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NCAA Outdoor Championships
No. 20/24 Track & Field preview: 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships
06.09.2026 | Track & Field / Cross Country
Men’s competition begins Wednesday, while the women open action Thursday at Hayward Field.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 20/24 Texas Track & Field closes the 2026 season this week at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. with the No. 20 men competing Wednesday and Friday and the No. 24 women taking the track Thursday and Saturday at Hayward Field.
No. 20/24 Texas at 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships
When: Wednesday, June 10 – Saturday, June 13
Where: Eugene, Ore.
Facility: Hayward Field
Watch: ESPN/ESPN2 (Track Events), ESPN+ (Field Events)
HOW TO FOLLOW:
- Live stats will be available on Flash Results.
- Fans can also follow @TexasTFXC for live updates of the meet on Twitter/X.
- Track events will broadcast live each day beginning at 5 p.m. PT/ 7 p.m. ET (Wednesday on ESPN, Thursday-Saturday on ESPN2).
- Field events and the heptathlon will stream live on ESPN+.
- Meet Schedule
NOTES
- Kendrick Smallwood enters the NCAA Championships after producing a world-leading and Texas-record 13.04 in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA West Prelims. The performance won his quarterfinal race, moved him to No. 5 on the all-time collegiate performers list and lowered his school record. He holds the 17 fastest performances in program history.
- Kody Blackwood secured his fourth NCAA Outdoor Championships appearance by winning his 400-meter hurdles quarterfinal heat at the NCAA West Preliminaries in 49.09, the second-fastest time of the evening. At the SEC Championships in Auburn, he ran a facility-record 48.26 to win the SEC title and moved to No. 2 on the Texas all-time performer list.
- Amelliah Birdow heads to Eugene after posting the fastest 400-meter hurdles time at the NCAA West Prelims, winning her quarterfinal heat in 54.95. The SEC Women's Outdoor Newcomer Runner of the Year enters the national meet ranked No. 3 nationally and owns the third-fastest performer in UT history with a time of 54.79 that was secured at the SEC Championships.
- Chris Brinkley Jr. earned a qualifier for the NCAA Outdoor Championships after running a personal-best 49.56 in the 400-meter hurdles quarterfinals at the NCAA West Prelims. The mark moved him to No. 8 on the Texas all-time performer list.
- Bayleigh Minor qualified for her first NCAA Outdoor Championships after running a career-best 51.12 to finish second in her quarterfinal heat at the NCAA West Prelims.
- Carleta Bernard advanced to Eugene by winning her 100-meter quarterfinal heat in a season-best wind-aided 11.01 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
- Anouk Krause-Jentsch secured her NCAA Championships berth by finishing second in her NCAA Prelims 400-meter hurdles quarterfinal heat with a time of 56.59.
- Kelsey Daniel qualified for the NCAA Championships in the triple jump after placing sixth at the NCAA West Prelims with a mark of 16.57m (54-4.50). At the SEC Championships, he recorded a personal-best 16.64m (54-7.25) to move to No. 4 on the Texas all-time performer list.
- Giavonna Meeks advanced to the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw after qualifying with a mark of 64.53m (211-8) to finish eighth in the competition. At the SEC Championships, she set the Texas school record with a throw of 68.23m (223-10) and owns the top 22 marks in program history.
- Jeanne Le Goff qualified for her first NCAA Outdoor Championships after placing seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 13.56m (44-6) on her opening attempt.
- Osawese Agbonkonkon earned an NCAA Outdoor Championships berth after tying his career best with a clearance of 2.17m (7-1.50) to finish 10th in the high jump at the NCAA Prelims.
- Tabea Eitel secured her NCAA Championships berth in the heptathlon with a career-best performance at the Texas Relays, where she scored 5,648 points as the top collegiate finisher. The mark ranks her as the third-best performer in Texas history.
