Ohio State Qualifies Six for Event Finals on First Day of Big Ten Championships

Friday, May 15

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Ohio State Qualifies Six for Event Finals on First Day of Big Ten Championships

5/16/2026 12:24:00 AM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field

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The Buckeyes completed their first day of competition at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships on Friday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State track and field team opened competition at the 2026 Big Ten Outdoor Championships on Friday in Lincoln, Neb.

During Friday's competition, the Buckeyes had six qualify for their event final on Sunday afternoon with a trio in the men's 200m leading the way. Nicole Grimes recorded two PR's in the women's pole vault and now sits third on the program's all-time leaders list (4.13m/13'6.5").

Track Top Performers
Friday, May 15

Women's 400m hurdles: Tatum Lynn claimed an automatic qualifying spot in Sunday's final by winning her heat (58.65) and finishing fourth overall.
Men's 400m hurdles: Lucas Tornstrom (53.22) and Damon Frabotta (54.95) competed in the prelims.
Women's 200m: Laila Campbell qualified for the 200m final by finishing fifth overall (22.80). Sydney Bryant finished in 23.49.
Men's 200m: All five Buckeyes finished in the top 12 in the field and three qualified for the finals on Sunday. Kyler Brown won his heat and finished third overall (20.27), while Nazzio John (20.29) and Nick Biega (20.36) also punched their ticket to Sunday's final. Dominic Calhoun (20.46) and Braxton Brann (20.47) were just hundredths of a second away from qualifying.
Women's 1500m: Aniya Mosley won her heat (4:22.78) to automatically qualify for the finals. Her time was ninth overall.
Men's 1500m: Will McGraw led the way for the Buckeyes (3:48.35). Cooper Citro (3:57.53) and Colin Cernansky (3:57.64) also competed in the event.
Women's 10000m: Audrey DeSantis (35:56.73) and Teodora Iovi (36:49.58) competed in the event.

Field Top Performers
Friday, May 15

Men's decathlon: After the first five events of the decathlon, Victor Tornstrom sits in fifth place with 3,978 points and Sopuluchi Anosike is 11^th with 3,755 points.
- 100m: Tornstrom's 10.78 was good for fifth, while Anosike ran a PR (10.98) in the event.
- Long jump: Tornstrom won the event with the three-best marks of the competition. He improved upon each mark with his final jump going for 7.60m/24'11.25". Anosike finished fifth with a best mark of 7.17m/23'6.75".
- Shot put: Tornstrom's best mark (12.60m/41'4.25") earned him a spot in the top eight. Anosike had a personal-best mark of 10.50m/34'5.5".
- High jump: Anosike finished fifth by clearing 1.94m/6'4.25" on his second attempt. Tornstrom cleared 1.79m/5'10.5" on his first attempt.
- 400m: Tornstrom was the runner-up in his heat, finishing fourth overall (49.32), while Anosike was eighth overall with a personal-best time of 50.96.
Men's hammer throw: Brandt Morlock notched a personal-best mark of 59.45m/195', while Jack Knapke's best throw of the day measured 56.64m/185'10".
Women's hammer throw: Morgan Hallett led the way for the Buckeyes with a best mark of 53.84m/176'8".
Women's pole vault: Grimes recorded two PR's in today's competition. She now sits third among the program's all-time leaders in the event (4.13m/13'6.5"). Sophie Fong cleared 4.03m/2.5" on her first attempt.