The UMBC Track & Field team opens the outdoor portion of the schedule when it travels to Orlando for the UCF Black & Gold Challenge March 20-21.

Last time out, UMBC women's indoor track & field team captured its first America East Indoor Championship with a spectacular showing at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center last month.

The Retrievers, who totaled 163 points, bested second-place UAlbany (143 points), and third-place Bryant (116.83) to hoist the championship trophy for the very first time.

UMBC was named the Coaching Staff of the Year, and sophomore Katie Schwaner earned both the Outstanding Track Performer of the Meet Award and the America East Coaches Award after winning the conference championship in the 800 meters (2:09.91) and adding a silver medal in the 1,000 meters (2:49.95). She was also a member of the Retrievers' 4 x 800 relay team, which finished runner-up in 9:05.08.

UMBC's 4 x 400 relay squad put together a gold medal performance with a meet record time of 3:44.12.  Freshman Lily Bandy, junior Dalyce Schmidt, senior Leanne McDonald, and sophomore Anna Creel put their names in the conference record book.

Freshman sensation Enazajah Young was named the Most Outstanding Rookie and struck gold in the 60-meter hurdles (school record 8.31) and added a silver in the 60-meter dash (7.51).

Creel won the gold medal in the 200 meters (24.20) while junior Lyna Beraich took home the mile crown (4:50.29).  UMBC's final gold medal came in the shot put as senior Ava Roberts easily took the event with an effort of 14.93 meters (48-11.75). Roberts also placed third in the weight throw (18.01 meters, 59-01.25).

McDonald was the runner-up in the 400 meters (55.96) while junior Dalyce Schmidt came home with a bronze in the event with a time of 56.30.

Freshman Winter Evans was the runner-up to Young in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.52.
Lilly Norcross added a bronze medal in the 800 meters as she crossed the line in 2:12.64.

The Retrievers also received silver-medal performances from their 4 x 800 (9:05.08) and distance medley relay (11:42.20) squads.  Junior Katelyn Deal, sophomore Lydia Nelson, Norcross, and Schwaner comprised the 4 x 400 team while Beraich, Deal, senior Lily Strelecki, and sophomore Faith Akinlami powered the distance medley squad.

Other top-10 performances were turned in by: Bandy (6th, 60 meters, 7.70) and 5th, 200 meters, 24.58), freshman Madisyn Bobb, (4th, 200 meters, 24.49), freshman Jayda Solomon (200 meters, 6th, 24.74), Deal (800 meters, 8th, 2:16.53), Norcross (1,000 meters, 7th, 2:53.45), Beraich (3,000 meters, 8th, 9:46.50), Evans (high jump, 6th, 1.60 meters, 5-03.00), sophomore Janine Amedia (4th, triple jump, 11.95 meters, 39-02.50), senior Marie Abongwa (5th, shot put, 13.45 meters, 44-01.50) and weight throw (4th,17.48 meters, 57-04.25), senior Chia Nwankwo (shot put, 12.95 meters, 42-06.00), freshman Aryanna Ebanks (shot put, 12.38 meters, 40-07.50).

On the Men's side,  Jacob Martin was named the Most Outstanding Rookie as UMBC team took home the third-place trophy at the 2026 America East Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Martin won the 500 meters with a UMBC record time of 1:02.81, sophomore Joey Ensor captured the 1,000 meters (2:28.45), and freshman Ojigwe Olua struck gold in the 60-meter hurdles (7.92).

UMBC, which finished with 100 points, finished behind first-place UMass Lowell (172.50) and second-place UAlbany (163). The Retrievers won three individual conference championships and a pair of relay titles.

The Retrievers' 4 x 400 team, consisting of three freshmen, won the event by nearly a second with a time of 3:11.64. Freshman Rhema Nkwocha, sophomore Justin Febles, freshman Kemarley Hibbert, and Martin comprised the quartet.

The distance medley team captured the championship in just over a second with a time of 9:55.88. Sophomore Justin Banks, sophomore Grayson Ruffner, freshman Ryan Hartranft, and senior Fred-Morgan Iheanacho were able to hold off hard-charging New Hampshire.

UMBC also received silver medals from Febles (500 meters, 1:03.36), Banks (mile, 4:10.84), and their 4 x 800 relay squad (7:29.26, Ruffner, sophomore Weston Carr, Ensor, Banks).

Sophomore Alim Raji placed third in the 60 meters (6.82) and the 200 meters (21.66).

Other top-10 performances were turned in by: junior David Adisa (8th, 60 meters, 7.00 and 7th, 200 meters, 22.30), Nkwocha (6th, 400 meters, 48.05), Carr (7th, 800 meters, 1:52.63), Banks (10th, 1,000 meters, 2:30.02), sophomore Daniel Danilovitz (10th, 5,000 meters, 14:35.55), freshman Cameron Hayes (6th, 60-meter hurdles, 8.38), and senior Toren Burr (7th, weight throw, 18.41 meters, 60-05.00.