Multiple field-event medalists were also among the top qualifiers in running-event preliminaries Tuesday evening during the first Class A session of the Minnesota State High School League’s 2025 Boys and Girls Track and Field State Meet at St. Michael-Albertville High School.

Finals in most Class A events are Wednesday, beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Here’s a look at Tuesday’s Class A events.

Class A Girls

3,200 — St. John’s Prep sophomore Margaret Duffy topped the field in 10:54.63. Reigning 1,600 and Cross Country champion Audrey Brownell of Staples-Motley was close behind in second (10:55.30). St. Clair/Imannuel Lutheran’s Valerie Quast was third in 11:09.20.

Long Jump — Sophomore McKaylen Lewis of Math and Science Academy defended her title with her very first jump, 18 feet, 5.5 inches. Bagley/Fosston’s Ava Phrakonkham earned silver with 18-3.5 while running the top qualifying times in both the 100 (12.05) and 200 (24.62). Trinity Giddings of Two Harbors (18-0) took bronze and was the top 400 qualifier (56.51).

High Jump — Park Christian junior Annika Aakre claimed the title by clearing 5 feet, 7 inches on her third attempt. Aakre was ninth last year and improved by 6 inches. Long Jump champion Lewis took silver here (5-6). St. Clair/Imannuel Lutheran’s Kate Daly surpassed 5-4 on her first attempt for bronze.

Discus — Clearbrook-Gonvick senior Allison LaVine launched the discus 146 feet, 3 inches on her final attempt, surpassing her best to that point — and the rest of the field — by nearly 20 feet to take home the gold. Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda’s Alabama Hoonhorst (129-11) and West Marshall’s Emily Marquis were second and third, respectively.

Prelims Note — St. Paul Academy’s Elizabeth Tuttle has the top times entering the hurdles finals, 15.13 in the 100 and 43.82 in the 300.

Class A Boys

3,200 — Last year’s runner-up and a Cross Country champion in the fall, Cotter/Hope ninth-grader Erik Semling ran 9:25.68 to cross first in this year’s 3,200-meter run. Redwood Valley’s Kilen Cilek (9:34.25) and 2024 champion Eddie Snider of Mounds Park Academy (9:41.22) were the next two finishers.

Triple Jump — Osakis junior Trenton VanNyhuis showed his versatility with a gold medal here by leaping 45 feet, 3.5 inches, and running on a record-breaking 4×200 relay in the prelims (see below). Aitkin’s Isaiah Baker (44-5.25) and Windom Area’s Job Ogeka (44-0.5) rounded out the top three.

Pole Vault — With gold already in tow, Staples-Motley junior Turner Beachy raised the bar to 15 feet and cleared it on his final attempt. Grayson Gibson of Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta went 14-3, Andrue Stalboerger of Melrose Area 14 feet.

Shot Put — The first throw for Blooming Prairie senior Owen Krueger got him to the top of the podium: 55 feet, 10.25 inches. That beat Canby/Minneota runner-up Cayden Anderson’s 55-8.25. Lakeview’s Jackson Staab was third (55-1).

Shot Put Wheelchair — Lakeview went 1-2 with Broden Stensrud (18 feet, 10 inches) and Terrek Jenniges (17-8).

Prelims Note — VanNyhuis and Osakis set a Class A State Meet 4×200 record in 1:28.42. Andrew Jones led off for the Silverstreaks and later achieved the top qualifying time in the 300 Hurdles (37.86). The anchor, Zackery Bruder qualified second in the 400 (49.12).

Starting on Wednesday, June 11, the final sporting event on the 2024-25 Alabama Crimson Tide athletic calendar will officially begin, as a total of 20 athletes from the program will travel across the country to Eugene, Oregon for the 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships.

An annual event, Eugene will be the host site to many of the top college track and field athletes across the nation this week, as well as the location where numerous national champions will officially be decided.

Among that group of athletes, there are some, as mentioned previously, that come from Alabama who could end up winning a national title when all is said and done.

Here is how to watch the 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships this week, as well as which Alabama athletes will be participating.

