Tennessee’s T’Mars McCallum, who anchored the gold medal Team USA 4×1 squad in the Tokyo WC heats, leads both dashes. (ERROL ANDERSON/THE SPORTING IMAGE)
THIS YEAR’S NCAA OUTDOOR returns to its most frequent host city of late, Eugene (June 10–13). Here’s an advance peek at who the major players should be as we list for you the top 20 eligibles by event, in order of their PRs.
Marks are as of February 04. Only wind-legal marks are included. The column on the right is the athlete’s finish in the ’24 NCAA Outdoor Championships. If he didn’t compete in that meet (which includes the rounds held at the Regionals), then the Indoor Champs or XC finish is given. A slash followed by another number/letter indicates competition in a different event.
Eight reigning individual champions should be back to defend their titles: James Corrigan (BYU) steeple, Brian Musau (Oklahoma State) 5000, Ja’Kobe Tharp (Auburn) 110H, Arvesta Troupe (Ole Miss) HJ, Aleksandr Solovev (Texas A&M) PV, Brandon Green (Oklahoma) TJ, Ralford Mullings’ (Oklahoma) DT, Peyton Bair (Oregon) decathlon.
Symbols: h = heat; qf = quarterfinal; sf = semi; fs = false start; dnf = did not finish; dnc = didn’t compete at Nationals/Regionals; dnq = didn’t advance from Regionals field-event qualifying; (A) = altitude-aided mark (over 1000m); ‘ = not eligible for Team USA. Eligibility classes (outdoors): *** = frosh; ** = soph; * = juniors; all others are seniors.
100 METERS
9.83
T’Mars McCallum (Tennessee)
8
9.88
*Kayinsola Ajayi (Auburn)
4
9.92/9.87w
***Maurice Gleaton (Georgia)
hs
9.94
Kalen Walker (Iowa)
5sf
9.98
*Davonte Howell (Tennessee)
5
10.01
**Jelani Watkins (Arkansas)
3
10.01/9.82w
***Brayden Williams (Georgia)
hs
10.02
*Jaiden Reid (LSU)
6
10.02
Kimarlie Stewart’ (Texas Tech)
dq-h
10.03/9.91w
Israel Okon’ (Auburn)
7
200 METERS
19.73
T’Mars McCallum (Tennessee)
5
19.75
Tarsis Orogot’ (Alabama)
rs
19.85
Garrett Kaalund (USC)
3
19.95
Jaleel Croal’ (South Florida)
6sf
20.02
*Xavier Butler (Texas)
7
20.13/19.97w
*Jaiden Reid’ (LSU)
4sf
20.17
**Tyson Williams (South Carolina)
7sf-110H
20.20/19.97w
*Denzel Simusialela’ (Kentucky)
jc
20.24
**Brody Buffington (Georgia)
7sf
20.24
*Eddie Nketia’ (USC)
7sf
20.24
**Jelani Watkins (Arkansas)
3sf
400 METERS
44.38
**Micahi Danzy (Florida State)
3qf
44.55
*Judson Lincoln (Virginia Tech)
4h
44.62
***Jonathan Simms (Georgia)
hs
44.67(A)
Brian Tinega’ (Texas Tech)
intl
44.73
Garrett Kaalund (USC)
3-200
44.76
William Jones (USC)
2
44.84
*Jayden Davis (Arizona State)
6
44.93
*Will Floyd’ (Georgia)
4sf
44.98
**Joseph Taylor’ (Duke)
5
44.99
**Josiah Wrice (South Carolina)
5qf
800 METERS
1:42.87
Handal Roban’ (Penn State)
4sf
