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 </a>  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 </div>

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 </a>  LINCOLN, Neb. –  After an additional nine chances for points between men’s and women’s competitions, Oregon men still lead the field with 55 points. Minnesota (41 points) and USC (30 points) each had solid days of competition to stay within range for the final day. On the women’s side, Illinois jumped out to the lead with 73 points. Washington earned six more points to stay in second place with 66 total, followed by Minnesota with 48 points. Four individual champions were crowned on the men’s side in the decathlon, discus, long jump and 3,000m steeplechase — while five individual champions were determined on the women’s side in the heptathlon, shot put, high jump, long jump and 3,000m steeplechase.  In the women’s long jump, Rutgers’ Celine Brown claimed gold with a mark of 6.48m (21-3 ¼). She became the first Scarlet Knight to win a Big Ten title since Chloe Timberg won pole vault in 2024.  UCLA’s Valentina Fakrogha claimed the women’s high jump title with a meet record jump of 1.89m (6-2 ¼). Illinois added 18 points to its total in the event, as Rose Yeboah (2nd), Siun Quinn (3rd) and Emma Haeggblom (5th) all earned podium finishes.     Nebraska’s Axelina Johansson won the women’s shot put title, which became her sixth Big Ten title as a Husker. Her mark of 19.97m (65-6 ¼) was a meet record, Big Ten overall record and a Swedish national record.  Both the heptathlon and decathlon, which began on Friday morning and concluded Saturday evening with victories by Illinois in both. JaiCieonna Gero-Holt scored first in high jump and shot put to claim the heptathlon. Luuk Pelkmans tallied a winning score of 8004 with first place finishes in shot put and the 1500m.     Minnesota’s Charles Godfred, who won the men’s long jump title in 2025, repeated his success with a winning jump of 7.99m (26-2 ¾).  Michigan (second, sixth) and Rutgers (third, seventh) each had two podium finishers as well.    USC went 1-2 in men’s discus, as Racquil Broderick led the way for the Trojans with a throw of 62.80m (206-0). His freshman teammate Mico Lampien recorded a personal best 59.81m (196-2).     To conclude the evening’s running events, both the men’s and women’s 3,000m steeplechase took place. Michigan State’s Katelyn Stewart-Barnett cruised to a victory, as her time of 9:44.32 was a season best and beat the next-best runner by over 13 seconds. The men’s side was a tighter contest, as Oregon’s Benjamin Balazs’ time of 8:49.02 narrowly beat Minnesota’s Emmett Gerres.   Starting at 12:30 p.m. CT tomorrow, Big Ten Network will broadcast track events. 26 total finals events will take place, and team winners will be crowned after the conclusion of the 4x400m relays.     Team Standings Men’s After Seven Events   1.   Oregon — 55   2.   Minnesota — 41  3.   USC — 30  4.   Nebraska —  28  5.   Washington — 25  6.   Iowa —  18  7.   Penn State —  13  8.   Michigan — 8        Michigan State — 8        Rutgers — 8  11.  Illinois — 10  12. Indiana — 6        Purdue — 6  14. Ohio State — 5  15. Wisconsin — 3  — Maryland  — UCLA Women’s After Nine Events   1.   Illinois—  73  2.  Washington —  66  3.  Minnesota —  48  4.  Nebraska —  46  5.  Michigan State —  19       Oregon —  19  7.  UCLA —  11.5  8.  Rutgers —  10  9.  Penn State —  9       USC — 9  11. Ohio State —  8        Wisconsin —  8  13. Purdue —  7.5  14. Iowa —  7  15. Michigan —  5  16. Northwestern —  4  17. Indiana —  1  —   Maryland   Big Ten Championships – Saturday Event Winners Women:   Heptathlon: JaiCieonna Gero-Holt, ILL —  5994  Long Jump: Celine Brown, RU — 6.48m (21-3 ¼)   High Jump: Valentina Fakrogha, UCLA — 1.89m (6-2 ¼)*  Shot Put: Axelina Johansson, NEB — 19.97m (65-6 ¼)*  3,000m Steeplechase: Katelyn Stewart-Barnett, MSU —  9:44.32   Men:   Decathlon: Luuk Pelkmaans, ILL —  8004  Long Jump: Celine Brown, RU — 6.48m (21-3 ¼)  Discus: Racquil Broderick, USC — 62.80m (206-0)  3,000m Steeplechase: Benjamin Balazs, ORE — 8:49.02      * indicates a Big Ten Outdoor Championship meet record  ^ indicates an NCAA record </div>