2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships date, location

The 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships will be held Wednesday, June 11 through Saturday, June 14, taking place from Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

How to watch 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships

All four days of the 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships will be available via livestream on ESPN+, as well as Fubo, which offers a free trial to new subscribers. Every day will also be broadcast live on ESPN networks.

• Men’s Day 1: Wednesday June 11 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Women’s Day 1: Thursday, June 12 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Men’s Day 2: Friday, June 13 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
• Women’s Day 2: Saturday, June 14 at 6 p.m. ET on ESPNU

Watch NCAA outdoor track and field championships live on Fubo (free trial)

Watch NCAA outdoor track and field championships on ESPN+

Alabama Crimson Tide athletes at 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships

Men

• Samuel Ogazi – 400m, 4x400m Relay
• Ezekiel Pitireng – 3,000m Steeplechase
• Victor Kiprop – 10,000m
• Dennis Kipruto – 10,000m
• Dismus Lokira – 10,000m
• Donald Chiyangwa – 4x400m Relay
• Oussama El Bouchayby – 4x400m Relay
• Peter Diebold – 4x400m Relay
• Christopher Crawford – Shot Put, Discus
• Trevor Gunzell – Shot Put, Discus
• Christopher Young – Discus

Women

• Precious Nzeakor – 200m
• Doris Lemngole – 3,000m Steeplechase
• Brenda Tuwei – 10,000m
• Miracle Ailes – High Jump
• Mariia Horielova – Long Jump
• Treneese Hamilton – Shot Put
• Mye’Joi Williams – Shot Put
• Megan Albamonti – Javelin
• Katelyn Adel – Heptathlon

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DURHAM, N.C. – A school-record 17 athletes are set to compete for Duke track and field as the Blue Devils look to cap an impressive all-around season with a bang at the NCAA Outdoor Championships this weekend. The four-day national meet is slated for June 11-14 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

COVERAGE INFO:

WHAT TO KNOW:

• Duke will be represented by 17 athletes – eight men and nine women – across 10 different events. The 17 competing Blue Devils mark a new program high, besting the 16 qualifiers in 2022 and 2023.
• Graduate student Simen Guttormsen looks to complete the sweep in the men’s pole vault after capturing the gold medal at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Guttormsen capped his indoor season with a performance for the ages, culminating a stellar campaign with a huge personal best and program record of 5.71m (18-8.75 feet).
• The Blue Devils head into the weekend ranked in the top 10 of the NCAA Championship field in three events. Freshman Joseph Taylor is slotted third in the men’s 400m, junior Lauren Tolbert is seventh in the women’s 800m and the women’s 4x400m also checked in at No. 7.  Graduate student Aliya Garozzo (11th) and sophomore Christian Toro (11th) sit just outside the top 10.

