Albuquerque, N.M. - On the first day of the 2026 Lone Star Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, both Solomon Ross and Katie Bosley set new school records, the OC men swept the top-three finishes in the weight throw, and two Eagles were awarded conference champions in their respective event.

Women

Laniyah Curry defended her title in the long jump, winning the 2026 LSC Long Jump Championship with a final jump of 19-10.75 (6.06m). Following Curry was Bosley, who broke her own school record with a 400 meter dash time of 56.28 seconds in the prelims Friday, Feb. 27, breaking her old record by 21 hundredths of a second.

In the 60 meter dash prelims, a pair of true freshman in Nyla Bentley (7.58) and Hadleigh Harp (7.63) placed second and third overall, respectively, to earn a spot in tomorrow's finals.

Men

The Championships started out with a bang for the men as Solomon Ross (57-10.25), Kameron Shropshire (55-7) and Phil Lawrence (55-5.75) went one, two, three in the weight throw, sweeping the top-three spots as Ross claimed the conference crown. In route to victory, Ross smashed the 22-year old former school record of 56-2.75 by nearly two whole yards.

Up Next

Oklahoma Christian, which closes day one with two golds, one silver and one bronze, will return to the ABQ Convention Center for day two of the 2026 Lone Star Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday, Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. MT / 11 a.m. CT.