VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs track & field team added two more All-America accolades on the second and final day of the 2026 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships with senior heptathlete
Dillon Arvayo and the men's 4x400m relay team both landing second team honors.
INSIDE THE 2026 NCAA DIVISION II INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hosts: Norfolk State University and Visit Virginia Beach
Location: Virginia Beach Sports Center | Virginia Beach, Va.
Track Size: 200m (banked)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- For a second consecutive day, senior Dillon Arvayo got the action started for the Mountain Lions as he embarked upon the final three events of the men's heptathlon. Arvayo opened his morning by clocking a time of 8.47s in the 60m hurdles before clearing a bar height of 4.45m in the pole vault and running a personal best time of 3:00.30 in the 1,000m. With a final score of 5,016 points across the two-day combined event, the Tucson, Ariz., native finished 13th overall and picked up Second Team All-America honors in the heptathlon for the first time in his career at UCCS.
- The Mountain Lions closed out this year's indoor national championship on the outer track with one final All-America honor as the men's 4x400m relay team consisting of senior Sebastien Jean, redshirt junior Andrew Muncy, freshman Joshua Gross, and freshman Hayden Fox raced to second team accolades, taking 11th place overall with a time of 3:13.32.
BEYOND THE RESULTS
- Arvayo becomes the third men's heptathlete to earn indoor All-America honors, joining the Mountain Lion duo of Sam Repsher and Thorben Hast who earned first team recognition in 2019-20 and 2021-22, respectively.
- With their performance on the track tonight, Jean, Muncy, Gross, and Fox became the first men's 4x400m relay athletes to earn All-America accolades in both indoor and outdoor program history.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will now roll directly into the outdoor season as they are set to compete at the Dr. Dan Caprioglio Invitational at the CSUP ThunderBowl in Pueblo, Colo. on March 20-21.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
