DENTON, Texas – The UTSA track & field teams open the postseason this weekend at North Texas’ Norma Knobel Hunt Stadium. The Roadrunners will compete May 14-16 in the American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Stretched across three days at Norma Knobel Hunt Stadium, the conference championships put the Roadrunners in the hunt for the league title, pursuing the program’s first American crown after a pair of recent high-ranking finishes. Last year at indoor, the Roadrunner women came within 3.5 points of the top spot, finishing second with 92.5 points, while the men were seventh. In the 2024-25 outdoor campaign, the women finished third after accumulating 99 points with 10 medals on the meet – the men were ninth. Earlier in 2025-26, UTSA saw its women finish sixth (59 points) and the men seventh (41 points) at the indoor championships. However, the outdoor season saw the addition of several potential scoring performers with only outdoor eligibility who can make a big impact in Denton.
Field events will be the calling card for the UTSA women this weekend, led by reigning long jump champion, junior four-time All-American Ida Breigan, who leads the league at 6.71m (22-0.25) and just collected her third straight indoor title and an eighth-place finish at NCAA Indoors. Like last season, she’s hardly alone in the event where UTSA ranks third nationally as an event squad, as junior Edlin Laur is third at 6.27m (20-7), sophomore Brina Likar is fourth at 6.22m (20-5) and sophomore Nyariek Kur is fifth at 6.20m (20-4.25). Kansas State senior transfer Daisy Monie anchors a throwing corps that has made a big impression this spring, as Monie tops the shot put standings at 16.71m (54-10), while No. 2 is held by junior Nyaluet Diew at 15.89m (52-1.75). Monie is also second in discus at 52.69m (172-10). Coastal Carolina grad transfer Lauralyn Clifford adds a No. 2 ranking in the hammer throw at 59.77m (196-1). Meanwhile, Laur is the reigning high jump champion and ties for fifth at 1.75m (5-8.75), just ahead of Kur in seventh at 1.72m (5-7.75). Onto the track, Sophomore Selma Ims was second in the 400-meter hurdles last year, and heads into the week at No. 2 with a 57.34 clocking, while also sitting at fifth in the 100-meter hurdles in 13.56. Last season’s indoor 400-meter silver medalist, fifth-year senior Shadae Findley is back for the outdoor championships, alongside classmate Fatoumata Kabo who is fourth in the 400m at 53.11 and ninth in the 400m hurdles at 59.85. Breigan, Ims, Findley and Kabo also came together to produce the second-fastest 4x400-meter relay time in the conference in 3:35.40, to provide the Roadrunners another key scoring opportunity.
On the men’s side, three-time All-American redshirt junior Jemuel Miller tops the triple jump field with a 16.25m (53-3.75), making his first American outdoor championships appearance after winning the indoor title this season. Freshman Ryan Heeren has paced the decathlon standings across the season and leads the league at 7,100 points. Junior Martín Kouyoumdjian registered the conference’s fourth-best 400m on a 45.95 clocking at the Mt. SAC Relays, and sophomore Charlie Staddon is in the 4-spot for the 110-meter hurdles at 13.82. Meanwhile, freshman Cyrill Kernbach has shown steady growth across the season in the long jump and comes in at fourth with a leap of 7.58m (24-10.5).
There will be 33 Roadrunners in action over the weekend, kicking off competition on Thursday, May 14 with multi-events and the opening field events. The women’s hammer is at 11 a.m., followed by men’s hammer (1:30 p.m.). The decathlon will open at 11 a.m. on the 100-meter, followed by long jump, shot put, high jump and 400-meter. The heptathlon’s 100-meter hurdles is the meet’s opening event at 10:30 a.m., ahead of the high jump, shot put and 200-meter sections. The evening track session will include preliminaries for the 1,500-meter at 6:30 p.m., 200-meter at 7 p.m. and 400-meter hurdles at 7:30 p.m.
On Friday, May 15, the decathlon resumes for its final five events with the 100-meter hurdles section at 10 a.m., followed by discus, pole vault, javelin and the 1,500-meter run. The remaining three heptathlon events start at 11 a.m. with the long jump, javelin and 800-meter. Field events begin at 1:30 p.m. with the shot put, followed by long jump. On the track, the 100-meter hurdles trials are set for 5:25 p.m., followed by 110-meter hurdles at 5:45 p.m., 800-meter at 6 p.m., 400-meter at 6:45 p.m. and 100-meter at 7 p.m.
For the consequential final day of competition, action begins on Saturday, May 16 at 1:30 p.m. with the discus, ahead of triple jump and high jump. UTSA’s track events start with the 1,500m final at 5 p.m., ahead of the finals for the 100m hurdles (5:10 p.m.), 110m hurdles (5:20 p.m.), 400m (5:30 p.m.), 100m (5:45 p.m.), 800m (6:05 p.m.), 400m hurdles (6:15 p.m.), 200m (6:30 p.m.), 5,000m run (7:10 p.m.) and then concluding the meet in traditional fashion on the 4x400-meter relays (7:35 p.m.).
The American Conference’s Championship Central website can be found here with the full schedule, meet information and meet records. The conference will provide live results through Athletics.net and NTX Timing that can be found here.
The 2026 American Conference Championships will feature live coverage on ESPN+ featuring Noah Frary, Bryan Fetzer and Maria Trivelpiece on the call. It is the third time in meet history that the American Outdoor Track & Field Championships return to the state of Texas, after being previously held in Houston in 2017 and San Antonio in 2024. Follow these links for the direct broadcasts: Thursday (ESPN+: 6:15 p.m.), Friday (ESPN+: 5:15 p.m.), Saturday (ESPN+: 4:15 p.m.).
Up next: Qualified performers will extend their postseason into regional competition at the NCAA West First Round on May 27-30, at Arkansas’ John McDonnell Field, competing for the opportunity to reach the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Oregon’s historic Hayward Field, June 10-13.
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