- Texas also qualified all four relay squads for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
MEN
Osawese Agbonkonkon – High Jump
Waly Bathily – 4x400m
Kody Blackwood – 400m Hurdles, 4x400m
Chris Brinkley Jr. – 400m Hurdles, 4x400m
Xavier Butler – 4x100m
Kelsey Daniel – Triple Jump
Shaiquan Dunn – Shot Put
Jayden Jones – 4x100m
Sihle Mahlangu – 4x400m
Logan Popelka – 4x400m
Gabriel Remy – 4x100m
John Rutledge – 4x100m
Kendrick Smallwood – 110m Hurdles, 4x100m
WOMEN
Carleta Bernard – 100m, 4x100m
Amelliah Birdow – 400mH, 4x400m
Tabea Eitel – Heptathlon
Ramiah Elliott – 4x100m, 4x400m
Anouk Krause-Jentsch – 400mH, 4x400m
Jeanne Le Goff – Triple Jump
Naomi London – 4x100m
Giavonna Meeks – Hammer Throw
Bayleigh Minor – 400m, 4x400m
Holly Okuku – 4x100m
Abigail Wolfe – 4x100m
Wednesday, June 10
7:05 p.m. CT – Men's 4x100m Relay Prelims (3 Heats)
Top 9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 3 Best Times
- Heat 2, Lane 2
8:08 p.m. CT – Men's 110m Hurdles Prelims (3 Heats)
Top 9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 3 Best Times
- Heat 1, Lane 5: Kendrick Smallwood
9:10 p.m. CT – Men's Shot Put Final (2 Flights)
- Flight 1, Position 7: Shaiquan Dunn
9:14 p.m. CT – Men's 400m Hurdles Prelims (3 Heats)
Top 9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 3 Best Times
- Heat 1, Lane 4: Chris Brinkley Jr.
- Heat 2, Lane 7: Kody Blackwood
10:36 p.m. CT – Men's 4x100m Relay Prelims (3 Heats)
Top 9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 3 Best Times
- Heat 3, Lane 5
Thursday, June 11
4:30 p.m. CT – Women's Hammer Final (2 Flights)
- Flight 1, Position 3: Giavonna Meeks
7:05 p.m. CT – Women's 4x100m Relay Prelims (3 Heats)
Top 9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 3 Best Times
- Heat 2, Lane 4
8:25 p.m. CT – Women's 100m Prelims (3 Heats)
Top 9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 3 Best Times
- Heat 2, Lane 6: Carleta Bernard
8:41 p.m. CT – Women's 400m Prelims (3 Heats)
Top 9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 3 Best Times
- Heat 2, Lane 5: Bayleigh Minor
9:14 p.m. CT – Women's 400m Hurdles Prelims (3 Heats)
Top 9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 3 Best Times
- Heat 1, Lane 6: Amelliah Birdow
- Heat 1, Lane 8: Anouk Krause-Jentsch
10:36 p.m. CT – Women's 4x100m Relay Prelims (3 Heats)
Top 9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 3 Best Times
- Heat 1, Lane 7
Friday, June 12
1:45 p.m. CT – Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles
- Heat 2, Lane 2: Tabea Eitel
2:45 p.m. CT – Women's Heptathlon High Jump
- Flight 1, Position 6: Tabea Eitel
4:45 p.m. CT – Women's Heptathlon Shot Put
- Flight 1, Position 9: Tabea Eitel
6:30 p.m. CT – Men's High Jump Final (1 Flight)
- Position 13: Osawese Agbonkonkon
7:02 p.m. CT – Men's 4x100m Relay Final
7:10 p.m. CT – Men's Triple Jump Final (2 Flights)
- Flight 2, Position 7: Kelsey Daniel
7:42 p.m. CT – Men's 110m Hurdles Final
8:27 p.m. CT – Men's 400m Hurdles Final
8:43 p.m. CT – Women's Heptathlon 200m
- Heat 2, Lane 5: Tabea Eitel
9:21 p.m. CT – Men's 4x100m Relay Final
Saturday, June 13
4:30 p.m. CT – Women's Heptathlon Long Jump
- Flight 1, Position 3: Tabea Eitel
5:45 p.m. CT – Women's Heptathlon Javelin
- Flight 2, Position 2: Tabea Eitel
7:02 p.m. CT – Women's 4x100m Relay Final
7:10 p.m. CT – Women's Triple Jump Final (2 Flights)
- Flight 1, Position 5: Jeanne Le Goff
7:52 p.m. CT – Women's 100m Final
8:02 p.m. CT – Women's 400m Final
8:27 p.m. CT – Women's 400m Hurdles Final
8:43 p.m. CT – Women's Heptathlon 800m
9:21 p.m. CT – Women's 4x100m Relay Final
STREAMING SCHEDULE
- Wednesday, June 10
- Thursday, June 11
- Friday, June 12
- Saturday, June 13
