Big Ten Well-Represented at World Athletics Championships Tokyo ‘25
13 current student-athletes qualify to highlight strong Big Ten presence
ROSEMONT, ILL. - After a dominant 2024-25 track & field season that saw the Big Ten take home three NCAA Championships, the World Athletics Championships will be full of athletes with Big Ten ties.
In total, 44 athletes on the women’s side and 33 athletes on the men’s side affiliated with Big Ten universities qualified for the Championships. Team USA’s roster will include 19 current and former Big Ten athletes, and those not competing for Team USA span internationally, representing 27 additional countries from South Africa to Greece.
Of the qualifying athletes, 13 are set to compete in the Big Ten during the upcoming 2025-26 cross country/track & field season.
The Championships begin on Sept. 13 and will be available via streaming on NBC and Peacock. More than 2,000 athletes from 200 countries will travel to Tokyo, Japan to take part in one of the world’s biggest sporting events. For more information on the World Athletics Championships Tokyo ‘25, click here.
Full Qualifying List:
Athlete | School | Year | Event | Country |
Rose Yeboah | ILL | CURRENT | High Jump | GHA |
Deanna Price | ILL (Coach) | 2022-Current | Hammer | USA |
Ayden Owens-Delerme | ILL (Coach) | 2024-Current | Decathlon | PR |
Rikkoi Brathwaite | IND | 2018-2022 | 100m | IVB |
Laulauga Tausaga | IOWA | 2017-2021 | Discus | USA |
Thea LaFond | MD | 2012-2015 | Triple Jump | DMA |
Chioma Onyekwere-Lyons | MD | 2013-2016 | Discus | NGR |
Micha Powell | MD | 2014-2017 | 4x400mRelays | CAN |
Simon Hansen | MD | 2018 | 100m | DEN |
Savannah Sutherland | MICH | 2022-2025 | 400m, 400mHurdles | CAN |
Cindy Sember | MICH | 2006-2009 | 100mH | GBR |
Aasia Laurencin | MICH | 2021-2025 | 100mH | LCA |
Matt Wilkinson | MINN | 2021-2023 | 3000m Steeple Chase | USA |
Angelos Mantouranis | MINN | CURRENT | Hammer Throw | GRE |
Kostas Zaltos | MINN | 2020-2025 | Hammer Throw | GRE |
Nayoka Clunis | MINN | 2017-2020 | Hammer Throw | JAM |
Heath Baldwin | MICH/MSU/ILL (Coach) | 2019-21/ 2021-24/ 2024-current | Decathlon | USA |
Axelina Johansson | NEB | 2021-2025 | Shot Put | SWE |
Rhema Otabor | NEB | 2023-2024 | Javelin | BAH |
Kaiwan Culmer | NEB | 2015-2018 | Triple Jump | BAH |
Nick Percy | NEB | 2015-2018 | Discus | GBR |
Till Steinforth | NEB | CURRENT | Decathlon | GER |
Raevyn Rogers | ORE | 2015-2017 | 800m | USA |
Jaida Ross | ORE | 2021-025 | Shot Put | USA |
Susan Ejore | ORE | 2017-2020 | 800m | KEN |
Jessica Hull | ORE | 2015-2019 | 1500m | AUS |
Klaudia Kazimierska | ORE | 2022-2025 | 1500m | POL |
Wilma Nielsen | ORE | CURRENT | 1500m | SWE |
Silan Ayyildiz | ORE | CURRENT | 1500m | TURK |
Jorinde Van Klinken | ORE | 2022-2023 | Shot Put, Discus | NED |
Jillian Weir | ORE | 2013-2015 | Hammer | CAN |
Cole Hocker | ORE | 2019-2021 | 1500m | USA |
Kyree King | ORE | 2017 | 4x100m Relays | USA |
Matthew Erickson | ORE | 2022-2025 | 800m | CAN |
Mine De Klerk | ORE/NEB | CURRENT | Shot Put | RSA |
Leah Bertrand | OSU | 2022-2025 | 100m, 200m | TTO |
Sade Olatoye | OSU | 2016-2021 | Hammer | NGR |
Julia Paternain | PSU | 2019 | Marathon | URU |
Joe Kovacs | PSU | 2008-2011 | Shot Put | USA |
Handal Robin | PSU | CURRENT | 800m | VIN |
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi | PUR | 2013-2016 | High Jump | NGR |
Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck | UCLA | 2022-2025 | 100m Hurdles | BEL |
Jessie Maduka | UCLA | 2015-2018 | Triple Jump | GER |
Sondre Guttormsen | UCLA | 2019 | Pole Vault | NOR |
Stamatia Scarvelis | UCLA | 2016 | Hammer | GRE |
Rai Benjamin | UCLA/USC | 2016/2017-18 | 400m Hurdles | USA |
TeeTee Terry | USC | 2018-2021 | 100m,4x100m Relays | USA |
Anna Cockrell | USC | 2017-2021 | 400m Hurdles | USA |
Jasmine Jones | USC | 2021-2025 | 400m Hurdles | USA |
Bailey Lear | USC | 2019-2023 | 4x400m Relays | USA |
Caisja Chandler | USC | 2023 | 4x100m Relays | USA |
Yemi John | USC | CURRENT | 400m | GB |
Lorea Ibarzabal | USC | 2016-017 | 800m | ESP |
Amalie Iuel | USC | 2014-2017 | 400m Hurdles, 4x400m Relays | NOR |
Ashley Erasmus | USC | CURRENT | Shot Put | RSA |
Nicole Yeargin | USC | 2021 | 4x400m Relays | GBR |
Trey Knight | USC | 2021-2022 | Hammer | USA |
Johnnie Blockburger | USC | CURRENT | 4x400mRelays (mixed) | USA |
Aaron Brown | USC | 2011-2014 | 200m, 4x100m Relays | CAN |
Andre de Grasse | USC | 2015 | 100m, 200m, 4x100m Relays | CAN |
Tade Ojora | USC | 2019-2023 | 110m Hurdles | GBR |
Jordan Scott | USC | 2021 | Triple Jump | JAM |
Nick Ponzio | USC | 2015-2018 | High Jump | ITA |
Amanda Moll | WASH | CURRENT | Pole Vault | USA |
Hana Moll | WASH | CURRENT | Pole Vault | USA |
Sophie O'Sullivan | WASH | 2021-2025 | 1500m | IRL |
Amina Maatoug | WASH | CURRENT | 1500m | NED |
Izzi Batt-Doyle | WASH | 2016-2019 | 10,000m, Marathon | AUS |
Justin O'Toole | WASH | 2024-25 | 800m | CAN |
Kieran Lumb | WASH | 2021-2023 | 1500m | CAN |
Brian Fay | WASH | 2021-2023 | 5,000m | IRL |
Ed Trippas | WASH | 2023 | 3,000m Steeple Chase | AUS |
Gianna Woodruff | WASH/USC | 2012-2015/2021 | 400m Hurdles | PAN |
Abdullahi Hassan | WIS | 2021-2024 | 800m | CAN |
Olivier Hoare | WIS | 2016-20 | 1500m | AUS |
Mohammed Ahmed | WIS | 2010-2014 | 5,000m, 10,000m | CAN |