Texas Tech heads to Hayward Field with both teams ranked No. 9 and national title threats Temitope Adeshina and Jonathan Seremes.
Texas Tech track and field isn’t sneaking into Eugene. The Red Raiders are rolling into Hayward Field with national title firepower on both sides.
The 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships begin Wednesday in Eugene, Ore., and Texas Tech enters the final meet of the season with both its men’s and women’s teams ranked No. 9 in the latest USTFCCCA rankings.
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That also puts the Red Raiders at the top of the Big 12 in both polls, giving the program a serious stage to close the year.
The meet runs Wednesday through Saturday at Hayward Field, which is hosting the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the third straight season.
The schedule will alternate by gender, with the men competing Wednesday and Friday and the women taking over Thursday and Saturday.
For Texas Tech, this week is about more than showing up. It’s about scoring, stacking All-American honors and giving the national leaderboard a jolt.
Temitope Adeshina is one of the biggest names to watch. The Texas Tech high jumper already owns an indoor national title and now gets a chance to chase outdoor redemption at the same venue where she finished fifth last year. Since that result, Adeshina hasn’t lost a high jump competition.
That’s not momentum. That’s dominance.
Jonathan Seremes brings another title-level storyline for the Red Raiders. He’ll look to carry his indoor triple jump success into the outdoor championship meet after winning back-to-back indoor national titles in the event.
Seremes did not compete outdoors last season, which makes this week a high-profile return with plenty at stake.
Texas Tech’s women also bring one of the largest NCAA Championships groups in program history. The Red Raiders have 15 scoring opportunities and depth in multiple events, including the 100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, high jump and triple jump.
Having two or more athletes in four events gives Texas Tech a chance to pile up points if the women can convert entries into finals and podium finishes.
The men have 12 scoring opportunities, with entries spread across eight running events and four field events. That balance gives Texas Tech multiple paths to make noise over the four-day meet.
At this stage, every finish matters. Athletes who place first through eighth in their events will earn First Team All-America honors. Those who finish ninth through 16th will earn Second Team All-America recognition.
That puts a clear target in front of the Red Raiders. Make finals. Score points. Bring home hardware.
The Red Raiders aren’t just sending athletes to Eugene for experience. They’re sending contenders.
Adeshina has been nearly untouchable. Seremes has already proven he can win on the biggest indoor stage. The women have depth. The men have balance. Both teams have top-10 rankings.
Now Texas Tech gets four days at Hayward Field to prove those rankings weren’t just numbers on a page.
The season ends in Eugene. The Red Raiders are trying to make sure it ends with a statement.
