Oregon Track & Field Sweeps NCAA Championships, Ducks Secure Fifth National Title!
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS - MARCH 14: Wilma Nielsen of the Oregon Ducks celebrates after winning the Women's Mile Final during the Division I Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship held at the Randal Tyson Center on March 13, 2026 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Gerald Leong/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) | Gerald Leong/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Liisa-Maria Lusti, Peyton Bair, Wilma Nielsen, Aaliyah McCormick, and Oregon’s women’s DMR lead a huge two-day showing in Fayetteville Oregon track and field capped a massive weekend at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships with runner-up team finishes on both the men’s and women’s sides, five national titles, and a long list of statement performances in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Ducks were in the middle of the title chase from the opening events Friday through the final race Saturday.
By the end of the meet, Oregon’s women had captured four national championships and finished second in the team standings, while the men rode a historic heptathlon performance from Peyton Bair and key points across the lineup to another national runner-up finish. Day 1 recap: Liisa-Maria Lusti, women’s DMR deliver national titles for Oregon Friday set the tone for the weekend, especially for the Women of Oregon. Liisa-Maria Lusti opened the meet by winning the pentathlon with a season-best 4,498 points, giving the Ducks their first national title of the championships.
After sitting third through three events, Lusti surged into control with a lifetime-best 6. 63m in the long jump, a mark that moved her to No. 3 on Oregon’s indoor all-time list.
She also cleared 1. 81m in the high jump, one of the pivotal moments in the competition as she climbed from ninth to second and then into the lead for good. Make it a PB for @OregonTF Liisa-Maria Lusti 🦆 The freshman hits 6.
63m in the pentathlon long jump. #NCAATF pic. twitter.
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