Martin Earns First Team All-America Honors on Day 2 of NCAA Indoor Championships

Fayetteville, ARK. — The Virginia No. 10 men’s and women’s track and field team completed competition at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark. on Saturday (March 14) as Gary Martin finished fourth in the men's mile and earned first team All-America accolades. 

At the conclusion of 17 scored events, the Virginia men tied for 12^th place with a total of 18 points in the team standings. The Cavaliers tied with the University of Alabama. 

• Gary Martin finished fourth in the men's mile final clocking 3:59.50 to earn first team All-America honors.
• Martin earned the third indoor All-America honors and second first team All-America honors of his career.
• The senior ran for redemption in the men's mile after getting tripped up two years ago where he ultimately finished 12th.
• Last season, Martin finished runner-up in the men's 3000-meters and anchored the men's distance medley relay to the first NCAA Indoor title in program history. 

 

• Jeremiah Nubbe threw a new personal best of 24.29m/79-8.25 to finish runner-up in the men's weight throw.
• Nubbe broke his own school record and ACC record on his third throw of the competition. The previous records stood at 24.17m/79-3.75.
• After a fourth place finish a year ago, Nubbe earned his third All-America and second first team All-America honors of his career.
• Keyandre Davis finished fourth with his third round mark of 22.84m/74-11.25.
• Davis earned the first indoor first team All-America honors of his career.
• Nubbe and Davis are just the second and third Cavaliers to earn All-America honors in the event in program history.
• Jordan Young garnered All-America honors in the event in 2015 (4th) and 2017 (3rd) before Nubbe earned the honor last season (4th). 
• The Cavaliers scored a total of 13 points in the men's weight throw event.
• Gary Martin recorded the fastest qualifying time of 3:55.13 in the men's mile.
• In her NCAA Indoor Championships debut, Tatum David earned second team All-America honors in the women's mile crossing the line in 4:43.30 for 15^th place overall.
• Also in his first NCAA Indoor Championships, Tyler Edson earned second team All-America honors in the men's 8000-meter clocking 1:48.89 for 15^th place. 
• The men's distance medley relay (DMR) team of Harrison Witt, Anders Felts, Alex Leath, and Nathan Mountain finished nineth with their time of 9:31.55.
• Mountain anchored in the second fastest split of 3:56.35 for 1600-meters. 

 

First Team: Jeremiah Nubbe (WT), Keyandre Davis (WT), Gary Martin (Mile)
Second Team: Tatum David (Mile), Tyler Edson (800m), Nikolaos Polychroniou (WT), Harrison Witt (DMR), Anders Felts (DMR), Alex Leath (DMR), Nathan Mountain (DMR)

 

All-American First Team (1st-8th place), All-America Second Team (9th-16th place)

The Virginia men's and women's track and field teams will kickstart the outdoor season at home on Saturday, March 21 as the Cavaliers host the 2026 Virginia Opener at Lannigan Field.