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🥉 in Texas 

Capaldo Finishes 3rd in Texas Relays Decathlon ⤵️ 
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Southern California

greetings from the bayou! ✌️ https://t.co/TOwgcXeiIJ

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Minnesota

Plenty of #Gophers to watch this weekend 👀 @CoachKabia #ncaaTF https://t.co/i9iYofOSjO https://t.co/eXcrlGsFBF

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Off to Austin 🛫✌️

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The Buckeyes will be in action at the Cherry Blossom Invitational, Texas Relays and VertKlasse Meeting tomorrow ⬇️

Recap: https://t.co/NNESsZjnQZ

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Penn State

Bringing these Top 5 rankings to Gainesville 👀 https://t.co/kDaQZlbPSY

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Rutgers Track & Field/Cross Country

Rutgers

History made!

First No. 1 event/squad USTFCCCA ranking in program history. 

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Top 5 Ranking!

Women’s javelin checking in at No. 5 in USTFCCCA event/squad rankings. 

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A BIG afternoon from our throwers competing at day one of the VertKlasse 🧵⬇️

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It is going to be a FAST Battle on the Bayou this weekend 👀〽️ Get caught up on who and what the #Gophers are bringing to SEC territory! ⬇️

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<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of March 25th-April 1st, 2026.  Track Athlete of the Week   Ajani Dwyer, Penn State  Sophomore – Sprints – Sewell, N.J. – Major: Accounting <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won the 100m at the Knights Invite in Orlando, Fla.  </li><li
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 >Recorded a time of of 9.96, which is best in the NCAA this season by nearly .14 seconds </li><li
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 >Last Penn State Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week award: Ajani Dwyer (April 23, 2025) </li></ul>Field Athlete of the Week  Racquil Broderick, USC  Junior – Throws – Port Maria, Jamaica  – Major: Real Estate Development <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Threw the NCAA-leading mark in the men’s discus at the Trojan Invite </li><li
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 >His mark of 62.87m (206-3) was on his first throw of the season </li><li
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 >Last USC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week award: J.C. Stevenson (April 23, 2025) </li></ul>Freshman of the Week  Hencu Lamberts, Nebraska  Freshman – Throws – Pretoria, South Africa – Major: Management <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won the shot put title at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational </li><li
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 >Last Nebraska Outdoor Freshman of the Week Award: Riley Boonstra (May 14, 2025) </li></ul> 2026 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week March 25  Track: Prior Ochonogor, IOWA  Field: Emmanuel Njoku, IOWA/Brian O’Sullivan, RU  Freshman: John Caleb, MINN April 1  Track: Ajani Dwyer, PSU  Field: Racquil Broderick, USC  Freshman: Hencu Lamberts, NEB </div>

MOTF Awards April 1

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Nebraska, Penn State and USC Collect Weekly Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Honors  

