What NCAA outdoor track and field collegiate records could fall at the 2025 DI championships after four records fell in 2023 and eight in 2024? Here are the records that I think should be on notice in Eugene.

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Records that have already fallen

We’ll start with the collegiate records in events that take place at the NCAA championships. If an athlete broke the record once, obviously the record should be on notice to fall again.

• Women’s 3000m steeplechase — Doris Lemngole | Alabama
• Women’s Pole Vault — Amanda Moll | Washington
• Men’s 1500m — Liam Murphy | Villanova
• Men’s 5000m — Habtom Samuel | New Mexico
• Men’s 10,000m — Ishmael Kipkurui | New Mexico
• Men’s Discus — Mykolas Alekna | California

MORE RECORDS: Every collegiate track and field record broken in 2025, so far

Men’s records that should be on notice

• 100m | Record: 9.82s by Tennessee’s Christian Coleman in 2017
• 4x100m relay | Record: 37.90 by LSU in 2023
• Hammer | Record: 81.94m by Southern California’s Balazs Kiss in 1995

The men’s 100-meter record would surprise no one if it fell after the spectacular performances seen in the first round competition. South Florida’s Abdul-Rasheed Saminu ran the fastest wind-legal mark in a 9.86-second finish, the No. 2 time in NCAA history. Arkansas’ Jordan Anthony ran a +2.1 wind 9.75-second 100 meters, the No. 2 all-conditions time in NCAA history. Let’s hope it’s not windy in Eugene so the 100-meter record can go down.

Championship stakes, the first event of the championship and all-time teams? The 4×100-meter relay has all the ingredients for another record-breaking performance. We’ll start with South Florida, which ran 38.05 in the East region to qualify for the championship. Then we’ll go to Auburn next, which returns three runners from 2024’s title-winning squad that ran 38.03 to jump into the top five of the charts. Throw in Tennessee, which has run 38.20 this season, and you have three teams that could break into the 37 seconds and challenge for the NCAA record.

Balazs Kiss owns the top-eight all-time NCAA marks in the hammer throw as the greatest in the history of the event. That’s how dominant he was at USC. However, in 2025, Minnesota’s Angelos Mantzouranis and Kostas Zaltos have climbed the top-10 charts as the No. 3 and No. 8 performers, respectively. Those two are the top threats to take down the record that has stood since 1995

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Women’s records that should be on notice

• 200m | Record: 21.80 by Kentucky’s Abby Steiner in 2022
• 400m | Record: 48.89s by Arkansas’  Nickisha Pryce in 2024
• 800m | Record: 1:57.73 by Texas A&M’s Athing Mu in 2021
• 5000m | Record: 14:52.18 by Florida’s Parker Valby in 2024
• High jump | Record: 1.99m by Arizona’s Brigetta Barrett
• Discus | Record: 70.22m by Arizona State’s Jorinde Van Klinken in 2021
• Javelin| Record: 64.19m by Nebraska’s Rhema Otabor in 2024

The athlete with the best shot at taking down Abby Steiner’s 21.80 is South Carolina’s JaMeesia Ford. Ford has run 22.01 seconds this season, the sixth-fastest finish in NCAA history. 0.21 seconds is a long time in track, but if the conditions are right, it can be done.

It was only last year that we saw the 400-meter record fall at the NCAA championships as Nickisha Pryce became the first to ever break 49 seconds. In that same race was Arkansas’ Kaylyn Brown, finishing in 49.13. She’s back this year. You also have Georgia’s Aaliyah Butler this year. Butler ran 49.44 back in April. Both Brown and Butler are building up after running in the Olympics last year, so the two could be peaking just in time for the championships.

Athing Mu’s women’s 800-meter record has been on notice for the past few championships, but I think we may finally get that record to fall with top contenders to break the record back for another year. If that sounds like the same thing from the indoor season, it is! The top candidates to break the record are LSU’s Michaela Rose, BYU’s Meghan Hunter, and North Florida’s Smila Kolbe, who have all run top-10 times this year in the 800, with the former two breaking 1:59. Will 2025 finally be the year Mu’s record breaks?

New Mexico’s Pamela Kosgei ran the No. 2 all-time 5000 meters and is only 0.27 seconds behind Parker Valby’s record. Can 0.27 seconds be made up with a championship on the line? Of course it can. 

Kosgei is the top candidate to break Valby’s 10,000-meter record, too. NC State’s Grace Hartman is another one to watch. Kosgei has run 31:02.73 (No. 2 all-time) and Hartman has run 31:20.60 (No. 4 all-time).

The last two indoor and outdoor high jump titles have ended in a tie. Texas Tech’s Temitope Adeshina, Georgia’s Elena Kulichenko and Illinois’ Rose Yeboah have all had a share of the title at some point during that stretch. All three have reached 1.97 meters outdoors. With only .03 meters to go for a record, the high jump record is one for the taking.

Louisville’s Jayden Ulrich threw the No. 2 all-time mark in the discus when she hit 69.39 meters back in April. With only one meter standing between the Cardinal and the record, she has a realistic chance of etching her name in history.

Three of the top four all-time javelin throws were launched by the Georgia Bulldogs this year. Manuela Rotundo and Lianna Davidson are the only non-record-holding women to surpass 63 meters in NCAA history. Either one could break the javelin record we saw set at last year’s championships.

