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NCAA Outdoor Championships

NCAA Outdoor Championships

June 08, 2022

5-Minute Guide to the INCREDIBLE Sprint Action at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Champs

Half a dozen collegiate records are under threat as young stars Micah WilliamsJoseph FahnbullehTrey CunninghamJulien Alfred, and Favour Ofili hit the track in Eugene.
June 07, 2022

2022 NCAA W 5K/10K/SC Preview: The 5000 is LOADED - Is It Katelyn Tuohy's Time To Shine?

After finishing runner-up twice at NCAA indoors, Tuohy has run 4:06 and 15:14 to lead the NCAA this year. Plus can Courtney Wayment end her terrific NCAA career with a steeple title? *MB: Official 2022 NCAA Outdoors Women's Discussion Thread - 5k is LOADED. Is it Tuohy's time to shine?
June 07, 2022

2022 NCAA W800/1500 Preview: Micaela DeGenero's Kick Is Dangerous; 800 Is Wide-Open

No NCAA women's indoor mile champ has gone on to win the 1500 outdoors in the same year since 2010 but Colorado's Micaela DeGenero will be tough to beat after closing in sub-60 to win Pac-12s.
June 06, 2022

2022 NCAA M5K/10K/SC Preview: NAU Duo of Abdihamid Nur & Nico Young Lead the Way

Nur will be looking for his 3rd NCAA title in the 10k while Young is chasing his first against a strong 5k field.
June 06, 2022

2022 NCAA M800/1500 Preview: Monster Talents from Morocco

A Moroccan has never won an NCAA distance title but two Moroccans have a legit shot this year as Moad Zahafi (1:43.69) and Anass Essayi (3:34.58) have gaudy pbs, but can they match the racing chops of indoor champs Brandon Miller & Mario Garcia Romo?
June 11, 2021

Cole Hocker Takes Down Yared Nuguse to Win 2021 NCAA 1500 Title in a Classic

How impressive are these numbers? 3:35.35 (#5 all-time NCAA) with an epic negative split (1:48.87 final 800, 52.23 final 400, 25.9 final 200).
June 10, 2021

2021 NCAAs Day 2: Sage Hurta & Courtney Wayment Lead Flurry of Fast Times in Prelims as NCAA Indoor 800 Champ Aaliyah Miller Goes Home

In the 1500, six women broke 4:10, while 11 of the 12 finalists in the women's steeple ran PBs, leading to a major rewriting of the all-time NCAA list.
June 09, 2021

2021 NCAAs Day 1: Cole Hocker vs. Yared Nuguse Is Set in 1500; Falls & Surprises in 800 & Steeple

NCAA steeple leader Fitsum Seyoum of Virginia Tech went home was NCAA 800 leader Isaiah Jewett and freshman phenom Brandon Miller of Texas A&M needed time qualifiers to make the final.
June 09, 2021

2021 NCAA Outdoor Women's 5K/10K/Steeple Preview: NCAA Champs Mercy Chelangat & Courtney Wayment Try to Add to Their Title Hauls

The women's steeple may be the best in NCAA history. And plenty of studs will be doubling back in the 5,000, which makes it one of the most compelling races of the meet.
June 08, 2021

2021 NCAA Outdoor Men's 5K/10K/Steeple Preview: Hocker Chases Unprecedented Double & Mantz v Kiptoo in an NCAA XC Rematch

No man has ever won the 15000 and 5000 at the same NCAA meet. Can Cole Hocker make history? Hocker, Conner Mantz, and Wesley Kiptoo have all already won NCAA titles in 2021 and will look to burnish their legacies by adding more in Eugene. One event guaranteed to have a new champ is the men's steeple, which is completely wide-open.
June 07, 2021

2021 NCAA Outdoor Women’s 800/1500 Preview: No Athing Mu, But Plenty of Talent As Aaliyah Miller & Sage Hurta Look to Back Up Indoor Titles

Miller of Baylor and Hurta of Colorado were both dominant winners at NCAA Indoors and have looked great this outdoor season, but they face plenty of competition -- 11 women in the NCAA field have broken 2:02 this year and six have broken 4:10.
June 07, 2021

2021 NCAA Outdoor Men's 800/1500 Preview: Two LOADED Races Headlined by Nuguse v Hocker

The men's 800 is wide-open, with 24-year-old USC senior Isaiah Jewett and 19-year-old Texas A&M freshman Brandon Miller among the top contenders. Aside from Hocker & Nuguse, the men's 1500 also features Alabama sensation Eliud Kipsang and a total of 12 sub-3:38 guys. MB: It's 2021 NCAA T&F Week. Official 800 and 1500 Discussion Thread. Who you got - Nuguse or Hocker?