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Oregon

UCLA

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Purdue

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Michigan

Maryland

Indiana

Illinois

2026 Big Ten Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships

2026 Big Ten Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship

2026 Big Ten Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of March 18th-25th, 2026.  Track Athlete of the Week   Prior Ochonogor, Iowa  Senior – Hurdles – Benin City, Nigeria – Major: Open <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won the 400m hurdles at the UCF Invitational in 50.20 </li><li
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 >His time was a PR and moved him onto Iowa’s all-time list at No. 7  </li><li
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 >Last Iowa Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week award: Kalen Walker (March 27, 2024) </li></ul>Co-Field Athletes of the Week  Emmanuel Njoku, Iowa  Freshman – Jumps – Benin City, Nigeria  – Major: Sociology <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won the long jump at the UCF Invite with a wind-aided 7.95m mark </li><li
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 >His mark holds best in the NCAA so far this season </li><li
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 >Last Iowa Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week award: Mike Stein (March 27, 2024) </li></ul>Brian O’Sullivan, Rutgers  Junior – Pole Vault – Hillsborough, N.J.  – Major: Human Resource Management <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won the pole vault at the USF Alumni Invitational, clearing 5.55m (18-2 ½)   </li><li
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 >His clearance is also tied for best in the country </li><li
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 >Last Rutgers Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week award: Rudy Winkler (April 4, 2018) </li></ul>Freshman of the Week  John Caleb, Minnesota  Freshman – Sprints – Ogun State, Nigeria – Major: Undecided <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Clocked two lifetimes best 100m performances </li><li
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 >Won the Beach Opener (10.22) and finished second at the USF Alumni Invite (10.18) </li><li
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 >Caleb’s time of 10.18 is good for third-best in the NCAA and in program history </li><li
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 >Last Minnesota Outdoor Freshman of the Week Award: Precious Opinion (April 9, 2025) </li></ul>2026 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week  March 25  Track: Prior Ochonogor, IOWA  Field: Emmanuel Njoku, IOWA/Brian O’Sullivan, RU  Freshman: John Caleb, MINN </div>

MOTF Awards March 25

Iowa, Minnesota, and Rutgers Claim First Weekly Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Awards of the Season 

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, lll. – The Big Ten Conference announced its 2026 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Watch List on Thursday. Preseason honors were bestowed upon 17 student-athletes. Eight of whom earned First Team All-Americans from the 2025-26 Indoor season made the list.  The list is highlighted by two NCAA Champions. Oregon’s three-time NCAA champion, Peyton Bair. Bair won two heptathlon titles (2025, 2026) and one decathlon title (2025). His 2026 title broke Ashton Eaton’s record for most points recorded in the heptathlon with 6,503.  USC’s Garrett Kaalund won the NCAA 200m title with a collegiate and American record of 19.95 seconds. The 2026 Outdoor Track and Field season began March 6.  Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Athletes to Watch List Luuk Pelkmans, Illinois*   Sean Smith, Iowa  Trelee Banks, Indiana*  Roman Spikes, Maryland  Trent McFarland, Michigan*  Dillon Morlock, Michigan State  Angelos Mantzouranis, Minnesota  Keyshawn Strachan, Nebraska  Peyton Bair, Oregon*^  DJ Fillmore, Ohio State  Allon Clay, Penn State*  Samuel Vessat, Purdue*  Donavan Anderson, Rutgers  Tamaal Myers, UCLA  Garrett Kaalund, USC*^  Jimmy Rhoads, Washington*  Matan Ivri, Wisconsin * indicates 2025-26 Indoor Track & Field First-Team All American  ^ indicates 2025-26 Indoor Track & Field NCAA Champion </div>

