CANTON, Ga. - The Trinity Tigers were picked as favorites for the 2026 SAA Indoor Track and Field Title.
A new face has been picked as the 2026 favorite in the Trinity Tigers who rounded up 66 total points with five first place votes. In a close second was Centre with 64 points and three first place votes while Berry came in third one point behind with 63 and one first place nod.
Voting was conducted among the SAA’s nine head coaches.
2026 MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD PRESEASON POLL RESULTS
1. Trinity - 66 (5
2. Centre - 64 (3)
3. Berry - 63 (1)
4. Rhodes - 50
5. Oglethorpe - 40
6. Southwestern - 37
7. Maryville - 29
8. Sewanee - 28
9. Millsaps - 19
Trinity will compete in its first SAA Indoor Championship and is coming off a second-place finish at last season’s SCAC Outdoor Championships. The Tigers return All-American Bocar Diagana, who has dominated the triple jump in recent seasons.
Centre is the only champion the SAA has known in its two years sponsoring indoor track and field. The Colonels tallied 20 medals to capture the 2025 title, finishing more than 100 points ahead of the rest of the field. Centre returns high jump champion Michael Smith along with football standout Cree Ross.
Berry will be without last season’s championship high-point scorer Jahari Jones, but the Vikings return a proven contributor in Dawson Livingston.
The 2026 SAA Indoor Track and Field Championship is slated for February 27-28 in Danville, Kentucky.
SAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship History:
2025:
Centre
2024:
Centre
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