Wednesday, June 10
Eugene, OR
3:30 pm MT
Air Force Academy
at
NCAA Championships
Photo by: Chris Swann, Mountain West Photos
Texas Tanner Heads to Hayward Field for NCAA Outdoor Championships
6/8/2026 4:34:00 PM | Track and Field
The collegiate track and field season comes to a close this week, when Texas Tanner travels to Eugene, Ore., to represent Air Force at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field.
NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hammer Throw | Wednesday, June 10 | 2:30 pm PT
Discus Throw | Friday, June 12 | 2:15 pm PT
Eugene, OR | Hayward Field
Watch: Hammer Throw | Watch: Discus Throw
Results | Tickets | Championship Central
Air Force Weekly Notebook | Outdoor Performance List
MEET INFORMATION
The four-day NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., will run from June 10-13, with the men's events taking place on Wednesday and Friday. All-session and single-day tickets can be purchased through the "tickets" tab at GoDucks.com. All field events will be streamed live on individual ESPN+ feeds, while daily broadcasts of the running events will take place on the ESPN/ESPN2/ Live results will be provided by Flash Results.
THE TEXAS TAKEOVER
Texas Tanner will compete in the hammer throw on Wednesday, June 10 (2:30 p.m. PT) and the discus throw on Friday, June 12 (2:15 p.m. PT). It is the second-straight year that Tanner has competed in these two events at the national championship meet.
HOW HE GOT THERE
Texas Tanner advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships by placing within the top 12 in both the hammer and discus at the NCAA West Prelim. Tanner won the 48-man regional in the hammer throw with a Facility Record throw of 244-4 on May 27, before placing fourth in the discus throw on May 29 behind a toss of 194-5.
HISTORY 101
Thirty-one Falcons have combined for 44 All-America honors at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, while the women earned 24 additional accolades at the NCAA Division II level (1981-96). Jim Murphy (5000-meter run: 1964), Dana Pounds (javelin throw: 2005, 2006) and Mahala Norris (3000-meter steeplechase: 2021) are the Falcons' three DI national champions, while Pounds, Nick Frawley and Sara Neubauer lead the program's DI Record Book with three Outdoor All-America awards each.
TANNER IN THE FIELD
Texas Tanner leads the nation in both the discus and hammer events, heading into the NCAA Championships. He recorded an American Collegiate Record hammer throw distance of 258-9 (No. 2 in NCAA history) at the Beach Invitational on April 17 – one day after recording an NCAA-leading distance of 217-6 in the discus at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate. His best discus mark of 228-2 occurred outside of a collegiate meet, at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational, but is No. 2 distance in NCAA history and the best throw by an American-born collegiate athlete.
THEY'RE WATCHING…
Following a strong weekend at the NCAA West Prelim, Texas Tanner remained on the Watch List for The Bowerman Award, as the advisory committee and USTFCCCA announced the Pre-NCAA installment on June 4. Tanner, who became the first-ever Service Academy athlete to be placed on The Bowerman Watch List in May, is the only thrower on the latest update.
NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hammer Throw | Wednesday, June 10 | 2:30 pm PT
Discus Throw | Friday, June 12 | 2:15 pm PT
Eugene, OR | Hayward Field
Watch: Hammer Throw | Watch: Discus Throw
Results | Tickets | Championship Central
Air Force Weekly Notebook | Outdoor Performance List
MEET INFORMATION
The four-day NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., will run from June 10-13, with the men's events taking place on Wednesday and Friday. All-session and single-day tickets can be purchased through the "tickets" tab at GoDucks.com. All field events will be streamed live on individual ESPN+ feeds, while daily broadcasts of the running events will take place on the ESPN/ESPN2/ Live results will be provided by Flash Results.
THE TEXAS TAKEOVER
Texas Tanner will compete in the hammer throw on Wednesday, June 10 (2:30 p.m. PT) and the discus throw on Friday, June 12 (2:15 p.m. PT). It is the second-straight year that Tanner has competed in these two events at the national championship meet.
HOW HE GOT THERE
Texas Tanner advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships by placing within the top 12 in both the hammer and discus at the NCAA West Prelim. Tanner won the 48-man regional in the hammer throw with a Facility Record throw of 244-4 on May 27, before placing fourth in the discus throw on May 29 behind a toss of 194-5.
HISTORY 101
Thirty-one Falcons have combined for 44 All-America honors at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, while the women earned 24 additional accolades at the NCAA Division II level (1981-96). Jim Murphy (5000-meter run: 1964), Dana Pounds (javelin throw: 2005, 2006) and Mahala Norris (3000-meter steeplechase: 2021) are the Falcons' three DI national champions, while Pounds, Nick Frawley and Sara Neubauer lead the program's DI Record Book with three Outdoor All-America awards each.
TANNER IN THE FIELD
Texas Tanner leads the nation in both the discus and hammer events, heading into the NCAA Championships. He recorded an American Collegiate Record hammer throw distance of 258-9 (No. 2 in NCAA history) at the Beach Invitational on April 17 – one day after recording an NCAA-leading distance of 217-6 in the discus at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate. His best discus mark of 228-2 occurred outside of a collegiate meet, at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational, but is No. 2 distance in NCAA history and the best throw by an American-born collegiate athlete.
THEY'RE WATCHING…
Following a strong weekend at the NCAA West Prelim, Texas Tanner remained on the Watch List for The Bowerman Award, as the advisory committee and USTFCCCA announced the Pre-NCAA installment on June 4. Tanner, who became the first-ever Service Academy athlete to be placed on The Bowerman Watch List in May, is the only thrower on the latest update.
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