Phoenix Opens Indoor Track Campaign

Elon To Compete In Virginia, Massachusetts Across Three Days

ELON – The Elon women's track and field team opens its 2025-26 indoor season this week with entries at the Liberty Kickoff (Dec. 4-5) and the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Dec. 6).

LIBERTY KICKOFF

Dates: Thursday and Friday, Dec. 4-5
Location: Lynchburg, Va. | Liberty Indoor Complex
Results: BlueRidgeTiming

SHARON COLYEAR-DANVILLE OPENER

Date: Saturday, Dec. 6
Location: Boston, Mass. | BU Track & Tennis Center
Results: Lancertiming.com
Watch: FloTrack

ELON GEARED FOR INDOOR SEASON

The Phoenix is scheduled to compete in 12 meets during its 2025-26 indoor campaign. Elon will travel to competitions at Liberty, Boston University and Virginia Tech, along with multiple meets at the JDL Fast Track during the regular season.
Elon is coming off a runner-up finish at last season's CAA Indoor Championships, totaling 107.5 points, just 2.5 behind champion Hampton. Since the CAA added indoor track in 2023, the Phoenix has finished in the top two every year, including winning the league's inaugural indoor title in 2023.

The Maroon and Gold earned 10 All-CAA honors at the championships last season and returns five of those athletes in 2025-26: Katie Blount (3,000m), Shayla Cann (800m), Adriana Clarke (weight throw), Lizzie Lopez (pentathlon) and Sarah Petitjean (mile).

Lopez is the Phoenix's lone returning CAA champion after winning the pentathlon with 3,575 points — the third-highest total in program history — becoming Elon's first pentathlon conference champion since Louise Prevoteau (2013) during the Phoenix's time in the Southern Conference.

ELITE UNDER ELLISTON

Elon Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Mark Elliston enters his 20th season leading the Phoenix. Under his guidance, Elon has captured a combined seven CAA titles in indoor and outdoor track & field along with four runner-up finishes.
A six-time CAA Women's Track & Field Coach of the Year, Elliston and his staff coached 10 All-CAA honorees at last year's indoor championships, along with two event champions. The Phoenix also saw three school records fall and several program top-10 marks added during the season.

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