Big Ten MOTF Athletes to Watch

Big Ten Announces Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Watch List 

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. — [February, 10, 2026] — The Big Ten Conference Student-Athlete Issues Commission (SAIC) today <a href="https://img.boostsport.ai/boost-cms/Big%20Ten%20Conference%20Statement%20Against%20Prop%20Betting.pdf">
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 </a> urging the NCAA to continue pushing for limitations or the outright elimination of proposition (“prop”) betting involving individual student-athletes competing in college athletics. The letter reinforces the Big Ten Conference’s unwavering commitment to protecting the well-being and safety of student-athletes across all 18 Big Ten campuses, and the integrity of intercollegiate athletics.“The Big Ten Conference is proud to support our student-athletes in calling for the restriction or elimination of individual proposition wagers on college athletics,” said Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti. "The Big Ten Conference appreciates the NCAA’s effort to eliminate these wagers and will continue to assist student-athletes as they deal with the challenges that result from proposition bets in college sports.”President Baker recently sent letters to the <a href="https://www.ncaa.org/news/2026/1/14/media-center-ncaa-urges-federal-agency-to-suspend-college-sport-prediction-markets.aspx">
 Commodity Futures Trading Commission
 </a> and to <a href="https://www.ncaa.org/news/2026/1/15/media-center-ncaa-urges-gambling-commissions-to-eliminate-prop-bets.aspx">
 State Gambling Commissions 
 </a>calling for amended state laws and regulations to better-protect student-athletes.The letter from the Big Ten Conference SAIC outlines the growing concerns around the rise of individual performance prop wagering in college sports, including:<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Accusations of impropriety, even when unfounded, damage the student-athlete experience</li><li
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 >Potentially jeopardizing the integrity of athletic competition</li></ul>“While we understand that sports betting is becoming increasingly more common across the country and allows for states to generate increased tax revenue, prop betting represents unique risks at the college level,” the Big Ten Conference Student-Athlete Issues Commission wrote. “We believe protecting student-athletes must be a priority. Limiting or eliminating prop betting on college athletics would be a meaningful step toward reducing harassment, protecting mental well-being, and preserving the integrity of college competition.”The Big Ten Conference SAIC was founded in 1994. SAIC members take an active role in monthly meetings discussing the issues most important to Big Ten Conference student-athletes and highlighting ongoing initiatives on their respective campuses. SAIC executive leadership members also represent Big Ten student-athletes in front of the Conference’s Joint Group council and represent the Big Ten Conference on the NCAA’s Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, where they review NCAA activities, proposed legislation and offer feedback on behalf of the Big Ten’s student-athletes.  Student-athletes are nominated by their institution and appointed by the Conference’s Joint Group Executive Committee to serve on the commission for one academic year. The Big Ten Conference SAIC members signing the letter include:<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Michael Long, SAIC External Vice Chair, Men’s Swim & Dive, University of Wisconsin</li><li
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 >Nya Robinson, SAIC Secretary, Women’s Swim & Dive, Penn State University</li><li
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 >Samuel Edwards, NCAA Board of Directors, Men’s Football, Michigan State University</li><li
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 >Abigail Lynch, NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Women’s Soccer & Track, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign</li><li
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 >Josh Eernisse, Men’s Ice Hockey, University of Michigan</li><li
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 >Taji Flynn, Men’s Lacrosse, The Ohio State University</li><li
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 >Jordan Hall, Men’s Football, Michigan State University</li><li
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 >Tali Joelson, Women’s Gymnastics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign</li><li
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Big Ten Conference Student-Athlete Issues Commission Calls for Limitations or Ban of Individual Prop Betting on  College Athletics

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Big Ten Conference Student-Athlete Issues Commission Calls for Limitations or Ban of Individual Prop Betting on College Athletics

<div class="payload-richtext">Big Ten Conference Statement on Anticipated SCORE Act Vote: As the House prepares to vote on the SCORE Act, the Big Ten remains steadfast in its support of this landmark legislation.  The SCORE Act enshrines important student-athlete protections into federal law, fortifies the educational mission of college sports, makes it possible for everyone to play by the same rules, and protects the ongoing funding structure for women's and Olympic sports, a Big Ten priority.  Countless stakeholders have come together from a wide range of perspectives, sports, conferences, and institutions to make the SCORE Act a reality and we look forward to its passage in the U.S. House of Representatives.</div>

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Big Ten Conference Statement on Anticipated SCORE Act Vote

Jackie Robinson Award 2025-26

Big Ten Announces Institution Winners for the 2025-26 Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award presented by Discover

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Big Ten Well-Represented at World Athletics Championships Tokyo ‘25

