The 2026 Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships begin Friday in Lubbock, Texas, hosted by Texas Tech at the Sports Performance Center. Teams including Arizona State, UCF and Iowa State will compete over two days, with events streamed on ESPN+. Athletes from multiple programs enter with strong recent performances and national rankings.
The championships run from February 27 to 28, starting with preliminary events on Friday, including the heptathlon and pentathlon at 10 a.m., followed by scoring finals in field events, the 5,000m and distance medley relay. Saturday features additional finals, concluding with the 4x400m relays at 5:40 p.m. Live results are available via PT Timing, and coverage airs on ESPN+.
Arizona State Sun Devils send 43 student-athletes, including sprinters like Ashantai Bollers and Amir Thompson, who holds the No. 10 national time in the men's 200m at 20.62 seconds. The team ranks in USTFCCCA polls: No. 4 in men's shot put, No. 22 in men's 400m and long jump, and No. 25 in men's 800m. Brandon Lloyd's shot put mark of 62 feet 9.25 inches ranks 18th nationally, while the men's 4x400m relay time of 3:05.08 is 19th.
UCF Knights, who tied for 11th last year with 38 points and won the 4x400m relay, recently set a program record in that event at 3:29.21— the fastest in the Big 12 and eighth nationally—with Janiah Pulliam, Genelle Stephens, Jazmen Newberry and Twaneise Johnson. Pulliam's 200m personal best of 23.27 seconds ranks fifth in the conference. Alexandra Raquet won the 3000m at the Tyson Invitational in 9:25.33, second all-time for UCF.
Iowa State's women enter ranked No. 20 nationally, their highest since 2024. Their distance medley relay team—Makayla Clark, Rachel Joseph, Emma Vorpagel and Betty Kipkore—clocked 10:44.11 last week, the sixth-fastest in collegiate history and fourth nationally. The program set eight school records this season, including women's events from 200m to 5,000m and men's 60m hurdles. Eight performances qualify for NCAA Championships potential.
Key events to watch include the long jump on Friday at 5 p.m., triple jump on Saturday at 3 p.m., 60m hurdles preliminaries Friday at 3:30 p.m., 200m Friday at 6:25 p.m. and distance medley relay Friday at 7:50 p.m.
