TUSCON, Ariz. – Texas Tech swept the 2026 Big 12 Track and Field Championship presented by Allstate as the men totaled 127 points and the women tallied 119.5 points. Both programs were also the 2026 Big 12 Indoor Track and Field champions.
BYU finished second on the men’s standings with 108 points, followed by Arizona (101), Houston (87.33), K-State (83.33) and Iowa State (82.5) to round out the top five.
The BYU women tallied 108 points to finish second in the team standings, followed by Arizona with 79 points, Iowa State with 72 and Baylor finished out the top five with 82.5 points.
Arizona’s Mason Lawyer and Kansas’ Emmaculate Jemutai were named the Men’s and Women’s High Point Award winners after earning 20 points each during the weekend.
The running events kicked off with the Houston men claiming the 4x100 with a time of 38.51 seconds. On the women’s side, UCF grabbed the title, clocking a time of 43.57 seconds.
Arizona’s Lawyer became the men’s 100-meter and 200-meter dash champion, clocking a time of 9.93 seconds in the 100 meters and a Conference record 20.02 seconds in the 200 meters.
The Sun Devils’ Jayden Davis grabbed the men’s 400-meter title with a 44.98 mark. He was joined by teammate Dayton Carlson, who took home the men’s 800 meters title, clocking a time of 1:46.07. On the women’s side, Ines Lopez earned her first Conference title with a personal best with a toss of 58.50 meters in the women’s discus to round out Saturday’s Big 12 winners from ASU.
The Bears’ Tiriah Kelley collected her first Conference title in the women’s 200 meters, setting a new Conference and facility record with a time of 22.19 seconds. The Baylor men claimed the program’s final medal on the men’s side in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:09.90.
BYU’s Carter Cutting claimed the men’s 1500 meters title with a time of 3:58.63, to collect the outdoor title after winning the indoor title earlier in the season. On the women’s side, Jane Hedengren outpaced the field by 27 seconds in the women’s 5,000 meters with a time of 15:26.94, breaking the 43-year-old facility record.
Cincinnati’s Kya Epps collected her first Big 12 title in the women’s 100 meters with a time of 11.07 seconds.
Houston’s Canaan Wharry claimed the first medal of Saturday in the men’s discus throw with a toss of 58.49 meters. Antrea Mita picked up his title in the men’s high jump with a height of 2.26 meters. The pair became the first Cougars to earn titles in their respective events.
The Cyclones’ Rachel Joseph set a new facility record with a time of 50.08 seconds in the women’s 400 meters.
The Jayhawks’ Jemutai won the women’s 1500 meters, setting a facility record with a time of 4:09.66. She collected her second title of the meet in the women’s 800 meters, crossing the line with a time of 2:05.90.
K-State captured Selva Prabhu took home the men’s triple jump title with a leap of 17.19 meters (56 feet 4 ¾ inches). On the women’s side for the Wildcats, Vanessa Mercera claimed her title, clocking a 55.39-second dash in the 400-meter hurdles.
Texas Tech’s Malachi Snow set a new meet record in the men’s 110 hurdles with a time of 13.08 seconds, en route to collecting the outdoor title. On the women’s side, Temitope Adeshina successfully defended her high jump title for the third consecutive year with a leap of 1.96. Tonie-Ann Forbes clocked a 12.75 dash in the women’s 100 meters to collect her first outdoor Big 12 title. In the final field event of the meet, Tamiah Washington earned her first Conference title with a leap of 13.53 meters in the triple jump. The Red Raider women finished the night by winning the 4x400 title for the first time in program history with a time of 3:28.05.
Jayden Douglas collected the lone title for the Horned Frogs in the men’s 400-meter hurdles, setting a personal best time of 49.32
Will Muirhead rounded out Saturday’s winners by breaking a 30-year-old facility record to earn the Cowboy’s lone title with a time of 13:49.19 in the men’s 5,000 meters.
