m. | Watch
Tuesday, May 12^th | 2:30 p.m. | Watch
Wednesday, May 13^th | 2:00 p.m. | Watch
 
Competing Teams
Charleston Southern
Gardner-Webb
High Point
Longwood
Radford
UNC Asheville
USC Upstate
Winthrop
 
 
High Point History at the Big South Championships
The Panther men and women have swept the outdoor conference championship titles for the last five years. Both the men and women won their first Big South titles in 2021 and have kept the trophy in High Point since. The Panthers recently swept their fifth straight indoor title at the Big South Indoor Championships in February.
 
HPU Big South Outdoor Weekly Award Winners 2026
 
Men's
Jason Olivera Jr. – March 26 (Field Athlete of the Week – Pole Vault)
Drew Noblet – April 1 (Field Athlete of the Week - Javelin)
Ricardo Montes de Oca – April 8, April 15, April 23 & April 30 (Field Athlete of the Week – Pole Vault)
AJ Miller – April 8 (Track Athlete of the Week – 800m)
Camerin Williams – April 23 (Track Athlete of the Week – 800m)
 
Women's
Ashlyn Giles – March 26, April 1, April 23 (Field Athlete of the Week)
Zamesha Myle – April 8 (Field Athlete of the Week – Triple/Long Jump), April 15 (Track Athlete of the Week- 100m/200m)
Mya Hines – April 15 (Field Athlete of the Week - Heptathlon)
Kaia Putman, Zamesha Myle, Gabrielle Crane & Quiana Williams – April 23 (Track Athlete of the Week - 4x100m Relay)
Emily Romano – April 30 (Field Athlete of the Week – Pole Vault)

HPU Marks Holding Up in Regional Standings
Several High Point athletes have posted marks through the outdoor season that are ranked in the top-48 in the NCAA East region. The top-48 marks at the end of the regular season will qualify for the first round of the NCAA Championships. As a team, High Point ranks 10th in the region for the men and 13th for the women.
 

The current Top 48 list for HPU is below:
 
No. 2                     Ricardo Montes de Oca             Pole Vault          5.70m
No. 13                   Jason Olivera Jr.                        Pole Vault          5.44m
No. 14                   Cole Wilson                                Decathlon          7,635 PTS
No. 14                   Drew Noblet                                Javelin              69.16m
No. 16                   Zamesha Myle                            Triple Jump       13.10m
No. 17                   Ashlyn Giles                                Shot Put            16.56m
No. 19                   Mya Hines                                   High Jump         1.78m
No. 19                   Caleb Barley                                Shot Put            18.41m
No. 29                   Ashlyn Giles                                 Discus               52.85m
No. 31                   Grant Gogel                                 Pole Vault          5.22m
No. 31                   Reid Holloway                              Pole Vault          5.22m
No. 32                   Lily Houston                                  Pole Vault          4.11m
No. 32                   Emily Romano                              Pole Vault          4.11m
No. 34                   Shaun Thomas                             High Jump         2.11m
No. 36                   Dominiq Northington                    110m H              13.95
No. 36                   Moriah Evans                                Javelin               48.60m
No. 39                   Camerin Williams                          800m                 1:47.66
No. 43                   Jackson Tuomey                           Pole Vault          5.19m
No. 48                   Maxwell Robinson                         Pole Vault          5.12m
No. 48                   Gianna Paul                                  Long Jump         6.14m