Men's Track and Field

SAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Report - April 7, 2026

CANTON, Ga.  – Centre sweeps week five athlete of the week awards for Men's Outdoor Track and Field.
 
Around the SAA:
Centre Invite
Trinity Invitational
Embry-Riddle Classic
Emory Dooley Elite
Mike Fanelli Track Classic
SAA Performance List
2026 SAA Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Championship
 
Athletes of the Week:
Track:
Jayden Channer | Centre | FR | Lexington, KY - Jayden Channer went two for two in his races this past weekend at the Centre Invite, coming home with a pair of wins. The freshman sprinter posted winning times of 10.35 in the 100m and 20.91 in the 200m, both representing personal best marks for Channer. He currently sits atop the SAA Performance list in both races and is in the top 15 nationally in the 100m.

Field:
David Harless | Centre | SO | Russell, KY - David Harless had one of the best days of his college track & field career this past Saturday at the Centre Invite. Harless won a pair of throwing events, posting winning marks of 51-5 (15.67m) in the shot put and 164-7 (50.17m) in the discus. His discus time broke the previous school record that he had set in 2025 as a freshman. Harless also set another program record in the hammer with a throw of 165-4 (50.4m), again breaking his prior school record from 2025. He currently leads the SAA and is 11th in the country in the discus while ranking second in the SAA in both the shot put and hammer.
 
Notable Performances
Track:
  • 4x400 Relay Team | Oglethorpe - Oglethorpe's 4x400 meter relay team of Philmon Laudat, Noah Harmon, Jordan McQueen and Zeno Goss broke the Oglethorpe record in the event by seven seconds this past weekend at the Embry-Riddle Running Elements meet. The team ran 3:20.49 which is the second-best time in the SAA.
  • Diego Donald | Rhodes - Diego Donald turned in a huge performance at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic in San Francisco, running a 15:13.68 in the 5K. His time represents a 16-second personal record, demonstrating impressive growth and endurance.
  • Christian Myers | Sewanee | FR | Metairie, LA - Freshman Christian Myers turned in a time of 4:06.07 in the 1500-meters at the Emory Dooley Elite meet, a new personal-best and the time ranks ninth all-time at Sewanee.
  • Sebastian Loder | Southwestern | SR | Independence, MN - Loder was only 0.10 seconds off his own school record in the 400-Meter Dash at 48.59, finishing third at the Trinity Invite.
  • Kris Duggan | Trinity | SR | San Antonio, TX - Duggan took the win in the men's 110-meter hurdles in a time of 14.78, which is just short of his career-best time and he remains fourth in school history in the event.
Field:
  • Jordan McQueen | Oglethorpe | JR | Kapolei, HI - Oglethorpe junior Jordan McQueen broke the Stormy Petrel records in the long jump and triple jump this past weekend at Embry-Riddle's Running Elements meet. His long jump of 7.12 meters ranks 12th while his triple jump of 14.33 meters ranks 13th in the NCAA. McQueen also helped break the school records as part of the 4x100m team and 4x400m team.
  • Elliot Allen | Sewanee | SO | Birmingham, AL - Sophomore Elliot Allen finished second in the pole vault at the Dooley Elite Meet hosted by Emory University. His mark of 4.20-meters is a season best and moves him into second on the SAA list in that event this year.
  • Michael Roper | Southwestern | SR | Keller, TX - Roper continues to get closer to his own Triple Jump school record with a distance of 12.92 meters, placing fourth. 
  • Ian Zahner | Trinity | FR | Thornton, CO - Zahner broke his own school record, set just two weeks ago, in the men's hammer throw with a toss of 49.32m to take second overall. The freshman has now put nearly 3 meters on the old school record and is attempting to become the first Tiger in history to break 50.00m.
2026 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Report Archive (AOW Track/Field)
 Week One - March 10 (Zeno Goss/Andrew Popp)
Week Two - March 10 (Jalen Joseph/Caleb Cadena)
Week Three - March 24 (Jackson Heim/Luke Cole)
Week Four - March 31 (Zeno Goss/Lukas Nowlin)
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