PREVIEW: Track & Field Gears Up for Big 12 Outdoor Championship

Thursday, May 14

Tucson, Ariz.

University of Houston

Big 12 Outdoor Championships

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PREVIEW: Track & Field Gears Up for Big 12 Outdoor Championship

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Big 12 Championship action begins at 11 a.m., CT Thursday in Tucson, Ariz.

TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Houston Track & Field program begins postseason action with the 2026 Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championship at Drachman Stadium, hosted by Arizona, from Thursday to Saturday.

Thursday action begins at 1 p.m. CT with the decathlon, followed by the heptathlon at 2 p.m. CT. All three days will be streamed on ESPN+.

BIG 12 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
Date \| Time	Thursday, May 14* all times CT \| Combined: 1 p.m., Field events: 2 p.m., Running events: 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 15 all times CT \| Combined: 1 p.m., Field events: 6 p.m., Running events: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17 all times CT \| Field events: 5 p.m., Running events: 7:30 p.m.
Location	Drachman Stadium \| Tucson, Ariz.
Live Stats	Live Results
Watch	Thursday – ESPN+ \| Friday – ESPN+ \| Saturday – ESPN+
Meet Information	Meet Information and Links
Social Media	X: @uhcougartf \| Instagram: @uhcougartf \| Facebook: H-Town Speed City Track and Field \| #GoCoogs \| #HTownSpeedCity

2026 OUTDOOR RECAP
Houston saw 66 first-place finishes while setting three school records in the men's shot put, hammer throw and 1500m. Fifteen Cougars and two relay squads entered the Top-10 program mark list during the outdoor season.

Houston has 31 Top-10 marks in the league across men's and women's track and field. The Cougars lead the league in three events, with freshman Sean Aigboboh posting the fastest time in the 200m at 20.27, junior Cordell Nwokeji in the shot put with a school record mark of 19.77m, and redshirt sophomore Ty Lott's school record hammer throw mark of 66.89m.

In the USTFCCCA rankings, the men's squad is ranked No. 31 in the nation and the men's 200-meter squad ranks third overall.

ENTRIES - WOMEN

Heptathlon: Ali Mack, Jaiya Daniels
100-meter: Norah Nwonumah, Matilde Ochoa, Zyon Alston, Ruth Agadama, Taylor Jackson
200-meter: Alexa Smothers, Norah Nwonumah, Zyon Alston
400-meter: Jada Stanford, Michaela Mouton, Carlysia Cresser, Kamree Wolridge
800-meter: Invida Maurina
1500-meter: Addison Hite
5000-meter: Cadence Patterson
10000-meter: Cadence Patterson
100-meter hurdles: Kaycee McCoy, Miracle Thompson
4x100-meter relay
4x400-meter relay
Pole vault: Aubrey Tupper, Nicole Prall, Evina Panagiotou, Arianna Peroni
Long jump: Jaiya Daniels
Triple jump: Shieana Hall
Shot put: Sydney Freeman, Cleo Agyepong
Discus: Tirea Reed
Hammer throw: Marcela Trevino, Zaeda Houff
Javelin: Reagan Reedy

ENTRIES – MEN

Decathlon: Grant Levesque, Owen Levesque
100-meter: Sean Aigboboh, Danarrion Ard, Louie Hinchliffe, Jaelyn Reeves-Lile, Ryan Mulholland, Michael Onilogbo, Dakari Charlton, Micah Washington
200-meter: Dakari Charlton, Dominic Harper, Jaelyn Reeves-Lile, Micah Washington, Michael Onilogbo, Ryan Mulholland, Danarrion Ard, Sean Aigboboh
400-meter: King Taylor, Trey East III, Damarien Jacobs
800-meter: Caden Thurman
1500-meter: Remay Abraha, Zac Miller
3000-meter steeplechase: Patrick Flowers
5000-meter: Henok Hagos
10,000-meter: Henok Hagos
100-meter hurdles: Noah Hanson, Anthony Trucks
400-meter hurdles: William King IV
4x100-meter relay
4x400-meter relay
High jump: Antrea Mita, Kenneth Owen, Turey Stoudemire
Pole vault: Reese Pokluda
Long jump: Bradley Lowman, Simeon Cannon
Triple jump: Mouhameth Fall
Shot put: Cordell Nwokeji
Discus: Canaan Wharry, Cordell Nwokeji
Hammer throw: Canaan Wharry, Ty Lott

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