BATON ROUGE, La. |Laura Avila is off to a huge start in the 2026 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships as she set a new school record in the 10,000 meters on Sunday night at A.W. Mumford Stadium.
 
Avila, who notched her fifth school record in just her junior season, posted a new personal-best time of 37:54.58 to win the 10000m. Teammate Sanyae Gibson claimed second, with a time of 39:32.17, while Nevaeh Carrizal finished 10^th in 44:46.23.
 
WOMEN'S SCORES – 4 of 21 events
1. Southern – 37.5
2. Alabama A&M – 18
2. Bethune-Cookman – 18
4. Texas Southern – 16
5. Jackson State – 13
6. Florida A&M – 12.5
7. Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 10
7. Grambling State – 10
9. Alabama State – 9
10. Alcorn State – 7
11. Prairie View A&M - 6
 
WOMEN'S TRACK

• In the heptathlon, Amya Joy sits in third, with 2800 points
• Shelby Sanders registered a personal-best time of 1:00.40 in the 400m hurdles in the prelims to qualify for the finals
• In the 1500m prelims, Brianna Samuels qualified for the finals, with a time of 5:01.04, while teammate Minka Isom was 12^th in the prelims and advanced to the finals in 5:04.87

 
MEN'S SCORES – 4 of 21 events
1. Jackson State – 34
2. Bethune-Cookman – 31
3. Texas Southern – 19
4. Florida A&M – 18
5. Grambling State – 14
6. Southern – 13
7. Alabama A&M – 10.5
8. Alabama State – 9.5
9. Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 3
9. Prairie View A&M - 3
 
MEN'S TRACK

• Joe Quez Keith posted a new personal best in the 200m prelims and advanced to the finals, with a time of 20.91
• Nathan Anderson qualified second in the 400m hurdles prelims, recording a time of 53.62 to advance to the finals
• Juan Osorio and Eric Brannon qualified for the 1500m finals after running 4:07.17 and 4:07.39 in the prelims

 
MEN'S FIELD

• Frankie Pollock placed seventh in the hammer throw, posting a toss of 46.23m
• Olivier Jean and Justin Walker finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the long jump at 7.56m and 7.48m

 
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M returns to action for Day 2 of the 2026 SWAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Monday from A.W. Mumford Stadium.
 
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