Track and Field

Records Fall as Texas Tech Claims 2026 Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championship Title

Texas Tech swept the 2026 Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field titles after two days of competition at its home facility, the Sports Performance Center.

The Red Raider men clinched their fourth team title, becoming the second program in Big 12 to win four consecutive titles (Nebraska 2000-5) after totaling 125 points. The Texas Tech women tallied 114.5 points in 19 events to defend their Big 12 title.

Texas Tech’s Malachi Snow was the Men’s High Point scorer with 20 points, while Oklahoma State’s Billah Jepkirui and TCU’s Indya Mayberry were as Co-Women’s High Point Scorers, who tallying 20 points apiece.

On the men’s side, Kansas State finished one point behind the Red Raiders to finish as runner-up with 124 points. Iowa State finished third with 64 points, Oklahoma State finished in fourth with 59 points and BYU, Houston and Kansas tied for fifth with 57 points.

The women’s standings finished with BYU finishing in second with 110 points, Oklahoma State in third with 97 points, Kansas State in fourth with 78.5 points and Iowa State closing out the top five with 73 points.

The TTU men picked up five titles as Malachi Snow claimed the 60-meters with a meet record 6.46 seconds and the 60-meter hurdles with a mark of 7.43 seconds. George Garcia earned the men’s 600-yard Big 12 title, clocking a time of 1:08.14. Freshman Stephen Mutai ran a 1:48.23 in the 800 meters to secure the Red Raiders’ second title in the event. From the triple jump pit, Jonathan Seremes collected the title with an NCAA-leading 16.96-meter jump, as well as setting a new Big 12 meet record.

For the Texas Tech women, Tonie-Ann Forbes claimed her first Big 12 title in the 60-meter hurdles with a 7.91 mark. Senior Ruta Lasmane earned her Big 12 triple jump title with a leap of 13.79 meters.

Kansas’ Tayton Klein started the day winning the Heptathlon with an overall score of 5,923 points, becoming the first Jayhawk to earn the Big 12 title in the event.

Arizona State’s Jayden Davis claimed the men’s 400-meter Big 12 title with a 45.31 sprint, while sophomore Amir Thompson won the 200 meters with a 20.40-second time.

Carter Cutting gave the BYU men their first gold of the day, crossing the line with a 4:05.23 in the men’s mile. Creed Thompson later clinched the 3,000-meter title with a time of 7:52.90.

Avery Pearson became the first Colorado athlete to earn a Big 12 title since rejoining the league last season, by breaking a 28-year-old mark in the women’s 600-yards with a time of 1:17.48.
Oklahoma State’s Billah Jepkirui won the women’s mile title with a time of 4:23.40, breaking a 17-year-old record that stood at 4:25.91. She later earned her second title in the 1,000-meters matching the meet record at 2:43.11.

TCU’s Indya Mayberry successfully defended both of her titles in the women’s 60-meters with a 7.19 dash and the 200-meters with a 22.50 mark, tying with the current NCAA leader in the event.

Iowa State’s Rachel Joseph defended her title in the 400-meter run with a time of 51.36 in the event's second heat.

BYU’s Riley Chamberlain collected the 800-meter title clocking a time of 2:06.21 in the event, while freshman Jane Hedengren claimed the 3,000-meter Big 12 title with a time of 8:46.11, besting a 16-year-old record by nearly 10 seconds. The BYU women’s 4x400 clinched the last medal of the women’s meet with a time of 3:31.40.

Arizona’s Bryson Nielsen collected his first Big 12 title in the men’s 1,000 meters, clocking a time of 2:22.07. The Wildcats swept shot put with Tyler Michelini’s throw of 19.16 meters and Tapenisa Havea’s 16.78-meter toss, becoming the first Arizona track and field athletes to sweep an event since joining the league last season.

The Kansas State men’s 4x400 relay team finished the meet, earning their first Big 12 title in the event with a time of 3:05.59.

