3 NCAA Track and Field Athletes To Watch In 2025

The 2024 Olympian made it to the Olympic final in the 800m. She eventually placed seventh overall. In the semi-finals, she ran 1:57.76, shattering 1:58.The 2025 Indoor Track and Field season will quickly wind up in January and beyond. With that in mind, there are some athletes that we’re excited to watch in the new year. 

Wanya McCoy 

“It’s as competitive as it’s been in some time at the women’s 800m distance, with Whittaker and Rose leading the way. It’s worth adding Arkansas’ Sanu Jallow to the conversation, too, who moved to No. 6 on the collegiate all-time list with a 1:59.29 performance at the SEC Outdoor Championships as a sophomore. Don’t miss all of the track & field action streaming on FloTrack. Check out the FloTrack schedule for more events.His 60m personal best of 6.58 matches what McCoy has run. Then, over the 100m and 200m distance, he has run 9.90 (+1.8) and 20.63 (+1.7). 2024 had a lot to offer with a lot of underclassmen in the fold. This year, those youngsters have gotten one year stronger, and one year faster. 2025 could be a blockbuster year for NCAA Track and Field.

Godson Oghenebrume

That is certainly in Whittaker’s wheelhouse and she’ll be pushed by Michaela Rose and others. Our own Ashley Tysiac recently wrote about the prospects of the 800m record in 2025:The NCAA Indoor 800m record is 1:58.40. Athing Mu posted that mark in February of 2021. Florida’s Wanya McCoy could do some damage this indoor season. 

Juliette Whittaker 

Video footage from each event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloTrack subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.Last year, in his second indoor season, McCoy was the SEC runner-up in the 60m and the 200m champion. He ran 6.58 and 20.29 in those two events, respectively. He went on to finish fourth in the 60m at NCAA’s and seventh in the 200m.During the outdoor campaign, he ran 10.02 (+0.6) over 100m and 19.93 (+1.0) over 200m. He was second in both events at the SEC Championship.At the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Oghenebrume ran 10.02 (+0.2) and placed fourth in the 100m championship.Stanford’s Juliette Whittaker is primed to do some damage in 2025. Break the collegiate record, and you’re in good company. Previous women’s 800m collegiate record holders include Mu and Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Raevyn Rogers and three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton.”

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McCoy represented the Bahamas at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He ran the 100m and 200m. He advanced to the semi-finals in the 200m.

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The athlete who beat Wanya McCoy at the SEC Outdoor Championship was LSU’s Godson Oghenebrume.

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