Team Standings
Men’s
| 1. |
Texas Tech |
127 |
| 2. |
Arizona |
101 |
| 3. |
Houston |
87.33 |
| 4. |
K-State |
83.33 |
| 5. |
Iowa State |
82.50 |
| 6. |
BYU |
82.33 |
| 7. |
Oklahoma State |
62 |
| 8. |
Kansas |
49.50 |
| 9. |
Arizona State |
39 |
| 10 |
Baylor |
37 |
| 11 |
TCU |
27 |
| 12 |
Cincinnati |
27 |
| 13 |
Colorado |
17 |
Women’s
| 1. |
Texas Tech |
119.50 |
| 2. |
BYU |
108 |
| 3. |
Arizona |
79 |
| 4. |
Iowa State |
72 |
| 5. |
Baylor |
61 |
| 6. |
Oklahoma State |
58 |
| 7. |
Cincinnati |
57.50 |
| 8. |
Kansas |
51.50 |
| 9. |
K-State |
43.50 |
| 10. |
UCF |
41 |
| 11. |
TCU |
31 |
| 12. |
Arizona State |
27.50 |
| 13. |
Utah |
22 |
| 14. |
Houston |
20.50 |
| 15. |
West Virginia |
19 |
| 16. |
Colorado |
8 |
2026 Big 12 Award Winners
Men:
High Point Winner: Mason Lawyer, Arizona – 20 points
Discus Throw: Canaan Wharry, Houston – 58.49 meters
High Jump: Antrea Mita, Houston – 2.26 meters
Triple Jump: Selva Prabhu, Kansas State – 17.19 meters
4x100 Meter Relay: Houston (Ryan Mulholland, Sean Aigboboh, Dakari Charlton, Louie Hinchliffe)– 38.51 seconds
1,500 Meter: Carter Cutting, BYU – 3:58.63
110 Meter Hurdles: Malachi Snow, Texas Tech – 13.08*
400 Meters: Jayden Davis, Arizona State – 44.98
100 Meters: Mason Lawyer, Arizona – 9.93 seconds
800 Meters: Dayton Carlson, Arizona State – 1:46.07
400 Meter Hurdles: Jayden Douglas, TCU – 49.32 seconds
200 Meters: Mason Lawyer, Arizona – 20.02 seconds*
5,000 Meters: Will Muirhead, Oklahoma State – 13:49.19
4x400 Meter Relay: Baylor (Aren Spencer, Malik Franklin, Bailey Hashmi, Tyler Honeyman)
Men’s Decathlon: John Swabik, Kansas – 7,819 points
Men’s Pole Vault: Anthony Meacham, Kansas – 5.63 meters
Men’s Shot Put: Tyler Michelini, Arizona – 19.91 meters
Men’s Long Jump: Tafadzwa Chikomba, Kansas State – 8.27 meters*
Men’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Titus Kimaru, Texas Tech – 8:32.85
Hammer Throw: Orry Willems, Cincinnati- 68.65 meters
Javelin Throw: Jett Kinder, Arizona – 70.02 meters
10,000 Meters: Creed Thompson, BYU– 29:20.31
Women:
High Point Winner: Emmaculate Jemutai, Kansas – 20 points
Discus Throw: Ines Lopez, Arizona State – 58.50 meters
High Jump: Temitope Adeshina, Texas Tech – 1.94 meters
Triple Jump: Tamiah Washington, Texas Tech – 13.53 meters
4x100 Meter Relay: UCF (Aaliyah Gipson, Janiah Pulliam, Datavia Hunter, Jazmen Newberry) – 43.57 seconds
1,500 Meter: Emmaculate Jemutai, Kansas – 4:09.66
100 Meter Hurdles: Tonie-Ann Forbes, Texas Tech – 12.75 seconds
400 Meters: Rachel Joseph, Iowa State – 50.08 seconds
100 Meters: Kya Epps, Cincinnati – 11.07 seconds
800 Meters: Emmaculate Jemtai, Kansas – 2:05.90
400 Meter Hurdles: Vanessa Mercera, Kansas State – 55.39 seconds
200 Meters: Tiriah Kelley, Baylor – 22.19 seconds*
5,000 Meters: Jane Hedengren, BYU – 15:26.94
4x400 Meter Relay: Texas Tech (Collinique Farrington, Mekenze Kelley, Vanessa Balde, Lovina Ewusi) – 3:28.53
Women’s Heptathlon: Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, Cincinnati – 6,086 points
Women’s Pole Vault: Tenly Kuhn and Molly Haywood, Baylor – 4.47 meters
Women’s Long Jump: Sydnie Vanek, Arizona – 6.50 meters
Women’s Shot Put: Tapenisa Havea, Arizona – 16.11 meters
Women’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Taylor Lovell, BYU – 9:40.98
Hammer Throw: Burklie Burton, Oklahoma State – 67.99 meters
Javelin Throw: Irene Jepkemboi, TCU – 54.44 meters
10,000 Meters: Mercyline Kirwa, Iowa State – 34:02.42
*
Denotes Big 12 meet record