Big 12 Athletes Shine at NCAA Track and Field Championships

EUGENE, OR — The Big 12 Conference closed out the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with three individual titles and 16 total medals across four days of competition at Hayward Field.

Athletes from all 16 Big 12 programs competed in the national meet, highlighted by standout performances from Baylor, BYU and Oklahoma State on the final day of men’s events.

BYU’s James Corrigan secured the program’s second men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase title in three years with a winning time of 8:16.41. Baylor’s Nathaniel Ezekiel added to his record-breaking season in the 400-meter hurdles, claiming gold with a personal-best 47.49. Oklahoma State’s Brian Musau swept the NCAA indoor and outdoor 5,000-meter titles, winning the outdoor final in 13:20.59.

In the team standings, BYU and Oklahoma State tied for 11th in the men’s competition with 19 points apiece. Kansas followed in 16th with 16.5 points, while Texas Tech (16 points) and Houston (15 points) rounded out the Big 12 men’s teams in the top 20.

On the women’s side, Texas Tech led Big 12 teams with a 12th-place finish, earning 22 points. BYU (16 points) placed 18th, and TCU tied for 20th with 13 points.

The Big 12 performed well in the men’s 110-meter hurdles, where athletes from Arizona, Houston and Baylor finished second through fifth. Arizona’s Zach Extine earned silver with a time of 13.13, while Houston’s John Adesola and Jamar Marshall Jr. finished third and fourth. Baylor’s Demario Prince took fifth.

Big 12 NCAA Individual Champions

• Nathaniel Ezekiel (Baylor) – Men’s 400m Hurdles, 47.49

• James Corrigan (BYU) – Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase, 8:16.41

• Brian Musau (Oklahoma State) – Men’s 5,000m, 13:20.59

Silver Medalists

• Zach Extine (Arizona) – Men’s 110m Hurdles, 13.13

• Alexis Brown (Baylor) – Women’s Long Jump, 6.63m

• Lexy Halladay-Lowry (BYU) – Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase, 9:08.68

• Ashton Barkdull (Kansas) – Men’s Pole Vault, 5.73m

• Blair Anderson (Oklahoma State) – Men’s Long Jump, 8.02m

• Shelby Frank (Texas Tech) – Women’s Hammer Throw, 71.05m

Bronze Medalists

• Meghan Hunter (BYU) – Women’s 800m, 1:59.03

• John Adesola (Houston) – Men’s 110m Hurdles, 13.28

• Emil Uhlin (Kansas State) – Men’s Decathlon, 7,859 points

• Irene Jepkemboi (TCU) – Women’s Javelin, 60.31m

• Ernest Cheruiyot (Texas Tech) – Men’s 10,000m, 29:10.37

• Shelby Frank (Texas Tech) – Women’s Discus Throw, 63.37m

• Joy Naukot (West Virginia) – Women’s 10,000m, 31:34.34