Thursday, February 26
Indianapolis, IN
All Day
University of Oregon
at
Big Ten Indoor Championships
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Postseason Starts Thursday in Indy
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The Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28) will be streamed on B1G+.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The postseason for the Oregon track and field team begins with this week's Big Ten Indoor Championships. Expanding from its previous format, the meet will play out over three days beginning Thursday at Fall Creek Pavilion in Indianapolis, Ind. The Ducks are the defending men's and women's team champions.
Day one of the Big Ten Indoor Championships will feature scoring opportunities in the 5,000 meters, distance medley relays, women's pole vault and pentathlon. The Ducks are set to have 13 chances to score Thursday including nine—five men, four women—in the 5K.
The first day will also include the start of the heptathlon and heats in the 200 and 600 meters. Aiden Carter is entered in the heptathlon with a season-best of 5,790 points from the Razorback Invitational. That score currently ranks 11th in the nation. The heptathlon starts with the 60 meters at 8:30 a.m. PT.
All three days of the 2026 Big Ten Indoor Championships will be streamed on B1G+ and RunnerSpace.
The Ducks swept the men's and women's 5,000-meter titles a season ago with Connor Burns and Silan Ayyildiz, respectively. The Women of Oregon are reigning champions in the DMR. Oregon also returns Big Ten Indoor champions Matthew Erickson in the 800 meters, Wilma Nielsen in the mile and Aaliyah McCormick in the 60-meter hurdles.
Thursday Scoring Chances – Big Ten Indoor Championships
(all times PT)
11 a.m. – women's pole vault | Fitzsimmons
2:30 p.m. – women's 5,000 meters | Ayyildiz, Cherotich, Cherubet, Clute
2:55 p.m. – men's 5,000 meters | Balazs, Birnbaum, Bishop, Burns, Laadjel
3:15 p.m. – pentathlon | Lusti
3:25 p.m. – women's DMR
3:55 p.m. – men's DMR
*entries subject to change
The Men of Oregon take a No. 2 national ranking into the postseason and enter the weekend with four Big Ten leaders with Elliott Cook in the mile, Tomas Palfrey at 3,000 meters, Kobe Lawrence in the shot put and Peyton Bair in the heptathlon. Bair is entered in the long jump this weekend.
On the women's side, the Ducks check in at No. 7 in the most recent USTFCCCA release and also claim four conference leaders. Nielsen and Ayyildiz have top times in the mile and 3,000 meters, respectively, coupled with Diana Cherotich in the 5,000 meters and McCormick in the hurdles.
NEWS | Warren Named to USTFCCCA Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame
The conference weekend also offers the final opportunity to add or improve national qualifying marks. The top 16 declared athletes in each event and top 12 relays advance to the NCAA Indoor meet (March 13-14) in Fayetteville, Ark.
For more news and information about Oregon cross country and track and field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and X.
Day one of the Big Ten Indoor Championships will feature scoring opportunities in the 5,000 meters, distance medley relays, women's pole vault and pentathlon. The Ducks are set to have 13 chances to score Thursday including nine—five men, four women—in the 5K.
The first day will also include the start of the heptathlon and heats in the 200 and 600 meters. Aiden Carter is entered in the heptathlon with a season-best of 5,790 points from the Razorback Invitational. That score currently ranks 11th in the nation. The heptathlon starts with the 60 meters at 8:30 a.m. PT.
All three days of the 2026 Big Ten Indoor Championships will be streamed on B1G+ and RunnerSpace.
The Ducks swept the men's and women's 5,000-meter titles a season ago with Connor Burns and Silan Ayyildiz, respectively. The Women of Oregon are reigning champions in the DMR. Oregon also returns Big Ten Indoor champions Matthew Erickson in the 800 meters, Wilma Nielsen in the mile and Aaliyah McCormick in the 60-meter hurdles.
Thursday Scoring Chances – Big Ten Indoor Championships
(all times PT)
11 a.m. – women's pole vault | Fitzsimmons
2:30 p.m. – women's 5,000 meters | Ayyildiz, Cherotich, Cherubet, Clute
2:55 p.m. – men's 5,000 meters | Balazs, Birnbaum, Bishop, Burns, Laadjel
3:15 p.m. – pentathlon | Lusti
3:25 p.m. – women's DMR
3:55 p.m. – men's DMR
*entries subject to change
The Men of Oregon take a No. 2 national ranking into the postseason and enter the weekend with four Big Ten leaders with Elliott Cook in the mile, Tomas Palfrey at 3,000 meters, Kobe Lawrence in the shot put and Peyton Bair in the heptathlon. Bair is entered in the long jump this weekend.
On the women's side, the Ducks check in at No. 7 in the most recent USTFCCCA release and also claim four conference leaders. Nielsen and Ayyildiz have top times in the mile and 3,000 meters, respectively, coupled with Diana Cherotich in the 5,000 meters and McCormick in the hurdles.
NEWS | Warren Named to USTFCCCA Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame
The conference weekend also offers the final opportunity to add or improve national qualifying marks. The top 16 declared athletes in each event and top 12 relays advance to the NCAA Indoor meet (March 13-14) in Fayetteville, Ark.
For more news and information about Oregon cross country and track and field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and X.
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