The 2025 Division I men's and women's outdoor track and field championships will see seven returning champions attempt to defend their titles. Here's a look at who's trying to repeat when the championships hit Eugene, Oregon.
Men's shot put: Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan | Ole Miss
Can Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan make it four in a row in the men's shot put? The Bowerman candidate will attempt his second consecutive season sweep in Eugene.
If he pulls it off, he'll be the first since Arizona State's Jordan Clarke to win four straight shot put tiles (2011 outdoor, 2012 sweep, 2013 indoor) and the first since Arizona State's Ryan Whiting to pull off consecutive sweeps (2009-10). Whiting won five straight titles, for reference.
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Men's 10,000 meters: Habtom Samuel | New Mexico
New Mexico's Habtom Samuel fell during a 10K win at 2024 outdoor championships and lost a shoe at the 2024 cross country championships. Who knows what could be in store for the Lobo at 2025 outdoor championships?
Samuel is hoping it's another NCAA title. But he'll face stiff competition, even from his own teammate who broke his 10,000 meter NCAA record.
Women's 3000 meter steeplechase: Doris Lemngole | Alabama
Speaking of records, Alabama's Doris Lemngole has solidified herself as the greatest 3000 meter steeplechase runner in NCAA history. She broke the record she ran at the 2024 championships during the regular season this year, finishing in 9:10.13. At the East meet, she ran another all-time mark, giving her the top three times in NCAA history.
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Men's long jump: JC Stevenson | Southern California
USC's JC Stevenson helped lead the Trojans end a 53-year title drought during the indoor season. However, no Trojan man won an individual title indoors. JC Stevenson will look to change that narrative outdoors with a repeat in the long jump.
Women's high jump: Rose Yeboah (Illinois) AND Elena Kulichenko (Georgia)
A tie has split the NCAA women's high jump title at the most recent indoor and outdoor meets. When looking back at 2024's outdoor meet, both student-athletes from the top of the podium return this year — Illinois' Rose Yeboah and Georgia's Elena Kulichencko.
Yeboah will be looking to return to first place after finishing sixth indoors. Meanwhile, Kulichencko was also atop the podium with a tie during the indoor season, so she'll try to make it three straight high jump titles. She would be the first to achieve the feat since Texas A&M's Lamara Distin did so from 2022-23.
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Women's pole vault: Chloe Timberg | Rutgers
Chloe Timberg won the women's pole vault title last year with the best pole vault in NCAA history at the time since 2015. Since then, the NCAA record has been broken three times.
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