BIG 12 OUTDOOR
TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
WOMEN
Team totals: 1. Texas Tech 119 1/2 points; 2. Brigham Young 108; 3. Arizona 79; 4. Iowa State 72; 5. Baylor 61; 6. Oklahoma State 58; 7. Cincinnati 57 1/2; 8. Kansas 51 1/2; 9. Kansas State 43 1/2; 10. Central Florida 41; 11. TCU 31; 12. Arizona State 27 1/2; 13. Utah 22; 14. Houston 20 1/2; 15. West Virginia 19; 16. Colorado 8.
Combined Events
Heptathlon: 1. Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, Cincinnati, 6,086 points; 2. Annie Molenhouse, Oklahoma State, 6,005; 3. Logan Todorovich, Baylor, 5,830.
Field Events
Hammer: 1. Burklie Burton, Oklahoma State, 223 feet, 0 inches; 2. Candra King, Iowa State, 219-10; 3. Rachel Neaves, Oklahoma State, 209-8.
Javelin: 1. Irene Jepkemboi, TCU, 178-7; 2. Erin Tack, Arizona, 173-3; 3. Alysa Keller, BYU, 170-10; 5. Leah Howard, Texas Tech, 157-5.
Pole vault: 1. Tenly Kuhn, Baylor, 14-8; 2. Molly Haywood, Baylor, 14-8; 3. Madison Snody, Kansas, 14-4.
Shot put: 1. Tapenisa Havea, Arizona, 52-10 1/4; 2. Sydney Freeman, Houston, 52-0 3/4; 3. Omolola Kuponiyi, Cincinnati, 51-8 1/2; 4. Amori Pierson, Texas Tech, 51-5 3/4; 7. Faith Mitchell, Texas Tech, 49-7.
Long jump: 1. Sydnie Vanek, Arizona, 21-4 (wind: +0.2 meters per second); 2. Aaliyah Lindsay, Kansas State, 21-0 3/4 (+0.0); 3. Janae De Gannes, Baylor, 20-9 1/4 (+0.0); 5. Tamiah Washington, Texas Tech, 20-6 1/4 (-0.2); 7. Olga Szlachta, Texas Tech, 20-4 1/4 (+0.6).
High jump: 1. Temitope Adeshina, Texas Tech, 6-4 1/4; 2. Emma Gates, Arizona, 6-0 3/4; 3. Kya Crooke, Arizona, 6-0 3/4; 5. Claire Lowrey, Texas Tech, 5-11 1/2; 6. (tie) Evelyn Lavielle, Texas Tech, 5-10.
Discus: 1. Ines Lopez, Arizona State, 191-11; 2. Sofia Sluchaninova, Kansas, 179-3; 3. McKenzie Davis, Texas Tech, 177-8; 8. Amori Pierson, 161-9.
Triple jump: 1. Tamiah Washington, 44-4 3/4 (wind: +1.4 meters per second); 2. Daniela Wamokpego, Kansas State, 44-1 1/2 (+1.3); 3. Destini Smith, Kansas State, 44-0 1/2 (+2.5); 5. Olga Szlachta, Texas Tech, 43-10 (+4.2); 7. Grace Oshiokpu, Texas Tech, 43-4 1/2 (+1.3).
Running Events
10,000 meters: 1. Mercyline Kirwa, Iowa State, 34 minutes, 2.42 seconds (facility record; old record, Carey May, 34:11.90 in 1983); 2. Joy Naukot, West Virginia, 34:05.40; 3. Betty Kipkore, Iowa State, 34:07.53.
3,000 steeplechase: 1. Taylor Lovell, BYU, 9:40.91 (meet record; old record, Sarah Tait, West Virginia, 9:44.72 in 2025; facility record; old record, Val Constien, Colorado, 10:01.19 in 2019); 2. Mercy Kinyanjui, West Virginia, 9:54.27; 3. Raygan Dimond, BYU, 9:59.02; 7. Lily Mather, Texas Tech, 10:19.96.
400-meter relay: 1. Central Florida (Aaliyah Gipson, Janiah Pulliam, Datavia Hunter, Jazmen Newberry), 43.57; 2. Utah, 43.69; 3. Arizona, 43.77.
1,500: 1. Emmaculate Jemutai, Kansas, 4:09.66 (facility record; old record, Regan Yee, Dark Sky Distance, 4:14.47 in 2025); 2. Billah Jepkirui, Oklahoma State, 4:10.16; 3. Jade Hedengren, BYU, 4:10.24.