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – Nine Big Ten student-athletes were recently honored for their performance in the classroom, as College Sports Communicators announced its 2025 Academic All-America Men's Track & Field/Cross Country.Oregon and Nebraska each had three All-Americans, while Michigan State, USC and Wisconsin had one. The list was highlighted by Nebraska's Micaylon Moore, the 2025 Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award recipient and Oregon's Matthew Erickson, the 2025 NCAA indoor 800m champion, who were both given first team honors.2025 CSC Academic All-Americans:First Team Matthew Erickson, Oregon Andrew Nolan, Michigan State Micaylon Moore, Nebraska Tyus Wilson, Nebraska Dylan Taggart, USC Second Team Till Steinforth, Nebraska Third Team Safin Wills, Oregon Simeon Birnbaum, Oregon Adam Spencer, WisconsinFor a complete list of the 2025 Academic All-America At-Large Team, please <a href="https://academicallamerica.com/news/2025/7/14/2024-25-academic-all-america-mens-track-field-cross-country-teams-announced-for-all-ncaa-and-naia-divisions.aspx">
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9 from Big Ten Named CSC Men's XC/T&F Academic-All Americans

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference is celebrating its 111th class of recipients who earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor from their respective institutions during the 2024-25 academic year. Established in 1915, the Big Ten Medal of Honor is the conference’s most prestigious award. It was the first award in intercollegiate athletics to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on athletics. The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each member institution who has demonstrated excellence on and off the field throughout their collegiate career. This year’s class comprised student-athletes from 15 sports. Big Ten schools currently feature more than 11,000 student-athletes, but only 36 earn the award on an annual basis. Since the Big Ten Medal of Honor was first presented more than a century ago, just over 1,680 student-athletes have earned this unique distinction. Those names are on permanent display at the Big Ten Office in Rosemont. Below is a listing of this year’s recipients: 2025 Big Ten Medal of Honor Class Illinois Jackson Buchanan, Golf Raina Terry, Volleyball Indiana Jassen Yep, Swimming Brianna Copeland, Softball Iowa Payton Sandfort, Basketball Maggie Johnston, Soccer Maryland Jaxon Smith, Wrestling Emma DeBerdine, Field Hockey Michigan Paul Juda, Gymnastics Julia Fliegner, Tennis Michigan State Jaden Akins, Basketball Gabrielle Stephen, Gymnastics Minnesota Dawson Garcia, Basketball Mya Hooten, Gymnastics Nebraska Micaylon Moore, Track & Field Lexi Rodriguez, Volleyball Northwestern Brooks Barnhizer, Basketball Maddie Zimmer, Field Hockey Ohio State Cody Simon, Football Makenna Webster, Field Hockey/Ice Hockey Oregon Bryce Boettcher, Football Paige Sinicki, Softball Penn State Tyler Warren, Football Maddie Gordon, Softball Purdue Cameron Miller, Track & Field Sophie McAfee, Diving Rutgers Kyle Monangai, Football Chloe Timberg, Track & Field UCLA Pablo Ereño, Golf  Lilly Reale, Soccer USC Caden Aoki, Baseball Gala Trubint, Volleyball Washington Carson Bruener, Football Dalayah Daniels, Basketball Wisconsin Bob Liking, Cross Country/Track & Field Phoebe Bacon, Swimming </div>

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Big Ten Conference Recognizes 111th Medal of Honor Class

<div class="payload-richtext">The Big Ten Conference announced the 2025 Big Ten Men’s Outdoor Track and Field postseason individual award recipients on Wednesday, as selected by the conference’s head coaches. The NCAA championship meet was held last weekend at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.  Washington’s Nathan Green won Men’s Track Athlete of the Year, while Minnesota’s Kostas Zaltos was tabbed as Field Athlete of the Year and Michigan’s Brendan Herger was selected as Freshman of the Year.    Green won the 1500 meters with a time of 3:47.26, marking the second time he won the event in his career. He last won in 2023, and this marks the fourth straight year a Washington runner has captured the 1500 meters title. Green trailed the final 100 meters but had a strong final kick to beat Wisconsin’s Adam Spencer on the final turn.  Graduate student Kostas Zaltos became the first NCAA Champion for Minnesota since 2018 after winning the hammer throw competition. He won with a lifetime best throw of 78.08m (256-2) and beat teammate Angelos Mantzouranis, who earned silver.   Another competitor in the 1500 meters, Herger finished with a time of 3:47.88, good for 9th overall in a stacked field that included Green, Spencer and teammate Trent McFarland, who finished 11th overall. The group had a close overall finish, and Herger only finished .62 seconds behind first place finisher Green, the first place finisher.   Earlier this month, <a href="https://bigten.org/motf/article/bltc8f6249d9130c4d2/">
 the Big Ten announced the award recipients
 </a> for Track Athlete of the Championships, Field Athlete of the Championships and Coach of the Year, as well as the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honorees.  </div>

