2026 MAAC Indoor Track & Field Championships
February 21-22, 2026
Location: New York, NY (The Armory)
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What You Need to Know
- The Rider men's and women's indoor track and field teams head to the 2026 MAAC Indoor Championships this weekend, February 21-22, at the 168th Street Armory in New York City.
- The meet marks the 22nd straight year the championships will be held at the Armory.
- For the first time in league history, the championships will be streamed live on ESPN+.
- Both the Rider men and women enter as three-time defending MAAC Champions, each seeking a fourth consecutive indoor title.
 
Men's Preview
- For the fourth straight season, the Rider men were selected first in the MAAC Preseason Poll, earning all 10 first-place votes for a perfect 100 points. The Broncs captured their third consecutive MAAC Indoor title last year and fourth in program history, and will look to secure No. 5 this weekend.
- At last year's championships, Rider claimed titles in the 4x400 and 4x800 relays, while Tamrat Snyder earned gold in the 800 meters.
- Head Coach Bob Hamer was named MAAC Coach of the Year, and Michael Palmer earned Field Most Outstanding Performer honors.
- Tamrat Snyder enters the meet with the top 800m time in the MAAC at 1:51.94.
- Damere Lassiter leads the conference in the shot put with a mark of 16.00m, while teammate Ben Walls ranks second at 14.92m.
- Sophomore Cartrell Moore holds the top triple jump mark in the MAAC at 14.59m, with freshman Zach Jefferson close behind in second at 14.44m.
- Jace Walls owns the second-best high jump mark in the conference at 2.01m.
- Freshmen Isaac Roberts and Mamadi Diawara rank first and second in the MAAC in the 60m hurdles with times of 8.00 and 8.15, respectively.
- Juan Nicholas Hidalgo sits third in the conference in the 1000m with a time of 2:30.82.

Women's Preview
- On the women's side, Rider totaled 119 points and earned nine of 11 first-place votes to claim the top spot in the MAAC Preseason Poll. The Broncs enter the season as three-time defending MAAC Indoor Champions, having captured four titles in the last five years and five in program history. They now set their sights on a fourth straight championship and sixth overall.
- At last year's championships, the Broncs posted two relay podium finishes, placing second in the 4x400 relay and third in the 4x800 relay.
- Head Coach Bob Hamer returns as the reigning MAAC Coach of the Year, while Dylan Giloley earned MAAC Track Rookie of the Meet honors last season.
- Dylan Giloley has put together an outstanding sophomore campaign, breaking four indoor program records in the 60m, 200m, 300m and 400m.
- Tamara Rawles joined Giloley in the record books, breaking the 400m indoor mark at the Penn Invite (Jan. 30).
- Giloley currently ranks third in the MAAC in the 60m (7.55), third in the 200m (24.58) and second in the 400m (56.30).
- Rawles sits third in the conference in the 400m with a time of 56.38.
- Gabrielle Vetere is tied for second in the MAAC in the pole vault with a mark of 3.80m.
- Freshman Kendra Green owns the top mark in the conference in the shot put at 13.49m.
- Maria Chiariello and Daniella Johnson both rank among the top five in the MAAC in the weight throw, with Chiariello third at 15.91m and Johnson fourth at 15.75m.