BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (2/24/26) – Senior Colby Eddowes and junior Kamil Przybyla earned individual conference titles to highlight Arkansas State track and field’s final day of action at the Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships inside the Birmingham CrossPlex.
 
Eddowes posted four first-place finishes and totaled 5,671 points in the men’s heptathlon to claim his third consecutive individual conference title in the event. Eddowes’ victory, along with Miranda Burgett’s in the women’s pentathlon on Feb. 23, marks the first time A-State has swept the heptathlon and pentathlon at the conference indoor championships since Matt Vining and Amy Fleddermann won in 2007.
 
Freshman Kercher Herring recorded a sixth-place finish in the heptathlon and jumped to fifth in the Red Wolves’ indoor record book for the event with a total of 5,267 points.
 
Kamil Przybyla captured gold at the conference championships for the first time in his career, posting a time of 1:52.64 in the 800 meters. Brandon Williams and Brett Jacobs joined the sophomore on the podium, with the former clocking in at 1:52.66 while the latter crossed the finish line with a time of 1:53.42.
 
Menachem Chen placed second in the men’s shot put with a distance of 18.20m (59-8.50), claiming silver and moving to fourth in A-State’s indoor history for the event. Mia Conroy recorded a podium finish in the women’s 800 meters with a time of 2:15.01, taking bronze.
 
2026 SBC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN’S TEAM STANDINGS
1. Texas State (140.5)
2. Louisiana (112)
3. South Alabama (102)
4. Arkansas State (94.5)
5. Southern Miss (89.5)
6. ULM (72)
7. Marshall (50.5)

2026 SBC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN’S TEAM STANDINGS 
1. Texas State (126.5)
2. Louisiana (81)
3. Coastal Carolina (71)
4. App State (70.33)
5. South Alabama (53.33)
6. Georgia Southern (52.83)
7. Southern Miss (50)
8. Marshall (39)
9. Georgia State (37)
10. Arkansas State (34)
11. James Madison (22)
12. Troy (19)
13. ULM (5)
 
2026 SBC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS – DAY 2
Men’s Heptathlon
1. Colby Eddowes – 5,671; 6. Kercher Herring – 5,267 [PR]
 
Men’s Heptathlon – 60-Meter Hurdles
1. Colby Eddowes – 7.92; 8. Kercher Herring – 8.84
 
Men’s Heptathlon – Pole Vault
T1. Colby Eddowes – 4.63m (15-2.25); T1. Kercher Herring – 4.63m (15-2.25)
 
Men’s Heptathlon – 1000 Meters
4. Colby Eddowes – 2:50.78; 5. Kercher Herring – 2:52.91 [PR]
 
Men’s Mile – Finals
5. Kamil Przybyla – 4:20.40; 8. Brett Jacobs – 4:22.58
 
Women’s 60-Meter Hurdles – Finals
5. JoJo Modile – 8.60 [PR]
 
Men’s 200 Meters – Finals
4. Spencer Taylor – 47.84 [Indoor PR]; 8. Sheldon Richardson – 48.71
 
Men’s 400 Meters – Finals
4. Spencer Taylor – 47.84 [Indoor PR]; 8. Sheldon Richardson – 48.71
 
Men’s 800 Meters – Finals
1. Kamil Przybyla – 1:52.64; 2. Brandon Williams – 1:52.66; Brett Jacobs – 1:53.42; 6. Owen Morgan – 1:53.88 [PR]
 
Women’s 800 Meters – Finals
3. Mia Conroy – 2:15.01; 8. Malena Cybak – 2:59.23
 
Men’s 3000 Meters – Finals
4. Parker Noffz – 8:27.71; 16. Pranav Vegiraju – 8:43.34
 
Women’s 3000 Meters – Finals
9. Erika Krueger – 9:58.88 [PR]; 20. Gracie Jacobs – 10:15.15 [PR]
 
Men’s 4×400 Relay
6. Mehki Hoo, Brandon Williams, Bruce Payerli, Spencer Taylor– 3:15.74
 
Women’s 4×400 Relay
10. Kneila Watson, Syriah Boyd, Je’Breiya Chapman, Jada Buggs – 3:47.84
 
Men’s High Jump
12. Zane Cattage – 2.00m (6-6.75)
 
Women’s High Jump
12. Amaya Brown – 1.66m (5-5.25)
 
Women’s Triple Jump
6. Alexis Waller – 12.32m (40-5.00)
 
Men’s Shot Put
2. Menachem Chen – 18.20m (59-8.50) [PR]; 7. Omar Hussein – 17.00m (55-9.25); 9. Jared Moore – 16.69m (54-9.25); 10. Chris Boyd – 16.58m (54-4.75)
 
Women’s Shot Put
16. Finja Dziobek – 12.56m (41-2.50)
 
Women’s Pole Vault
12. KG Ryan – 3.73m (12-2.75) [PR]
 
[PR] – Personal Record
[Q] – Qualified
* – Event Debut
 
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