The Basics  
Event: 2026 Washington and Lee Carnival
Location: Lexington, Va.

The Lead: After posting their best finish and highest point total in program history at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Indoor Track & Field Championships, the Hollins track & field team traveled to Lexington to start the 2026 outdoor season. Hollins would get the season off to a quick start in a field that would consist of 16 different schools during the two-day event.
 
Highlights & Notes   
Track Events:

• 100m: Arianna Gomez posted a final time of 13.74 with Ta'niya Gilliam finishing in 14.50.
• 400m: The reigning ODAC Outdoor 400m Champion Jazmine Patterson took her first step in retaining her title by winning the event with a time of 59.06.
• 800m: The trio of Elizabeth Lowry (2:53.73), Natalie Sullivan (2:55.44), and Sylvia Guillet (2:56.60) would each record collegiate best times.
• 4x100m Relay: The quartet of Madison Freideman, Gomez, Patterson, and Kamani Watkins finished 5^th with a final time of 51.49.

 
Field Events:

• Discus: Sanaa Belton was 14^th with a distance of 30.25m.
• Hammer Throw: Belton earned her first top 10 with an 8^th place effort at 40.74m.
• High Jump: HU would earn another top 10 when Freideman finished 9^th with a height of 1.46m. Autumn Dale also competed in the event.
• Javelin: Watkins led the Hollins contingent at 18.78m. Belton was next at 17.28 while Ja'Nyla Green posted a mark of 10.02m.
• Long Jump: After earning All ODAC honors during the indoor season, Gomez finished 3^rd with a jump of 5.03m. Freideman was 6^th (4.74m) while Watkins made it three in the top 10 with an 8^th place effort of 4.71m. Dale finished just outside the top 10 with her jump of 4.52m.
• Shot Put: Belton added a 5^th place effort to her weekend with a final distance of 11.20m while Green posted 8.21m.
• Triple Jump: Gomez was once again 3^rd with a jump of 10.84m. Dale was 8^th at 10.33m finishing one spot ahead of Freideman at 10.22m.

Up Next: The Green and Gold make the trip to Lynchburg during the outdoor season when they compete at the Jack M. Toms Invitational on Friday-Saturday, March 27^th and 28^th.