1:43.74
Tyrice Taylor’ (Arkansas)
8
1:44.70
Colin Sahlman (Northern Arizona)
7sf
1:44.83
Christian Jackson (Virginia Tech)
7
1:44.89
Camden Marshall (Indiana)
rs
1:45.04
*Tinoda Matsatsa (Georgetown)
inj
1:45.09
*Brian Kweyei’ (Clemson)
6sf
1:45.12
Reese Sharman-Newell’ (Texas A&M)
D2
1:45.17
Allon Clay’ (Penn State)
7sf
1:45.19
Aidan McCarthy (Cal Poly/SLO)
5
Handal Roban of Penn State PRed at 1:42.87 for 800 last summer while representing his native St. Vincent. (KIRBY LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT)
1500 METERS
3:31.88+
*Gary Martin (Virginia)
5
3:32.93
*Justine Kipkoech’ (Colorado)
dnq
3:33.38
Marco Langon (Villanova)
3-5000
3:34.68+
Ronan McMahon-Staggs (Washington)
6h
3:34.79
*Ferenc Kovács’ (Harvard)
7sf
3:35.16+
Reuben Reina (Washington)
9sf
3:35.57+
**Simeon Birnbaum (Oregon)
7
3:35.57
Nick Plant (Virginia Tech)
dq-sf-800
3:35.58+
Colin Sahlman (Northern Arizona)
7sf
3:35.59+
Aidan McCarthy (Cal Poly SLO)
5-800
STEEPLE
8:13.87
James Corrigan (BYU)
1
8:13.89
**Geoffrey Kirwa’ (Louisville)
2
8:20.47
**Joash Ruto’ (Iowa State)
4
8:22.13
**Mathew Kosgei’ (New Mexico)
6
8:22.67
**Collins Kipngok’ (Kentucky)
5
8:25.51
*Silas Kiptanui’ (Tulane)
10
8:25.83
Rob McManus (Montana State)
8
8:27.34
Jackson Shorten (Oregon)
10h
8:27.46
CJ Singleton (Notre Dame)
9
8:27.51
**Bismack Kipchirchir’ (Alabama)
8sf
5000 METERS
12:59.82
*Brian Musau’ (Oklahoma State)
1
13:02.85
Valentin Soca’ (Cal Baptist)
4
13:04.92
*Habtom Samuel’ (New Mexico)
2
13:05.21
*Marco Langon (Villanova)
3
13:05.57
Gary Martin (Virginia)
5-1500
13:07.77
*Rocky Hansen (Wake Forest)
5
13:12.91
*Denis Kipngetich’ (Oklahoma State)
9-10K
13:16.01
*Evans Kurui’ (Washington State)
5
13:17.88
Colton Sands (North Carolina)
12
13:18.05
*Evans Kiplagat’ (New Mexico)
13h
10,000 METERS
26:51.06
*Habtom Samuel’ (New Mexico)
2
27:20.10
*Denis Kipngetich’ (Oklahoma State)
9
27:37.32
*Evans Kurui’ (Washington State)
5
27:45.65
*Ernest Cheruiyot’ (Arkansas)
3
27:47.20
**Dismus Lokira’ (Alabama)
11
27:48.93
*Lex Young (Stanford)
18h
27:52.12
Rodgers Kiplimo’ (Iowa State)
4
27:55.10
*Timothy Chesondin’ (Arkansas)
19
27:56.79
**Robin Kwemoi Bera’ (Iowa State)
11-5000
27:59.27
Josphat Meli’ (Washington State)
14h
110 HURDLES
13.01
*Ja’Kobe Tharp (Auburn)
1
13.12
**Demario Prince’ (Baylor)
5
13.13
Zach Extine (Florida State)
2
13.13/13.07w
Kendrick Smallwood (Texas)
dq
13.21
Demaris Waters (Florida)
dq
13.23
Jerome Campbell’ (Arkansas)
5sf
13.27
Jahiem Stern’ (LSU)
7
13.30
*Malachi Snow (Texas Tech)
8qf
13.34/13.28w
Antoine Andrews’ (Texas Tech)
7h
13.41/13.24w
Giovanni Wearing (Wisconsin)
7h
400 HURDLES
48.44
**Saad Hinti’ (Tennessee)
5
48.66
