Flames Track & Field returns to top of CUSA, Lady Flames finish runner up
March 2, 2026 : By Liberty Athletics
The Liberty men’s squad reclaimed its spot atop CUSA at the 2026 CUSA Indoor Track & Field Championships, which wrapped up Saturday at the Brant Tolsma Indoor Track at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex.
One year after Kennesaw State halted Liberty’s 27-year winning streak in indoor track & field conference championships, the Flames returned the favor with a 37-point win (196-159) over the Owls.
Liberty won four men’s events on Saturday, headlined by Gilles Ouedraogo’s program-record 53-1 triple jump which puts him in contention for a trip to the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships.
The Lady Flames finished 14 points (140.5-126.5) behind Kennesaw State in the women’s team battle to finish second, ending Liberty’s string of four straight indoor crowns (two ASUN, two CUSA).
All-American Allie Zealand notched two of the Lady Flames’ three event victories on Saturday (women’s mile and 3K) on her way to earning Women’s High Point Scorer of the Meet recognition. Add in her anchor leg from the Lady Flames’ victorious distance medley relay squad from Friday evening and Zealand totaled 22.5 points, the most of any athlete in the meet, male or female.
All in all, Liberty posted 11 total first-place finishes and set a pair of program records during the meet, also including a 3:37.45 clocking by the women’s 4 x 400 quartet of Shelby Smith, Patasha Bryan, Maddy Merritt and Mahogany Mobley.
The CUSA Indoor Track & Field Championships brought an impressive conclusion to the Flames’ 10th season of competition at the Brant Tolsma Indoor Track at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex.
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