Ohio State Captures Two Big Ten Titles on Final Day of Championships

Sunday, May 17

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Ohio State Captures Two Big Ten Titles on Final Day of Championships

5/17/2026 6:18:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field

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The Buckeyes earned wins in the men’s 110m hurdles and men’s 4x400m relay.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State track and field team competed at the third and final day of the 2026 Big Ten Outdoor Championships on Sunday in Lincoln, Neb.

Braxton Brann continued his hurdles success by claiming a Big Ten Title in the men's 110m hurdles with a wind-aided time of 13.18 (+4.5). The junior was a Big Ten Champion in the men's 60m hurdles at the indoor championships earlier this year. Brann's win in the event is the first for a Buckeye since Joel Brown won back-to-back titles in 2003 and 2004.

Brann was also a part of Ohio State's winning men's 4x400m relay squad. Brann, Damon Frabotta, Edidiong Udo and Mason Louis won the event with a time of 3:04.65, giving the Buckeyes consecutive wins in the event at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships.

The Ohio State men finished the weekend fifth overall with 62 points. It was their best finish at the Big Ten Championships since 2022 when they claimed the team title with 124 points. The Buckeye women earned a seventh-place finish with 55 points, their best since 2023 where they finished second with 123 points.

Track Top Performers
Sunday, May 17

Women's 100m: Laila Campbell placed seventh with a time of 11.21 (+3.8).
Men's 100m: Nazzio John finished in 9.90 (+5.6) and placed fourth, while Kyler Brown placed seventh with a 10.00 (+5.6).
Women's 100m Hurdles: Janela Spencer ran a 12.52 (+4.9) and claimed second overall. Olivia Powell finished eighth with a 13.27 (+4.9).
Men's 110m Hurdles: Brann claimed a Big Ten title for the Buckeyes after turning in a 13.18 (+4.5). Malik Mixon finished in seventh with a time of 13.85 (+4.5)
Women's 200m: Campbell earned a fourth-place finish after recording a 22.53 (+6.0).
Men's 200m: With a wind rating of +7.5 m/s, John recorded a 20.23 and placed fourth. Brown finished fifth with a time of 20.38 and Nick Biega (20.89) placed ninth.
Women's 400m: Kiara Webb's time of 52.76 placed her sixth overall, while Tianna Spinks finished ninth in 53.16.
Men's 400m: Udo claimed second place after finishing in 45.82. Noah Carmichael recorded a 46.56 and placed fourth.
Women's 400m Hurdles: Tatum Lynn picked up four points for the Buckeyes by placing fifth with a time of 58.51.
Women's 1500m: Aniya Mosley placed third with a time of 4:18.11 and earned six points for Ohio State.
Women's 4x100m: The Ohio State women took second after crossing the line in 43.71.
Men's 4x100m: The Buckeye men placed third with a season-best time of 38.72.
Women's 4x400m: Webb, Naomi Clarke, Campbell and Michaela McCall recorded a time of 3:31.99 and placed fourth overall.
Men's 4x400m: Frabotta, Brann, Udo and Louis claimed the second Buckeye title of the day after crossing the line in 3:04.65.

Saturday, May 16

Women's 400m: Webb earned a spot in the event final with a PB 52.34, while Tianna Spinks qualified by placing first in her heat with a time of 52.78.
Men's 400m: Udo recorded the best time of any competitor in prelims to earn a spot in Sunday's final, crossing the line in a PB 44.91. Carmichael also qualified after crossing the line with a PB 45.70.
Women's 100m: Campbell qualified for the event final with a PB 11.46.
Men's 100m: Brown won his heat with a time of 10.27 and will compete in Sunday's final alongside John (10.44), who recorded the best time in heat one.
Women's 100m Hurdles: Spencer won her heat in 13.00, while Powell earned qualification with a time of 13.57.
Men's 110m Hurdles: Brann earned an automatic qualification after winning heat one in 13.56. Mixon qualified for Sunday's final with a PB 14.06.
Men's 800m: Jaxson Eckert finished with a PB time of 1:47.19.
Women's 3000m Steeplechase: Katie Castelli improved on her own program record, crossing the line in 9:57.59 and placing second.

Friday, May 15

Women's 400m Hurdles: 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 Frabotta (54.95) competed in the prelims.
Women's 200m: 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. Brown won his heat and finished third overall (20.27), while John (20.29) and Biega (20.36) also punched their ticket to Sunday's final. Dominic Calhoun (20.46) and Brann (20.47) were just hundredths of a second away from qualifying.
Women's 1500m: 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
Sunday, May 17

Men's High Jump: Devin Jordan cleared 2.04m/6'8.25".
Men's Triple Jump: Ibrahim Khairat recorded a distance of 15.08m/49'5.75" (+3.3) in flight one, while Brian Kellon received a mark of 14.59m/47'10.5" (+2.1).
Women's Discus Throw: Morgan Hallett advanced to the finals and recorded a career-best 56.52m/185'5" on her fifth throw of the day, placing fourth overall.

Saturday, May 16

Men's Decathlon: Victor Tornstrom finished fourth overall with 7223 points and Sopuluchi Anosike placed ninth with a personal-best 6524 points.
- 110m Hurdles: Anosike (14.87) earned a sixth-place finish while Tornstrom (15.70) placed 11^th.
- Discus Throw: Tornstrom (39.29m/128'11") and Anosike (31.29m/102'8") both earned PB's, placing fourth and 11^th respectively.
- Pole Vault: Victor Tornstrom placed third (4.60m/15'1"), while Anosike cleared a PB 3.70m/12'1.5" and placed tenth.
- 1500m: Tornstrom secured a fifth-place finish after crossing the line in 5:00.57. Anosike finished 11^th in 5:15.01.
Women's High Jump: Callia Harris recorded a PB height of 1.67m/5'5.75".
Men's Long Jump: Kellon registered a PB 7.21m/13'8.25" on his second jump of the day.

Friday, May 15

Men's Decathlon: After the first five events of the decathlon, Tornstrom sits in fifth place with 3,978 points and 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: Hallett led the way for the Buckeyes with a best mark of 53.84m/176'8".
Women's Pole Vault: Nicole 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.