Live updates: 2026 DI outdoor track and field championships

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Live updates: 2026 DI outdoor track and field championships

WORLD RECORD!

12.75 for Auburn’s Ja’Kobe Tharp in the 110-meter hurdles and it’s only Wednesday. Tharp broke Grant Holloway’s collegiate record of 12.98 seconds and the world record of 12.80 set by Aries Merritt in 2012.

Again, it’s only the semifinals. There’s still one more round to go. I’ve never seen the entirety of Hayward Field as speechless as they were after Tharp’s finish — and I’ve been coming to championships for the last five years.

12.75 seconds is truly remarkable!

— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 11, 2026

We’ve only seen two races on the track and we’ve already seen a collegiate record after the performance from the Auburn Tigers in the 4×100 meter relay. The Tigers finished 37.75 seconds in heat two of the semifinal round, breaking LSU’s previous record of 37.90 set in 2023.

The Auburn four in the race were, in order: Azeem Fahmi, Kayinsola Ajayi, Austin Kresley, and Tyler Davis. Click or tap here for complete results from the 4×1 heats

— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 11, 2026

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Minnesota’s Angelos Mantzouranis wins men’s hammer to become the first individual champion of the 2026 DI outdoor track and field championships. Mantzouranis won with a 75.78 meter throw on his fifth attempt, maintaing the lead he grabbed after a 75.31m throw on attempt four. 

It’s Minnesota’s second straight year winning the hammer, as Mantzouranis follows his teammate Kostas Zaltos who won the title in 2025.

Click or tap here for complete hammer results.

— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 10, 2026

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The 2026 DI outdoor track and field national championships are HERE, and we’re ready for one of the world’s premier outdoor track meets. The best of the best are here at Hayward Field in Oregon as past and future Olympians compete for individual and team NCAA championships. Stan Becton will be providing updates all weekend long from the championships.

Here’s what you need to know:

How to watch the championship Day 1

You can stream the DI indoor championships on ESPN+. Click or tap here for live results. 

What time is the first day of championships?

The 2026 DI Indoor championships will begin at 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET on Day 1 of competition on June 10. The all-day affair will continue from the afternoon combined events to the night-ending relays at 8:36 p.m. PT / 11:36 p.m. ET . It’s a long day ahead, but we’ll have coverage for it all, so bookmark this page NOW.

Where are the championships?

The 2026 DI outdoor championships are in Eugene, Oregon at Hayward Field, home of the Oregon Ducks. Here are some fast facts about the arena:

  • Hayward Field has hosted the last three DI outdoor championships and four of the last five since renovations were completed.
  • The 1978 movie Animal House was shot in Eugene and the old Hayward Field can be seen in the background.
  • Click or tap here for some more fun facts about Hayward

Underrated storylines

  • How will the decathlon shake out?
    • The last three combined event titles have been won by Peyton Bair, who redshirted this outdoor season. Before that, we same some all-time performances from the trio of Kyle Garland, Ayden Owens-Delerme and Leo Neugebauer. With the first five decathlon events taking place today, we could see a wide-open race for the title
  • Will we see any collegiate records today?
    • We’ve seen three men’s outdoor collegiate records so far this season. At indoor championships we saw five collegiate records fall on the men’s side. How many will fall in Eugene?
  • How many advancements will Auburn get in the 100 meters?
    • Auburn has five men qualified in the 100 meters. The Tigers don’t have a lot of events with athletes, dominated by the sprints. After a second-place finish in 2024 and a fourth-place in 2025, Auburn could change its fortunes with a lot of qualifiers in just one event.
  • Will the Oregon men defend its home track?
    • Oregon has 15 men’s entries in the championships, but zero in the sprints. Will that be enough to win it all for the first time since 2015?
  • Can anyone stop Arkansas?
    • SEC championship sweep? Check. NCAA indoor title? Check. It’s not Wendy’s but Arkansas could go 4-for-4 with an outdoor title win. With 21 entries and favorites in the 200 meters, 800 meters and more, first-year head coach Doug Case could end his first year on top.

Who’s taking home hardware Day 1?

The beginning of a championship track meet is always a great mix of prelims and finals.  Here are the championship finals for Wednesday’s competition:

Here is the DI women’s outdoor track and field team championship history, going back to 2000. For the complete table, click or tap here.

