USC Wins NCAA Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship

Photo courtesy of USC Athletics

RESULTS / JUNE 13 QUOTES

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.

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 101 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