HARRISONBURG, Va. - The 2025 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships are set for May 8-10, hosted by James Madison at Sentara Park in Harrisonburg, Va. The three-day event will begin Thursday morning and finish on Saturday evening.
There will be an entry fee charged at the entrance to the stadium as the entire venue is cashless. The prices are $27 for a Championship Pass and $12 for a daily pass. All Sun Belt Conference students with a valid institutional student ID will get in free, as well as children ages six and under.
The South Alabama men won the second title in program history last year with 143 team points. The Texas State women earned the third title in program history with 120.2 points year ago.
The 2025 Championships will start on Thursday (all times listed are Eastern Time) with the men's decathlon at 10:30 a.m., followed by the women's heptathlon at 11:15 a.m. The women's hammer throw will start at noon, and the men's hammer throw will follow at 2:30 p.m.
Day 1 will also include the women's javelin (4:30 p.m.), women’s pole vault (5 p.m.), men's javelin (6:30 p.m.) and the women's 10,000 meters (8:40 p.m.). The men's 10,000 meters is set for 9:10 p.m. for the final competition for the day.
Thursday's preliminary races will include the women's 1500m run (6:30 p.m.), men's 1500m run (6:50 p.m.), women's 400-meter hurdles (7:10 p.m.), and men's 400-meter hurdles (7:35 p.m.). The women's 200 meter-dash will start at 8:00 p.m., and the men's 200 meter-dash will follow at 8:20 p.m.
Friday's competition will start with finals of the men's decathlon (10:30 a.m.) followed by the women's heptathlon at 11 a.m. Finals in field events will begin at 2:30 p.m. with the men’s long jump. Field event finals will continue with the women's shot put (3 p.m.), women's long jump (5 p.m.), men's shot put (5:30 p.m.) and will conclude with the men's pole vault at 5 p.m.
Friday evening's preliminary running events will begin with the women's 100-meter hurdles at 5 p.m., followed by the men's 110-meter hurdles at 5:15 p.m. Running events will continue with the women's 800 meters (5:40 p.m.), men's 800 meters (6 p.m.), women's 400 meters (6:20 p.m.), and the men's 400 meters (6:45 p.m.) The women's 100 meters (7:10 p.m.), and the men's 100 meters (7:35 p.m.) will finish the sprints for Friday.
Running events will conclude with two finals events featuring the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase (8 p.m.) followed by the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase (8:20 p.m.).
Championship Saturday will feature the rest of the field events beginning at 12 p.m. The women's 4x100-meter relay will be the first of the running events starting at 4 p.m. The final event will start at 7:35 p.m. (men's 4x400-meter relay), and the award ceremony will follow that event.
The 2025 Sun Belt Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be broadcast on ESPN+. All three days of the Championships will be shown live, starting with the running events each day. Field events will be recapped during the live broadcast each evening.
The broadcast duo of Drew Fellios (play-by-play) and former Olympic Gold and Silver medalist Dawn Harper Nelson (color) will serve as the Championships on-air talent, while Flash Results will provide live results. ESPN+ links and live results are available on the Sun Belt Championship Central Page.
2025 Sun Belt Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Week 1 – Drew Donley, Texas State
Week 2 – Jacob Pyeatt, Arkansas State
Week 3 – Kelsey Singleton, Southern Miss
Week 4 – Lawson Jacobs, Louisiana
Week 5 – Drew Donley, Texas State
Week 6 – Calbert Guest, App State
2025 Sun Belt Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Week 1 – Reuben Booysen, South Alabama
Week 2 – Bradley Jelmert, Arkansas State
Week 3 – Nelvin Appiah, Louisiana
Week 4 – Chris Preddie, Texas State
Week 5 – Colby Eddowes, Arkansas State
Week 6 – Noa Isaia, Arkansas State
2025 Sun Belt Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Week 1 – Taejha Badal, Texas State
Week 2 – NaJ Watson, Georgia Southern
Week 3 – Shanyah Washington, Troy
Week 4 – Isabelle Russell, Louisiana
Week 5 – Abigail Parra, Texas State
Week 6 – Amanda Kinloch, Coastal Carolina
2025 Sun Belt Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Week 1 – Lara Check, Marshall
Week 2 – Melanie Duron, Texas State
Week 3 – Imani Moore, Georgia Southern
Week 4 – Imani Moore, Georgia Southern
Week 5 – Lara Roberts, Texas State
Week 6 – Carly Pujol, Arkansas State