MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The 2025 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships are slated for Friday, May 16 through Sunday, May 18, hosted by Middle Tennessee at the Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The competition will feature all 10 CUSA programs. The championship will air on ESPN+ each evening. Friday and Sunday’s broadcast will begin at 5:45 p.m. CT, while Saturday’s broadcast will start at 6:15 p.m. CT. Visit our championship central page below for ESPN+ links, live results, meet records, heat sheets and schedule of events.
Championship Central
The championships will begin with the men’s decathlon and women’s heptathlon on Friday. The weekend will close with the 4x400-meter relay on Sunday evening before the awards ceremony.
Poised to defend its conference crown in both men’s and women’s competition, Liberty leads Conference USA in 11 events.
Omari Lewis set the CUSA men’s 100 record last season and leads the conference in the men’s 100 (10.05), while also ranking 11th nationally. CUSA Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Meet,
Allie Zealand holds the top spot in the women’s 1500 (4:14.84). Sophomore
Edwin Kiprop sets the pace in the men’s 5000 (13:52.95), while senior
Adelyn Fairley tops the leaderboard in the women’s 5000 (15:57.55) and 10,000 (33:29.29).
Jacob Torres leads the men’s 400 hurdles (51.68) with teammate
Josh Blalock close behind at second (51.75).
CUSA Indoor Pentathlon champion
Meredith Engle leads CUSA in the heptathlon (5414) and ranks 23rd in the country. Liberty also commands the top position in the men’s 4x100 relay. In field events, freshman
Bethany Tate holds the conference’s No. 1 mark in women’s shot put (15.17m),
Christian Hicks in men’s discus (57.39m, No. 37 in NCAA) and
Kellen Kimes in hammer throw (66.87m, No. 25 in NCAA).
After earning runner-up titles on both men’s and women’s sides last season, UTEP has delivered a strong campaign this year, securing national rankings in multiple events –
Rejoice Sule ranks No. 36 in the 100 (11.28) and No. 48 in the 200 (23.14).
Marissa Simpson sits at No. 7 in the women’s 100 hurdles (12.85), as teammate
Jordani Woodley holds the No. 33 spot in the men’s 110 hurdles (13.61).
UTEP’s
Loubna Benhadja ranks 26th nationally in the women’s 400 hurdles (57.27).
Jakub Belik sits tied at 16th in the men’s high jump (2.18m). The Miners best women’s 4x100 relay team,
Addison Stricklin,
Denae McFarlane, Simpson and Sule are ranked 24th in the country (43.72).
FIU boasts a strong roster of performers in the field events. The Panthers hold the conference lead in five field events – women’s high jump in
Amaya Bien-Aime (1.78m), women’s discus (62.17m) and women’s hammer (67.51m) in
Michaelle Valentin, men’s javelin in
Cole Crkvenac (70.28m) and women’s javelin in
Arndis Oskarsdottir (51.97m).
Also in field events, Kennesaw State’s
Simon Seid tops the conference in the men’s pole vault (5.25m),
Kaelen Mitchell leads men’s long jump (7.64m),
Lloyd Hill Jr. dominates men’s triple jump (15.45m) and
Evan Martinez is the conference leader for shot put (17.29m).
In running events,
Chance Cross ranks second in the 100 (10.15) and third in the 200 (20.58). Freshman
Justin Warner ranks third in the 400 (46.62). In long distance events, KSU features standouts such as
Edwin Kiprono, ranking first in the 1500 (3:43.24),
Emma Sullivan, ranking first in the 800 (2:02.45) and
Brian Limo, ranking first in the 10,000 (29:10.35).
This year’s host, Middle Tennessee, showcases a stacked roster on both the men’s and women’s squads, positioning them strongly in the distance events.
Mackdonald Songok ranks No. 1 in CUSA in the men’s 800 meters with a time of 1:47.96.
Allan Kiplagat and
Carmelo Cannizzaro sit side-by-side, ahead in the conference in the 3000 steeplechase.
John Sherman and
Brian Kiptoo land in the top-five in the 100 and 5000, respectively. On the women’s side,
Privellege Chikara,
Faith Nyathi,
Odilia Jepchumba,
Sandra Maiyo,
Laura Odivwri, and
Xarya Udoumana all rank among the top-five in the women’s 800, 5000, 10,000 and long jump.
New Mexico State also excels in distance events, highlighting two top-spot holders in
Andrew Gibby (8:52.30) and
Nia Allison (9:59.49) in the men’s and women’s 3000. Other standout Aggies include
Jhana Downie at No. 4 in the 200 (23.39),
Rachel O’ Brien at No. 2 in the 1500 (4:14.86),
Christian Barreto at No. 2 in the 3000 (9:03.03),
Thomas Croshaw at No. 2 in the 5000 (13.56.51).
WKU has eight student-athletes ranked in the top-five in a multitude of field events –
Jeffery Cruickshank at No. 5 in men’s high jump (2.03m),
Sam Crenshaw at No. 3 in men’s pole vault (5.06m),
Sterling Weldon at No. 2 in men’s long jump (7.60m),
Haley Zell at No. 4 in women’s long jump (5.78m),
Jonathan Hunter tied at No. 3 in men’s triple jump (15.20m),
Luke Stegman at No. 2 in men’s shot put (16.92m),
Jayla Gilbert at No. 5 in women’s shot put (14.41m) and
Kaison Barton at No. 2 in men’s hammer (63.89m).
Jacksonville State features two freshmen in the top-three of the women's 3000 in
Linda Grundmann (No. 2) and
Maxima Majer (No. 3).
Hailey Tucker also ranks No. 2 for women's 400 hurdles. While Sam Houston, 4x400 men's relay team sits at No. 2 in the conference.
LA Tech delivers top performances in fast-paced short-distance races distance. Notable athletes include senior
Oscar Smith, who ranks first in CUSA and No. 26 in the nation in the men’s 110 hurdles (13.55). Freshman
Tyhra Charles is ranked seventh in the women’s 200 and first among freshmen in the conference (23.72).
Frank Bradley-Reed sits atop the men’s 400 at 45.98. In the women’s 400,
Jamara Patterson claims the top spot (52.66), alongside teammate
Osaretin Usenbor closely following in the second position (52.71).
How to Keep Up
The events will be streamed live on ESPN+ for the designated times each day. Live results can be found
here.
Admission
Tickets are available
here: $10 per day or $20 for the entire weekend.