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Men's Track & Field

Notes: UCF Black & Gold Invite

The Hawkeyes open the outdoor season Friday at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, with action beginning at 9:30 a.m. (CT) and continuing through Saturday.

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THIS WEEK
The Hawkeyes open the outdoor season Friday at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, with action beginning at 9:30 a.m. (CT) and continuing through Saturday.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
The meet schedule and results can be found on the Iowa Track and Field schedule page at hawkeyesports.com. Updates and results will also be posted on the team's official 'X' account (iowaXC_TF). 

2026 NEWS

  • Junior Ryan Johnson won the program’s first-ever weight throw NCAA title with a meet and facility record breaking 25.64-meter mark. 
  • Johnson also claimed the Big Ten weight throw title with a world-leading mark of 25.66 meters at the 2026 Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships, breaking the meet, facility and collegiate record. He now ranks third all-time among American weight throwers and fourth in history overall. He was named the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Championships and Big Ten Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year.
  • Senior Kalen Walker became a two-time first-team All-American after placing third in the men’s 60 meters in 6.56. He ended his indoor career as a three-time All-American in the 60 meters and school record holder (6.50). 
  • The women’s 4x400-meter relay team of Alivia Williams, Izzy Zahn, Damaris Mutunga, and Chioma Nwachukwu earned first-team All-America status and set a school record with their 3:29.63 finish. 
  • The Iowa’s men’s team placed 10th overall with 19 points at the NCAA Championships. The women’s team collected three points. The Iowa men finished 3rd at the B1G Championships and matched their best finish since 2023.
  • In his first season as a Hawkeye, Darwin Jimenez earned All-America status after placing sixth in the 60 meters in 6.58. He closed indoor season No. 2 on Iowa’s all-time list. 
  • Sophomore Chioma Nwachukwu became an indoor All-American for the first time after placing 11th in the semifinals of the 400 meters. She earned second-team honors in 51.84.
  • Sophomore Emmanuel Njoku became a second-team All-American in the men’s long jump with a 7.46-meter jump, placing 14th in his NCAA Championships debut.
  • Njoku earned Big Ten Second-Team honors in the men’s long jump, soaring 7.86 meters and winning the silver medal.
  • Walker became a three-time Big Ten champion after clocking a facility-record 6.54 to secure the gold in the 60 meters. 

INDOOR SEASON RECAP
The Hawkeyes are coming off the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Ryan Johnson was crowned national champion in the men’s weight throw, marking the first title in program history in the event. Kalen Walker and Darwin Jimenez earned first-team All-America honors in the men’s 60 meters, while the women’s 4x400-meter relay team of Alivia Williams, Izzy Zahn, Damaris Mutunga, and Chioma Nwachukwu also claimed first-team All-America recognition. Nwachukwu added second-team All-America honors in the women’s 400 meters, and Emmanuel Njoku earned second-team honors in the men’s long jump.

JOHNSON NAMED 2026 B1G MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
The native of Springboro, Ohio, was crowned the NCAA Champion in the weight throw on March 13 and became Iowa’s first-ever champion in the event. Johnson’s winning mark of 25.64 meters was two centimeters from his personal best, which he set on Feb. 27 to win the Big Ten title. His 25.66-meter mark to win the conference crown was a collegiate, facility and meet record and catapulted Johnson into the 2026 world lead. He was thus named the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Championships. Johnson is Iowa’s first-ever Big Ten Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Year recipient. Jenoah McKiver was the program’s last conference athlete of the year, winning the indoor track honor in 2022. In his junior campaign, Johnson was undefeated and broke the 24-meter barrier at eight of nine meets. He was named to the 2026 USTFCCCA The Bowerman Watch List and was selected as the USTFCCCA National Men’s Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 9. Johnson became the No. 3 weight thrower in US history and No. 4 in the world this season.

2025 UCF INVITE
Last season, the Hawkeyes started off the outdoor season setting school records in the women’s javelin and men’s hammer throw. On her first attempt, Lizzy Korczak launched a throw of 58.10 meters to set the program record. Ryan Johnson crushed the previous record in the men’s hammer throw with a 71.12-meter toss. Also claiming event wins were Mike Stein, Wisdom Willams, Bryce Ruland and the women’s 4x100-meter relay. After two days of competition, the Hawkeyes secured nine event titles.

RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS
The Hawkeyes return All-American’s Ryan Johnson, Mike Stein, Lizzy Korczak, and the men’s and women’s 4x400-meter relay teams. Johnson earned first-team All-America honors in his first season as a Hawkeye finishing in sixth-place, firing 71.91 meters and scoring the men’s team three points from the hammer throw. He became the first Hawkeye to reach the podium in the hammer throw since 2007. Making her NCAA Championships debut, Lizzy Korczak became a second-team All-American in the javelin. Competing in flight two, Korczak placed 13th at 53.18 meters. Stein uncorked a 75.77-meter throw out of the gate, which held as the best throw of his series and earned him sixth place, earning first team honors. The University of Iowa’s 4x400-relay team of Landon Fontenot, Zidane Brown, Josh Pugh and Terrick Johnson placed fourth and clinched first-team All-America status. The team clocked the second-best time in program history at 3:01.61. Also returning is the women’s 4x400-relay team of Alivia Williams, Damaris Mutunga, Olicia Lucas and Chioma Nwachuku securing the program's first ever first-team All-America honor. The quartet clocked a sixth-place time of 3:27.42 to finish the 2025 NCAA Championships.

RELAY RETURNERS
Iowa brings back a deep core of mid-distance runners to pace the relays. On the women’s front, sophomores Alivia Williams, Damaris Mutunga and Chioma Nwachukwu, alongside junior Olicia Lucas return as owners of four of the top five records in program history in the 4x400 relay. On the men’s side, Landon Fontenot, Zidane Brown, Josh Pugh and Terrick Johnson hold the program’s second-fastest time in the 4x400 after placing 4th at NCAAs last season. Derek Leicht, James Fingalsen, Ryan Schreiner and Johnson ran the 4x800 relay in 7:21.88 at the Drake Relays, which marked a then-world leading time. 

OUTDOOR SCHEDULE NOTES
The Hawkeyes return this season to the Texas, Florida, and Drake Relays, while also hosting the Musco Twilight meet in Iowa City. Later in the year, they’ll travel to the West Coast for a competitive stretch at the Mt. SAC Relays, Beach Invitational, and Bryan Clay Invitational. The schedule also features appearances at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, Jim Duncan Invitational, Tom Jones Invitational and Kip Janvrin Open. New additions this season include the Bobcat Invitational and the Desert Heat Classic.

SCHOOL-RECORD HOLDERS
Six school records have been set by current members of the 2026 Iowa roster:

UPDATING THE ALL-TIME LISTS
The Hawkeyes made 41 updates to the indoor top-10 lists:

UP NEXT
After a weekend off, the Hawkeyes will return to action April 1-4 at the Texas Relays, Texas State Bobcat Invite, Florida Relays, Stanford Invitational and the Mike Fanelli Track Classic.