Moukaddem to Race at NCAA Indoor T&F Championships

BOSTON – Sofia Moukaddem of the Suffolk women's indoor track & field team has taken her talents to Birmingham, Alabama for the 2026 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships at Birmingham Crossplex. Fans can follow the action live through video on NCAA.com and live results here.

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NATIONAL NOTES

• Division III student-athletes will compete for NCAA Indoor Track & Field national titles at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Alabama
• Sofia Moukaddem is the fourth-ever Ram female to make it to indoor NCAAs, first since Amalia Dorion did so a year ago. 
• Moukaddem is the first-ever Suffolk women to run the 5000 at the indoor national championship. 
• The blue-and-gold has only been represented at indoor nationals by long-distance runners. 

5K FACTS

• Sofia Moukaddem posted her 5000 qualifying time of 16:57.55 at Tufts' Last Chance Qualifier March 7. 
• The performance, a personal-best for the junior, sits 19th in the NCAA Division III this season. 

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
Sofia Moukaddem will race at 4:45 p.m. on Friday, March 13. 

WHAT'S AT STAKE?

• The top-8 from each event at NCAAs secures All-American status.
• The winner of each event will be the 2026 NCAA Indoor Champion in that respective event.  

QUALIFYING QUOTES
Sofia Moukaddem will represent the Suffolk women's indoor track & field team at the 2026 NCAADivision III Indoor Track & Field Championship this weekend, March 13-14, at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Alabama. The junior captain made the national championship in the 5000. 

MORE READING: Moukaddem Makes NCAA DIII Indoor Track & Field Championship Field

DEEPER LOOKS
For a more in-depth, detailed look at the 2026 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Southern Athletic Association and the Birmingham CrossPlex, please visit NCAA.com.  

LAST TIME OUT
Sofia Moukaddem of the Suffolk women's indoor track & field team laced up her sneakers in the 5000 at the Tufts Last Qualifier Saturday, March 7 at the Gantcher Field House. 

MORE READING: Moukaddem Runner-Up in 5000 at Tufts Last Chance Qualifier