TICKETS PUNCHED – HOW THEY GOT HERE

• Senior Max Forte was the first Blue Devil to punch his ticket to NCAA’s courtesy of a stupendous performance in the men’s decathlon at the Mt. SAC relays back in April. Forte parlayed a personal-best effort into a spot on the Duke men’s decathlon charts, posting 7,813 points to place fourth and move into No. 2 all-time at Duke.
• Forte’s overall showing featured four top-five finishes across multis, headlined by a runner-up showing in the 100m dash (10.60 seconds) and a fourth-place finish in the long jump via a mark of 7.41m (24-3.75 feet).
• Sophomore Christian Toro secured his first career berth to the national meet by way of his third throw in the men’s hammer throw that checked in at 66.86m (219-4 feet) – good for No. 5 in the East Regional field.
• Simen Guttormsen finished among the top 12 in the men’s pole vault semifinal, passing on the opening height before clearing the next two on his first jump. The graduate student finished the competition with a final mark of 5.33m (17-5.75 feet) – sixth overall.
• Sophomore Gemma Tutton punched her first ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Championships after finishing tied for fifth in the women’s pole vault first round. She passed on the first height then cleared the next two on her first and second attempt, respectively, finishing with a final clearance of 4.24m (13-11 feet).
• Joseph Taylor turned in a stellar performance in the men’s 400m quarterfinal on the way to securing his ticket to Eugene.  The rookie posted the top time in his heat – 45.05 seconds – to earn the automatic qualifier, with his dash checking in third overall.
• An impressive race by the men’s 4x400m locked up a spot in Eugene while unseating the program record in the process. Comprised of Taylor, graduate students TJ Clayton and Callum Robinson and senior Michael Bennett, the Duke quartet finished in the top three of its respective heat to notch the assured berth to nationals via a season’s best time of 3:04.47. Freshman Andres Langston, who also competed on the men’s relays for Duke during the year, is headed to Eugene as well.
• Lauren Tolbert turned in another standout effort in 800m race with the junior notching a monster personal best en route to breaking her own school record and cementing herself among the NCAA Outdoor Championship field. Tolbert shaved over a second off her previous best and blazed to a finish of 2:00.27 – fifth best in the field – to lock down the instant berth.
• The 400m hurdles saw the Blue Devil pairing of freshman Braelyn Baker and graduate student Aliya Garozzo turn in commanding performances to punch their tickets to Eugene and make their NCAA dreams a reality. The tandem placed in the top three of their respective heat and crossed the finish line in succession with Garozzo (56.46) narrowly edging out Baker, who moved into No. 4 all-time in program lore via a time of 56.48 seconds.
• Representing the Blue Devils in the women’s 4x400m race, the quartet of Garozzo, junior Julia Jackson, senior Megan McGinnis and Tolbert clocked 3:27.87 – No. 2 in their heat and No. 4 in the overall field – on the way to registering the automatic bid. The 4x100m comprised of sophomore Mia Edim, seniors Abby Geiser and Meredith Sims and Baker posted a mark of 43.72 seconds to finish among the top 12.

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The best of the best in collegiate track and field have descended upon Eugene this week for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field.

The four-day meet flip-flops between the men’s competition on June 11 and June 13, and the women’s competition on June 12 and June 14.

“I love this meet and I love that it’s at Hayward, where it should be,” Oregon coach Jerry Schumacher said. “I wouldn’t trade it for a thing.”

Who is competing for Oregon on June 11?

• Simeon Birnbaum – 1,500 semifinal, 4:21 p.m.
• Benjamin Balazs – 3,000 steeplechase semifinal, 4:38 p.m.
• Matthew Erickson – 800 semifinal, 5:38 p.m.
• Koitatoi Kidali – 800 semifinal, 5:38 p.m.
• Safin Wills – long jump final, 5:40 p.m.
• Kobe Lawrence – shot put final, 6:10 p.m.

NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships meet schedule

Where: Hayward Field

When: June 11-14

• Wednesday, June 11 (men): First events
  • Decathlon: 100, 12 p.m.
  • Field events: Hammer final, 1:30 p.m.
  • Track events: 4×100 relay semifinals, 4:05 p.m.
• Thursday, June 12 (women): First events
  • Decathlon: 110 hurdle, 9:45 a.m.
  • Field events: Hammer final, 1:30 p.m.
  • Track events: 4×100 relay semifinals, 4:05 p.m.
• Friday, June 13 (men): First events
  • Heptathlon: 110 hurdles, 11:45 a.m.
  • Field events: High jump final, 4:30 p.m.
  • Track events: 4×100 relay final, 5:02 p.m.
• Saturday, June 14 (women): First events
  • Heptathlon: Long jump, 2 p.m.
  • Field events: High jump final, 5:30 p.m.
  • Track events: 4×100 relay final, 6:02 p.m.

