Oregon Wins 2026 Big Ten Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships

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LINCOLN, Neb. – Oregon won the Women’s Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Sunday. This is head coach Jerry Schumacher’s first women’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. 

Illinois was this year’s runner-up with 92 points, while USC finished third with 90 points. Washington (88 points) and Nebraska (81 points) rounded out the top five.  

Oregon took home five individual Big Ten Outdoor titles, as it won the triple jump, discus throw, 1500m, 100m hurdles and the 5,000m. In the triple jump, sophomore Sharifa Davronova set a meet record on her first attempt with a 14.13m (46-4 ¼) jump. Maria Josee Bovele Linaka followed that up with a win in discus, as her personal best mark of 59.01m (193-7) earned her first. In the running events, Juliet Cherubet claimed the 1500m with a time of 4:16.53 while Aaliyah McCormick won the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.43. Dalia Frias helped clinch the team title for the Ducks by running a winning time of 16:58.74.  

In addition to Davronova’s record, five other meet records were broken this weekend.  On Friday, Hana Moll beat her own pole vault NCAA record with a mark of 4.83m (15-10). On Saturday, Nebraska’s Axelina Johansson beat the field by almost two meters with a meet record shot put throw of 19.97m (65-6 ¼) and UCLA’s Valentina Fakrogha earned the Bruins’ first conference record with a high jump height of 1.89m (6-2 ¼). Sunday concluded with both USC relay teams setting records, as the 4x100m team ran a 42.85, while the 4x400m won the event with a 3:28.53. 

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.   

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 1987.

The following are this year’s All-Big Ten Women’s  Outdoor Track & Field honorees:   
 
All Big-Ten First Team: 
Jai-Ceionna Gero-Holt, ILL 
Anthonett Nabwe, MINN 
Katelyn Stewart-Barnett, MSU 
Axelina Johansson, NEB 
Kelsie Belquist, NEB 
Sharifa Davronova, ORE 
Maria Josee Bovele Linaka, ORE 
Aaliyah McCormick, ORE 
Dalia Frias, ORE 
Juliet Cherubet, ORE 
Hayley Kitching, PSU 
Celine Brown, RU 
Valentina Fakrogha, UCLA 
Brianna Selby, USC 
Dajaz DeFrand, USC 
Christine Mallard, USC 
Joelle Trepagnier, USC 
Madison Whyte, USC 
Takiya Cenci, USC 
Hana Moll, WASH 
Ashley Schroeder, WASH 
Chloe Thomas, WASH 
 
All-Big Ten Second Team: 
Elizabeth Ndudi, ILL 
Katharina Graman, ILL 
Phethisang Makhethe, ILL 
Rose Yeboah, ILL 
Veronica Hargrave, IND 
Sidney Green, MICH 
Ali Weimer, MINN 
Berlyn Schutz, NEB 
Jana Lowka, NEB 
Liisa-Maria Lusti, ORE 
Bobbi Olive, OSU 
Janela Spencer, OSU 
Leila Campbell, OSU 
Katie Castelli, OSU 
Sydney Brant, OSU 
Alexia Smith, PUR 
Gia Clay, PUR 
Marissa Palmer, PUR 
Taiye Ayenuro, PUR 
Taylor Snaer, UCLA 
Amanda Moll, WASH 
Julia David-Smith, WASH 
Taylor Kesner, WIS 
 
All-Big Ten Freshman Team: 
JaiCeonna Gero-Holt, ILL  
Siun Quinn, ILL 
Emmry Ross, MICH  
Blessing Gideon, PUR 
Liisa-Maria Lusti, ORE 
Kiara Webb, OSU 
Abby DeVeau, WASH  
Veronica Vacca, WASH