Oregon Claims 2026 Big Ten Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Final Results   |  Championships Central  

LINCOLN, Neb. – Oregon won the Men’s Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday. This is head coach Jerry Schumacher’s second men’s Big Ten Outdoor championship with the Ducks.  With the win, Oregon becomes the first team to sweep the Big Ten men’s and women’s cross country, indoor and outdoor championships since Wisconsin did so in 1996-97. 

Minnesota and Nebraska tied for second place with 81 points each, while USC (70.5 points) and Ohio State (62 points) rounded out the top five.  

Oregon also earned four individual Big Ten Outdoor titles, as the Ducks were victorious in the 10,000m, 3,000m steeplechase, 1,500m, shot put, and the 5,000m. On Friday night, Luke Tewalt won the 10,000m with a time of 29:49.24. On Saturday evening, Benjamin Balazs claimed the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 8:49.02. The Ducks then claimed three events on Sunday, as Simeon Birnbaum won the 1500m (4:00.98) and Tayson Echohawk was victorious in the 5,000m (14:08.84). Freshman Ben Smith also claimed the shot put title, throwing a personal best of 20.88m (68-6).  

Two meet records were also broken this weekend, and both were by Nebraska in front of a home crowd. Keyshawn Strachan threw a meet-best of 79.36m (260-4), while sophomore Dyson Wicker cleared 5.72m (18-9 ¼), which was also a personal best.  

The Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships, Field Athlete of the Championships, Coach of the Year and Sportsmanship Award honorees will be announced on Wednesday (May 22). The Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year and Freshman of the Year will be announced following the NCAA Outdoor Championships.   

The following are this year’s All-Big Ten Men’s Outdoor Track & Field honorees:   
 
All Big-Ten First Team: 
Jonathan Kapitolnik, ILL 
Luuk Pelkmans, ILL 
Aaron Charles, MINN 
Angelos Mantzouranis, MINN 
Charles Godfred, MINN 
Wanyae Belle, MINN 
Zion Campbell, MINN 
Dyson Wicker, NEB 
James Ledbetter, NEB 
Keyshawn Strachan, NEB 
Ben Smith, ORE 
Benjamin Balazs, ORE 
Luke Tewalt, ORE 
Simeon Birnbaum, ORE 
Tayson Echohawk, ORE 
Braxton Brann, OSU 
Damon Frabotta, OSU 
Edidong Udo, OSU 
Mason Louis, OSU 
Praise Aniamaka, PUR 
Allon Clay, PSU 
Eddie Nketia, USC 
Jack Stadlman, USC 
Racquil Broderick, USC 
 
All-Big Ten Second Team: 

Viktor Morozov, ILL 
John Colquitt, IND 
Ryan Johnson, IOWA 
Camden Law, MICH 
Quincy Isaac, MICH 
Trent McFarland, MICH 
Emmett Gerres, MINN 
Hencu Lamberts, NEB 
Mason Kooi, NEB 
Daniel Thrana, ORE 
Kai-Graves Blanks, ORE 
PJ Ize-Iyamu, ORE 
Grant Valley, ORE 
Jaelon Barbarin, ORE 
Jax Coleman, PUR 
Samuel Vessat, PUR 
Victory Achakpoekri, PUR 
Zack Mylenek, PUR 
Aaron Charles, MINN 
Mico Lampinen, USC 
Evan Jenkins, WASH 
James Rhoads, WASH 
Reuben Reina, WASH 
Tomeko Cates, WASH 
 
All-Big Ten Freshman Team: 
Jonathan Kapitolnik, ILL 
Luuk Pelkmans, ILL 
Quincy Isaac, MICH 
Hencu Lamberts, NEB 
Ben Smith, ORE  
Mico Lampinen, USC  
Jack Stadlman, USC  
Tomeko Cates, WASH