NIKE Indoor Nationals 2026 is upon us!
It’s early Wednesday morning, March 11th, and I’m sitting in a Starbucks at the Sheraton Time Square, writing.
Ricky Quintana, NSAF’s messaging manager, sent us this piece on NIKE Indoors with links to results, LIVE coverage and event schedules. All information in one place.
RunBlogRun will be covering the event throughout the weekend with podcasts, interviews (audio and video), social commentary and photos.
If you have specific questions, email me (email protected) or DM me @runblogrun.
Into Indonesiaor Nationals showcases the best high school track and field athletes in North America
NEW YORK, March 10, 2026 – The National School Athletics Foundation (NSAF) will host the Nike Indoor Nationals March 12-15, 2026 at Nike Running Center at The Armory. More than 5,500 athletes from 48 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces, including 16 U.S. No. 1 athletes and four high school national record holders, will compete over four days at the Nike Indoor Nationals on “the fastest track in the world.”
What? Nike Indoor Nationals
When? Thursday, March 12 – Sunday, March 15
Where? Nike Running Center at The Armory
The full schedule, registration link, entry guidelines and much more can be found here NikeIndoorNationals:.com, including:
Four national record holders will be ready to test themselves against the best track and field athletes. Those record holders are:
- Maria Maxwell. The Texas-bound senior lowered the national high school 300-meter record by 0.06 with a winning 36.24 at the VA Showcase two months ago. At the USATF Indoor Track and Field Championships earlier this year, he ran a USA #3 all-time time of 7.14 in the 60m to finish third. He will compete in the 200 meters, where he is the US No. 2. His best time of 22.97 in the 200 meters this season is 7th all-time for the USA.
- Mia Maxwell. Mia, Maria’s twin sister, who will also attend the University of Texas, ran 7.13 to place second in the 60-meter dash at the USATF Indoor Track and Field Championships, matching the national record. In the triple jump, he opened the season very close to the national triple jump record. His 44’6″ was ¾” off the national record he set in 2007. He will competes in the 200 meters, where he is the US No. 1 with a time of 22.89 (US 4th all-time).
- Tate Taylor. The US record holder in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 300 meters finished second in last year’s 60 meters with a time of 6.64. This year he is ranked #1 in the US Dillon MitchellUS #2 Chinweoke “Sam” Onwuchekwaand US #3 Jake O’Day-Jordan in 60 meters. Taylor will also compete in the 200 meters, where she ran a national record of 20.46 in last year’s race.
- Yevhen Zhmailo. On Jan. 25, the Oklahoma-bound senior broke the 38-year-old high school record in the triple jump by two inches with his 52′ 9 1/2.” All of his jumps this season have topped 51’1”, just outside the top 20 jumps in high school history. She competed in the triple jump and will compete in the long jump, where she is ranked No. 2 in the US.
Additional athletes to watch who may challenge national records or set new US #1 marks in their events:
- Blair Bartlett – In the first cross country season of her high school career, the junior finished 2nd at both the Nike Cross Nationals on December 2nd and the Brooks XC Nationals on December 13th. At the World Athletics Championships on January 10, he finished 16th.th and the tallest American. Indoors, she ran the mile in 4:34.55 to move into US No. 2 all-time and the two mile in 9:44.38 to move into US No. 4 all-time. time NIN:, he will compete in the 5,000-meter run, the distance medley relay and the mile.
- Natalie Dumas – As a junior, he stunned the nation with an unprecedented treble. He ran US No. 8 in the 400 meters, 51.14; US #5 all-time in 800 meters, 2:00.11; and US #8 all-time at 400mH, 55.99 on three separate days. This season, the senior at Arkansas picked up where he left off. He is ranked No. 1 in the US in the 600 meters with his time of 1:28.10, which is 5th in the US all-time, and is 5th in the US in the 400 meters with his time of 53.68.
For a full list of top events, including current rankings and top finishers, head over HERE.
New this year is the scoring of state teams. Each athlete, regardless of affiliation, will receive points based on the state they are from. Live broadcast will be shown throughout the meeting. The final event of the meet will be the C & C All-Star State Distance Medley Relay (DMR). Cooper Lutkenhaus and Caden Leonard, who came up with the concept. For more information on state team scores and criteria for the All-Star State DMR, go to HERE.
The leading countries that participated in the meeting are:
Girls All-Star State DMR
California. Clara Adams, Isla Bulmer, Brailyn Combe, Grace Smith
Delaware. Paige Ballinger, Anna Boccius, Mikahlena Cotton, Krissa Woods
Washington. Cassidy Armstrong, Lauren Balusek, Sinema Johnson, Sofia Rodriguez
New York. Lily Ascone, Zaria Hall, Melia Kupchanko, Emma Villialta
Boys All-Star State DMR
Colorado. Ben Adams, Abdinasir Hasan, Jay McDonald, Quinn Sullivan
OregonRonan Gantzos, Yosuke Shibata, Malachi Schoenherr, Kellen Williams
Texas. Colby Huntress, Caden Leonard, Joshua Shelton, Noah Strohman
Iowa. Colby Hodnefield, Jack Megison, Quentin Nauman, Caleb Ten Pa
It 2026 Nike Indoor Nationals is a collaboration between NSAF:, Nike, and: Arms fund.
About the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation, Inc.
The National School Athletics Foundation (NSAF) was established in 1990. It is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to inspiring and empowering student-athletes to be the best they can be on and off the track. This is accomplished through high school championship events, high performance clinics and programs, the National High School Track and Field Hall of Fame, and developmental grant programs. For more information about NSAF, visit NSAF.org.
