The Basics  
Event: 2026 WildCat Invitational
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Randolph College)

The Lead: The final tune up before the 2026 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Championships was a trip to Randolph College for the 2026 WildCat Invitational. The Green and Gold would end the regular season on a high note heading into the conference championship meeting with several personal and season best efforts.
 
Highlights & Notes   
Track Events:

• 200m: Ta'niya Gilliam finished just outside the top 20 with a final time of 31.93.
• 800m: Evelyn Keefer recorded a personal nest and program top three time of 2:47.02. Elizabeth Lowry was four spots back at 2:57.49.

 
Field Events:

• Hammer Throw: Sanaa Belton won the event with a career best throw of 43.39m, breaking her own Hollins program record by 2.21m. Ja'Nyla Green registered 20.02m.
• Shot Put: Green finished 7^th with a distance of 9.80m, the best throw of her first-year campaign.
• Triple Jump: Arianna Gomez registered the 26th best Triple Jump in the NCAA DIII this season with a jump of 11.40m. She improved her previous best effort of 11.14m and maintains her spot at #2 in the Hollins program record book.

Up Next: Hollins will look to cap their best regular season in school history at the 2026 ODAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships next weekend. The two-day meet will take place in Harrisonburg on April 24-25 and be hosted by Eastern Mennonite University.