Tuskegee Defends SIAC Women’s Indoor Championship Title

Tuskegee Defends SIAC Women’s Indoor Championship Title

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Tuskegee secured its second straight conference title at the 2026 SIAC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship presented by Toyota on Friday at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center.

The Golden Tigers finished the two-day meet with 241 points, followed by Central State with 131 points and Benedict with 75.

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Tuskegee’s Anaya Martin took home SIAC Women's Track Performer of the Year honors, finishing first in the 5,000-meter (19:18.02), 3,000-meter (11:03.04) and 1-mile run (5:17.95). She also helped the Golden Tigers capture the distance medley relay title with a winning time of 13:12.83.?

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Martin also received the SIAC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Elite 16 Award for her championship performance and academic success. The Elite 16 award, the SIAC’s highest academic achievement honor, is awarded to student-athletes who display exemplary performances in athletics and the classroom.

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Benedict’s Yassmine Chambers earned SIAC Women's Field Performer of the Year honors with first-place finishes in the weight throw (14.00 meters; 45-11.25) and the shot put (13.02 meters; 42-08.75).

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Tuskegee head coach LaShaunda Easterling was named SIAC Women's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year after leading her team to its second consecutive conference title

2026 SIAC WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM SCORES
PLACE TEAM POINTS
1 Tuskegee 241
2 Central State 131
3 Benedict 75
4 Kentucky State 58
5 Allen 50
6 Savannah State 32
7 Lane 30
8 Edward Waters 11

OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP WEBPAGE
Click here to view results, awards listings and photos from the 2026 SIAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship presented by Toyota.
 

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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit www.thesiac.com.