01 Apr 2026 Trojans head to SFA for Carl Kight Invite and Multi

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LITTLE ROCK — Little Rock track & field heads back to Texas this week, traveling to compete in the Carl Kight Invite and Multi hosted by Stephen F. Austin University. The two-day meet will take place April 2–3 in Nacogdoches.

The Trojans will send a select group of athletes, including multi-event competitors, high jumpers, and pole vaulters. These athletes did not compete last weekend at meets in St. Louis or Prairie View.

Meet Day Info
What: Carl Kight Invite and Multi
When: Thursday & Friday, April 2-3
Schedule: Schedule
Where: Fletcher Garner Track (Nacogdoches, Texas)
Live Results: Results
Stream: No live stream available

Carl Kight Invite and Multi

Hosted annually by Stephen F. Austin, the meet serves as a strong mid-major competition, typically featuring 20–30 programs. It provides an important early-season benchmark for Little Rock’s heptathletes and decathletes as they prepare for the conference championships in May.
The meet includes a full heptathlon for the women and a decathlon for the men across the two days.

Coach Speak

“Our men’s decathletes and women’s heptathletes, along with our horizontal jumpers, will be competing at SFA after taking last weekend off,” said head coach J.P. Behnke. “Traditionally, it’s beneficial to complete a heptathlon or decathlon early in the season. This meet will give us a good idea of where those athletes are physically and help us prepare for the next combined events at the OVC Championship.”

Team Report

Little Rock’s multi-event athletes have shown strong form throughout the season and will look to build on that momentum this weekend.

Sophomore Morcellous Harris enters the meet after winning the men’s heptathlon at the Indoor OVC Championship. On the women’s side, seniors JaDerrika Welch-Fields and Carolin Bielert will aim to improve upon their pentathlon performances at the conference meet.

In the field events, seniors Deshawn Roberts and Brooklyn Marcee headline a strong group of high jumpers and pole vaulters looking to make an impact.