Viewing Guide | NCAA Indoors, Day 1 - University of Oregon Athletics

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Oregon track and field team is in Fayetteville, Ark., for this weekend's NCAA Indoor Championships which begin Friday, March 13, at the Randal Tyson Track Center. Oregon takes a combined 23 national entries—15 men, eight women—into the national meet five scoring opportunities on day one.

Both days of the 2026 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships will be streamed on ESPN+ with dedicated links for the morning and evening sessions. The national meet returns to a combined schedule after five years of splitting the men's and women's schedules.

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Along with prelims in the 800, mile and 60-meter hurdles, Friday's schedule feature scoring chances for both teams at 5,000 meters and in the distance medley relay in addition to the pentathlon (Liisa-Maria Lusti) for the UO women.

Day one of the NCAA Indoor Championships will also see the start of the heptathlon for Peyton Bair and Aiden Carter. Bair is the reigning national champion while at Mississippi State while Carter comes in off winning the Big Ten Indoor title with a lifetime best 5,815 points.

Time (PT)	Event	Ducks	Watch
9:00 a.m.	Hept 60 Meters	Bair, Carter	ESPN+
9:15 a.m.	Pent 60m Hurdles	Lusti	ESPN+
9:40 a.m.	Hept Long Jump	Bair, Carter	ESPN+
10:00 a.m.	Pent High Jump	Lusti	ESPN+
10:50 a.m.	Hept Shot Put	Bair, Carter	ESPN+
12:00 p.m.	Hept High Jump	Bair, Carter	ESPN+
12:10 p.m.	Pent Shot Put	Lusti	ESPN+
1:10 p.m.	Pent Long Jump	Lusti	ESPN+
3:00 p.m.	Pent 800 Meters	Lusti	ESPN+
3:05 p.m.	W: Mile - prelims	Ayyildiz, Cherubet, Nielsen	ESPN+
3:20 p.m.	M: Mile - prelims	Cook, Palfrey	ESPN+
4:35 p.m.	M: 800 Meters - prelims	Erickson, Harding	ESPN+
4:45 p.m.	W: 60m Hurdles - prelims	McCormick	ESPN+
5:05 p.m.	W: 5,000 Meters	Cherotich	ESPN+
5:25 p.m.	M: 5,000 Meters	Laadjel	ESPN+
6:15 p.m.	W: Distance Medley Relay	TBA	ESPN+
6:30 p.m.	M: Distance Medley Relay	TBA	ESPN+

BOLD - scoring event

Day two of the NCAA Championships will include finals for those advancing out of Friday's preliminary heats along with additional scoring chances at 3,000 meters for both teams, in the men's shot put and the final three events of the heptathlon.

Ticket packages for the Ducks' outdoor home schedule are currently on sale. The team is set to host the Oregon Team Invitational (April 18) and Oregon Twilight (May 8), along with the NCAA Championships in June.

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