Nine current and former OSU Track & Field athletes prepare for U.S. Championships

EUGENE, Ore. – Nine current and former Oklahoma State track & field athletes have qualified for the U.S. Track& Field Championships this weekend across ten events, with each looking to punch their tickets to the world championships in Tokyo later this year.

Thursday's action kicks off with 2025 first team All-American Emma Robbins in the women's Hammer Throw final at 3:30 p.m. CT. In her lone season as a Cowgirl, Robbins placed fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the Hammer Throw and was the Big 12 runner-up in both the Weight Throw indoors and the Hammer Throw.

Former Cowboy Mehdi Yanouri opens the track events in the men's 800 Meter first round at 5:07 p.m. Yanouri was a member of the 2024 Cowboy Distance Medley Relay squad that won the NCAA title indoors. He will compete in heat three with the top six from each heat plus next three fastest times advancing to the semifinals.

Cowgirl junior Kaylie Politza continues the festivities Thursday in the women's 800 Meter first round in the second heat at 5:37 p.m. Politza was a second team All-American this season in the 800 Meters indoors and owns the second-and-third-fastest 800 Meter times in program history indoors and outdoors, respectively.

Men's action continues during the evening section with Cowboy senior Ryan Schoppe and former Cowboy Josh Thompson each competing in the first heat of the 1,500 Meter first round. Schoppe is a two-time NCAA champion as a member of the Cowboy DMR (once alongside Yanouri) and Thompson was a five-time Big 12 champion, helping the Cowboys secure the program's second Big 12 indoor title in 2016.

Immediately following are another pair of former Cowgirls with Grace Boone (heat one) and Sinclaire Johnson (heat two) in the 1,500 Meters. Johnson set the American and Area Record in the Mile earlier this month and was the NCAA champion in the 1,500 Meters back in 2019. She also won the U.S. title in 2022 and has qualified for three world teams for the USA.

Rounding out the first night of action is former Cowgirl Taylor Roe in the women's 10,000 Meters at 8:54 p.m. Roe set the world record in the Road 10 Mile in March and was the 2025 U.S. Half Marathon champion in her inaugural season as a pro. She will also be competing in the 5,000 Meters on Sunday at 4:31 p.m. While at OSU, Roe was the 2022 NCAA champion in the indoor 3,000 Meters and was a 12-time first team All-American and eight-time Big 12 champion. She also still holds the school records in both the indoor and outdoor 5,000 Meters and outdoor 10,000 Meters.

Back-to-back defending Shot Put world champion and former Cowgirl Chase Jackson (Ealey) already has her ticket punched to the world championships as the defending champion. She will be looking to secure her fourth consecutive U.S. title and ninth overall as she is currently ranked No. 1 in the world in the Shot Put. Jackson also broke the American Record in the Shot Put last month with her toss of 20.95 meters and will compete Saturday at 2:45 p.m.

USATF.tv will stream the entirety of the U.S. Track & Field Championships, with Peacock and NBC streaming the track finals Saturday and Sunday from 3-5 p.m. CT.

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