BROOMS OUT: 16 DI track and field indoor champions looking for a season sweep at the 2025 outdoor championships

Bonus records to watch

• Women’s 100 meters
• Women’s long jump

Tima Godbless has progressed nicely this year in the 100 meters, going from 11.20 in her opener to 10.91 in the East meet. Leah Bertrand also ran 10.99 and 10.92 at the East meet, jumping up from an 11.20 at Big Tens. Sha’Carri Richardson set her 10.75-second record after not running faster than a +4.3 10.91 and a +0.7 10.99 ahead of her NCAA championship meet. Godbless and Betrand have already run faster at the same point in the season.

Baylor’s Alexis Brown jumped 7.03 meters at the Big 12 championships. The collegiate record is 7.14 meters. Brown has shown on multiple occasions that she can get beyond seven meters, so she’s a dark horse candidate to break a record.

HILLSBORO, Kan. – Aaron Yoder, the current longest-tenured coach at Bethany College and one of the premium Cross Country and Track & Field coaches in the KCAC, will move on from Lindsborg and will lead Tabor College as the new Director of Cross Country and Track & Field as well as the Assistant Athletic Director.

Yoder was the head coach of the Bethany Cross Country team since 2013 and the head coach of the Track & Field team since 2015. According to Bethany College, Yoder coached two national qualifiers, four All-KCAC top-20 medalists, and coached the school record-holder in the 6K. He saw lots of his coaching success in Track & Field however, coaching 31 national qualifiers, 26 school records, 15 KCAC champions, three KCAC Athletes of the Year, and five All-Americans. He also oversaw the school receive 18 KCAC Team of Character awards in both programs.

According to Tabor College, Yoder’s hire can be seen as a homecoming story. Even though Yoder is a native of Peabody, Kan., he attended Hillsboro Schools and was a Class of 2004 graduate of Hillsboro High School. While with the Trojans, Yoder won the KSHSAA 3A State Title in the 1600M Run and competed in two State Championships. Yoder went on to compete in Cross Country and Track & Field at Fort Hays State University, earning an MIAA All-Conference nod in Cross Country, another All-Conference honor in Indoor Track & Field, and four All-Conference selections in Outdoor Track & Field.

Yoder will arrive to the Tabor College campus in June. Bethany’s Daylon Smith will be promoted as the Interim Head Coach of the Swedes’ programs. It will be Smith’s first head coaching gig, but was an assistant coach at Bethany for one year. Prior to arriving at Bethany, Smith was a graduate assistant coach at Southwestern College and ran track at Sterling College.

INDIANA, Pa. – The Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) department of athletics is excited to appoint Ethan Bare as the director of strength and conditioning for the Crimson Hawks. Bare’s first day will be June 17.

 

Bare is joining IUP to work with the 19 varsity NCAA DII programs at IUP.

 

A 2020 graduate of Geneva College, Bare earned his Master of Science in exercise and sports science from Merrimack College in 2022. He’s currently studying for his master’s degree in nutrition from the University of New Hampshire (UNH). Ethan spent the past two academic years as the associate director of strength and conditioning at the UNH. Before obtaining that title, he was the assistant strength and conditioning coach at UNH, starting in January 2023.

 

Bare played football at Geneva, where he was a fullback for the Golden Tornadoes. Along with his role at UNH, Bare also worked at Tufts University as an offensive line coach and in the strength and conditioning department. His experience includes two Division I programs- Boston College, where he interned with the football team, and Robert Morris, where he served as a strength and conditioning apprentice. 

 

“I would like to take the time to thank Todd Garzarelli and the rest of the hiring committee for their time and trust me to run their strength and conditioning program at IUP,” said Bare. “I am excited to be part of such a successful athletics department and to help develop the next great generation of student athletes at IUP. I cannot wait to hit the ground running with all the athletes and coaches this summer.” 

 

The athletic department, headed by director of athletics Todd Garzarelli, look forward to Bare being part of the team. “We are excited to welcome Ethan to the Crimson Hawk Family.  Ethan shined during the interview process with his vision and student-centered approach. He brings a great deal of experience from a strength and conditioning standpoint, that will allow us to continue to compete for and win championships. I am looking forward to seeing him work alongside our coaches and student-athletes to build upon the foundation that has already been laid.”

 

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UVU will join the Big West on July 1, 2026.

Utah Valley University is leaving the Western Athletic Conference.

On Wednesday, the Wolverines announced that they will be joining the Big West Conference as a full member on July 1, 2026.

They’ll be joining programs Cal Poly, Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, CSUN, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, and California Baptist in the conference.

“We are honored to join The Big West and begin an exciting new chapter in UVU Athletics,” said UVU President Astrid S. Tuminez in a news release. “This move reflects the progress we’ve made across our programs and the growing reputation of our university. One of the most enjoyable parts of my presidency has been watching our student-athletes compete, learn, and grow, often punching above their weight. I am confident that we will continue to thrive in The Big West. The future looks bright.”

With the transition, UVU will compete in 13 Big West-sponsored sports, including: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s track and field, and women’s volleyball.

UVU wrestling will continue to compete in the Big 12.

“This is a transformative opportunity for our department,” UVU AD Jared Sumsion said. “The Big West is an elite conference that reflects the academic, athletic, and geographic profile we’ve worked hard to build. We are thrilled to align with its membership and to bring the Big West to the Utah mountains.”

UVU has been with the WAC since 2013, winning 33 total regular-season and tournament championships in the conference.

Upon its entry to the Big West, Utah Valley will become the largest university in the conference with more than 46,800 enrolled students.

“We are thrilled to welcome Utah Valley University to the Big West,” Big West commissioner Dan Butterly said. “… Their addition expands our geographic footprint into a vibrant and strategically significant region, while elevating the level of competition across the board. We look forward to the energy and excitement the Wolverines will bring to the Big West.”