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Big Ten Announces Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Postseason Honors

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2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship Central

2025 Big Ten Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship

2025 Big Ten Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo courtesy of USC Athletics <a href="/api/media/file/6043c32a-0085-41ff-b8fc-b6a206406b7a-Final_20Men_s_20Results.pdf">
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 </a> EUGENE, Ore. — Southern California made the most of its second visit to Hayward Field in a month, earning a share of the team national championship as competition concluded Friday at the 103rd NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. USC compiled 41 points to tie with Texas A&M, who was part of the last NCAA co-championship in 2013. Minnesota finished seventh with 25 points, Oregon placed 11th with 19 points and Wisconsin tied for 19th with 15 points. USC secured its NCAA-leading 27th outdoor championship — 16 more than any other school and the first for the Men of Troy since 1976 — ending Florida's three-year reign. USC also captures the NCAA "Double" having won the NCAA Indoor Championship in March. USC becomes the first Big Ten school to win as a member of the conference since Minnesota in 1948. USC scored in seven events and catapulted into the lead following the meet's penultimate event, collecting nine points in the 200m dash on the strength of a third-place finish from Garrett Kaalund (19.96) and a sixth-place showing from Max Thomas (20.23). Earlier in the day, the Trojan 4x100 relay team of Travis Williams, Thomas, Taylor Banks and Kaalund finished second with a time of 38.46. Thomas went on to collect eight points with a runner-up time of 10.10 in the 100m dash while teammate William Jones claimed second in the 400m (45.53). In the field events, USC's Racquil Broderick broke his school record in the discus (63.09m/207-0) to finish fourth. “This team, these student-athletes, they just did a fantastic job staying focused and doing everything these last couple of days," said USC Director of Track and Field Quincy Watts. “They’re champions and I’m just so proud of everyone, the student-athletes, the staff, just everybody. Teamwork makes the dream work.” The Big Ten also secured its third individual national championship of the meet when Washington's Nathan Green came from back of the field to win the 1,500m by 0.07 seconds. It marked the fourth-straight year the Huskies have won the event and was Green's second gold to go with his 2023 triumph. "I was coming around the bend as calm as I could and I just thought I am going to have to dive because they're coming and nobody wants it more than I do," Green told a national television audience.
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 Nathan Green, WASH / Photo courtesy of Washington Athletics Friday's action also produced a notable performance in the National Collegiate Wheelchair 100m, where Evan Correll of Illinois defended his title with a time of 14.46. USC's crown gives the Big Ten Conference 14 national championships for 2024-25. The Big Ten earned 79 All-America certificates at the NCAAs, which will be made official next week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. ALL-AMERICA — MEN First Team (places 1-8) Kostas Zaltos, Minnesota, 1st, Hammer Nathan Green, Washington, 1st, 1500 Jason Swarens, Wisconsin, 1st, Shot Put Angelos Mantzouranis, Minnesota, 2nd, Hammer Matthew Erickson, Oregon, 2nd, 800 William Jones, USC, 2nd, 400 Max Thomas, USC, 2nd, 100 Travis Williams, Max Thomas, Taylor Banks, Garrett Kaalund, USC, 2nd, 4x100 Garrett Kaalund, USC, 3rd, 200 Kamyren Garrett, Illinois, 4th, High Jump Landon Fontenot, Zidane Brown, Josh Pugh, Terrick Johnson, Iowa, 4th, 4x400 Charles Godfred, Minnesota, 4th, Long Jump Kobe Lawrence, Oregon, 4th, Shot Put Racquil Broderick, USC, 4th, Discus Adam Spencer, Wisconsin, 4th, 1500 Keyshawn Strachan, Nebraska, 5th, Javelin Michael Pinckney, UCLA, 5th, Discus Ryan Johnson, Iowa, 6th, Hammer Mike Stein, Iowa, 6th, Javelin Tyus Wilson, Nebraska, 6th, High Jump Max Thomas, USC, 6th, 200 Cody Johnston, Illinois, 7th, Pole Vault Zion Campbell, Kion Benjamin, Aaron Charles, Devin Augustine, Minnesota, 7th, 4x100 Arthur Petersen, Nebraska, 7th, Javelin Benjamin Balazs, Oregon, 7th, Steeplechase Simeon Birnbaum, Oregon, 7th, 1500 Safin Wills, Oregon, 7th, Triple Jump Kevin O’Sullivan, Rutgers, 7th, Pole Vault Johnny Brackins, USC, 7th, 400 Hurdles Bryce Tucker, Rutgers, 8th, 400 Hurdles Gabriel Clement II, UCLA, 8th, 400 Jacob Andrews, Max Thomas, Jaelen Knox, William Jones, USC, 8th, 4x400 Second Team (places 9-16) Brendan Herger, Michigan, 9th, 1500 Koitatoi Kidali, Oregon, 9th, 800 Handal Roban, James Onwuka, Max DeAngelo, Jake Palermo, Penn State, 9th, 4x400 Cameron Miller, Purdue, 9th, 200 Eddie Nketia, USC, 9th, 100 Joseph White, Wisconsin, 9th, Shot Put Hakeem Ford, Minnesota, 10th, Triple Jump Sean Smith, Iowa, 11th, Hammer Trent McFarland, Michigan, 11th, 1500 Desire Tonye Nyemeck, Nebraska, 11th, High Jump Allon Clay, Penn State, 11th, 800 JC Stevenson, USC, 11th, Long Jump Scott Toney, Washington, 11th, Pole Vault Martin Segurola, Indiana, 12th, 1500 Jak Urlacher, Minnesota, 12th, Pole Vault Chris Serrao, Rutgers, 12th, 110 Hurdles Elias Gerald, USC, 12th, High Jump Kyle Reinheimer, Washington, 12th, 800 Bode Gilkerson, Purdue, 13th, High Jump Nico Morales, Rutgers, 13th, Pole Vault JC Stevenson, USC, 13th, 100 Dash Sirmon, Nebraska, 14th, Javelin Handal Roban, Penn State, 14th, 800 Noah Carmichael, Mason Louis, Edidiong Udo, Nazzio John, Ohio State, 15th, 4x400 Maxwell Otterdahl, Nebraska, 16th, Shot Put Johnny Brackins, USC, 16th, 110 Hurdles Travis Williams, USC, 16th, 100 Cole Hooper, Wisconsin, 16th, Hammer Jalen Williams, Wisconsin, 16th, 400 Honorable Mention (places 17-24) Christian Martin, Minnesota, 17th, 110 Hurdles Andreas Hantson, Purdue, 17th, Decathlon Kalen Walker, Iowa, 18th, 100 Aidan Elbettar, Oregon, 18th, Discus Maxwell Otterdahl, Nebraska, 19th, Shot Put DJ Fillmore, Ohio State, 19th, Long Jump Braxton Brann, Nick Biega, Nazzio John, Denzell Feagin, Ohio State, 19th, 4x100 Tamaal Myers II, UCLA, 19th, 400 Hurdles Patrick Hilby, Wisconsin 19th, 800 Josh Huisman, Michigan, 20th, Shot Put Taylor Banks, USC, 20th, 100 Sean Mockler, Indiana, 21st, Hammer Braxton Brann, Ohio State, 21st, 110 Hurdles Safin Wills, Oregon, 21st, Long Jump Andrew Casey, Wisconsin, 21st, 800 Steven Coponi, Rutgers, 22nd, Javelin Andrew Nolan, Michigan State, 23rd, Steeplechase Eddie Nketia, USC, 23rd, 200 Tanner Watson, Ohio State, 24th, Discus</div>

