Hendrix College Alumni Open
February 27-28, 2026
Facility
Competition to be held at Young-Wise Memorial Stadium on the campus of Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas.
Beynon BSS-1000 track surface for running and jumping events. Please use only ¼ inch pyramid spikes or smaller.
Concrete throwing circles for shot put, discus, and hammer throw
Grass runway for the javelin. Spikes up to 1" will be allowed.
Hammer throw will be contested at the University of Central Arkansas
Entries
Entries are due by 12:00 AM CST on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
There is a $300 entry fee per team, men and women separate. Small teams and unattached athletes may pay $30 per athlete. NO ENTRY FEE FOR HENDRIX TF/XC ALUMNI.
Please enter at http://www.directathletics.com. Entry fees will be paid on Direct Athletics.
Hendrix alumni can email entries to Shawn Weigel at weigel@hendrix.edu.
Implement Inspection
Hammers will be inspected at the hammer venue at the University of Central Arkansas. All other implements will be inspected at the shot put circle at Hendrix in the northeast corner of the track (one hour before the event start)
General Information
Live results will be available at macdonaldtiming.com
Throws and horizontal jumps will be contested with 3 attempts, + Top 9 will advance to finals.
No team scoring
Additional Information
If you have any additional questions, please contact Shawn Weigel at weigel@hendrix.edu
Time Schedule
Friday, February 27
3:30 PM – Hammer Throw - men followed by women (University of Central Arkansas)
3:30 PM - Javelin - women followed by men (University of Central Arkansas
3:30 PM - Triple Jump - women followed by men (Hendrix College)
Saturday, February 28
Field Events:
11:30 AM – Shot Put – Women followed by men
11:30 AM – Discus – Men followed by women
11:30 AM – Long Jump – Women followed by men
11:30 AM – Pole Vault – Women followed by men
1:30 PM – High Jump – Women followed by men
Running Events: Events will roll after 5000m (all events will be women first, followed by men):
10:00 AM
5000m
4x100m Relay
1500m
100/110m Hurdles
400m
100m
800m
400m Hurdles
200m
3000m Steeple Chase
4x400m Relay
