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Mississippi State track and field star Peyton Bair transfers to Oregon
Mississippi State track and field star Peyton Bair will transfer to Oregon for his senior season.
Oregon track and field announced the signing on the social media platform X on July 3.
The announcement came three weeks after Bair won the NCAA Division I decathlon on June 12 in Eugene, Oregon. Bair scored a program-record 8,323 points, which is the 14th-highest total in NCAA history and the 10th best in the NCAA championships.
He won the 100- and 400-meter runs, placed fourth in the long jump and javelin and fifth in hurdles.
Bair also won the heptathlon at the NCAA indoor championships in March. Bair is the seventh male in NCAA history to win both in the same year.
In addition to Bair transferring to the Ducks, his younger brother, Gatlin Bair, will join the Oregon football program in 2026.
Gatlin Bair committed to Oregon in February 2024 but delayed his enrollment to 2026 to serve on a Latter-day Saints mission, according to 247Sports. Gatlin Bair, a wide receiver, was a five-star recruit coming out of Burley (Idaho) High School, according to 247sports.