Southern States Athletic Conference

The Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) is an NAIA collegiate athletic conference that runs men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field championships. The 2026 indoor championships were staged on 20-21 February at the Alachua County Sports & Events Center in Gainesville, Florida, alongside the Sun Conference event; Life University won the men's title with 233 points and William Carey won the women's title. The outdoor championships took place on 20-21 April at Gulf Shores Sportsplex in Alabama, where UT Southern's Frank Kipruto and Mobile's Emily Wolf were the top individual scorers. The conference publishes event schedules, live results, championship pages and All-Conference award information through its official website.