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USC Wins NCAA Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship

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 </a> EUGENE, Ore. — A pair of Big Ten performers won individual national championships Wednesday as the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships opened at Hayward Field. The iconic venue is hosting the NCAAs for the 19th time overall and for the 10th occasion in the past 16 years. The first medals of the championships were awarded in the hammer throw, where Minnesota picked up 18 points by way of a one-two finish by graduate student Kostas Zaltos (78.08m/256-2) and sophomore Angelos Mantzouranis (76.96m/252-6). A four-time Big Ten hammer champion, Zaltos became the first Big Ten thrower since 1933 to capture the NCAA hammer title while competing as a conference student-athlete. Mantzouranis added a silver medal to his 2025 resume, which includes the longest collegiate hammer throw recorded since 2002. Those performances, along with a fourth-place finish by sophomore Charles Godfred in the long jump, vaulted the Gophers atop the team leaderboard with 23 points. Wisconsin senior Jason Swarens tossed 21.23m (69-8) on his final shot put attempt to claim a national title. The only man to eclipse 70 feet this year, Swarens becomes the first Badger male to win the event. The lone event tomorrow for the men is completion of the decathlon as the Big Ten women take center stage on their first day of action.</div>

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NCAA Men's Outdoor Track & Field: June 11

<div class="payload-richtext">WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 6, 2025 – Today marks a historic milestone for college athletics in the United States. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has granted final approval to a settlement in the House v. NCAA (“House”) litigation. This landmark settlement – agreed to by plaintiffs representing nearly 400,000 current and former student-athletes and the NCAA, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Pac-12 Conference and Southeastern Conference (SEC) – will reshape the landscape of college sports, paving the way for a model that prioritizes fairness, stability, integrity and opportunity for student-athletes and institutions.Overseeing this model will be the newly established <a href="https://www.collegesportscommission.org/">
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 </a> – an independent body that will be responsible for implementing the settlement terms governing revenue sharing, student-athlete Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals and roster limits. The Commission will investigate any potential violations of these rules, make determinations regarding potential rules violations and penalties, provide notice and opportunity to be heard, participate in the arbitration process and ultimately administer penalties for violations of these rules. The Commission’s leadership team will be announced in the near future.Under the new system, student-athletes will have more opportunities to financially benefit during their participation in intercollegiate athletics than ever before. Institutions are now able to share revenue directly with student-athletes, in addition to providing existing benefits such as athletic scholarships, access to world-class training facilities, academic counseling, medical care, post-eligibility medical coverage, mental health resources, nutritional guidance and life skills development.Beginning July 1, 2025, each year, participating schools can distribute up to 22% of the average revenue among schools in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC from media rights, ticket sales, and sponsorships – known as the revenue sharing cap. The cap is estimated at $20.5 million per school for the 2025-26 academic year, pending final confirmation. To ensure revenue sharing with student-athletes is appropriately managed and reported to the Court for compliance, athletics departments will use the new College Athlete Payment System (CAPS) platform developed by LBi Software.Student-athletes will also be able to continue receiving compensation from third-parties other than their institutions for the use of their NIL, so long as their NIL deals are made with the purpose of using their NIL for a valid business purpose and do not exceed a reasonable range of compensation. On behalf of the College Sports Commission, Deloitte* has built and will maintain a new technology platform called NIL Go in which student-athletes will be required to report their NIL deals to confirm they are in compliance with the rules. Deals will be evaluated based on:<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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House Settlement Approved

