The 2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships are underway at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, running June 10–13. Two days in, this meet is already one for the history books. Here’s where things stand.
Latest: Hodge breaks Sha’Carri’s record — in the heats
The newest jaw-dropper comes from Georgia freshman Adaejah Hodge, who blazed a 10.63 (+1.9) in the women’s 100-meter semifinal heats. That takes down Sha’Carri Richardson’s collegiate record of 10.75 and moves Hodge to No. 5 all-time in world history.
The wild part: she’d already run a leg on the fifth-fastest collegiate 4×100 earlier in the day — and still had the 200 semis ahead of her. The final is Saturday, so there may be more where that came from.
World record alert: Tharp’s 12.75 hurdles
On the men’s opening day, Auburn’s Ja’Kobe Tharp ran a world record 12.75 in the 110-meter hurdles — and did it in the semifinals. He erased Aries Merritt’s 12.80 from 2012 and Grant Holloway’s 12.98 collegiate mark. It’s the first men’s world record set at the NCAA championships since 1976. The final goes Friday.
Champions crowned so far
Day one handed out a stack of titles:
- Hammer — Angelos Mantzouranis, Minnesota
- Pole vault — Dyson Wicker, Nebraska (PB 5.85m)
- Long jump — Tafadzwa Chikomba, Kansas State
- Shot put — Ben Smith, Oregon (freshman, on his home track)
- Javelin — Chinecherem Prosper Nnamdi, Texas A&M
- 10,000m — Habtom Samuel, New Mexico (27:51.31)
On the women’s side, Texas State’s Elisabet Rut Runarsdottir took the hammer with a personal-best 73.19m — her second career title.
Decathlon: leaderboard keeps flipping
The men’s decathlon has been a moving target. BYU’s Ben Barton led after day one, but Louisville’s Kenneth Byrd surged to the front with a meet-best pole vault and a total over 6,900 points heading into the final events.
Near-misses worth noting
- Arkansas’ Sanu Jallow-Lockhart missed the 800m NCAA record by just 0.01 seconds.
- Auburn’s 4×100 relay set a collegiate record of 37.75 in the heats.
- Oregon’s Aaliyah McCormick logged a top-10 all-time 100m hurdles mark.
What’s next
Friday, June 12 — Men’s finals: the 100, 200, 400, both hurdles, 1500, 5000, 4×100, 4×400, and field finals. All eyes on Tharp’s 110 hurdles final.
Saturday, June 13 — Women’s finals: same lineup, plus the heptathlon wraps. Watch for Hodge to back up that 10.63 when a title’s on the line.
We’ll keep this updated as the finals play out. Stay fueled. 🏃♂️💨
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