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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Eastern Illinois men and the Southeast Missouri women win the 2026 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championship. It marks the 18th OVC outdoor title for the Panthers, first since 2021, while the Redhawks secured their 14th overall title (and fourth-straight).
EIU finished with 204 points, ahead of Southeast Missouri (186.5), Little Rock (101.5), and Tennessee State (92). Southern Indiana placed fifth (88) followed by UT Martin (47), Western Illinois (47), SIUE (32) and Morehead State (20).
For the women, SEMO dominated with 164 points, finishing ahead of second place Eastern Illinois 127.5 points. Tennessee Tech finished third with 113 points, while Little Rock placed fourth with 99 points and was followed by Southern Indiana (63), SIUE (62.5), Western Illinois (62), Lindenwood (39), Morehead State (36), Tennessee State (27) and UT Martin (18).
OVC Female Track Athlete of the Year: Kalynn Pease, Morehead State
OVC Female Field Athlete of the Year: Kalynn Pease, Morehead State
OVC Female Freshman of the Year: Alyssa Repke, Southeast Missouri
OVC Women’s Coach of the Year: Eric Crumpecker, Southeast Missouri
OVC Female Athlete of the Championship: Anna Thomason, Southeast Missouri & Andreese Ortiz, Southeast Missouri
OVC Male Track Athlete of the Year: Jeremiah Patton, Little Rock
OVC Male Field Athlete of the Year: Zavier Winton, Southeast Missouri
OVC Male Freshman of the Year: Zavier Winton, Southeast Missouri
OVC Men’s Coach of the Year: James Gildon, Eastern Illinois
OVC Male Athlete of the Championship: Zavier Winton, Southeast Missouri