100 hurdles: 1. Tonie-Ann Forbes, Texas Tech, 12.75 (wind: +2.6 meters per second); 2. Antoinette Galloway, UCF, 12.85; 3. Symoria Adkins, Texas Tech, 13.03.
400: 1. Rachel Joseph, Iowa State, 50.08 (facility record; old record, Rachel Joseph, Iowa State, 50.79 in 2025); 2. Jazmen Newberry, UCF, 51.17; 3. Davenae Fagan, Cincinnati, 51.74; 4. Collinique Farrington, Texas Tech, 51.85; 5. Mekenze Kelley, Texas Tech, 52.17.
100: 1. Kya Epps, Cincinnati, 11.07 (wind: +2.1 meters per second); 2. Tiriah Kelley, Baylor, 11.13; 3. Indya Mayberry, TCU, 11.16; 5. Alyssa Colbert, Texas Tech, 11.18; 6. Olayinka Olajide, Texas Tech, 11.20.
800: 1. Emmaculate Jemutai, Kansas, 2:05.90; 2. Makayla Clark, Iowa State, 2:06.90; 3. Tessa Buswell, BYU, 2:06.23; 4. Fanny Arendt, Texas Tech, 2:06.46.
400 hurdles: 1. Vanessa Mercera, Kansas State, 55.39; 2. Vanessa Balde, Texas Tech, 55.39; 3. Lovina Ewusi, Texas Tech, 55.79.
200: 1. Tiriah Kelley, Baylor, 22.19 (wind: +1.5 meters per second) (meet record; old record, Kynnedy Flannel, Texas, 22.23 in 2022; facility record; old record, Lauren Rain Williams, Oregon, 22.51 in 2018); 2. Bailey Johnson, TCU, 22.61; 3. Kya Epps, Cincinnati, 22.72.
5,000: 1. Jane Hedengren, BYU, 15:26.94 (facility record; old record, Alison Wiley, Stanford, 15:53.47 in 1983); 2. Betty Kipkore, Iowa State, 15:51.19; 3. Jenna Hutchins, BYU, 15:53.41.
1,600 relay: 1. Texas Tech (Collinique Farrington, Mekenze Kelley, Vanessa Balde, Lovina Ewusi), 3:28.05 (facility record; old record, Tennessee, 3:28.53 in 2024); 2. UCF, 3:28.09; 3. Iowa State, 3:31.30.
MEN
Team totals: 1. Texas Tech 127 points; 2. Arizona 101; 3. Houston 87 1/3; 4. Kansas State 83 1/3; 5. Iowa State 82 1/2; 6. BYU 82 1/3; 7. Oklahoma State 62; 8. Kansas 49 1/2; 9. Arizona State 39; 10. Baylor 37; 11. TCU 27; 12. Cincinnati 24; 13. Colorado 17.
Combined Events
Decathlon: 1. John Swabik, Kansas, 7,819 points; 2. Dorian Charles, Kansas State, 7,748; 3. Steven Schmidt, Oklahoma State, 7,729.
Field Events
Hammer: 1. Orry Willems, Cincinnati, 225 feet, 2 inches; 2. Gary Moore, Kansas State, 220-6; 3. Zach Verzani, Iowa State, 212-9.
Javelin: 1. Jett Kinder, Arizona, 229-9; 2. Riley Marx, Kansas State, 225-6; 3. Justice Miller, Iowa State, 223-6; 6. Isaac Woodward, Texas Tech, 213-11.
Shot put: 1. Tyler Michelini, Arizona, 65-4; 2. Sam Hala’ufia, Arizona, 63-2 1/4; 3. Preston Beery, Arizona State, 58-10; 7. Trey Wilson, Texas Tech, 57-0 1/4.
Long jump: 1. Tafadzwa Chikomba, Kansas State, 27-1 3/4 (wind: +1.9 meters per second) (meet record; old record, Marquise Goodwin, Texas, 26-10 1/2 in 2011; facility record; old record, Percy Knox, Vector International, 26-8 1/4 in 1995); 2. Zaid Latif, Texas Tech, 26-4 1/4 (+0.5 mps); 3. Uroy Ryan, Kansas State, 26-0 3/4 (+1.0 mps).
Pole vault: 1. Anthony Meacham, Kansas, 18-5 1/2; 2. Bryce Barkdull, Kansas, 18-1 3/4; 3. Jackson Bragg, Texas Tech, 17-9 3/4; 4. Sean Gribble, Texas Tech, 17-5 3/4; 6. Sam Hurley, Texas Tech, 17-1 3/4.
