Track & Field 2/27/2026 9:00:00 AM Chris Brannick

UCO Heads To Kansas For MIAA Indoor Championships

Bronchos Competing Saturday & Sunday In Postseason Meet

PITTSBURG, Kan. – Central Oklahoma begins the 2026 MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday at Pittsburg State's Robert Plaster Center.

Central Oklahoma has 11 student-athletes competing in 10 different events this weekend.

The championships begin Friday with the women's pentathlon and men's heptathlon events. UCO will get started Saturday at 2:15 p.m. in the 60-meter hurdles prelims with veteran sprinter Deriayah Lee.

Lee has Central's top time this year with an 8.97 in the season-opener. Her career best is 8.82 at the 2025 MIAA Indoor Championships that earned her a sixth-place finish. Lee will also be second in action on Saturday with the 400-meter prelim race at 3:25 p.m. Her career-best 59.20 in the event came in Pittsburg last January.

McKenna Huston is competing in the 600-yard prelim at 4:05 p.m. on Saturday. Her season-best 1:27.81 at Pitt two weeks ago earned her a fourth-place finish.

A trio of Bronchos will compete in the 800-meter prelim Saturday afternoon. Tori McIntosh, Amiya Hill, and Gabija Pukstas are all entered in the event. Reta Ojene is also competing in the 200-meter prelims at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday.

Arianne Williams, Lily Melton, and Kylee Smith are all competing in the 5,000-meter run Saturday night before Asia Williams, Maya Conrad, McIntosh, and Pukstas compete in the Distance Medley Relay.

Pukstas returns Sunday for the Mile at 1:45 p.m. The 3,000-meters and the 4x400-meter relay are the last two events of the championships Sunday at 4:15 p.m. & 5 p.m.

Central Oklahoma is aiming for national qualifying marks at this weekend's championships. The Bronchos will transition to Outdoor Season following this weekend with the first meet scheduled for March 20-21 in Canyon, Texas for the West Texas A&M Relays.

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Players Mentioned

Amiya Hill: Sprints; 5' 5"; Sophomore

Deriayah Lee: Hurdles; 5' 3"; Junior

Reta Ojene: Sprints; Senior

Kylee Smith: Distance; Senior

Asia Williams: Distance; 5' 4"; Senior

Maya Conrad: Sprints; Freshman

McKenna Huston: Sprints; Sophomore

Tori McIntosh: Sprints; Freshman

Gabija Pukstas: Distance; Freshman

Lily Melton: Distance; 5' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Amiya Hill
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: Sprints

Deriayah Lee
: 5' 3"; Junior
: Hurdles

Reta Ojene
: Senior
: Sprints

Kylee Smith
: Senior
: Distance

Asia Williams
: 5' 4"; Senior
: Distance

Maya Conrad
: Freshman
: Sprints

McKenna Huston
: Sophomore
: Sprints

Tori McIntosh
: Freshman
: Sprints

Gabija Pukstas
: Freshman
: Distance

Lily Melton
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: Distance