Year Champion   Coach Points Runner-Up Points   Site
2025 Georgia Caryl Smith Gilbert 73 Southern California 47 Oregon
2024 Arkansas Chris Johnson 63 Florida 59 Oregon
2023 Texas Edrick Floréal 83 Florida 51 Austin, Texas
2022 Florida Mike Holloway 74 Texas 64 Oregon
2021 Southern California Caryl Smith Gilbert 74 Texas A&M 63 Oregon
2020 Canceled due to Covid-19 — — — — —
2019 Arkansas Lance Harter 64 Southern California 57 Austin, Texas
2018 Southern California Caryl Smith Gilbert 53 Georgia 52 Oregon
2017 Oregon Robert Johnson 64 Georgia 62.2 Oregon
2016 Arkansas Lance Harter 72 Oregon 62 Oregon
2015 Oregon Robert Johnson 59 Kentucky 50 Oregon
2014 Texas A&M Pat Henry 75 Texas 66 Oregon
2013 Kansas Stanley Redwine 60 Texas A&M 44 Oregon
2012 #LSU Dennis Shaver 76 Oregon 62 Drake
2011 Texas A&M Pat Henry 49 Oregon 45 Drake
2010 Texas A&M Pat Henry 72 Oregon 57 Oregon
2009 Texas A&M Pat Henry 50 Oregon 43 Arkansas
2008 LSU Dennis Shaver 67 Arizona State 63 Drake
2007 Arizona State Greg Kraft 60 LSU 53 Sacramento State
2006 Auburn Ralph Spry 57 Southern California 38 1/2 Sacramento State
2005 Texas Bev Kearney 55 South Carolina, UCLA 48 Sacramento State
2004 UCLA Jeanette Bolden 69 LSU 68 Texas
2003 LSU Pat Henry 64 Texas 50 Sacramento State
2002 South Carolina Curtis Frye 82 UCLA 72 LSU
2001 Southern California Ron Allice 64 UCLA 55 Oregon
2000 LSU Pat Henry 58 Southern California 54 Duke

#Participation in the championships vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions

  • History of scoring in championships—1982-84 (15-12-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1); 1985-present (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1).

Below is the DI men’s outdoor track and field year-by-year team championship history since 2000. Click or tap here for the complete history.

Year School Coach Score Runner-Up Score Site
2025 Southern California and Texas A&M Quincy Watts and Pat Henry 41 Arkansas 40 Oregon
2024 Florida Mike Holloway 41 Auburn 40 Oregon
2023 Florida Mike Holloway 57 Arkansas 53 Austin, Texas
2022 Florida Mike Holloway 54 Texas 38 Oregon
2021 LSU Dennis Shaver 84 Oregon 53 Oregon
2020 Canceled due to COVID-19 — — — — —
2019 Texas Tech Wes Kittley 60 Florida 50 Austin, Texas
2018 Georgia Petros Kyprianou 52 Florida 42 Oregon
2017 Florida Mike Holloway 61.5 Texas A&M 59.5 Oregon
2016 Florida Mike Holloway 62 Arkansas 56 Oregon
2015 Oregon Robert Johnson 85 Florida 56 Oregon
2014 Oregon Robert Johnson 88 Florida 70 Oregon
2013 Florida, Texas A&M Mike Holloway, Pat Henry 53 Arkansas   Oregon
2012 Florida Mike Holloway 50 LSU 48 Drake
2011 Texas A&M Pat Henry 55 Florida State 54 Drake
2010 Texas A&M Pat Henry 55 Florida 54 Oregon
2009 Texas A&M Pat Henry 48 Oregon, FSU, Florida 46 Arkansas
2008 Florida State Bob Braman 52 LSU, Auburn 44 Drake
2007 &Florida State Bob Braman 54 LSU 48 Sacramento State
2006 Florida State Bob Braman 67 LSU 51 Sacramento State
2005 &Arkansas John McDonnell 60 Florida 49 Sacramento State
2004 &Arkansas John McDonnell 65 1/2 Florida 49 Texas
2003 Arkansas John McDonnell 59 Auburn 50 Sacramento State
2002 LSU Pat Henry 64 Tennessee 57 LSU
2001 Tennessee Bill Webb 50 &TCU 49 Oregon
2000 Stanford Vin Lananna 72 Arkansas 59 Duke

& Participation in the championships vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.

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