LAKEWOOD, NJ (Feb. 13, 2026) - The 2026 East Coast Conference (ECC) Indoor Track and Field Championship meet is here! Georgian Court heads back to OceanBreeze on Staten Island, looking to bring home a conference title.
What
ECC Conference Championships
Where
Staten Island, NY - OceanBreeze Complex (625 Father Capodanno Blvd., Staten Island, NY)
When
Sunday, Feb. 15 - 4 p.m.
Tickets
Fans can purchase tickets at the link above
$10 - Adult
$5 - Student/Child/Senior
How to Watch
• The meet will be aired via a pay-to-view broadcast on the ECC Sports Network powered by FloCollege. Live results are also available and can be found on the Track and Field schedule page.
Teams
Men (9): Daemen University, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Holy Family University, Molloy University, Queens College, Roberts Wesleyan University, College of Staten Island, St. Thomas Aquinas College
Women (11): College of Staten Island, Daemen University, D'Youville University, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Holy Family University, Molloy University, Queens College, Roberts Wesleyan University, St. Thomas Aquinas College, University of the District of Columbia
Schedule of Events
4:00 P.M. – Field Events, beginning at 4:00 pm (Three attempts in Trials – Top eight to Finals)
Men's 35 lb. Weight Throw and Women's 20 lb WT (simultaneous in two cages)
Men's and Women's Shot Put will follow WT (simultaneous in two cages)
Men's and Women's Long Jump (simultaneous in two pits)
Men's and Women's Triple Jump follows LJ (simultaneous in two pits)
Women's Pole Vault followed by Men
Men's and Women's High Jump (will follow 60 meter finals)
* There will be a 30 minute warming period once the pits are set up. Announcements
will be made.
Track Events, beginning at 4:15 pm (Men followed by Women)
PLEASE NOTE: Times listed are approximate; Championship events may run ahead of the time schedule below.
4:15 pm - 60m HH m/w* (semi 8 to final)
4:25 pm - 60m m/w* (semi 8 to final)
4:35 pm - Distance Medley Relay (1200/400/800/1600)
5:20 pm - 60m HH Finals w/m*
5:30 pm - 60m Finals m/w*
5:40 pm - 5000m
6:30 pm - 1 Mile
7:00 pm - 400m (sections on time)
7:25 pm - 800m
7:45 pm - 200m (sections on time)
8:05 pm - 3000m m/w (sections on time)
8:40 pm - 4x400m relay
* Races will be run on the straight track in the infield
Scoring and Awards
Scoring – Individual Events and Relays: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1
Awards – Medals to top 3 finishers in all events
New in 2026
• There have been some changes to the format of the ECC Championship meet.
• Most notably they come in the schedule and in the scoring.
• This season, the league has gotten rid of the 500m and 1,000m races.
• The scoring has also been extended out to the top-eight, from the top-six, which it had been for a number of years.
Championship History
• Georgian Court's men's team has won five ECC Championships.
• The women have won twice, coming in 2019 and 2020.
Previously at the ECC Championship
• Last year, the men finished in sixth place scoring 36 points.
• The women came in 11th with 10 points.
•
Robbie Babson in the shot put and
Ryan Pettrow in the 1,000m were event winners for the Lions.
• Three returners scored for GCU last year in
Tishanna Cohen in the jumps and
Kaydence Fischer and
Chiamaka Wokocha in the throws.
Squad Rankings
• The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released their third national checkpoint of the indoor season.
• Part of that check point includes squad rankings.
• A "squad" is any event with at least four unique competitors. Their marks are then averaged and ranked nationally.
• For the men, they currently have the No. 25 squad in the shot put and the #26 squad in the weight throw.
• They rank first in the ECC in both events, first in the region in the weight and second in the East in the shot put.
Georgian Court Team Rankings
• Within the East Region, comprised of the ECC and Northeast-10, Georgian Court ranks ninth on both the men's and women's side.
• In the ECC Conference, GCU sits third on the men's side.
• The women are fifth in the league.
National Qualifiers
•
Mark Linton is the only Lion to have hit a national qualifying mark this indoor season.
• He's currently 40th in the NCAA with his mark of 60-5.75 in the weight throw.
New Look Top-10
• Each week is seems the Georgian Court top-10 list is undergoing major changes. New additions and improvements from last week include:
•
Sigurlaug Sveinsdottir improving on her time in 200m dash to 26.67 and the long jump to 17-2.
•
Chiamaka Wokocha threw 50m for the first time in the weight throw.
•
Barone Vankline moved to fourth all-time in the men's 200m dash running 22.36.
• This season there have been 31 additions to the Lions all-time top-10 lists. It's been an even split with 16 coming on the men's side and 15 on the women's.
Who's Competing for GCU
Men
60mH
Brian Kutney
60m
Barone Vankline
Nick Jordan
Ivan Ramos-Lopez
Joshua Tipaldo
200m
Barone Vankline
Nick Jordan
400m
Marcos Murillo-Benavides
Sean Donnamaria
Abdul Brown
800m
Ryan Pettrow
Zachary Spoonire
Stephen Lane
Mile
Ryan Pettrow
Matthew Schaub
3,000m
Nolan Kus
Luke McCormick
5,000m
Nolan Kus
High Jump
Gary Boyd, Jr.
Pole Vault
Ivan Ramos-Lopez
Long Jump
Chuck Smith
Triple Jump
Shona Mutokuto
Matthew Sutton
Shot Put
Guius Dabney
Malicah Etienne (event champion, 2024)
Mark Linton
Anthony Lorenzo
Cameren Anderson
Amir Spruell-Everson
Weight Throw
Guius Dabney
Mark Linton
Anthony Lorenzo
Cameren Anderson
Amir Spruell-Everson
4x400m
Marcos Murillo-Benavides,
Zachary Spoonire,
Sean Donnamaria,
Gary Boyd, Jr.
DMR
Stephen Lane,
James McCoy,
Sean Donnamaria, Matthew, Schaub
Women
60mh 8.79P
Shalom Adzakro
Stephanie Rodas
60m
Daizhae' Brown
200m
Sigurlaug Sveinsdottir
800m
Sophia Mauro
Nora Sprunger
Samantha Lonseth
High Jump
Juliana Dogostino
Pole Vault
Sydney Hurley
Long Jump
Daizhae' Brown
Tishanna Cohen
Sigurlaug Sveinsdottir
Triple Jump
Daizhae' Brown
Tishanna Cohen
Jewel Pierrecharles
Shot Put
Kaydence Fischer
Adrianna Fodera
Sigurlaug Sveinsdottir
Stephanie Rodas
Weight Throw
Adrianna Fodera
Chiamaka Wokocha
