The 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship came to a close on Saturday with Georgia securing the women’s national title.

Sixteen finals took place and six Ducks competed at Hayward Field on Saturday.

The day began with Fresno State’s Cierra Jackson setting a meet record in the women’s discus with a 65.82-meter throw.

Later, the track events began with the women’s wheelchair 100 meters. American Paralympian Hannah Dederick clocked in at 16.50 to secure first place for Illinois in a preview of what’s to come at the Para National Championships coming to Hayward in August.

Oregon’s biggest chance to string together points came in the 1,500 meters, where Silan Ayyildiz, Klaudia Kazimierska and Mia Barnett all made the final.

The stacked field featured a physical race, with bumping and little room to make a move to the front of the group.

“I’m glad I’m representing my school and I’m healthy,” Ayyildiz said. “It’s just, the 1500 when it comes to the race, you have to fight.”

Ayyildiz tried to stay top three throughout, but the final 400 meters sped up, and she ended in fourth with a time of 4:09.75. Kazimierska finished just a spot behind her at 4:10.42.

“I wasn’t patient. I feel like I didn’t just run my best today,” Kazimierska said. “It was my last race out there at Hayward, so it’s just a very emotional moment for me.”

Sophie O’Sullivan recorded a personal best to come in first and give Washington a one-point lead over Georgia for the national title.

The Ducks catapulted into third place after the 100-meter hurdles. Junior Aaliyah McCormick picked up speed as the race went on to clock in at 12.81. She won the first and only event for Oregon at the outdoor championships in a race that had a did not start, did not finish and disqualified.

“Hurdles can be a very difficult race. You’re running and jumping at the same time, and that can be a little bit of an obstacle,” McCormick said. “I knew not to worry about anything else that is going around me, but to just stay close to my lane.”

Georgia and USC went back and forth for possession of first place in the team standings. Trojans’ senior Samirah Moody came in first in the 100 meters, with two teammates also finishing in the top eight. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, went one and two in the 400 meters.

Michigan’s Savannah Sutherland broke two-time 400-meter hurdles Olympic Gold Medalist Sydney McClaughlin-Levrone’s record in the event, clocking in at 52.46 seconds. It was 1.80 faster than second-place and Georgia picked up more points with Michelle Smith in third-place.

The Ducks fell to tenth at the conclusion of the weekend. Ryann Porter tallied one point with her eighth-place finish in the triple jump and Annika Williams picked up a did not start in the final event of the heptathlon.

Even though USC secured second and third place in the 200 meters, the Bulldogs gained the points they needed to take home the National Championship. The 73-point performance was capped off with a win in the 4×400-meter relay. USC came in second and Texas A&M rounded out the top three.

The collegiate track and field wrapped up on Saturday, but there’s still more to come at Hayward Field this summer. The Nike Outdoor Nationals and USATF U20 Outdoor Championships are up next, slated to run June 19 through 22.

WACO, Texas (KXXV) — University’s Davontrae Kirkland is staying home in Waco.

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Kirkland announced with Dave Campbell’s Texas Football that he will continue his football career with Baylor.

The four star rated player had other offers from Texas A&M, TCU, Houston, Texas Tech and Oklahoma.

Kirkland will also reunite with former University head coach Kaeron Johnson.

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Results

The Northern Arizona track and field team concluded action at the NCAA DI Outdoor Track and Field Championships today in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field.
 
Maggi Congdon raced to a third-place finish in the women’s 1,500-meters with a time of 4:09.31 to earn a First Team All-American honor. Last season, she placed ninth in the event at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
 
Agnes McTighe ran the sixth-fastest time in program history in the 5,000-meters with a personal best of 15:35.87, placing seventh overall and earning a First Team All-American honor.
 
Karrie Baloga earned a Second Team All-American nod in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, placing 12^th with a time of 9:57.43.
 
Also, in the 5,000-meters, Ava Mitchell earned an Honorable Mention All-American nod with a 22^nd place finish, clocking 16:06.32.
 
Today concludes action for the 2024-25 outdoor track and field season.
 

Americans gathered across the country Saturday for the “No Kings” Day protest, voicing opposition to the current presidential administration and its policies. Approximately 2,000 protests and rallies were held nationwide, including one in downtown Hattiesburg.
Dozens of demonstrators assembled outside City Hall in Hattiesburg, carrying signs and wearing shirts to express their dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump’s actions.
Protester Jeanne Gillispie said the demonstration was about unity and standing against hate.
“It helps us be out together with the people that are here,” Gillispie said. “Every time we have a protest there’s three or four times as many people as the last one. It’s about standing up for ourselves, standing up for our friends, standing up for our neighbors. It’s about being together, community and making sure that the hate is over.”
According to NPR, more than 200 organizations participated in the nationwide protest, including MoveOn, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Federation of Teachers and the Communications Workers of America.
Protester Chole Dobbins urged continued engagement.
“If you can show out and keep fighting,” Dobbins said.
The nationwide protest took place on the same day as a military parade in Washington, D.C., organized by the Trump administration. The idea for the parade was initially proposed during Trump’s first term but was previously canceled due to cost concerns. The event is estimated to cost between $25 million and $45 million and includes 6,000 Army soldiers, 49 aircraft, 128 vehicles and 25 horses.

EUGENE, Ore. – North Florida senior Smilla Kolbe cemented one of the most decorated seasons in program history when she became the program’s first-ever Outdoor First Team All-American with a sixth-place finish in the women’s 800m at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field on Saturday.

Kolbe turned in a time of 2:00.37 to record her second First Team All-American honor of the season. She joins Briana Frazier in 2012 and Eden Meyer in 2017 as one of three All-Americans – First or Second Team – in program history. She entered the meet with the third-best time in the nation this season and fourth-best time in collegiate history.

Kolbe was one of eight runners to receive First Team All-American honors in the event and concluded her collegiate track and field career with three All-American distinctions. She was one of five women’s runners in the nation to take home First Team All-American honors in both indoor and outdoor track and field this season.

Kolbe advanced to the final on Saturday after she earned an at-large qualification spot with a time of 2:00.70 in the semifinal on Thursday. She advanced to Hayward Field after she recorded first-place finishes in her heat at the 2025 NCAA East Region First Round hosted at North Florida’s Visit Jax Track at Hodges Stadium on May 29 and 31.

The Hanover, Germany native concludes her accomplished career at North Florida as a three-time All-American, including a pair of First Team selections, an eight-time All-ASUN selection across outdoor track, indoor track and cross country, a four-time ASUN Track Athlete of the Week honoree and most recently the ASUN’s Most Outstanding Women’s Outdoor Track Performer of the Year. She holds five program records across the three seasons and is the event record-holder for both the ASUN Indoor and Outdoor Championships.

Kolbe was also a five-time ASUN All-Academic Team selection with three ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year nods, as well as a CSC Third Team Academic All-America selection in 2024. She is set to graduate from North Florida with her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a 4.0 GPA.