LATHAM, N.Y. -  The United East held its 2026 Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships last Friday at the Prince George Sports and Learning Complex. St. Mary’s College of Maryland was crowned the Champions for the second-straight season with 192 points. Check out the final standings below

St. Mary’s College of Maryland - 192 points

Lancaster Bible College - 133 points

Penn State Harrisburg - 126 points

Carlow University - 26 points

Gallaudet University - NTS

Additionally the conference announced its major award winners which were determined by the results at the Conference Championship. Coach of the Year was voted upon by the coaches at the meet.

Major Award Winners

Track Athlete of the Year - Savannah Owens (St. Mary’s College of Maryland)

Field Athlete of the Year - Elly Bruner (Lancaster Bible College)

Rookie of the Year - Lacey Schleig (St. Mary’s College of Maryland)

Coach of the Year - Reava Potter (St. Mary’s College of Maryland)

Owens was a constant presence on the podium this past Friday as she made it there in all four events she participated in. She started the day with a gold in the 400m as her time of 59.59 was just a half second off of the Championship record. Later in the meet, she’d collect her second individual gold as she ran a 26.83 in the 200m, a full 1.5 seconds faster than any competitor. Her final individual medal was a silver in the 60m dash. There, the senior clocked an 8.23, narrowly edged by her teammate Rocksann Smith. At the end of the meet, those two along with Avery Arizzi and Lacey Schleig teamed up in the 4x400 relay to help Owens reach her third goal as their time of 4:24.37 topped the field.  

Bruner had a day in the jumping pits, hitting the podium in all three events she participated in. The junior took home first in the long jump with a leap of 4.93m, the third best mark in conference history. She then picked up her second gold of the day in the high jump with a mark of 1.55m, just .05m off of 2024 All-American Hannah Wetzel’s best leap. In the triple jump, Bruner collected the bronze medal with a mark of 10.36m.

Schleig made the most of her first United East Indoor Championship as competed in seven different events. The first year claimed gold in the 60m hurdles as she crossed the finish line in 9.66 seconds which set a new Conference record. She’d add up more points to her total in the 200m and 400m as she finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Over at the jumping pits, she’d collect a trio of fourth place finishes. In the high jump she leapt 1.45m, in the long jump she earned a mark of 4.66m and in the triple jump she jumped 10.28m. She’d also team up to win gold in the 4x400m relay. On the day, Schleig posted five different personal best marks/times.

On the track, David used his leaping abilities to earn a silver in the 60m hurdles, crossing the finish line with a time of 8.85. His marks in this race, the long jump and the triple jump were all personal bests.

Coach Potter earned her second-straight Coach of the Year nod on the women’s side, guiding the team to their second-straight title. The Seahawks earned gold medals in nine of the 16 events on the day and were just six points off of their team point total from a year ago. 

Find the full results for the meet here: MEET RESULTS

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