2026 Men's Track & Field Roster
Nick Biega
- Hometown:
- Mayfield, Ohio
- Year:
- Junior
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2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American Honorable Mention (4x100m relay)
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Ohio State Scholar Athlete (2024, 2025, 2026)
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Academic All-Big Ten (2025, 2026)
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2025 Hoosier Horsepower Classic 200m champion (21.28 seconds)
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2025 Hoosier Horsepower Classic championship 4x400m relay team (3:09.61)
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2025 USF Invite championship 4x100m relay team (39.38 seconds)
- Program rankings after 2026 season: fourth in the indoor 200m (20.70)
2025-26
Indoor
- Finished sixth in the 200m (20.96) at the Big Ten Championships
- Finished fourth in the 300m (33.51) at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invite (fastest Buckeye time of the season in the event), also running a PR in the 60m (6.76)
- Finished fourth in the 200m (20.70) at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (fastest Buckeye time of the season in the event), also competing in the 60m (6.94)
- Was fifth in the 200m (20.85) at the Tiger Paw Invite
- Finished ninth in the 200m (20.89) in the Big Ten Championships
- Competed in the 200m (20.92) and 4x100m relay (38.79) in the NCAA East First Round
- Ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay (39.56) at the Penn Relays
- Finished fourth in the 100m (10.33) at the South Florida Invitational
- Had two additional top nine finishes in the 200m this season – sixth at the Texas Relays (20.73) and ninth at the Tom Jones Memorial (20.58)
2024-25
Indoor
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Had the fastest 200m time for Buckeye men, running 21.02 seconds in the Big Ten Indoor Championships. He also ran four additional top 10 times on the same list for the Buckeyes.
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He was the 200m champion at the Hoosier Horsepower Classic, finishing in 21.28 seconds.
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Ran a leg on the Hoosier Horsepower Classic championship 4x400m relay team, finishing with a time of 3:09.61. Also competed on two of the four-fastest Buckeye men 4x400m relay teams this season.
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Competed in the 60m at the Stan Scott Invite, finishing in 6.96 seconds.
Outdoor
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Had the sixth-fastest Buckeye 100m time of 10.33 seconds at the USF Invite, where he placed seventh.
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Recorded five of the top eight fastest 200m season times, holding the top three spots on the list. His fastest time of the season, 20.55 seconds, occurred at the NCAA Quarterfinals.
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Ran a leg on every 4x100m relay team with the group’s best time being 39.20 seconds at the Tom Jones Memorial.
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Was a part of the winning 4x100m relay team at the USF Invite that finished in 39.38 seconds.
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Was on four of the top nine fastest 4x400m relay teams this season, having a best performance of 3:05.82 at the Drake Relays to place third overall.
2023-24
Indoor
- Ran the 60m (6.90) and 200m (21.61) at the Big Ten Championships
- Also ran the 60m at the Rod McCravy Memorial (6.91) and Louisville in the heats (6.93) and prelims (7.02)
- Ran the 200m in the Corky Classic (21.61), at Clemson (21.70) and Louisville (21.97)
- Ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay (40.30) at the Jesse Owens Classic
- Ran the 100m (10.84) and 200m (21.49) at the Big Ten Championships
- Finished fourth in the 200m (21.59) at the Jesse Owens Classic
- Ran the 100m (10.56) and 200m (21.35) at USF
- Also ran the 100m at Florida (10.67) and Penn Relays (10.91)
Prior to Ohio State
- Lettered all four years as a sprinter at Mayfield
- Won state championships and regional championships
- All-time school record holder in the 100m, 200 and the 4x200m relay
- Son of Sean and Susan Biega
- Has one sister, Shannon
- Majoring in exercise science
- Plans to become a sports chiropractor
- Enjoys golfing as a hobby
