SPEARFISH, S.D. – The Black Hills State University men's track & field duo of Drew Lehman and Evan Smith are set to compete for national titles and All-American status at the 2026 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Smith enters the Friday prelims of the 800m run with the fifth-fastest time in the event, looking to qualify for Saturday's finals. Lehman, who holds the ninth-best mark amongst qualifiers, will begin his quest for a title on Saturday morning. The pair mark the first men's indoor track & field national qualifiers for the program since 2019.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Evan Smith (800m Run)

• Prelims Friday, March 13, at 3:05 p.m. MT / 5:05 p.m. ET at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Va.
• Finals (Top 2 from each heat + Next 2 qualifies for finals) Saturday, March 14, at 3:25 p.m. MT / 5:25 p.m. ET at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Va.

Drew Lehman (Triple Jump)

• Finals Saturday, March 14, at 10 a.m. MT / 12 p.m. ET at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Va.

MEN'S TRACK & FIELD STORYLINES

• Evan Smith, a 2026 First Team All-Conference runner in the 800m run and a transfer from NCAA Division I George Mason, broke the school's 800m run record with a time of 1:49.89 at the WSC NCAA Showdown. His 800m run school record is the first sub-1:50 time in program history. His second place time of 1:51.61 in the 800m run at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships converted to 1:48.48 to put him into the No. 5 seed nationally in the event. He also holds the school record for the 400m dash with a time of 48.96.
• Drew Lehman, a First Team All-RMAC triple jumper, broke the school record in the event twice this season. He first broke a 50-year-old school record in the triple jump at the Dave Little Alumni Mile, becoming the first in program history to jump 48' feet as he posted a mark of 14.69m (48' 2.5"). He then re-broke his own record two weeks later at the Don Holst Open, jumping 15.26m (50' 0.75") for an NCAA provisional mark. He enters the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships ninth in the country. He also holds the second-best mark in school history in the long jump (7.16m, 23' 6"), and the seventh-fastest 60m dash time (7.04) in program history.