USC Finishes Second at NCAA Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Photo courtesy of USC Athletics

RESULTS | JUNE 14 QUOTES

TRACK TOWN, USA — The Big Ten Conference collected five national championships (four individual, one relay) to close the 2025 NCAA Women's Track & Field Championships Saturday at Hayward Field in Eugene.

The Big Ten placed three teams among the top five in the final standings. USC (47 points) was runner-up to Georgia (73) while Washington placed fourth (31) and Illinois fifth (29.5).

USC started strong by winning the first track event of the day, the 4x100m relay, in a time of 42.22 behind the quartet of Samirah Moody, Dajaz DeFrand, Madison Whyte and Jassani Carter. Moody collected another gold medal when she took the 100m dash by 3-thousands of a second (11.14/11.136). She is a force off the track as well, being named USC's female recipient of the Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award.

Michigan's Savannah Sutherland set a collegiate record in the the 400m hurdles with an effort of 52.46. The Canadian Olympian also won the event in 2023.

Washington senior Sophie O'Sullivan added to Washington's 1500m legacy with a winning time of 4:07.94 to give the Huskies metric mile hardware on the women's and men's sides.

The loudest reaction from the Hayward Field crowd occurred when Oregon junior Aaliyah McCormick crossed the line first (12.81) in the 100m hurdles, becoming the school's first champion in the event. "I just really wanted to put my name out there — Oregon is here to represent — and I think I did that today," she said afterwards.

Another first-place performance occurred in the National Collegiate Wheelchair 100m, where paralympian Hannah Dederick made it a sweep for Illinois (which won the men's race yesterday) with a first-place time of 16.50.

USC 4x100 (Moody, DeFrand, Whyte, Carter)

Sutherland, McCormick, O'Sullivan

The Big Ten earned 112 All-America certificates at the NCAAs, which will be made official next week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

First Team (places 1-8)
Savannah Sutherland, Michigan, 1st, 400 Hurdles
Aaliyah McCormick, Oregon, 1st, 100 Hurdles
Samirah Moody, USC, 1st, 100
Samirah Moody, Dajaz DeFrand, Madison Whyte, Jassani Carter, USC, 1st, 4x100
Hana Moll, Washington, 1st, Pole Vault
Sophie O’Sullivan, Washington, 1st, 1500
Abria Smith, Illinois, 2nd, Shot Put
Rose Yeboah, Illinois, 2nd, High Jump
Chloe Timberg, Rutgers, 2nd, Pole Vault
Madison Whyte, USC, 2nd, 200
Jenna Rogers, Nebraska, 3rd, High Jump
Dajaz DeFrand, USC, 3rd, 200
Yemi John, Jassani Carter, Takiya Cenci, Madison Whyte, USC, 3rd, 4x400
Amanda Moll, Washington, 3rd, Pole Vault
Tacoria Humphrey, Illinois, 4th, Long Jump
Melissa Wullschleger, Illinois, 4th, Heptathlon
Leah Bertrand, Ohio State, 4th, 200
Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon, 4th, 1500
Maddie Harris, Nebraska, 5th, Javelin
Leah Bertrand, Ohio State, 5th, 100
Klaudia Kazimierska, Oregon, 5th, 1500
Ashley Erasmus, USC, 5th, Shot Put
Sophia Beckmon, Illinois, 6th, Long Jump
Alivia Williams, Damaris Mutunga, Olicia Lucas, Chioma Nwachukwu, Iowa, 6th, 4x400
Katelyn Stewart-Barnett, Michigan State, 6th, Steeplechase
Janela Spencer, Ohio State, 6th, 100 Hurdles
Emily Fitzsimmons, Oregon, 6th, Pole Vault
Jana van Schalkwyk, UCLA, 6th, Javelin
Sofia Cosculluela, Washington, 6th, Heptathlon
Kayla McBride, Taylor Snaer, Aly Conyers, Naomi Johnson, UCLA, 7th, 4x400
Dajaz DeFrand, USC, 7th, 100
Mia Morello, Illinois, 8th, Pole Vault
Veronica Hargrave, Indiana, 8th, 800
Ryann Porter, Oregon, 8th, Triple Jump
Valentina Fakrogha, UCLA, 8th, High Jump
Brianna Selby, USC, 8th, 100
Chloe Foerster, Washington, 8th, 1500
Amina Maatoug, Washington, 8th, 5000
Chloe Lindeman, Wisconsin, 8th, Hammer

Second Team (places 9-16)
Maddie Pitts, Penn State, 9th, Heptathlon
Samirah Moody, USC, 9th, 200
Maggie Liebich, Washington, 10th, Steeplechase
Bobbi Olive, Fatouma Conde, Janela Spencer, Leah Bertrand, OSU, 11th, 4x100
Florence Caron, Penn State, 11th, 10,000
Mia Barnett, Oregon, 12th, 1500
Ka’Leila Abrille, UCLA, 12th, Pole Vault
Yania Ndjip-Nyemeck, Naomi Johnson, Kaylen Fletcher, Taylor Snaer, UCLA, 12th, 4x100
Yemi John, USC, 12th, 400
Lizzy Korczak, Iowa, 13th, Javelin
Elizabeth Tapper, Michigan, 14th, Shot Put
Sydney Johnson, UCLA, 14th, Long Jump
Sydney Johnson, UCLA, 14th, Heptathlon
Makayla Hunter, Indiana, 15th, Shot Put
Alli Bookin-Nosbisch, Iowa, 15th, 800
Chioma Njoku, Maryland, 15th, Hammer
Ali Weimer, Minnesota, 15th, 10,000
Eniko Sara, Nebraska, 15th, Javelin
Jassani Carter, USC, 15th, 100
Amaya Ugarte, Ohio State, 16th, High Jump
Florence Caron, Penn State, 16th, 5000
Jalen Elrod, Purdue, 16th, Heptathlon
Celeste Polzonetti, UCLA, 16th, 100 Hurdles
Jassani Carter, USC 16th, 200
Amina Maatoug, Washington, 16th, 1500

Honorable Mention (places 17-24)
Emma Yungeberg, Michigan, 17th, Javelin
Kalynn Meyer, Nebraska, 17th, Shot Put
Fatouma Conde, Ohio State, 17th, 200
Paige Floriea, Rutgers, 17th, Long Jump
Emma Kelley, Wisconsin, 17th, 800
Maria Arboleda, Iowa, 18th, High Jump
Daniela Wamokpego, Iowa, 18th, Triple Jump
Rachel Forsyth, Michigan State, 18th, 5000
Shaniya Hall, Lily Jones, Brazil Neal, Amirah Shaheed, Oregon, 18th, 4x100
Taylor Snaer, UCLA, 18th, 200
Marie Warneke, UCLA, 18th, 800
Payton Smith, Savannah Sutherland, Sidney Green, Noelani Phillipps, Michigan, 19th, 4x400
Kellyn Kortemeyer, Nebraska, 19th, Shot Put
Julia David-Smith, Washington, 19th, 5000
Clare McNamara, Michigan, 20th, Heptathlon
Taylor Kesner, Wisconsin, 20th, Discus
Abigail Russell, Michigan, 21st, Shot Put
Damaris Mutunga, Iowa, 22nd, 400
Dyandra Gray, Minnesota, 22nd, 400 Hurdles
Taylor Kesner, Nebraska, 22nd, Javelin
Naomi Johnson, UCLA, 22nd, 200
Madaline Ullom, Penn State, 23rd, Steeplechase
Charlee Crawford, Rutgers, 23rd, 400
Berlyn Schutz, Nebraska, 24th, 1500