2026 NAIA Winter Championships

Women's Indoor Track & Field | Men's Indoor Track & Field | Women's Basketball | Men's Basketball | Competitive Cheer | Competitive Dance
 

 

March 5-7, 2026
Alachua County Sports & Event Center at Celebration Pointe
Gainesville, Fla.

46th Annual NAIA Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship

Links - NAIA Qualifier Release | Schedule | Heat Sheets |  Results
Team Scores All-Americans
 t-51st Cottey 4 points


Madalenn Fee, Cottey
 5th place - 1000-Meter Run
School Athlete Event Qualifying Mark Championship Performance
Health Sciences & Pharmacy Leah Macon-Ford 60-Dash 7.57s  7.64 (15th in Prelims)
Cottey Madalenn Fee 1000-M 2:53.70 F - 2:54.53 (5th - All-American)
P - 2:53.61 (6th, Q)
Columbia Montgomery Keck Triple Jump 11.72m 11.62m (13th)
Columbia Hailey Gerard 5000-M 17:37.12  17:52.71 (13th)

 

 

March 5-7, 2026
Alachua County Sports & Event Center at Celebration Pointe
Gainesville, Fla.

61st Annual NAIA Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship

Links - NAIA Qualifier Release | Schedule | Heat Sheets | Results
Team Scores All-Americans
t-55th Columbia 4 points
Kalieb Haileselassie, Columbia
 7th-place - 3000-M Run
7th-place - 5000-M Run
School Athlete Event Qualifying Mark Championship Performance
Columbia Kalieb Haileselassie 3000-M  8:27.50 8:15.18 (7th - All-American) 
Columbia Kalieb Haileselassie 5000-M 14:43.26 14:30.52 (7th - All-American) 
Columbia Brenin Howell Shot Put 17.13m 15.48m (20th) 
Columbia   DMR 10:09.61 F - 10:26.81 (11th)
P - 10:03.80 (Q)
Haskell   DMR 10:07.72 F - 10:06.87 (9th)
P - 10:02.64 (Q)

 

 

 

First & Second Rounds
March 13-14, 2026 (Campus Sites)

45th Annual NAIA Women's Basketball Championship

Links - NAIA Qualifier Release | Bracket

AMC Qualifiers - Columbia (AQ), Williams Baptist (AQ)
   
#8 in Liston Quadrant #14 in Duer Quadrant
Opening Round - Indianapolis, Ind. Opening Round - Montgomery, Ala.
def. #9 Carroll (Mont.), 76-63
lost to #1 Marian (Ind.), 70-47

 

 lost to #3-Lindsey Wilson, 87-67

 

 

First & Second Rounds
March 13-14, 2026 (Campus Sites)

88th Annual NAIA Men's Basketball Championship

Links - NAIA Qualifier Release | Bracket

AMC Qualifiers - Columbia (AQ)
 
#4 in Cramer Quadrant
Opening Round - Columbia, Mo.
def. #13 McPherson, 74-72 (OT)
lost to #12 Faulkner, 75-97

 

  

March 27-28, 2026
Stormont Vail Events Center
Topeka, Kan.

10th Annual NAIA Competitive Cheer Championship

Links - NAIA Qualifier Release | Schedule | Watch Championship

 

 
Prelims Finals Overall Place Prelims Finals Overall Place Prelims Finals Overall Place
93.42 91.20 91.75 3rd 92.92 91.00 91.48 5th 89.82 90.68 90.46 6th

 

 

 

March 27-28, 2026
Stormont Vail Events Center
Topeka, Kan.

10th Annual NAIA Competitive Dance Championship

Links - NAIA Qualifier Release | Schedule | Watch Championship

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Prelims Finals Overall Place Prelims Finals Overall Place Prelims Finals Overall Place
 92.98  93.50  93.37 1st 91.53 93.55 93.04 3rd 89.60 89.20 89.30 5th