Kody Blackwood (Texas)
3
49.06
***Njabulo Mbatha’ (Auburn)
intl
49.17
*Jason Parrish (Wichita State)
3sf
49.18
*Xzaviah Taylor (North Carolina A&T)
4sf
49.26
**Vance Nilsson (Florida)
dnq
49.38
*Ryan Matulonis (Penn)
5sf
49.52
Devin Nugent (Pitt)
5qf
49.52
*David Thid’ (Alabama)
jc
49.54
***Nikola Kostić’ (Tennessee)
intl
Yonathan Kapitolnik, an Israeli who reached the HJ final at the ’22 World Champs, is now an Illinois frosh. (KIRBY LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT)
HIGH JUMP
2.31 | 7-7
***Yonathan Kapitolnik’ (Illinois)
intl
2.29 | 7-6
Devin Loudermilk (Kansas State)
rs
2.29 | 7-6
*Riyon Rankin (Georgia)
=16
2.29 | 7-6
**Scottie Vines (Arkansas)
nh
2.27 | 7-5¼
Arvesta Troupe (Ole Miss)
1
2.26 | 7-5
*Antrea Mita’ (Houston)
=13
2.25 | 7-4½
*Tito Alofe (Harvard)
=20
2.25 | 7-4½
***Alan Hanna’ (Kansas State)
hs
2.25 | 7-4½
Aiden Hayes (Texas State)
=2
2.25 | 7-4½
Kampton Kam’ (Penn)
=8
2.25 | 7-4½
*Jack Kimani’ (Georgia)
intl
2.25 | 7-4½
*Kyren Washington (Oklahoma)
=6
POLE VAULT
5.83 | 19-1½
Aleksandr Solovev’ (Texas A&M)
1
5.82 | 19-1
James Rhoads (Washington)
dnq
5.73 | 18-9½
Ashton Barkdull (Kansas)
2
5.72 | 18-9¼
*Dyson Wicker (Nebraska)
dnq
5.70 | 18-8¼
*Maddox Hamm (Virginia Tech)
dnq
5.70 | 18-8¼
Logan Hammer (Utah State)
=13
5.67 | 18-7¼
*Cody Johnston (Illinois)
7t
5.67 | 18-7¼
**Ricardo Montes’ (High Point)
=21
5.66 | 18-6¾
*Ismaila Sawaneh’ (Tennessee)
intl
5.65 | 18-6½
**Sean Gribble (Texas Tech)
=18
5.65 | 18-6½
Arnie Grunert (Western Illinois)
20
Non-Division I
5.71 | 18-8¾
Vlad Malykhin’ (Harding)
Div II
LONG JUMP
8.29 | 27-2½
*Kennedy Stringfellow (Oklahoma)
dnq
8.22 | 26-11¾
JC Stevenson (USC)
11
8.10 | 26-7
*Charles Godfred’ (Minnesota)
4
8.09 | 26-4½
Henry Kiner (Arkansas)
3
8.09 | 26-4½
*Tah Chikomba’ (Kansas State)
jc
8.08 | 26-6¼
**Asande Mthembu’ (Auburn)
dnq
8.07 | 26-5¾
*Greg Foster (Princeton)
7
8.06 | 26-5½
***Temoso Masikane’ (Florida)
intl
8.05 | 26-5
***Remi Mourie’ (France)
intl
8.03 | 26-4¼
Lokesh Sathyanathen’ (Tarleton State)
5
TRIPLE JUMP
17.08 | 56-½
*Jonathan Seremes’ (Texas Tech)
1ind
16.94 | 55-7
Brandon Green (Oklahoma)
1
16.78 | 55-¾
**Selva Prabhu’ (Kansas State)
5
16.77 | 55-¼
*Trevon Hamer’ (Kansas State)
jc
16.74 | 54-11¼
**Karson Gordon (UCLA)
rs
16.55 | 54-3¾
***Pablo Delgado’ (Miami)
intl
16.54 | 54-3¼
*Hakeem Ford (Minnesota)
10
16.46 | 54-0(A)
Tre Betts (Oregon)
D2
16.45 | 53-11¾
Viktor Morozov’ (Illinois)
nm
16.42 | 53-10½
**Xavier Drumgoole (Stanford)
21
Three-time shot champion Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan (’24 indoor, ’24 outdoor, ’25 indoor) is also a reliable hammer scorer. (ERROL ANDERSON/THE SPORTING IMAGE)