Complete four-day schedule

How to watch Oregon at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship meet

• TV:
  • Wednesday, June 11: 4 p.m., ESPN
  • Thursday, June 12: 4 p.m., ESPN
  • Friday, June 13: 5:30 p.m., ESPN2
  • Saturday, June 14: 3 p.m., ESPNU
• Stream: ESPN+

Chris Hansen covers University of Oregon football, men’s basketball, track and field, cross country and softball for The Register-Guard. You can reach him at chansen@registerguard.com and you can follow him on X @chansen_RG

GLENBURN ELEMENTARY. HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS TOURNAMENTS ROLLED ON TODAY WITH HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD TAKING CENTER STAGE. ANXIOUS ATHLETES HAD TO WAIT AN EXTRA THREE DAYS TO COMPETE DUE TO RAIN ON SATURDAY. THE CLASS A MEET TOOK PLACE AT LEWISTON AND BLUE DEVILS SENIOR RYKER PARADIS PARADIS HAD A GREAT DAY. HE WON BOTH THE BOYS SHOT PUT AND DISCUS EVENTS. SOUTH PORTLAND’S ARNAUD SIOHO WHO HAS BATTLED INJURY FOR MOST OF THE SEASON, WON THE LONG JUMP AND TRIPLE JUMP EVENTS. CARTER ENGLEMAN OF WINDHAM ALSO WON MULTIPLE EVENTS. HE TIED FOR FIRST IN THE POLE VAULT AND WON THE 110 METER HURDLES. ANDRE CLARK WON THE 100 AND 200 METER DASHES AND HELPED MARSHWOOD SET A RECORD IN THE 4 BY 100 METER RELAY. ALI CARTER OF FALMOUTH WON THE 400 METER DASH AND ANTOINE DUBE OF GORHAM WON THE 300 METER HURDLES. ON THE GIRLS SIDE, CASSIDY HARDY OF MOUNT BLUE WAS SEEDED THIRD IN THE JAVELIN BUT WON WITH HER BEST THROW OF THE SEASON. TAYLA PELLETIER OF WINDHAM WON THE TRIPLE JUMP BY NEARLY THREE FEET OVER THE NEXT COMPETITOR. ON THE TRACK, JENNI FLYNN OF LEWISTON EDGED ANNELIESE COLLIN OF PORTLAND IN THE 100 METER HURDLES, BUT COLLIN CAME BACK AN HOUR LATER TO WIN THE 300 METER HURDLES. EMERSON FLAKER FROM SCARBOROUGH SPRINTED HER WAY TO WINNING THE 200 AND 400 METER DASHES AND HER TEAMMATE LAUREL DRISCOLL WON THE 16 HUNDRED METERS. THE BANGOR GIRLS AND SOUTH PORTLAND BOYS ARE LEADING THE TEAM SCORES. BUT DUE TO WET CONDITIONS NEAR THE HIGH JUMP AREA THAT EVENT DID NOT TAKE PLACE AND WILL BE TOMORROW AT EDWARD LITTLE HIGH SCHOOL STARTING AT TWO. THE CLASS B MEET TOOK PLACE IN BAR HARBOR. VICTORIA ZANDAN OF GREELY WINS THE GIRLS 100 METER HURDLES AND ALSO WON THE LONG JUMP. STEPHEN PIERRE FROM LEAVITT WOULD WIN THE BOYS RACE AND ALSO WIN THE LONG JUMP TITLE. IN THE GIRLS 100 METER DASH, AVERY BARITEAU OF FRYEBURG ACADEMY WON IN 12 POINT SIX NINE SECONDS. HISTORY WAS MADE IN THE GIRLS 16 HUNDRED METERS. SHEALYN BROCHU OF MORSE SET A NEW STATE RECORD. SAM LAVARDIERE OF LAKE REGION PULLED AWAY TO WIN THE BOYS RACE. GREELY WON THE BOYS AND GIRLS TEAM TITLES. THE CLASS C MEET TOOK PLACE AT MESSALONSKEE HIGH SCHOOL IN OAKLAND. BUCKSPORT’S HALEY ROSE WINS THE GIRLS 200 METER DASH. GEORGE STEVENS ACADEMY WENT ONE TWO IN THE BOYS RACE WITH ROWAN GAGNE TAKING FIRST. LISBON’S JACOB ROBERTSON WAS THIRD. TEANNE EWINGS OF HOULTON WON THE GIRLS 32 HUNDRED METER RACE BY NEARLY 45 SECONDS. THE BOYS RACE WAS MUCH CLOSER WITH BEN ARSENAULT OF ORONO BEATING OUT DESMOND ROBINSON OF CARRABEC