View the live stream, results, entry lists and meet schedule for the 2026 SoCon Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
The 2026 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships will head to Cullowhee, North Carolina, on May 11–12, with Western Carolina University set to host the conference meet at the Catamount Athletic Complex. The two-day championship will bring together the top athletes from across the SoCon as teams battle for conference titles and automatic qualification opportunities.
Defending champion Samford will once again enter as one of the favorites after sweeping both the men’s and women’s team titles in 2025 for a fifth consecutive season. Several returning conference medalists and NCAA qualifiers are expected to highlight this year’s competition, while host Western Carolina will look to challenge on home soil in front of the Catamount crowd.
How to Watch - Live Stream
The SoCon Outdoor Championships will be broadcast live on ESPN + on Tuesday, May 12 from 1:30 PM US Eastern Time.
Meet Schedule:
All times are US Eastern (ER)
Monday, May 11
Track Events
- 9:30 AM – Men’s Decathlon 100m
- 10:00 AM – Women’s Heptathlon 100m Hurdles
- 1:05 PM – Women’s Heptathlon 200m
- 1:30 PM – Men’s Decathlon 400m
- 4:30 PM – Men’s 110m Hurdles Prelims
- 4:45 PM – Women’s 100m Hurdles Prelims
- 5:00 PM – Men’s 400m Prelims
- 5:10 PM – Women’s 400m Prelims
- 5:20 PM – Men’s 100m Prelims
- 5:30 PM – Women’s 100m Prelims
- 5:40 PM – Men’s 800m Prelims
- 5:50 PM – Women’s 800m Prelims
- 6:05 PM – Men’s 400m Hurdles Prelims
- 6:15 PM – Women’s 400m Hurdles Prelims
- 6:30 PM – Men’s 200m Prelims
- 6:45 PM – Women’s 200m Prelims
- 7:00 PM – Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
- 7:20 PM – Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
- 7:35 PM – Men’s 10,000m
- 8:20 PM – Women’s 10,000m
Field Events
- 10:05 AM – Men’s Decathlon Long Jump
- 10:45 AM – Women’s Heptathlon High Jump
- 11:10 AM – Men’s Decathlon Shot Put
- 12:10 PM – Men’s Decathlon High Jump
- 12:10 PM – Women’s Heptathlon Shot Put
- 12:30 PM – Men’s Hammer Throw
- 3:00 PM – Women’s Hammer Throw
- 3:30 PM – Men’s Pole Vault
- 4:00 PM – Men’s Long Jump
- 5:30 PM – Men’s Javelin Throw
- 6:30 PM – Women’s Pole Vault
- 6:30 PM – Women’s Long Jump
- 7:30 PM – Women’s Javelin Throw
Tuesday, May 12
Track Events
- 9:15 AM – Men’s Decathlon 110m Hurdles
- 11:30 AM – Women’s Heptathlon 800m
- 2:00 PM – Men’s 4x100m Relay
- 2:10 PM – Women’s 4x100m Relay
- 2:15 PM – Men’s Decathlon 1500m
- 2:20 PM – Men’s 1500m Final
- 2:30 PM – Women’s 1500m Final
- 2:40 PM – Men’s 110m Hurdles Final
- 2:50 PM – Women’s 100m Hurdles Final
- 3:00 PM – Men’s 400m Final
- 3:10 PM – Women’s 400m Final
- 3:20 PM – Men’s 100m Final
- 3:30 PM – Women’s 100m Final
- 3:40 PM – Men’s 800m Final
- 3:50 PM – Women’s 800m Final
- 4:00 PM – Men’s 400m Hurdles Final
- 4:10 PM – Women’s 400m Hurdles Final
- 4:20 PM – Men’s 200m Final
- 4:30 PM – Women’s 200m Final
- 4:40 PM – Men’s 5000m
- 5:00 PM – Women’s 5000m
- 5:25 PM – Men’s 4x400m Relay
- 5:35 PM – Women’s 4x400m Relay
Field Events
- 9:30 AM – Women’s Heptathlon Long Jump
- 10:00 AM – Men’s Decathlon Discus
- 10:30 AM – Women’s Heptathlon Javelin Throw
- 11:15 AM – Men’s Decathlon Pole Vault
- 11:30 AM – Men’s Discus
- 12:30 PM – Men’s High Jump
- 1:00 PM – Women’s Discus
- 1:15 PM – Men’s Decathlon Javelin Throw
- 2:15 PM – Women’s High Jump
- 2:30 PM – Men’s Shot Put
- 2:45 PM – Men’s Triple Jump
- 3:30 PM – Women’s Triple Jump
- 4:00 PM – Women’s Shot Put