Lynchburg, Va. – Following a month-long hiatus over winter break, the University of Lynchburg indoor track & field teams return to the oval on Friday, Jan. 9 to host the Burg Open at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex.

Field events will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the women's weight throw, while running events begin at 11:00 a.m. with the women's 60-meter hurdle prelims. The 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles will feature prelims and finals, while every other event will move straight to finals.

Meet History

The 2025-2026 season marks Lynchburg's third year holding the event, though Friday signifies the first home meet for Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Mario Wilson.

At last season's competition, first-year athletes claimed victories in 10 of the 15 individual track events. In the meet's debut in 2024, Lynchburg created a memorable men's 3,000m event that saw 13 Hornets claim personal bests in one race.

The Burg Open is the Hornets' second of four meets at the indoor facility this season, as Lynchburg plans to compete at the Brant Tolsma Invitational and Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational. Lynchburg traveled across town to Liberty to open the season on Thursday, Dec. 4 and Friday, Dec. 5 at the Liberty Kickoff. 

Early-Season Success

In the team's opening meets, several Hornets inched closer to posting program-record marks to begin the season. Rylee Turner clocked 26.00 in the 200-meter dash to trail Aniya Seward's school record by four hundredths of a second, while thrower Kenzie Swicegood moved within two feet of the women's weight throw record with a 55' 1" (16.79m) toss.

On the men's side, Micah Leech collected 4,999 points in the men's heptathlon to post a personal best and improve his second-place standing on the all-time list.

Lynchburg will compete each weekend until the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday, Feb. 28 and Sunday, March 1.

Live Results

To access live splits, meet information and performance lists from the 2026 Burg Open, click here.

The meet will be live-streamed on the Lynchburg Hornets Sports Network.

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