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 </a>  LINCOLN, Neb. – The 2026 Big Ten Championships, hosted by the University of Nebraska, began Friday at the Nebraska Outdoor Track, a facility that opened for competition this season.  At the end of day one, Washington women’s (60 points) and Oregon men’s (38 points) each claimed an early lead. Minnesota had a successful day and finds itself in second on both women’s (34 points) and men’s (16 points).  Three individual champions were crowned on the men’s side in the hammer throw, javelin, and the 10,000m— while four individual champions were determined on the women’s side in hammer throw, pole vault, javelin and 10,000m.  The day kicked off with the women’s hammer throw, where Minnesota’s Anthonett Nabwe won the title for the second year in a row with a mark of 69.22 (227-1). Two other Gophers joined her on the podium, as Hadley Streit earned third place, and Ella Pavlovich claimed fifth for a total of 20 points.  Angelos Mantzouranis of Minnesota became the sixth straight Golden Gopher to win the event at the Championships with a season best throw of 75.98m (249-3). Iowa’s Ryan Johnson, who won the Indoor title this season, claimed second. In the women’s pole vault, Hana Moll became a record-setter once again with a new meet record, NCAA record, and personal best mark of 4.83m (15-10). Her sister, Amanda, claimed silver with a season’s best 4.63m (15-8 ¼). Between Hana and Amanda Moll, the two have claimed every pole vault title in both indoors and outdoors since Washington joined the Big Ten in 2024.  Washington also captured the women’s javelin title as junior Ashley Schroeder recorded a personal-best of 54.72m (179-6) on her fourth attempt. On the men’s side, Nebraska’s Keyshawn Strachan recorded a new meet record of 79.36m (260-4) to claim the title in front of Husker faithful. Oregon also recorded 18 team points in the men’s javelin with a second, third and fifth place finish.  After a weather delay, the night concluded with the men’s and women’s 10,000m. In the women’s 10,000m, Washington added to its lead with 18 total points, led by a title performance from Chloe Thomas with a time of 32:59.51, the only sub-33-minute mark in the field. Oregon’s Luke Tewalt earned first place and was one of three finishers on the podium for the Ducks, adding on to its first day lead.     Team Standings Men’s After Three Events   1. Oregon — 38   2. Minnesota — 16  3. Nebraska — 11      USC —  11  5. Washington — 9  6. Iowa —  8  7.  Penn State —  7  8. Purdue — 6  9. Michigan State — 5  10. Rutgers — 3        Wisconsin — 3  — Illinois  — Indiana  — Maryland  — Michigan  — Ohio State  — UCLA Women’s After Four Events 1.  Washington —  60  2.  Minnesota —  34  3.  Illinois —  22  4.  Nebraska —  17.5  5.  Oregon —  11  6.  Iowa —  6  7.  Wisconsin —  4  8.  Michigan State —  1  9.  UCLA —  0.5  —  Indiana  —  Maryland  —  Michigan  —  Northwestern  —  Ohio State  —  Penn State  —  Purdue  —  Rutgers  —  USC Big Ten Championships – Friday Event Winners Women:   Hammer Throw: Anthonett Nabwe, MINN —  69.22m (227-1)  Pole Vault:  Hana Moll, WASH — 4.83m (15-10) *^  Javelin: Ashley Schroeder, WASH — 54.72m (179-6)  10,000m: Chloe Thomas, WASH — 32:59.51 Men:   Hammer Throw: Angelos Mantzouranis, MINN — 75.98m (249-3)  Javelin: Keyshawn Strachan, NEB — 79.36m (260-4)  10,000m: Luke Tewalt, ORE — 29:49.24    * indicates a Big Ten Outdoor Championship meet record  ^ indicates an NCAA record </div>

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