Ducks take home first Big Ten Outdoor championship
Championship Central | Final Results
Eugene, ORE. – In front of a home crowd, Oregon won the Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Sunday. This is head coach Jerry Schumacher’s first men’s outdoor championship with the Ducks.
Minnesota and Wisconsin finished tied for second each scoring 81 points, while USC finished fourth with 78 points. Nebraska(76 points) rounded out the top five.
Oregon took home two individual Big Ten Outdoor titles, as Benjamin Balazs ran an 8:40.93 to win the 3,000m steeplechase and Simeon Birnbaum set a meet record of 13:31.87 to win the 5,000m.Minnesota’s 4x100m relay team of Zion Campbell, Kion Benjamin, Aaron Charles, and Devin Augustine also set the meet record with a time of 38.54. The previous record of 38.87 was set by Minnesota in 2023, which Devin Augustine was also a member of.
The Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships, Field Athlete of the Championships, Coach of the Year and Sportsmanship Award honorees will be announced on Wednesday (May 21). The Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year and Freshman of the Year will be announced following the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
The following are this year’s All-Big Ten Men’s Indoor Track& Field honorees:
All Big-Ten First Team:Cody Johnston, ILLRafael Raap, ILLViktor Morozov, ILLKalen Walker, IOWAAaron Charles, MINNCharles Godfred, MINNDevin Augustine MINNKion Benjamin, MINNKostas Zaltos, MINNZion Campbell, MINNArthur Petersen, NEBTyus Wilson, NEBBenjamin Balazs, ORESimeon Birnbaum, ORENoah Carmichael, OSU Mason Louis, OSUBraxton Brann, OSUEdidiong Udo, OSUAllon Clay, PSUCameron Miller, PURMichael Pinckney, UCLAWilliam Jones, USCYougendy Mauricette, USCEvan Jenkins, WASHAdam Spencer, WISJason Swarens, WISGiovanni Wearing, WISAll-Big Ten Second Team:Kamyren Garrett, ILLKai Graves-Blanks, IOWAMike Stein, IOWALandon Fontenot, IOWATyrese Miller, IOWATerrick Johnson, IOWAZidane Brown, IOWACaleb Jarema, MICHAngelos Mantzouranis, MINNAhmed Khadar, MINNJak Urlacher, MINNCade Moran, NEBDJ Fillmore, OSUAiden Smith, OREMatthew Erickson, ORESafin Wills, OREEddie Nketia, USCJC Stevenson, USCMax Thomas, USCTravis Williams, USCJami Schlueter, WASHNathan Green, WASHBob Liking, WISJalen Williams, WISAll-Big Ten Freshmen Team:Landon Fontenot, IOWAAaron Charles, MINNEdidong Udo, OSUSergio Del Barrio, OREKobe Lawrence, OREJake Palermo, PSUAntoine Spencer, PURMatan Ivri, WIS