Men
Men’s High Point Scorers: Malachi Snow, Texas Tech – 20 points
Heptathlon:  Tayton Klein, Kansas – 5923 points
60 Meter Hurdles: Malachi Snow, Texas Tech – 7.43 seconds*
60 Meter Dash:  Malachi Snow, Texas Tech - 6.46 seconds*
Mile:  Carter Cutting, BYU – 4:05.23
600 Yards: George Garcia, Texas Tech – 1:08.14
400 Meters:  Jayden Davis, Arizona State – 45.31 seconds
1,000 Meters:  Bryson Nielsen, Arizona – 2:22.07
800 Meters:  Stephen Mutai, Texas Tech – 1:48.23
200 Meters:  Amir Thompson, Arizona State – 20.40 seconds
3,000 Meters:  Creed Thompson, BYU – 7:52.90
4x400 Meter Relay:  Kansas State (N, Matlock, H. Grant, B. Nkosi, T. Underwood) – 3:05.59
Shot Put:  Tyler Michelini, Arizona – 19.16 meters
Triple Jump: Jonathan Seremes, Texas Tech – 16.96 meters*
Weight Throw: Kade McCall, Kansas State – 22.63 meters
Long Jump: Uroy Ryan, Kansas State – 7.90 meters
Pole Vault: Anthony Meacham, Kansas – 5.65 meters
High Jump: Devin Loudermilk, Kansas State – 2.25 meters
5000 Meters: Nickson Kogei, Cincinnati – 13:43.83
Distance Medley Relay: BYU (C. Cutting, B. Dahl, B. Packard, T. Kitchen) – 9:35.98

Women
High Point Winner: Billah Jepkirui, Oklahoma State and Indya Mayberry, TCU – 20 points
60 Meter Hurdles:  Tonie-Ann Forbes, Texas Tech – 7.91 seconds
60 Meter Dash:  Indya Mayberry, TCU – 7.19 seconds
Mile:  Billah Jepkirui, Oklahoma State – 4:23.40*
600 Yards:  Avery Pearson, Colorado – 1:17.48*
400 Meters:  Rachel Joseph, Iowa State- 51.36 seconds
1,000 Meters:  Billah Jepkirui, Oklahoma State – 2:43.48*
800 Meters:  Riley Chamberlain, BYU – 2:06.21
200 Meters:  Indya Mayberry, TCU -  22.50 seconds
3,000 Meters: Jane Hedengren, BYU – 8:46.11*
4x400 Meter Relay:  BYU (P. Rasmussen, M. Barber, K. McEuen, S. Oblad) – 3:31.40
Shot Put: Tapenisa Havea, Arizona – 16.78 meters
Triple Jump: Ruta Lasmane, Texas Tech – 13.79 meters
Pentathlon: Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, Cincinnati – 4437 points
Weight Throw: Monique Hardy, Kansas State – 21.89 meters
Pole Vault: Molly Haywood, Baylor – 4.50 meters
Long Jump: Maud Zeffou-Poaty, Kansas State – 6.62 meters
High Jump: Temitope Adeshina, Texas Tech – 1.96 meters*
5000 meters: Mercyline Kirwa, Iowa State – 15:51.88
Distance Medley Relay: BYU (T. Rohatinsky, K. McEuen, K. Solomon, J. Hutchins) – 11:11.95

*Big 12 meet record
Bold indicates Saturday winners
 
Team Standings
Men
1. Texas Tech - 125
2. Kansas State - 124
3. Iowa State - 64
4. Oklahoma State - 59
5. BYU - 57
    Houston - 57
    Kansas – 57
8. Arizona – 52
9 . Arizona State – 37
10. Cincinnati – 35
11. Baylor – 25
12. Colorado 24
13. TCU - 22
 
Women
1.   Texas Tech - 114.5
2.   BYU - 110
3.   Oklahoma State - 97
4.   Kansas State - 78.5
5.   Iowa State - 73
6.   TCU - 41
7.   Baylor - 33
      Kansas – 33
9 .  Utah – 30
10. Cincinnati – 28
11.  Arizona – 27
12.  Houston – 22
13.  Colorado – 18
       West Virginia – 18
15.  UCF – 14
16.  Arizona State - 4