GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Warner Track & Field opened their 2026 Indoor Season with a bang in Gainesville, Fla. at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational which was highlighted by Blessing Ogundiran setting the 2026 NAIA #1 time, SUN Conference record time, and broke the Warner Women's record for the 60m Dash.

Ogundiran's performance set the new NAIA top time at 7.25 seconds, breaking the previous best time by 2-tenths of a second. The Sophomore's top tier performance also broke the SUN Conference and Warner Program record, which were both set by Warner athlete Nicole Johnson with a 7.44s time in the 2022-'23 season. Ogundiran's time also qualifies as an NAIA A Standard worthy performance, which qualifies her for the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships in March. Ogundiran's run had her finishing 4-tenths of a second ahead of 2nd place in the event, which was set by fellow Royal, Jahhi Clarke-Broomfield with a 7.65s performance.

The Men's 4x400m Relay team also had a stellar day, finishing 1st in a 12-team Final with a 3:22.23 time which was good enough to finish nearly 4-tenths of a second ahead of 2nd place finisher Embry-Riddle (FL). The 4x400m Relay team consisted of Timothy Brown, Ryan Dube, Daishaun Gossett, Kaleb Roth, Nigel Smith and Omar Vazquez. 

Royals standout Freshman Amirah Johnson earned Top 5 Finishes in both the Women's 1 Mile and Women's 800m on Thursday. Johnson ran a 5:14.49 placing her 5th in the 1 Mile and 2:27.92 to place 4th in the 800m, which was only about 2.5 seconds off the podium. 
 

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Full Meet Results - 2026 Jimmy Carnes Invitational
 

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Up Next:
Royals Track & Field continues their Indoor Season when they compete in the Alachua County Sports and Event Center Invitational on January 23rd and 24th in Gainesville, FL. 
 

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