PREDICTIONS: 2026 BIG 10 Indoor Championships

TSR Collaboration

Feb 25

2 min read

Predictions via Conor Daly & Ellie Clark

Rejoice! We have finally reached the postseason for the 2026 indoor track season. And what better way to kick-off the onslaught of championship races than with TONS of conference meets taking place all around the country?

Below, we offered our predictions (top-five) for the BIG 10 Indoor Championships. However, because we are trying to pump out as many sets of pre-race predictions as we can for this weekend (for the meets that we have entries for), we won't be offering any analysis.

Here is who The Stride Report has thriving at the BIG 10 Indoor Championships in the coming days...

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2026 BIG 10 Indoor Championships: Final Predictions

*Denotes that a collegian is also entered in another individual event. It is not clear which athletes will be contesting the DMR this weekend.

Women’s 800 Meters

Hayley Kitching (Penn State) -- 1:59
Chloe Foerster (Washington) -- 2:00
Veronica Hargrave (Indiana)* -- 2:02
Boh Ritchie (Penn State) -- 2:02
Aniya Mosley (Ohio State)* -- 2:03

Men’s 800 Meters

Handal Roban (Penn State)* -- 1:45
Allon Clay (Penn State)* -- 1:46
Matthew Erickson (Oregon)* -- 1:46
James Harding (Oregon) -- 1:47
Niko Schultz (Penn State)* -- 1:47

Women’s Mile

Wilma Nielsen (Oregon) -- 4:26
Siyan Ayyildiz (Oregon)* -- 4:29
Juliet Cherubet (Oregon)* -- 4:30
Berlyn Schutz (Nebraska)* -- 4:33
Ada Rand (Penn State)* -- 4:37

Men’s Mile

Elliott Cook (Oregon)* -- 3:56
Reuben Reina (Washington) -- 3:56
Thomas Diamond (Washington) -- 3:57
Trent McFarland (Michigan)* -- 3:58
Tomas Palfrey (Oregon)* -- 3:59

Women’s 3k

Silan Ayyildiz (Oregon)* -- 8:55
Chloe Thomas (Washington) -- 8:57
Juliet Cherubet (Oregon)* -- 8:57
Diana Cherotich (Oregon)* -- 8:58
Mia Cochran (Washington) -- 8:59

Men’s 3k

Tomas Palfrey (Oregon)* -- 7:47
Elliott Cook (Oregon)* -- 7:47
Trent McFarland (Michigan)* -- 7:48
Simeon Birnbaum (Oregon)* -- 7:49
Benjamin Balazs (Oregon)* -- 7:50

Women’s 5k

Juliet Cherubet (Oregon)* -- 15:22 (H2)
Silan Ayyildiz (Oregon)* -- 15:24 (H2)
Diana Cherotich (Oregon)* -- 15:43
Charlotte Costich (Penn State)* -- 15:54
Ali Weimer (Minnesota)* -- 15:57

Men’s 5k

Abdel Laadjel (Oregon) -- 13:37
Nick Sloff (Penn State)* -- 13:40
Evan Jenkins (Washington) -- 13:40
Connor Burns (Oregon)* -- 13:41
Nathan Lopez (Michigan)* -- 13:42

Women’s DMR

Oregon Ducks -- 10:51
Penn State Nittany Lions -- 10:51
Washington Huskies -- 10:53
Minnesota Golden Gophers -- 10:55
Michigan Wolverines -- 10:58

Men’s DMR

Oregon Ducks -- 9:22
Michigan Wolverines -- 9:24
Washington Huskies -- 9:29
Wisconsin Badgers -- 9:33
Penn State Nittany Lions -- 9:37