American Midwest Conference

2026 NAIA Winter Championships

Women's Indoor Track & Field | Men's Indoor Track & Field | Women's Basketball | Men's Basketball | Competitive Cheer | Competitive Dance

March 5-7, 2026
Alachua County Sports & Event Center at Celebration Pointe
Gainesville, Fla.

46th Annual NAIA Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship

Links - NAIA Qualifier Release | Schedule | Heat Sheets | Results

Team Scores			All-Americans
t-51st	Cottey	4 points	Madalenn Fee, Cottey 5th place - 1000-Meter Run

School	Athlete	Event	Qualifying Mark	Championship Performance
Health Sciences & Pharmacy	Leah Macon-Ford	60-Dash	7.57s	7.64 (15th in Prelims)
Cottey	Madalenn Fee	1000-M	2:53.70	F - 2:54.53 (5th - All-American) P - 2:53.61 (6th, Q)
Columbia	Montgomery Keck	Triple Jump	11.72m	11.62m (13th)
Columbia	Hailey Gerard	5000-M	17:37.12	17:52.71 (13th)

March 5-7, 2026
Alachua County Sports & Event Center at Celebration Pointe
Gainesville, Fla.

61st Annual NAIA Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship

Links - NAIA Qualifier Release | Schedule | Heat Sheets | Results

Team Scores			All-Americans
t-55th	Columbia	4 points	Kalieb Haileselassie, Columbia 7th-place - 3000-M Run 7th-place - 5000-M Run

School	Athlete	Event	Qualifying Mark	Championship Performance
Columbia	Kalieb Haileselassie	3000-M	8:27.50	8:15.18 (7th - All-American)
Columbia	Kalieb Haileselassie	5000-M	14:43.26	14:30.52 (7th - All-American)
Columbia	Brenin Howell	Shot Put	17.13m	15.48m (20th)
Columbia		DMR	10:09.61	F - 10:26.81 (11th) P - 10:03.80 (Q)
Haskell		DMR	10:07.72	F - 10:06.87 (9th) P - 10:02.64 (Q)

First & Second Rounds
March 13-14, 2026 (Campus Sites)

45th Annual NAIA Women's Basketball Championship

Links - NAIA Qualifier Release | Bracket

AMC Qualifiers - Columbia (AQ), Williams Baptist (AQ)


#8 in Liston Quadrant	#14 in Duer Quadrant
Opening Round - Indianapolis, Ind.	Opening Round - Montgomery, Ala.
def. #9 Carroll (Mont.), 76-63 lost to #1 Marian (Ind.), 70-47	lost to #3-Lindsey Wilson, 87-67

First & Second Rounds
March 13-14, 2026 (Campus Sites)

88th Annual NAIA Men's Basketball Championship

Links - NAIA Qualifier Release | Bracket

AMC Qualifiers - Columbia (AQ)

#4 in Cramer Quadrant

Opening Round - Columbia, Mo.

def. #13 McPherson, 74-72 (OT)
lost to #12 Faulkner, 75-97

March 27-28, 2026
Stormont Vail Events Center
Topeka, Kan.

10th Annual NAIA Competitive Cheer Championship

Links - NAIA Qualifier Release | Schedule | Watch Championship


Prelims	Finals	Overall	Place	Prelims	Finals	Overall	Place	Prelims	Finals	Overall	Place
93.42	91.20	91.75	3rd	92.92	91.00	91.48	5th	89.82	90.68	90.46	6th

March 27-28, 2026
Stormont Vail Events Center
Topeka, Kan.

10th Annual NAIA Competitive Dance Championship

Links - NAIA Qualifier Release | Schedule | Watch Championship

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Prelims

Finals

Overall

Place

Prelims

Finals

Overall

Place

Prelims

Finals

Overall

Place

92.98

93.50

93.37

1st

91.53

93.55

93.04

3rd

89.60

89.20

89.30

5th