Triple jump: 1. Selva Prabhu, Kansas State, 56-4 3/4 (wind: +4.6 meters per second); 2. Jonathan Seremes, Texas Tech, 56-1 (+1.1); 3. Antone Smith, 55-7 (+1.8).
High jump: 1. Antrea Mita, Houston, 7-5; 2. Sam Hurley, Texas Tech, 7-2 1/2; 3. (tie) Tyson Seeser, Iowa State, Kierson Wicks, Kansas, 7-1; 5. B.J. Jennings, Texas Tech, 7-1.
Discus: 1. Canaan Wharry, Houston, 191-10; 2. Mark Bryant, BYU, 190-7; 3. Ricardo Hayles, Kansas State, 189-9.
Running Events
10,000 meters: 1. Creed Thompson, BYU, 29 minutes, 20.31 seconds (facility record; old record, Peter Koech, Washington State, 29:37.72 in 1985); 2. Denis Kipngetich, Oklahoma State, 29:23.30; 3. Sanele Masondo, Iowa State, 29:29.53; 4. Victor Kipkoech, Texas Tech, 29:35.76.
3,000 steeplechase: 1. Titus Kimaru, Texas Tech, 8:32.85 (facility record; old record, Steven Fahy, Stanford, 8:43.85 in 2019); 2. Joash Rutu, Iowa State, 8:35.51; 3. Kole Mathison, Colorado, 8:38.78.
400-meter relay: 1. Houston (Ryan Mulholland, Sean Aigboboh, Dakari Charlton, Louie Hinchliffe), 38.51 (facility record; old record, Oregon, 38.72 in 2019); 2. Arizona, 38.62; 3. Texas Tech (Braylin Byrd, Johnathan Crawford, Josiyah Taylor, Kimarlie Stewart), 38.90.
1,500: 1. Carter Cutting, BYU, 3:58.63; 2. Emanuel Galdino, Iowa State, 3:59.21; 3. Lawi Ngetich, Arizona, 3:59.27;
110 hurdles: 1. Malachi Snow, Texas Tech, 13.08 (wind: 3.8 meters per second); 2. Demario Prince, Baylor, 13.14; 3. John Paredes, Arizona, 13.47; 4. Joel Nyatusah, Texas Tech, 13.47.
400: 1. Jayden Davis, Arizona State, 44.98; 2. Brian Tinega, Texas Tech, 45.25; 3. Tavon Underwood, Kansas State, 45.30;
100: 1. Mason Lawyer, Arizona, 9.93 (wind: +2.6 meters per second); 2. Louie Hinchliffe, Houston, 9.97; 3. Dakari Charlton, Houston, 10.11; 4. John Sherman, Texas Tech, 10.16.
800: 1. Dayton Carlson, Arizona State, 1:46.07; 2. Hafez Mahadi, Oklahoma State, 1:46.64; 3. Kyzer Dunbar, Texas Tech, 1:46.90; 6. Stephen Mutai, Texas Tech, 1:48.12.
400 hurdles: 1. Jayden Douglas, TCU, 49.32; 2. Danny Tragarz, Colorado, 49.84; 3. Sean Dixon, Texas Tech, 50.05.
200: 1. Mason Lawyer, Arizona, 20.02 (wind: -0.1 meters per second) (meet record; old record, Mookie Salaam, Oklahoma, 20.05 in 2011; facility record; old record, Ato Bolden, UCLA, 20.08 in 1995); 2. Laurenz Colbert, Baylor, 20.18; 3. Dakari Charlton, Houston, 20.28; 5. Shaemar Uter, Texas Tech, 20.36; 6. Johnathan Crawford, Texas Tech, 20.43; 8. Kimarlie Stewart, Texas Tech, 20.78.
5,000: 1. Will Muirhead, Oklahoma State, 13:49.19 (facility record; old record, Ryan Wilson, Arkansas, 13:56.72 in 1996); 2. Robin Kwemoi Bera, Iowa State, 13:51.61; 3. Titus Kimaru, Texas Tech, 13:52.17.
1,600 relay: 1. Baylor (Aren Spencer, Malik Franklin, Bailey Hashmi, Tyler Honeyman), 3:02.90; 2. BYU, 3:03.71; 3. Arizona State, 3:04.10; 7. Texas Tech, 3:06.20.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech wins two more team titles; see Big 12 track & field results
Reporting by Don Williams, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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