RICHMOND, Ky. – The 2026 outdoor track and field season begins on Friday for Eastern Kentucky University as the Colonels host the EKU Invitational.
 
30 Colonels are set to compete in this year's event across 15 different events with the action starting at noon.
 
EKU enters the outdoor season as a team after claiming 17 total medals at the ASUN Indoor Conference Championships at the end of February.
 
A full breakdown of EKU's entries by event is listed below.
 

Event	Participant (s)
Men's 1,5000m	Ty Blair, Will Cahill, Hamish Murray, Kristian Imroth, Bradley Giblin, Mario Priego Montero
Women's 1,5000m	Morgan Kobylinkski,
Men's 800m	Hamish Murray, Jacob Tapscott, Ty Blair
Women's 800m	Metrine Serem, Khadija Ennasri, Bryce Alan Thornsbury, Ann Kiplagat
Men's 3,000m	James Ndayishimiye
Women's 3,000m	Isabelle Shearer
Women's High Jump	Caroline Hooper
Men's Shot Put	Tenzing Lindeman, JJ Love, Matt See
Women's Shot Put	Madeline Fredendall, Eliza Hoffman, Lexi Lawless, Ava Phillips, Kristan Simmons, Amya Livingston, Lariah Wooden
Men's Discus	JJ Love, Tenzing Lindeman, William Kissick
Women's Discus	Eliza Hoffman, Lariah Wooden, Ava Phillips, Kristan Simmons, Lexi Lawless
Men's Hammer Throw	William Kissick, Tenzing Lindeman, Matt See, JJ Love, Daroyce Flemons
Women's Hammer Throw	Madeline Fredendall, Anaiya Adams, Eliza Hoffman, Ava Phillips, Amya Livingston, Haley Angel, Kristan Simmons, Lexi Lawless
Men's Javelin	Alex Camarca
Women's Javelin	Caroline Hooper, Anaiya Adams, Lexi Lawless