JONESBORO, Ark. (2/12/26) – Arkansas State track and field will compete at three meets across the country in what will be the final weekend of action before the 2026 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships.
 
The Red Wolves’ distance athletes will compete at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston while two groups are scheduled for action at the Don Kirby Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M., and the Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tenn.
 
A-State begins action in Boston with the men’s 800 meters at 9:30 a.m. (CT) and the men’s high jump at 10 a.m. (CT) opens competition in Nashville. The first event featuring a Red Wolf in Albuquerque will be the women’s long jump at 1 p.m. (CT).
 
The Don Kirby and David Hemery Valentine Invitationals will be streamed live on FloTrack while the Music City Challenge can be found on SEC Network+.
 
DAVID HEMERY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL LINKS

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MUSIC CITY CHALLENGE LINKS

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DON KIRBY INVITATIONAL LINKS

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TEAMS COMPETING (DIVISION I) – DON KIRBY INVITATIONAL
Arizona State, Arkansas State, BYU, Boise State, Clemson, CSUN, Georgia Southern, Grand Canyon, Houston, Jacksonville, Louisville, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Montana State, Oregon, Sacramento State, SMU, Stanford, Texas A&M, UNLV, USC, Utah State, UTSA, Washington
 
TEAMS COMPETING (DIVISION I) – MUSIC CITY CHALLENGE
Alabama, Arkansas State, Austin Peay, Belmont, Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, Eastern Michigan, Evansville, FAU, FIU, Indiana, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, ULM, Louisville, Memphis, Mercer, Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State, Murray State, New Orleans, North Dakota State, Northern Kentucky, Ole Miss, Purdue, Samford, South Alabama, Southern Indiana, Southern Miss, Tennessee Tech, Troy, Tulane, UAB, UT Martin, Vanderbilt and Xavier
 
TEAMS COMPETING (DIVISION I) – DAVID HEMERY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL
Akron, Alabama, American, App State, Arkansas State, Army, Auburn, Baylor, Boston College, Boston University, Binghamton, Bradley, Brown, Bryant, Buffalo, Butler, BYU, Central Arkansas, Cincinnati, Colgate, Colorado, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Davidson, Duke, Eastern Kentucky, Florida, Florida State, Fordham, Furman, George Mason, George Washington, Georgetown, Georgia, Harvard, Hofstra, Holy Cross, Illinois, Indiana, Iona, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky, La Salle, Lamar, Lehigh, Lipscomb, LSU, Loyola (Ill.), Marist, Maryland, McNeese State, Middle Tennessee, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Navy, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northeastern, Northern Arizona, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Providence, Purdue-Fort Wayne, Queens, Rhode Island, Rutgers, Siena, South Carolina, Syracuse, Temple, Texas A&M, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas Tech, Tulane, UC Riverside, UConn, Villanova, Virginia, West Texas A&M, Wyoming, Yale, Youngstown State
 
THREE THINGS TO NOTE:
LAST TIME OUT: The Red Wolves won two event titles and 18 athletes established new personal bests on Feb. 6-7 at the Fairgrounds Invitational in Indianapolis, Ind. Zane Cattage and Gavin Schaer tied for first place with a distance of 2.02m (6-7.50) in the men’s high jump, while Kamil Przybyla clocked in a 1:49.34 in the men’s 800 meters to secure his second collegiate event title.
 
SBC MEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kamil Przybyla became the first Red Wolf to earn Sun Belt Conference Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors in 2025-26 by earning Men’s Track Athlete of the Week recognition on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The Wodzislaw Slaski, Poland, native’s time of 1:49.34 stands as the fastest among Sun Belt runners in the 800 meters and is the second fastest in A-State’s indoor history for the event.
 
BUGGS RUNS INTO THE TOP FIVE: Jada Buggs improved on her personal best time of 56.09 in the 400 meters, recorded at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational, by five-tenths of a second (56.04) at the Fairgrounds Invitational on Feb. 6-7. The sophomore sprinter now ties Janaya Chambers (2017) for the fifth-fastest time in A-State’s indoor history for the event.
 
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