NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Mountain West student-athletes will compete in this week’s 2026 NCAA championships in Eugene, Oregon after qualifying at the NCAA West Preliminaries in Fayetteville, Arkansas May 27-30. The national meet begins Wednesday, June 10 and concludes on Saturday, June 13 at Hayward Field.
The Mountain West has a total of 23 individual representatives with 11 competing in 12 events on the men’s side and 12 in 11 events on the women’s side in Eugene.
New Mexico’s Pamela Kosgei will be looking to defend her NCAA titles in the 5,000-meter race and the 10,000-meter race after she became just the fifth woman in NCAA history to complete the 5k/10k double at the same Outdoor Championships and the third since 1998 last June.
On the men’s side, Habtom Samuel, the 2024 NCAA 10k Outdoor Champion, will eye the top of podium in the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races after finishing as the runner-up in both events a year ago. Air Force’s Texas Tanner will try to capture his first NCAA title, competing in both discus and the men’s hammer with the senior entering the hammer competition with the top qualifying mark (74.49m) in the field.
The entire list of Mountain West qualifiers at the NCAA Championships is below, and fans can watch the event across ESPN Networks. More information on live stats, start lists and schedule at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships can be found here.
| 2026 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Qualifiers | ||
| School | Name | Event |
| Air Force | Texas Tanner | Hammer Throw, Discus |
| Boise State | Emily Jobes | 3,000-Meter Steeplechase |
| Boise State | Abby Kendrick | 3,000-Meter Steeplechase |
| Boise State | Kaiya Robertson | 1,500 Meters |
| Boise State | Raekwon Weatherspoon | Long Jump |
| Colorado State | Kenny Carpenter | 400 Meters |
| Colorado State | Klaire Kovatch | Discus |
| Colorado State | Makayla Long | Shot Put |
| Colorado State | Catherine Garrison | 3,000-Meter Steeplechase |
| Grand Canyon | Taryn Burkett | Triple Jump |
| Grand Canyon | Miguel Rosario | 200 Meters |
| Nevada | Lilly Urban | Javelin |
| New Mexico | Matthew Endrödy | 1,500 Meters |
| New Mexico | Evans Kiplagat | 5,000 Meters |
| New Mexico | Pamela Kosgei | 5,000 Meters, 10,000 Meters |
| New Mexico | Marion Jepngetich | 5,000 Meters |
| New Mexico | Taniya Looney | 100 Meters, 200 Meters |
| New Mexico | Habtom Samuel | 5,000 Meters; 10,000 Meters |
| San Diego State | Jenna Fee Feyerabend | Heptathlon |
| Utah State | Landon Bott | 800 Meters |
| Utah State | Walker Deede | Javelin |
| Utah State | Logan Hammer | Pole Vault |
| Wyoming | Ryker Holtzen | 3,000-Meter Steeplechase |
