Friday, March 13
Fayetteville, Ark.
5:00 PM
Texas A&M
at
NCAA Indoor Championships
Solovev Highlights Opening Day of NCAA Indoor Championships
Mar 13, 2026 | Track and Field
FAYETTEVILLE – Texas A&M track & field's Aleksandr Solovev secured a second-place finish in the men's pole vault with a school record performance on the opening day of the NCAA Indoor Championships Friday at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
Solovev highlighted the opening day of the national championships, as he rewrote the pole vault record books once again with a school-record clearance of 5.80m/19-0.25. He soared over six bars, culminating in the new program best mark to claim the second-place finish and added eight points to the team total.
Henry Zimmerman put the men's team on the board, securing his best finish at the National Indoor Championships after taking fifth in the weight throw. He recorded a toss of 22.83m/74-11 in the second round which held throughout the meet and secured four points to the team total.
Sofia Yakushina earned the third First Team All-America honor of her young career after finishing sixth in the pentathlon with 4,336 points. The sophomore started her day in the 60m hurdles, finishing sixth in 8.44 and tacked on 10th in the high jump (1.72m/5-7.75), seventh in the shot put (11.58m/38-0), fifth in the long jump (6.27m/20-7) and concluded the day seventh in the 800m (2:17.34).
Switching to the track, the Aggies punched four tickets to finals led by freshman phenom Peter Narumbe. He ran in the second heat of the 800m and made his move to the front of the pack with 300m to go. He didn't let his competition get close, winning his section in 1:47.18 to secure automatic qualification to Saturday's final.
Following suit in the 60m hurdles were the best women's and men's hurdlers in program history, Jaiya Covington and Ja'Qualon Scott, as they added two final spots. Covington ran in the second heat of the event and clocked a time of 8.02 which was good for second in the section and third overall. Scott was in the second heat of the men's event and crossed the line in 7.47, just shy of his school record (7.46) to advance fifth overall to the final.
Rounding out the advancing group was Camryn Dickson in the 200m, as the senior topped the second heat of the event with a time of 22.72 and advanced fifth overall.
Blake Harris started his heptathlon campaign on the first day of the championships and racked up 3,197 points to rank 13th. He opened the seven-event series in the 60m crossing the line fifth in 6.91. He followed that up taking 13th in the long jump (7.06m/23-2), sixth in the shot put (13.62m/44-8.25) and rounded it out taking 15th in the high jump (1.94m/6-4.25).
The Aggie men rank fifth after the first day of the meet with 12 points, while the women are 21st with three points.
Next Up
The Maroon & White return to the Randal Tyson Track Center tomorrow for the final day of the NCAA Indoor Championships.
To learn more about Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, visit 12thMan.com and follow @aggietfxc.
Solovev highlighted the opening day of the national championships, as he rewrote the pole vault record books once again with a school-record clearance of 5.80m/19-0.25. He soared over six bars, culminating in the new program best mark to claim the second-place finish and added eight points to the team total.
Henry Zimmerman put the men's team on the board, securing his best finish at the National Indoor Championships after taking fifth in the weight throw. He recorded a toss of 22.83m/74-11 in the second round which held throughout the meet and secured four points to the team total.
Sofia Yakushina earned the third First Team All-America honor of her young career after finishing sixth in the pentathlon with 4,336 points. The sophomore started her day in the 60m hurdles, finishing sixth in 8.44 and tacked on 10th in the high jump (1.72m/5-7.75), seventh in the shot put (11.58m/38-0), fifth in the long jump (6.27m/20-7) and concluded the day seventh in the 800m (2:17.34).
Switching to the track, the Aggies punched four tickets to finals led by freshman phenom Peter Narumbe. He ran in the second heat of the 800m and made his move to the front of the pack with 300m to go. He didn't let his competition get close, winning his section in 1:47.18 to secure automatic qualification to Saturday's final.
Following suit in the 60m hurdles were the best women's and men's hurdlers in program history, Jaiya Covington and Ja'Qualon Scott, as they added two final spots. Covington ran in the second heat of the event and clocked a time of 8.02 which was good for second in the section and third overall. Scott was in the second heat of the men's event and crossed the line in 7.47, just shy of his school record (7.46) to advance fifth overall to the final.
Rounding out the advancing group was Camryn Dickson in the 200m, as the senior topped the second heat of the event with a time of 22.72 and advanced fifth overall.
Blake Harris started his heptathlon campaign on the first day of the championships and racked up 3,197 points to rank 13th. He opened the seven-event series in the 60m crossing the line fifth in 6.91. He followed that up taking 13th in the long jump (7.06m/23-2), sixth in the shot put (13.62m/44-8.25) and rounded it out taking 15th in the high jump (1.94m/6-4.25).
The Aggie men rank fifth after the first day of the meet with 12 points, while the women are 21st with three points.
Next Up
The Maroon & White return to the Randal Tyson Track Center tomorrow for the final day of the NCAA Indoor Championships.
To learn more about Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, visit 12thMan.com and follow @aggietfxc.
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