The collegiate track and field season roars to a close with NCAA champs at Hayward Field...
The 2026 collegiate track and field season roars to a close starting Wednesday with day one of the four-day NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon. As has been the format over the last several years, days 1 and 3 of the NCAA championships are devoted to the men's competition, while days 2 and 4 are the exclusive domain of the women. The only exception are in the decathlon and heptathlon, with the decathlon going Wednesday-Thursday, and the heptathlon on Friday-Saturday. Washington decathlete Teko Cates (Paul Merca photo) kicks things off at 1 pm with the decathlon 100 meter dash, followed throughout the rest of Wednesday with the long jump, shot put, high jump and 400 to cap day one. The Huskies will have in qualifying action Reuben Reina Jr and Martin Barco in the 1500 at 5:21 pm, steeplechaser Isaac Briggs at 5:38 pm, and Alex Rhodes in the 400 at 6:41 pm. Washington State's lone men's competitor in the meet, Evans K...
