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Big 12 Outdoor Championships
Buffs Set For Big 12 Championships
May 12, 2026 | Track and Field
BOULDER – Colorado track and field heads to the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships this week at Drachman Stadium in Tucson from May 14–16. The meet will be streamed on ESPN+, while live results will be available at cubuffs.com/tracklive.
STORYLINES
Colorado enters the championship meet with several athletes ranked among the top performers in the conference heading into the postseason.
Avery Pearson enters the meet ranked third in the Big 12 in the women's 800 meters following her No. 2 all-time mark of 2:00.91 earlier this season. Pearson also claimed the Big 12 Indoor title in the 600 yards and enters the weekend as one of the conference favorites in the event.
On the men's side, Danny Tragarz sits third in the Big 12 in the 400-meter hurdles after his altitude-converted 49.95 performance at the Doug Max Invitational, which ranks No. 2 all-time in Colorado history. Distance standout Kole Mathison also enters the championships ranked third in the 3000-meter steeplechase. His mark of 8:32.42 came from his winning run at the Stanford Invitational earlier this season. He also qualified for the NCAA Championships in the event last year.
Other notable conference rankings:
- Abbey Nechanicky – 6th, women's 10,000m
- Lucas Williams – 7th, men's hammer throw
- Alaina Fantaski – 8th, women's javelin
- Gustavo Alfonso – 8th, men's javelin
- Jessie Secor – 10th, women's 5000m
SCHEDULE & ENTRIES
Thursday, May 14 (MT)
- Men's hammer throw final (1 p.m.) – Lucas Williams
- Women's hammer throw final (3:30 p.m.) – Amanda Opp
- Men's javelin final (5:45 p.m.) – Gustavo Alfonso
- Men's 1500m prelim (7:30 p.m.) – Keegan Smith
- Women's javelin final (8:15 p.m.) – Alaina Fantaski
- Men's 400m hurdles prelim (8:50 p.m.) – Danny Tragarz
- Women's 400m hurdles prelim (9:10 p.m.) – Abby Miller, Aubrey Leneweaver
- Men's 10,000m final (9:30 p.m.) – Dean Casey
- Women's 10,000m final (10:05 p.m.) – Hannah Prosser, Beana Winchell, Abbey Nechanicky, Ashley Jones
Friday, May 15 (MT)
- Men's 800m prelim (7:10 p.m.) – Drew Costelow, Ty Cook
- Women's 800m prelim (7:30 p.m.) – Avery Pearson, Riley Burkey, Helen Carlson
- Men's 3000m steeplechase final (9:10 p.m.) – Kole Mathison, Conner Wingfield, Grady Rauba
Saturday, May 16 (MT)
- Men's 1500m final (6:50 p.m.)
- Men's 800m final (8:10 p.m.)
- Women's 800m final (8:20 p.m.)
- Men's 400m hurdles final (8:30 p.m.)
- Women's 400m hurdles final (8:40 p.m.)
- Men's 5000m final (9:10 p.m.) – Lukas Haug, Tanner Newkirk, James Overberg
- Women's 5000m final (9:30 p.m.) – Abbey Nechanicky, Holly Barker, Ashley Jones
- Men's 4x400m relay final (9:50 p.m.)
- Women's 4x400m relay final (10:05 p.m.)
Colorado enters the championship meet coming off a strong regular season that featured multiple program top-10 marks and NCAA regional qualifying performances across the track and field events.
For more information on the Colorado track and field team, including a complete schedule and results, visit CUBuffs.com. Fans can follow the Buffs on Instagram and Twitter @CUBuffsTrack.