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 </a> Rosemont, ILL. – After the conclusion of the East and West Regionals, the Big Ten will be well-represented at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon at Hayward Field. 169 total student-athletes from Big Ten institutions will be competing from June 11-14.   On the men’s side, 84 total Big Ten student athletes will be competing. Minnesota, Ohio State and USC lead the Big Ten with 10 individuals traveling to Hayward. USC also has multiple qualifiers competing in different events. Trojans’ Max Thomas dominated in the West Regionals and will have a chance at four event titles in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay.   On the women’s side, 85 individuals will be competing with Oregon with 12 student athletes competing. UCLA also had 11 qualifiers, and Iowa was third best with 10. USC’s Jassani Carter will also have a chance at four individual titles, as she is set to compete in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay.  Many events will also be Big Ten dominated. In the women’s pole vault, seven from the Big Ten will vie for the title, including NCAA all-time No. 1 and No. 7 marks Amanda and Hana Moll from Washington. 2024 NCAA Outdoor Champion and all-time No. 5 Chloe Timberg from Rutgers will look to defend her title as well.   In the men’s 100m, six qualified from the Big Ten, including five from USC alone. The other competitor, Iowa’s Kalen Walker, won the Big Ten Outdoor title in May. On the women’s side, six from the Big Ten will also be competing in the 100m, including four from USC and two from Ohio State.  USC and Oregon will each look to complete the season sweep after winning the 2025 Men's and Women's NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, respectively. The first event kicks off at 12:00 pm PT with the Men’s Decathlon 100m on Wednesday, June 11 and will conclude with the Women’s 4x400m relay at 8:21 pm PT on Saturday, June 14.  </div>

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169 from Big Ten Qualify for NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships

<div class="payload-richtext">Rosemont, ILL. – The Big Ten Conference announced the 2025 Big Ten Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship award winners on Wednesday, as selected by the conference’s head coaches. The championship meet was held last weekend at the historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Oregon's Simeon Birnbaum earned Men’s Track Athlete of the Championships accolades, while Minnesota's Kostas Zaltos was selected as Field Athlete of the Championships and Ducks’ head coach Jerry Schumacher was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Birnbaum became the first Oregon men’s athlete to earn the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships in program history by setting a new meet record in the 5,000m by almost 10 seconds. His time of 13:31.87 takes place of the record set by Wisconsin’s Mohammed Ahmed which stood for almost 12 years.     To win Field Athlete of the Championships, Zaltos surpassed the previous meet record in hammer throw. His mark of 77.67m (254-10) beat teammate Angelos Mantzouranis’ 2024 record by over two meters. Schumacher claimed the Big Ten Outdoor Coach of the Year award after leading the Oregon men to a Big Ten outdoor title in the program’s first year in the conference. The Ducks’ men completed the season sweep, also winning the Big Ten indoor title, where Schumacher was named Big Ten Indoor Coach of the Year. The Big Ten Conference office recognizes one student-athlete from each team as Sportsmanship Award Honorees. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, the student-athletes must be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. Honorees are now candidates for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, as the conference office will honor one male and one female student-athlete from each institution at the end of the academic year. The Big Ten will announce Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year and Freshman of the Year following the conclusion of the NCAA Championships, which are scheduled for June 11-14 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Honorees Track Athlete of the Championships  Simeon Birnbaum, ORE Field Athlete of the Championships  Kostas Zaltos, MINN Coach of the Year  Jerry Schumacher, ORE Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Sportsmanship Honorees  Will Rezny, ILL  Trelee Banks, IND  Drake Woody, IOWA  Eric Albright, MD  Nolan Clark, MICH  Josh DeVries, MSU  Joseph Manser, MINN  Cade Moran, NEB  Eddie Udo, OSU  Koby Kessler, ORE  Allon Clay, PSU  Logan Sandin, PUR  Nico Morales, RU  Michael Pickney, UCLA  Garrett Kaalund, USC  Evan Jenkins, WASH  Elliot Harris, WIS </div>

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